The Creators of “Her Morning Elegance” Launch the First Global Excision Art Project
Do you guys remember seeing this very cool “Here Morning Elegance” stop motion video? You probably have, it has over 19 million views on youtube… but I’ll bet you didn’t know it was shot on the Canon EOS 5D. And now, if you’re a fan, you can buy one of the stills from the shoot!...
Canon EOS 5D Mark II shutter count actuation utility
Tweet Update: Well there’s not really much to update – but this is a older post that continues to have lots of hits, so I thought I’d at least re-post it in case there are those of you who haven’t seen it since it was posted in 2009. I have written to the utility’s author...
Canon EOS 5D Mark IIs used to produce the first HDR video
Tweet This very interesting concept High Dynamic Range (HDR) video that was shot with two Canon EOS 5D Mark IIs (reviews) has quickly gone viral. I don’t know if that was because of the Canon EOS 5D Mark IIs or because of the fact that the only “HDR video” we’ve seen so far has been...
Canon 60D first impressions, features, video samples, and side by side with all Canon HDSLRs
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 EOS...
Philip Bloom releases another short with timelapses-this from Monument Valley
Philip Bloom has released yet another short – this beautiful short which includes several timelapse clips was shot with a variety of Canon HDSLRs – the Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews), Canon EOS 7D (reviews) and a Canon EOS-1D MKIV. The most interesting feature (besides the beautiful images) is that on Philip’s blog, you...
New York Times reports on “Bouncing” with Canon EOS 5D Mark II in the dark
New York Times Multimedia Producer Zach Wise (see also this report) sent us one of his latest reports – filmed in New Orleans with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews), the story is about the music scene around “Bounce” (something I’d sure never heard of LOL). While not groundbreaking, it is just another great...
Canon HDSLR internal mic wind noise? Not any more!
Zack McTee @sceneblock (friend of planet5D – remember he did the “Billy Cash” Elvis movie?) sent us his latest cool device – a ‘dead cat’ windsock for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews) and all the other Canon HDSLRs. This is a simple DIY solution for those times where you maybe don’t have an...
TV industry embracing Canon HDSLRs
No huge surprise here, we know from shows like 24 (DP Rodney Charters has sent us a lot of good HDSLR info like how they are using HDSLRs for plates – but not entire episodes) and the last episode of HOUSE being shot on the Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews) that the HDSLR can...
