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For shooting video, I’ve set up every Canon HDSLR I’ve owned the same way since the very beginning, and the 5D Mark III is no different.
Start with the Neutral Picture Style
Set Sharpness to zero—all the way to the left
Set Contrast...
Is The Decisive Moment Dead Or At Least Less Decisive?
Good Morning Everybody, I sure hope you had as good of a weekend as we did around here. The weather has been unbelievably gorgeous for the last few days - we'll all wondering if we really did skate by most of the snow for the winter. We're...
Canon 5D Mark III – Shutter Starts Video Mode
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This might not be such a big deal for some people, but it’s always been a huge inconvenience with all current Canon DSLR cameras. The latest 1Dx camera from Canon showed that Video mode could be started from the same shutter button used to take photos. What does this [...]...
Canon 5D Mark II – Price Drops
We all knew after the announcement of the 5D Mark III there would be a price drop on the Mark II bodies. Your new prices are $2199 (body only) and $2999 Body + 24-105mm F/4L.
Lower prices on Canon 5D Mark II
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Plastic Bullet On Your iPad And Your Mac
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Mostly Coherent
I was the guest host on this week’s Mostly Photo show with Leo Laporte and Lisa Bettany. We talked about shooting stills and video and getting the most out of post-processing, and I showed off some video gear from Redrock Micro and Zacuto. I̵...
UPDATE: AF100, F3, FS100 Shoot Out
AF100 vs F3 vs FS100 Part 1: The Real World from Philip Bloom on Vimeo. Philip Bloom posted this nice “real world” comparison between the Pansonic AF100, Sony F3, FS100 and the Canon 5D mark II. He covers usability, wide shots, moire, darkness, gain and more. He wanted to stress that this isn’t the extremely...
The Shot You Can Make
There are some exciting new camera options out there these days, ranging from inexpensive, large-sensor hybrids from the likes of Panasonic and Canon to groundbreaking high-end digital cinema rigs from folks like RED and Arri. When contemplating buying...
BRICK & STEEL
A fake trailer for a sequel to a movie that was never made, a birthday party gone horribly wrong, a CalArts reunion, and a fun test of achieving a hyper-poppy Stephen Sonenfeld (colorist on Transformers, Mission Impossible III...
Sony PMW-F3 Shoots, Scores, Has a Little Brother
Sony very wisely lent one of their pre-production PMW-F3 cameras to Jason Wingrove, shooter, director, and co-host of the invaluable Red Centre podcast. He made this:
compulsion - teaser from Jason Wingrove on Vimeo.
I’ve seen the raw fo...



