Tweet Now that the Canon EOS 60D has been announced, everyone will want to know where it fits in the Canon HDSLR lineup as well as what this new camera brings to the party. The 60D replaces the 50D in the Canon line, but fits between the Canon Rebel T2i/550D (reviews) and the Canon...
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The changing world of Japan’s Geisha from Matthew Allard on Vimeo. The changing face of geishas was one of the stories I covered on a recent assignment to Japan. For centuries their mysterious world was reserved for the elite, with wealthy men paying thousands of dollars for the privilege of a geisha’s company. Times...
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Tweet Nicole S. Young is a photographer, a frequent tweeter, and now an author – she’s written the new book “Canon 7D: From Snapshots to Great Shots”. I’ve followed her on twitter for quite a while and she’s a fellow iStocker (someone who sells photos on iStockPhoto.com) (check out her portfolio on iStock!). When...
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Yesterday, Canon announced a rather strange and unexciting Canon 7D “upgrade.” It’s not exactly an upgrade either — all of the camera specs for the new Canon 7D Studio Version are unchanged. For $1829 for the body only ($130 more than the current 7D), photographers can have several “locked levels” of the camera. Pay even...
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Tweet We’ve had a little summer vacation from the planet5D live! shows, but now it is time to start back up and we’ve got two amazing guests lined up – first up is Patrick Moreau from StillMotion fame. The second, we’ll leave for another day to announce (tease!). I’m serious when I say you...
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Tweet CANON U.S.A. ANNOUNCES NEW EOS 7DSV (STUDIO VERSION) DSLR CAMERA WITH NEW OPTIONAL CANON BARCODE SOLUTION TO HELP STREAMLINE DATA MANAGEMENT FOR LARGE SCALE ENVIRONMENTS New “Locking” Feature is Included in The EOS 7D Studio Version For Administrative Control Over Camera Functionality Note: planet5D just got this Press Release from Canon – no...
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Photographer Petra Hall‘s fiancé recently bought a used MG convertible right before going on a vacation. However, on the way back from work the weekend before the vacation was to begin, something in the car exploded and the car went up in flames. The list of gadgets in the car is enough to make...
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Tweet Quite a combination of technologies going on here! Using both a Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews) and a Canon EOS 7D (reviews) as well as several iPads, this creative group has produced a very intriguing music video. ipad + “Eye of the Tiger” from Jordan Hollender on Vimeo. Entire song recorded using...
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Tweet Found on twitter this morning from @blanket via @bloch_party – this is the camera comparison to beat all comparisons – the Canon EOS 7D (reviews) vs Barbie Video Girl! Ok, a little humor going on here, but it is funny and I thought y’all could use a laugh for once (you know, I’m...
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Victoria Taylor-Gore’s art has been highlighted on planet5D Cinema – “Colored Dust” and we’re honored to show off her latest creation “The Drive” – and she’s given planet5D lots of exclusive behind the scenes information. The thing I love about Victoria’s work is that she’s combining multiple art forms and technologies to tell stories....
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