Archive for July, 2010
Hurlbut Visuals announces HDSLR Boot Camp!
Posted on 12. Jul, 2010 by planetMitch.
update! Sales end Sunday August 8!!! Also, there’s a planet5D discount – see this blog post! If you’ve been looking for some amazing hardcore HDSLR training, Shane Hurlbut and his team are going to give you the full hands on training you’ve been looking for! This two day hands on HDSLR Boot Camp looks to [...]
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More from Yahoo!, the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and the World Cup
Posted on 11. Jul, 2010 by planetMitch.
You’ll recall that a couple of weeks ago we first reported that Yahoo! is using several Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews) with their on site reporters in South Africa to report on the World Cup. Today, we bring you another post from Yahoo! reporter Ricky Montalvo where he gives us some tips on how [...]
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“City of Lakes” Behind the Scenes
Posted on 10. Jul, 2010 by planetMitch.
Several months ago, planet5D was honored to be the first to show you “City of Lakes” – a wedding film shot on the Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews) and now, there are behind the scenes videos to help you learn how Patrick Moreau and Kevin Shahinian and their crew made the movie! It comes [...]
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Want a Canon HDSLR wireless external monitor for $200?
Posted on 10. Jul, 2010 by planetMitch.
this DIY Canon HDSLR wireless monitor can be had for under $200.
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Nikon plans “new concept” DSLR possibly this fiscal year
Posted on 09. Jul, 2010 by planetMitch.
Bloomberg is reporting that Nikon President Makoto Kimura stated in an interview that they will be releasing a “new concept” DSLR possibly as early as this fiscal year. We’ve been wondering what Nikon was up to since their HDSLR cameras all still only shoot 720p and we’re thinking they’re behind the curve. But maybe they’re [...]
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stillmotion’s guide to lenses for weddings and events
Posted on 07. Jul, 2010 by planetMitch.
For those of you doing weddings and events and wondering which lenses are best for certain situations – well, our planet5D friends StillMotion have just the quick tutorial for you! “stillmotion’s guide to lenses for weddings and events // a cinema caravan tutorial” is shown below. Tho only 5 minutes, it is packed with info [...]
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II captures Pikes Peak from bottom to top in record time
Posted on 07. Jul, 2010 by planetMitch.
Ok, I’m not usually a car phanatic, but you’ve just got to watch this driver’s perspective run up Pikes Peak captured on the Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews) – this is a record setting run and it had to be with the 12 minute video clip time limit! These people crazy! We found this [...]
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Turning kids on to photography – National Geographic Photo Camps
Posted on 07. Jul, 2010 by planetMitch.
We love showing you ways you can help better your world with photography and James Rhodes sent us this one. He’s helping out with a project called “National Geographic Photo Camps” – a project where they go in and teach some kids who’d likely never have the opportunity to use a camera about photography and [...]
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Canon prototype HDSLR of the future – the “Wonder Camera”
Posted on 06. Jul, 2010 by planetMitch.
Gizmag is showing off a video taken at the Canon display in the Japanese pavilion at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai – a video which shows Canon’s “wonder camera” prototype of the camera of the future. They’re suggesting it is something like 20 years out, but includes features such as virtually infinite focus, monster [...]
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Shane Hurlbut releases 60 second version of the Navy Swimmer commercial
Posted on 06. Jul, 2010 by planetMitch.
In the ‘not ground breaking but interesting’ category, Shane Hurlbut sent planet5D a new 60 second version of the Navy Swimmer commercial we showed the other day. Shane Hurlbut’s “Navy Swimmer” 60 second version from planetMitch on Vimeo. (Photo credit: snap from the video)
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Vincent Laforet and Illya Friedman talk PL (cinema) mounts on HDSLR cameras
Posted on 04. Jul, 2010 by planetMitch.
We just found this wonderful interview on Vincent Laforet’s blog where Vincent and Illya Friedman (Hot Rod Cameras) discuss just about everything you wanted to know about using ‘cinema’ lenses (those with PL mounts) on the Canon HDSLRs (like the Canon EOS 7D (reviews)). Very interesting for anyone wanting to know more about PL mounts [...]
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