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Review: Learn 2 Shoot Great Video on Your Canon 7D with Philip Bloom
Written by Jeff Kramer on October 26th, 2009
Review: Learn 2 Shoot Great Video on Your Canon 7D with Philip Bloom
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Philip Bloom is a busy fellow. His 5D Mark II DVD was released barely a month ago and he’s already out with a 7D DVD. Philip gave us access to the video content of the 7D DVD so we [...]
Review: Learn Canon 5D Mark II Cinematography with Philip Bloom DVD
Written by Jeff Kramer on October 9th, 2009
Review: Learn 5D Mark II Canon Cinematography with Philip Bloom
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My, how times change. A decade ago DV was the hot new thing. We were all debating whether shooting full frame, full frame with an anamorphic screw-on-lens (remember those?) or in-camera anamorphic was the best route for 35mm blow-up. We all dreamed of being [...]
5D Mark II vs 7D for HD
Written by Jeff Kramer on September 12th, 2009
Introduced in September of 2008, the Canon 5D Mark II changed the landscape for HD shooters who wanted shallow depth of field and flexible lens options on a budget. It sold like gangbusters and has changed the landscape significantly. Now it’s September of 2009 and Canon has introduced the 5D’s little brother, the [...]
5D Mk. II hits the “bigtime”
Written by Charles Papert, S.O.C. on July 24th, 2009
I can’t reveal details of what we were using this rig on, but I thought you guys might like to see the Canon EOS 5D Mk. II all dressed up for use on a large-scale production. That’s a Panavision Primo 35mm on front, with Preston remote and Cinetape horns on top, all perched on my [...]
Canon USA announces 5D Mk. II firmware update
Written by Chris Hurd on May 26th, 2009
Stop the presses… just received from Canon USA via email:
Canon U.S.A., Inc., will be issuing a greatly anticipated firmware update for the EOS 5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera. This new firmware will accommodate a great number of user requests for manual exposure control in the EOS 5D Mark II video mode. Manual exposure control [...]
JVC GY-HM100 & GY-HM700+Canon 14x Lens Field Test
Written by Tim Dashwood on April 28th, 2009
The day before the JVC booth opened to the public I was granted a few hours of access to both a release version of the GY-HM100 and the GY-HM700 with the Canon KT14×4.4B KRS zoom lens. The Canon 14×4.4 zoom lens won’t ship until June and there were only a few made available for NAB [...]
Sony HVR-Z7U Focus and Low Light Shooting Tips
Written by DVi Contributor on July 19th, 2008
This article comes from a discussion thread on the DV Info Net community message boards.
After using the Sony Z7U for a few months now, doing some testing as well as real world shooting experience, here are some focus and low light tips tips for newbies and others as well, when using the stock Zeiss lens.
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