Archive for August, 2010
Redrock micro announces a new line of “Redrock|Ops” HDSLR rigs
Posted on 29. Aug, 2010 by planetMitch.
Redrock not so quietly showed off a new line of HDSLR rigs called the “RedRockOps” rigs this afternoon at the Shane Hurlbut HDSLR Bootcamp. As you can see from the images below, it is a line of specialty rigs with camouflage markings. I spoke with Brian Valente from Redrock just after they presented Shane Hurlbut [...]
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Amazing satellite image of face on the earth!
Posted on 28. Aug, 2010 by planetMitch.
This is way off topic from the normal Canon cameras we cover around here, but it was too cool for me to pass up! A program I have on my iMac is called earthDesk and it displays a compilation image of the cloud layer over the earth that is updated every 3 hours… tonight, we [...]
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Canon 60D first impressions, features, video samples, and side by side with all Canon HDSLRs
Posted on 26. Aug, 2010 by planetMitch.
Now that the Canon EOS 60D has been announced, everyone will want to know where it fits in the Canon HDSLR lineup as well as what this new camera brings to the party. The 60D replaces the 50D in the Canon line, but fits between the Canon Rebel T2i/550D (reviews) and the Canon EOS 7D [...]
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Canon announces the Canon EOS 60D – first Canon with Articulating Screen
Posted on 26. Aug, 2010 by planetMitch.
The Canon EOS 60D has finally arrived as rumors predicted and as we also showed some spy shots earlier, there is also the rumored articulating screen as well as some cool new features! From Canon: “For the first time on an EOS camera, the EOS 60D DSLR boasts a three-inch Vari-Angle Clear View LCD screen, [...]
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II up in flames! A must see, but not a must do!
Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by planetMitch.
Think your Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews) is weather resistant? Well, we can see from this video sent to us by planet5D friend Barry Anderson that a 5D2 sure can’t survive flames (especially when the flames are intentional). This also seems to be the month of burning as PetaPixel had a story last week [...]
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Canon 7D – From Snapshots to Great Shots – a planet5D book review and giveaway
Posted on 24. Aug, 2010 by planetMitch.
Nicole S. Young is a photographer, a frequent tweeter, and now an author – she’s written the new book “Canon 7D: From Snapshots to Great Shots”. I’ve followed her on twitter for quite a while and she’s a fellow iStocker (someone who sells photos on iStockPhoto.com) (check out her portfolio on iStock!). When i found [...]
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Redrock Micro announces new “nano” line of DSLR rigs and accessories
Posted on 19. Aug, 2010 by planetMitch.
Redrock Micro fan but you don’t have lots of pennies in your pocket? Looking for Canon HDSLR rigs? Well, there are more choices as of today! And for those of you wanting something under $500, you’re in luck because these new Redrock Micro “Nano” HDSLR rigs are right up your alley. We’re thrilled that Brian [...]
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Nikon D3100 released into the HDSLR world
Posted on 19. Aug, 2010 by planetMitch.
As was rumored, Nikon has announced the Nikon D3100 today. It isn’t a pro level camera, but the key (at least for me) is that they’ve finally entered the full 1080 video world and they’ve set a new standard of full autofocus in video mode (tho we’ve got to see how well it works as [...]
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Patrick Moreau-Monday 8/23 on planet5D Live! Don’t miss this and bring your friends!
Posted on 18. Aug, 2010 by planetMitch.
We’ve had a little summer vacation from the planet5D live! shows, but now it is time to start back up and we’ve got two amazing guests lined up – first up is Patrick Moreau from StillMotion fame. The second, we’ll leave for another day to announce (tease!). I’m serious when I say you don’t want [...]
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Canon announces new EOS 7DSV (Studio Version) with new optional barcode solution
Posted on 17. Aug, 2010 by planetMitch.
CANON U.S.A. ANNOUNCES NEW EOS 7DSV (STUDIO VERSION) DSLR CAMERA WITH NEW OPTIONAL CANON BARCODE SOLUTION TO HELP STREAMLINE DATA MANAGEMENT FOR LARGE SCALE ENVIRONMENTS New “Locking†Feature is Included in The EOS 7D Studio Version For Administrative Control Over Camera Functionality Note: planet5D just got this Press Release from Canon – no additional photos [...]
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NewMediaWebinars 20% off sale
Posted on 16. Aug, 2010 by planetMitch.
You’d better be quick on this one – there’s less than 48 hours now. Our planet5D friends over at NewMediaWebinars have decided to have a sale and they’ve got plenty of HDSLR training to pick from. You have 48 hours to save 20% of any of our products we sell. Want the Effects Bundle? 20% [...]
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