120,000 photo time lapse with 18 Canon 7D Mark II at DVinfo.net

David H. Castillo · November 20th, 2015, 03:26 PM

DIYPhotography just published an article on the time lapse shoot I did during the Canon Global Expo in New York back in September.

120,000 Photos Were Shot Over 16 Days For This Time-Lapse of Canon's 2015 Expo - DIY Photography

Cheer

Castillo

Noa Put · November 20th, 2015, 03:33 PM

Very nice, I don't have that kind of patience to put something like this together but it's always great to see a timelapse in action.

Vince Pachiano · November 20th, 2015, 04:23 PM

I'm not trying to rain on your parade, but my OCD compels me to perform the following math exercise:
120,000 photos on a shutter that is rated for only 200,000 shots means that you have burned-through over half your expected shutter life. Given that a new shutter costs $300...

Of course, it's all relative because an event of this magnitude requires spending $millions

I only mention this because, while this is a beautiful camera with a 20MP sensor, it is kinda over-kill for time-lapse, IMVHO

Mark Watson · November 22nd, 2015, 11:59 PM

$300 is practically nothing when you consider all the time and money invested to pull off a project such as this. Also, they used more than one camera body (and 19 lenses), so the shutter count is spread out a bit. I do lots of time lapses that typically run in the 3,000-5,000 range for a single night, so I don't see anything excessive about their shutter count for covering such a long event, especially being multi-camera.
Shutter count was probably the least of their worries.

Mark

Jon Fairhurst · November 23rd, 2015, 08:18 PM

The more interesting thing to me is the choice of fast shutter vs. slow shutter. Slow is more difficult as one often needs an aggressive ND filter, but the look is so cool. Rather than looking like a series of stills, you see things flying around at high speed. To me, it's more dynamic.

But then again, for a Canon event, the idea of "stills" makes sense.

Donald McPherson · November 24th, 2015, 10:43 AM

Not sure but would Magic Lantern "full frame silent picture" not work for the slower shutter speed photos?

November 20th, 2015, 03:26 PM	#1
David H. Castillo Cinematographer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 152	120,000 photo time lapse with 18 Canon 7D Mark II DIYPhotography just published an article on the time lapse shoot I did during the Canon Global Expo in New York back in September. 120,000 Photos Were Shot Over 16 Days For This Time-Lapse of Canon's 2015 Expo - DIY Photography Cheer Castillo

November 20th, 2015, 03:33 PM	#2
Noa Put Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 9,509	Re: 120,000 photo time lapse with 18 Canon 7D Mark II Very nice, I don't have that kind of patience to put something like this together but it's always great to see a timelapse in action.

November 20th, 2015, 04:23 PM	#3
Vince Pachiano Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 307	Re: 120,000 photo time lapse with 18 Canon 7D Mark II I'm not trying to rain on your parade, but my OCD compels me to perform the following math exercise: 120,000 photos on a shutter that is rated for only 200,000 shots means that you have burned-through over half your expected shutter life. Given that a new shutter costs $300... Of course, it's all relative because an event of this magnitude requires spending $millions I only mention this because, while this is a beautiful camera with a 20MP sensor, it is kinda over-kill for time-lapse, IMVHO

November 22nd, 2015, 11:59 PM	#4
Mark Watson Major Player Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Whidbey Island Posts: 873	Re: 120,000 photo time lapse with 18 Canon 7D Mark II $300 is practically nothing when you consider all the time and money invested to pull off a project such as this. Also, they used more than one camera body (and 19 lenses), so the shutter count is spread out a bit. I do lots of time lapses that typically run in the 3,000-5,000 range for a single night, so I don't see anything excessive about their shutter count for covering such a long event, especially being multi-camera. Shutter count was probably the least of their worries. Mark

November 23rd, 2015, 08:18 PM	#5
Jon Fairhurst Inner Circle Join Date: May 2006 Location: Camas, WA, USA Posts: 5,513	Re: 120,000 photo time lapse with 18 Canon 7D Mark II The more interesting thing to me is the choice of fast shutter vs. slow shutter. Slow is more difficult as one often needs an aggressive ND filter, but the look is so cool. Rather than looking like a series of stills, you see things flying around at high speed. To me, it's more dynamic. But then again, for a Canon event, the idea of "stills" makes sense. __________________ Jon Fairhurst

November 24th, 2015, 10:43 AM	#6
Donald McPherson Major Player Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Aberdeen Scotland Posts: 815	Re: 120,000 photo time lapse with 18 Canon 7D Mark II Not sure but would Magic Lantern "full frame silent picture" not work for the slower shutter speed photos?