Archive for October, 2010
SmallHD: understanding Canon HDSLR monitoring and using the full screen
Posted on 12. Oct, 2010 by planetMitch.
SmallHD makes monitors for HDSLRs and they’ve just released a great article and video called “The TRUTH about Canon DSLR Output Signals” which you must read if you ever wanted to know about how the current Canon HDSLRs put out HDMI to a monitor. planet5D has been given early access to this very informative information [...]
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Canon HDSLRs capture crazy monster bike jumps into a pond
Posted on 11. Oct, 2010 by planetMitch.
This is just a quick fun post… saw this video this morning and it is getting a ton of hits – it looks like fun and it is well edited – and lastly, some of it was shot on a Canon EOS 5D Mark II, a couple of Canon Rebel T2i/550Ds, an ex1 along with [...]
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Lens Wacking – detaching your lens for interesting video flare
Posted on 11. Oct, 2010 by planetMitch.
Always looking for things that are different, we now bring you ‘lens wacking’ – and some of you may have done this back before we had the Canon EOS 5D Mark II manual control firmware and didn’t know it was ‘cool’ LOL. Lens wacking is simply shooting with the lens detached from the camera so [...]
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planetMitch interviewed by Tony Reale of NextWaveDV.com
Posted on 10. Oct, 2010 by planetMitch.
This past Friday, I was interviewed by Tony Reale from NextWaveDV.com and I thought you might like to see the whole thing. Tony’s been working on a project that we’ll be featuring in a bit called HDSLR 101 and we’re interested to see much more about that. I also recommend you check out Tony’s youtube [...]
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Using HDSLRs to save the environment?
Posted on 09. Oct, 2010 by planetMitch.
One of the things that still amazes many of us about the HDSLR revolution is how it is helping to empower people – in this case, the Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews) is helping Michael Fletcher to get the word out about an endangered area of land in Western Australia threatened by the oil [...]
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Canon HDSLRs used on the set of TNT’s Memphis Beat
Posted on 08. Oct, 2010 by planetMitch.
The revolution of movies, television shows and commercial production using Canon HDSLR cameras continue. Every day we find out about more and more shows that use the Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews) or the Canon EOS 7D (reviews) for part or all of the production. Editor’s note: This is a follow on story to [...]
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Rich Schleuning from Carl Zeiss – planet5D at PhotoCine EXPO 2010
Posted on 08. Oct, 2010 by planetMitch.
Our friends from Carl Zeiss were at the photoCine Expo last week and we stopped in to have a little chat with Richard Schleuning while we were there. I also got to put a couple of their lenses on my Canon EOS 5D Mark II but I have to say, that it was not optimal [...]
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Daniel McElderry from CamCaddie.com – planet5D at PhotoCine EXPO 2010
Posted on 06. Oct, 2010 by planetMitch.
We’d like to welcome a new advertiser to planet5D – CamCaddie! This past winter, we met Daniel at the meetup in Venice beach and we got to do an ‘unboxing’ video with the CamCaddie. We also got to visit with Daniel at the PhotoCine Expo. I think you’ll be surprised at what you can accomplish [...]
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Snehal Patel from CanonBootCamp – planet5D at PhotoCine EXPO 2010
Posted on 06. Oct, 2010 by planetMitch.
We finally got to meet Snehal Patel at the photoCine Expo 2010 – we’ve chatted back and forth via email several times and it was really good to finally sit down and chat. Snehal and his team are running CanonBootCamp.com and are offering regular HDSLR training sessions for folks in the LA area. Their next [...]
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Sexy Disney Princesses in Canon EOS 5D Mark II vertical videos
Posted on 06. Oct, 2010 by planetMitch.
planet5D was one of the first to feature vertical videos (and we think there’s still a trend coming here) and now, we’re going to show you “the Comic Con Sexy Disney Princess group” in a unique way – 7 side by side vertical videos all shot on the Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews). Filmed [...]
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New two day HDSLR workshops by Kevin Shahinian & Joe Simon
Posted on 05. Oct, 2010 by planetMitch.
Just added to the planet5D international HDSLR event calendar: Two new HDSLR workshops with very small class sizes taught by Kevin Shahinian & Joe Simon – right now with early bird pricing! These classes are detailed on the eventcinemaworkshop.com site with info about Cabo San Lucas and Cancun – where the two seminars are being [...]
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