Archive for October, 2009
Canonrumors thinks a new 1D Mark 4 might be coming soon?
Posted on 13. Oct, 2009 by planetMitch.
Canonrumors posted this note this morning (with additional information that you should read) about a Canon 1D Mark 4 possibly coming “It’s coming (1D Mark 4) It looks certain that Canon will introduce a new camera on Tuesday Oct. 20th. Most likely it will be the 1D Mk IV, with very high ISO. Probably as [...]
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II stop motion tv spots
Posted on 13. Oct, 2009 by planetMitch.
Sylvain Dumais (we highlighted his “Long Haul” stop motion video in this post — heck we’ll add it below too) sent us these cool Canon EOS 5D Mark II stop motion videos the other day that were used “for tv channel identification. The concept is quite neat and we got big awards in the US [...]
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Quick video preview of the Canon EOS 7D
Posted on 13. Oct, 2009 by planetMitch.
Juan Pons, huge fan of planet5D and sponsor (see this post about “wild nature tours you must try!”), has released this quick video comparison of the Canon EOS 7D and the Canon EOS 5D Mark II. Juan has recently switched from the Canon EOS 5D Mark II to the 7D and he explains his reasoning [...]
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Beautiful Canon EOS 5D Mark II footage of jellyfish
Posted on 13. Oct, 2009 by planetMitch.
Jon Rawlinson sent us his next viral video last night – previously, planet5D helped escalate his amazing Canon EOS 5D Mark II hypnotic aquarium video to viral status (see this post). This new video captures one of my favorites when our family visits an aquarium, the jellyfish! (P.S. I highly recommend you become a free [...]
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Follow up on the Afghanistan Canon EOS 5D Mark II war footage
Posted on 13. Oct, 2009 by planetMitch.
Danfung Dennis, who previously released a Canon EOS 5D Mark II video on the Afghan war that was highlighted on the TV show Frontline (see this post), is now working on a documentary called “Battle for Hearts and Minds” and has produced an amazing trailer. Battle for Hearts and Minds Trailer from Danfung Dennis on [...]
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Canon EOS 7D news and problems?
Posted on 10. Oct, 2009 by planetMitch.
A couple of tidbits this morning about the Canon EOS 7D. It appears there may be a firmware release already and some users are reporting pattern noise at low ISOs. Of course, you should take some of these issues with a grain of salt until more units are out in the field. I don’t think [...]
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Budget Canon EOS 5D Mark II music video rocks!
Posted on 08. Oct, 2009 by planetMitch.
It is Canon EOS 5D Mark II music video night at planet5D! Tonight, the Bui Brothers sent in this awesome one shot Canon EOS 5D Mark II music video “Good Life” Music Video with Paul Dateh and Ken Belcher. But not only do we get a cool music video done all in one take, we [...]
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Must see Canon EOS 5D Mark II music video blows my socks off
Posted on 08. Oct, 2009 by planetMitch.
Y’all, this may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but when Kenny “LaMar” McGowan sent me his amazing Canon EOS 5D Mark II music video he did for Chris Anderson this afternoon, I had to reach down to pull up my socks. Especially when I read: “I am a musician producer by trade and have [...]
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Has the Canon EOS 5D Mark II changed the world forever?
Posted on 08. Oct, 2009 by planetMitch.
Yep, we think so… the excitement over the Canon EOS 5D Mark II continues to this day – over a year since the announcement… Canon still cannot keep up with demand for the camera (tho maybe the Canon EOS 7D is taking some of that heat?). Here’s a dynamic video that proves the point – [...]
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planet5D – what’s new?
Posted on 08. Oct, 2009 by planetMitch.
So, things keep moving at light speed around here. I know that I’m not keeping up LOL! Some of you have commented about all of the Canon EOS 7D news appearing on planet5D and I should explain. Yes, it is true, I’ve expanded planet5D to cover more than just Canon EOS 5D Mark II news [...]
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Canon EOS 7D Vs EOS 5D Mark II Side-By-Side ISO Comparison
Posted on 07. Oct, 2009 by planetMitch.
Cameratown.com has added to their Canon EOS 7D information by posting a Canon EOS 7D Vs EOS 5D Mark II Side-By-Side ISO Comparison It seems to me that their photos show quite a bit of difference in the noise levels once you go above 1600. They say “In the side-by-side image examples below I have [...]














