Canon Rebates (USA) on 7D, 60D, T3, Lenses and more! thru June 2
Tweet Yup! It is rebate time again in the USA – all you other folks just have to suffer I guess… canonrumors.com tipped us on this one! You can see the flyers at Canon: Canon EOS 7D and Canon EOS 60D, Canon Rebel T3 Rebates! Canon Body/Kit rebates (Rebate Amount) BHphoto Camera BHphoto Lens Canon...
Canon’s Chuck Westfall speaks with planet5D at NAB 2012
Tweet We had the chance to speak with Canon’s Chuck Westfall at NAB 2012 and we know you want to hear what he has to say! Canon’s Chuck Westfall Can't see the video in your RSS reader or email? Click Here! Questions? So, how’d we do on asking Chuck questions? Anything we missed? UPDATE: I...
NAB 2012: CANON 4K DSLR & C500
This seems to be the year of 4K at NAB, and Canon followed suite with the release of a 4K capable DSLR camera that will be able to be used in conjunction with the C300 and the newly released C500 camera
Canon 5D Mark III “Light Leak” Issue Alters Exposure by 1/3 of a Stop
A quick update on the “light leak phenomenon” on the 5D Mark III that Canon confirmed last week: after emailing Canon about the issue recently, photographer birdbrain received the following response: Further to your enquiry we would like to inform you that we very recently (in April) have become aware of this and is now...
Canon Adds to Their Cinema EOS Line with the C500 and 1DC 4K HDSLR
After what seems like only a few weeks since the 5D Mark II and the C300, Canon releases two more cameras: the C500 and the 4K capable 1D C. The C500 boasts features such as raw output upgrades, two monitor outputs, up to 60fps in 4K and much more. All current information points to a...
Canon Confirms “Light Leak” Issue in the 5D Mark III
Earlier this month, reports started emerging that Canon’s new 5D Mark III DSLR has a “light leak” issue. Photographers found that turning on the LCD backlight in a dark room directly affects the camera’s metering system (as seen in the video above). Canon published a product advisory today acknowledging the issue, saying, In extremely dark...
Canon Cinema EOS 1D C
From Canon:
With an 18.1-megapixel full-frame 24mm x 36mm Canon CMOS sensor, the camera records 8-bit 4:2:2 Motion JPEG 4K video to the camera’s CF memory card at 24 frames-per-second.
Well that’s one way to create a sharp 1080p image.
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*UPDATE* Canon EOS 5D Mark III – Product Advisory
UPDATE – April 14, 2012: Added additional comments about some options/solutions that Canon could give, check at bottom. ___ If you have been following our previous report “*UPDATE* REPORT: EOS 5D Mark III – Light Leak Issue?” then you already know what this is all about. Thanks to Canon USA for posting their official...
Prolost Flat
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...
Stillmotion uses 5D mkIII to shoot sports for CBS – gives the camera a real world review
By site editor Dan Chung Patrick Moreau has posted an excellent field review of the Canon 5D mkIII over on his Stillmotion blog. What is fascinating is that he is using it to create rapid turn-around, visually interesting sports stories for CBS, NFLN and FOX. He talks about why DSLR is still used in Stillmotion’s...
First test: Canon EOS 5D Mark III @ 29:59 – does it drop frames between files? Not that I can see
Tweet Last week on twitter, I was asked about the new method of creating multiple 4gb files in order to achieve the new maximum video recording length of 29:59 on the Canon EOS 5D Mark III. My assumption was that we’d trust Canon to get this right and to have tested it, but of course...
Iván Castell shoots music documentary “TROVADORES” with the Canon 5D mkII
By Iván Castell When I started making my music documentary “Trovadores” (Troubadors) I wasn’t sure about the cameras I was going to use. I wanted something that could deliver a cinematographic quality but the reality was that I couldn’t afford them (Red One cameras). I was in a low budget scenario, with no financial support...
