Archive for February, 2009
Canon Rebates
Posted on 13. Feb, 2009 by planetMitch.
Adorama announced this the other day and I asked for permission to use their text (I added my affiliate link – your purchase thru these links helps support planet5d and 50% of all income goes to local families in need)Canon announces DSLR kit rebates Starting today, you can get a $200 rebate when you buy [...]
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New Vincent Video
Posted on 12. Feb, 2009 by planetMitch.
There’s a new Vincent Laforet video out – shot with the 5D mk ii and the Red (getting confusing as to which shots to be excited about LOL). Also read Vincent’s blog postIn case you’re following along, I’m way behind on getting things moved from the blog to the wiki.Buy a 5D mk ii! (note [...]
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Hacking
Posted on 11. Feb, 2009 by planetMitch.
I posted a note the other day about someone figuring out the encryption keys to the 5D2 firmware. Looks like they’ve hooked up on the canonhack.com site (read end of comments).And yes, we’re still trying to find those elusive batteries! Everyone is looking for them and I’m trying to find some. Please keep watching this [...]
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A Story podcast
Posted on 11. Feb, 2009 by planetMitch.
Derrick Story does an entire podcast on the 5D mk ii – "Field Test of the Canon 5D Mark ll" – Digital Photography Podcast 163 . He talks about the 5D mk ii he used during a wedding over the weekend. Derrick has been blogging about the wedding as well Wedding Photographer Chronicles: Chapter 1, [...]
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Wedding photos
Posted on 10. Feb, 2009 by planetMitch.
Today, since I’ve learned that iWeb lets you change the title of a blog post but it doesn’t then change the underlying file names, I’m just going with the first thing i add to the blog. Some wonderful wedding photos done by Christine Tremoulet with her new 5D mk ii.Now, for a really good laugh, [...]
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Microadjustment
Posted on 09. Feb, 2009 by planetMitch.
Today i thought I’d post several links to articles about microadjustment in the news. Tho i haven’t tried it, I’m reading lots of good reports about improvements in focus.DigitalFrog on twitter reports Canon 5D MII decrypted, hackers are going to have fun http://tinyurl.com/crrdod – wow that’s interesting. Don’t know what it means to us regular [...]
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Sunday Lazy Sunday
Posted on 08. Feb, 2009 by planetMitch.
(today’s blog title should be sung to the tune of “Sunday Bloody Sunday†by U2 LOL) Continually looking for news – i really appreciate all who send me stuff – makes things easier Buy a 5D mk ii! (note the BUY link at the top – updated regularly)None of the online stores indicate ‘in stock’ [...]
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Saturday news
Posted on 07. Feb, 2009 by planetMitch.
Continually looking for news – i really appreciate all who send me stuff – makes things easier Buy a 5D mk ii! (note the BUY link at the top – updated regularly)None of the online stores indicate ‘in stock’ but the Adorama site says they have some coming soon – so order now.In the UK, [...]
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Problems with exposure
Posted on 07. Feb, 2009 by planetMitch.
Yesterday, I got a nice note from Simon… he’s concerned about his 5D mk ii and is wondering if others are having the same problems? Comment below or send me a note and i’ll add your comments. I have noticed to my gut wrenching horror the 5D MkII using the default evaluative mode over exposes [...]
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Petition to fix the 5D mk ii
Posted on 05. Feb, 2009 by planetMitch.
This evening, i ran into this post on canonrumors about people asking Canon to “fix†some of the movie mode options. Check it out. There’s also a thread on DVInfo about this issueBuy a 5D mk ii! (note the BUY link at the top – updated regularly)Adorama has both kits and bodies in stock! Be [...]
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Adorama in Stock
Posted on 05. Feb, 2009 by planetMitch.
This morning, i got a very nice note from Adorama about what their site is trying to tell us about whether they have cameras in stock or not. I had posted this on twitter the other day and that’s what started the conversation (isn’t twitter great?) FYI 5D2 hunters – i continue to hear from [...]
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