Archive for March, 2010
Canon USA Spring 2010 Rebates
Posted on 14. Mar, 2010 by planetMitch.
Is it spring or is this the end of winter? Either way, there are some good rebates being offered by Canon until April 3rd (yes, I’m a few days late posting this one – sorry). Please remember that planet5D is supported by your purchases and we really appreciate it if you’ll visit these vendors by [...]
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Rodney Charters and Snehal Patel talk about using Canon EOS 5D Mark IIs
Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by planetMitch.
Digital Photo Pro did a profile on director Snehal Patel and cinematographer Rodney Charters doing work on a short epic film “Indian Gangster” with Canon EOS 5D Mark IIs. You can see the results of their work on the trailer for the film at their website indiangangster.com. From the introduction of the article… “In this [...]
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How to post a review on planet5D Review
Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by planetMitch.
I’ve had several people ask me how to post a review over on planet5D Review in order to enter and maybe win that iPad that I ordered yesterday. It really is quite easy – really. It just doesn’t jump out at you at the top of the page like maybe it should. You enter reviews [...]
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Paris – 26 gigapixels – shot with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by planetMitch.
Rob Galbraith just posted this one on his blog. A record breaker in size, it is made from over 2300 individual Canon EOS 5D Mark II images. Don’t miss out on the photographer’s blog as he describes how it was done as well. They used 2 5D2s to make the shoot go faster as well [...]
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“Why We Fight” – an amazing Canon EOS 5D Mark II Special Forces movie
Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by planetMitch.
Tyler Ginter (@tylerginter) has sent us his blog post about the new Special Forces movie “Why We Fight” – which was filmed entirely on Canon EOS 5D Mark II cameras. You have simply got to take a few minutes to watch this! From Tyler’s blog post: ““Why We Fight†contains never before Released footage of [...]
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II and Focus – My Images Aren’t Sharp
Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by planetMitch.
Update: March 2010 This article has gotten a lot of use since it was first published on Jun 16, 2009 and I thought that it would be a good time to re-issue this. Especially in light of @fcwestfall’s posting of this excellent article “This lens is soft” and other FACTS from LensRentals.com “My images from [...]
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Venice Beach meetup with Philip Bloom
Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by planetMitch.
Wow, what a great day we had for the Philip Bloom Canon HDSLR meetup in Venice Beach yesterday! Ok, i thought it was a darn bit cold, and the wind would knock you down at times, but the sun was out and there were well over 100 people who came out to chat and chat [...]
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“City of Lakes” – amazing wedding movie filmed with Canon HDSLRs
Posted on 06. Mar, 2010 by planetMitch.
You’ve got to watch this trailer – really – I insist. I’ve not seen a wedding filmed with five Canon 7Ds and two 5D Mark IIs quite like this before! The scale of this film is amazing. From the Pacific Pictures blog: “There are so many ways to tell a story… And so much a [...]
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Stu Maschwitz on shooting 24P
Posted on 06. Mar, 2010 by planetMitch.
Someone forwarded this on twitter (sorry don’t recall who), and it is a must see video if you’re learning how to make movies. From the MacVideo site: “In this, Part 2 of the MacVideo interview with Stu Maschwitz, he tells why shooting and replay at 24 frames per second is so important to the filmmaker.. [...]
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The Vancouver Olympics on the Canon EOS 7D
Posted on 06. Mar, 2010 by planetMitch.
Jordan (@jdog23) sent us this awesome little video shot on the Canon EOS 7D… thought it deserved a full post. Vancouver 2010 Olympics from Jordan Megahy on Vimeo. Oh my, where do I begin? This past month has been an amazing time in my life. Met countless people, saw some incredible things, and best of [...]
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Ron Howard using Canon Hybrid DSLRs
Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by planetMitch.
Earlier today, we got this alert from one of our loyal readers (thanks @eplatero) and several others have pointed it out as well – but the alert is that Ron Howard (imdb profile – famous director and TV star) has been spotted using either a Canon EOS 5D Mark II or a Canon EOS 7D [...]
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