Archive for June, 2009
Kevin Rose begins doing interviews with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Posted on 30. Jun, 2009 by planetMitch.
This morning, Kevin Rose (of digg.com fame and tea fanatic) released a video interview of Joey Roth, the inventor of the Sorapot (a teapot) that he’s filmed with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II. We knew that Kevin had purchased a 5D mk ii based on his posts on twitter a week or two ago, [...]
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Welcome Genus to planet5D
Posted on 29. Jun, 2009 by planetMitch.
Yippee – we’re proud to announce another new planet5D advertiser – Genus – with Canon EOS 5D Mark II products. “Genus creates innovative products for the video and photography professional. The Genus range of products are designed and built to exacting standards. At Genus, we believe in having an active conversation with our customers. We [...]
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planet5D has a wiki!
Posted on 28. Jun, 2009 by planetMitch.
It has been a while since I really mentioned it but maybe it is time for a reminder. One of the really great (modest aren’t I?) resources of planet5D is our Canon EOS 5D Mark II wiki. In fact, before there was this blog, there was the wiki. We started with creating the wiki when [...]
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Bring on the night – still photos in the dark with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Posted on 27. Jun, 2009 by planetMitch.
Planet5d friend Scott Martin submitted this very interesting article he wrote on using the Canon EOS 5D Mark II for night time photography. Sure, we’ve learned that the 5D mk ii shoots amazing movies in the dark (anyone remember “Reverie”? LOL), but this article points out many great things about still images shot at night. [...]
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Two Canon EOS 5D Mark IIs go for a swim and survive!
Posted on 27. Jun, 2009 by planetMitch.
In the last week, we’ve found two people testing the weather-resistant sealing of the Canon EOS 5D Mark II but not intentionally. Not just in rain, but in an actual full scale dunk in water – a very scary proposition to folks who’ve spent big bucks on the 5D mk ii! I think we’ve learned [...]
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CASULO – Brazilian trailer for Canon EOS 5D Mark II film
Posted on 27. Jun, 2009 by planetMitch.
Submitting another film trailer shot on the Canon EOS 5D Mark II for your review. planet5D friend Denver Riddle submitted this and helped us get in contact with the writer/director Bernardo Uzeda who writes: “Hello Mitch, It’s a short narrative fiction film, with real professional actors, real synced sound recorded externally, underwater shots and a [...]
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Homemade Music Video – on the Canon EOS 5D Mark II of course!
Posted on 26. Jun, 2009 by planetMitch.
We found this on vimeo this afternoon… pretty darn cute what you can do with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II eh? Riley sings “Don’t Stop Believing” from Ronnie Silos on Vimeo. For father’s day weekend, I had a choice of what to do. So I said, I want to do a fun music video [...]
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“High/Low” trailer – filmed with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Posted on 26. Jun, 2009 by planetMitch.
We’re having a hard time keeping up with all the submissions and videos and stills being produced with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II! Have a hot 5D mk ii tip, a video, or a 5D2 product to announce? Give us a shout This clip is from Fabien Dubois who writes us about his film [...]
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Video spotlight: Michael Fletcher and the Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Posted on 26. Jun, 2009 by planetMitch.
We’ve previously shown a couple of Michael Fletcher’s videos and we’ve been keeping an eye out for new stuff. Well, this month, he’s produced 2 Canon EOS 5D Mark II videos that are also outstanding and have been making the rounds in the chatter, we just haven’t made the time to blog them yet. I’m [...]
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Timelapse tidbit
Posted on 26. Jun, 2009 by planetMitch.
Friend of planet5D, Tom from timescapes, whom we highlighted in this post “Stunning Canon 5D Mark II Timelapse Video” sent us this new tidbit: “Mitch, I just finished shooting 2nd Unit digital timelapse for a major international Audi commercial that wrapped principal photography in LA two days ago. In order to match 1st unit’s anamorphic [...]
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Vincent Laforet appears on USA Today story on DSLRV and Canon
Posted on 25. Jun, 2009 by planetMitch.
Big story today on USA Today’s site about video on DSLRs (or what I like to call DSLRVs) like the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and the Canon Rebel T1i/500D . “LOS ANGELES — Commercial photographer Vincent Laforet just moved to L.A. to embark on a new career as a director of photography on movies. [...]
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