The Shot – an emotionally charged HDSLR short
Tweet Good friend of planet5D Mario (inCINErate films) created this hauntingly tough short – so be warned, for some people (parents) this can be hard to watch – but the key is how well we’re pulled into the movie. This story is told so well, I almost turned it off twice… so strong are the...
Gravity is popular today on planet5D – two different but similar videos
Tweet Gravity is a popular subject today on planet5D – we just published “Gravity” on the planet5D Cinema – and suddenly found another “Gravity” HDSLR movie that has a very fun attitude about it – “GRAVITY // UN RÊVE DE DEMAIN” by Filip Piskorzynski. It is very popular too! It has over 445k views on...
Vintage lens alert! 110 year old lens on a Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Quite a while ago, we featured a 102 year old lens that was mounted to a Canon EOS 5D Mark II (two posts: stills post and video from the same lens) – and today, here’s an even older one – 110 years old! This was sent in by Ignacio Sanchez who has started a group...
ExtremeStorms – editing Canon EOS 5D Mark II video on an iPad
Thanks to a tweet from Phrommayon this morning, I found this article which I just had to share about editing Canon EOS 5D Mark II video on an iPad 2 – written by Jim Edds from ExtremeStorms.com! Snip from Jim’s article This demo will show you how to import footage directly from the Canon 5D2...
Sunday Poll: Two questions about the Canon EOS 5D Mark III
I enjoyed last week’s poll about which was better, the Canon EOS-1D X or the Nikon D4 simply because of the results… yep, I’m a Canon guy and was surprised at how many people were tweeting and talking about how cool the Nikon D4 was and how it was better than the Canon EOS-1D X…...
“Act Of Valor” – filming with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II around LIVE ammo!
If you’ve been following planet5D at all, you know I’m a huge fan of Shane Hurlbut and the Hurlbut Visuals team – and Shane tweeted this “Act of Valor” (IMDB) featurette this morning about shooting with LIVE AMMO, and if this doesn’t get your blood moving, I don’t know what will! If you haven’t heard,...
Rolling shutter comparison test with 6 Canon and Nikon HDSLRs
Here’s an interesting analysis you might be intrigued by – rolling shutter comparisons across a group of 6 Canon and Nikon HDSLR cameras. I don’t think there’s any major surprise here, but it is an interesting read. Brief Snip via Rolling shutter comparison test | Too Much Imagination. I finally come around to piecing together...
Oscar nomination for a Canon EOS 5D Mark II movie! Danfung Dennis’ “Hell and Back Again”
UPDATE: There’s also this documentary short! “Oscar nominated doc shot with Canon 5D Mark II Film chronicles Japanese quake” – the short is called “The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom” This morning we’ve seen several tweets and the official announcement from Danfung himself that his Canon EOS 5D Mark II movie “Hell and Back Again”...
More from the Canon prototype posted yesterday! Clear photo plus a poll about what you think!
There’s a follow up from Stephen Oachs who posted the images with the new prototype body and lenses from Canon – he also explain how they got the shots and even include a RAW image (which we’ve extracted and blown up below)… oh, and we’ve added a poll at the bottom of this post to...
Canon EOS 5D Mark III rumor roundup – eye focus? March? GPS? Megapixel race?
Well, with all the rumor postings in the last week, I guess it is time to do a roundup of the Canon EOS 5D Mark III rumors… Summary of possibilites: GPS to be included? Sticking to 21 mp? March Announcement? Eye controlled focusing system? Links Here are the links to the rumors summarized below: EOS...
“South West America” a majestic 5D2 film portrait by Michael Fletcher
Last summer, my family toured the Southwest of the USA and had a blast and this morning Michael Fletcher sent us his latest movie about the same area and I fell in love all over again (with the southwest – not with Michael – tho is movies are amazing!). I’ve posted several of Michael’s movies...
Subtle slider action – with a filmmaking message
This popped on my radar the other day and it just made me chuckle so I’m sharing it… it has a good message for all of us budding filmmakers who constantly come up with excuses for not getting out and doing something. Subtle Slider Action… Can't see the video in your RSS reader or email?...
