Archive for February, 2011
Canon EOS 5D Mark II shutter count actuation utility
Posted on 17. Feb, 2011 by planetMitch.
Update: Well there’s not really much to update – but this is a older post that continues to have lots of hits, so I thought I’d at least re-post it in case there are those of you who haven’t seen it since it was posted in 2009. I have written to the utility’s author to [...]
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Training series with Lee White: Secrets of Video for Photographers – The Next Step
Posted on 16. Feb, 2011 by planetMitch.
We met Lee White at the photoCine Expo last fall and he and I talked about his training for HDSLR photographers. Well, he’s got a new series coming up that you might want to know about. And don’t forget to Subscribe to the planet5D International Event Calendar – subscribing will give you event reminders! webcal [...]
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Using stills to create simple matte painting effects for your HDSLR footage
Posted on 16. Feb, 2011 by planetMitch.
The 5D Mark II Team posted this tutorial from Robino Films showing how to use stills to create simple matte painting effects for your DSLR footage and we were very interested – so of course we thank them for posting and we’ll share it with you. I’m always fascinated with the BTS in the special [...]
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A couple of GH2 items – movies from 40fps burst mode and picture style comparisons
Posted on 16. Feb, 2011 by planetMitch.
The Panasonic GH2 has a lot of fans and we want to try to keep up with some of the GH2 news, but that’s hard with everything going on in the HDSLR world! We’ve found a couple of GH2 things you might be interested in… First, an interesting idea – making a movie from stills [...]
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Bui Brothers to present an HDSLR video workflow interactive webinar this Thursday
Posted on 15. Feb, 2011 by planetMitch.
Sorry for the late notice about this Bui Brothers DSLR video workflow interactive webinar this Thursday – but we just found out about it today – and as it turns out, this was to be private event, but the bros decided to make it public just today. So if you’re available, you can sign up [...]
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DIY HDSLR automated timelapse and slider rig from Greg Royar
Posted on 15. Feb, 2011 by planetMitch.
We’ve been chatting with Greg Royar (site cinema-works) about his HDSLR DIY automated timelapse and slider rig that he’s put together over in the planet5D HDSLR chat room off and on and now, he’s put together a quick demo and has graciously let us share it with you! In total, Greg spent “about $450 with [...]
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A user review of the CowboyStudio Shoulder Rig from Rod Guajardo
Posted on 14. Feb, 2011 by planetMitch.
We found Rod Guajardo talking about his CowboyStudio Shoulder Rig (planet5D reviews) on twitter this morning and watched the video and knew many of you would be interested in it so we asked Ron if we could share with you. He started with a review posted on his blog here and finished it up with [...]
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Ice Climbing Behind The Scenes with Tyler Stableford and Bruce Dorn
Posted on 14. Feb, 2011 by planetMitch.
We met Tyler Stableford (Canon Explorer of Light) last year at the Canon Expo (and we plan to have him on soon as a planet5D live guest!) and we also met Bruce Dorn (Canon Explorer of Light) last year – so we thought we’d show you this little video Bruce put together while watching Tyler [...]
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Top 10 planet5D news from 2010 and some analysis
Posted on 14. Feb, 2011 by planetMitch.
Yes, I know that 2010 passed already – and the time for doing the “top xxx of 2010″ is over – but as a part of my thinking about what the future will bring, I was wondering what the readers really thought were the most interesting stories from last year (based on total views) and [...]
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NAB = Hot HDSLR show of the year? Get a $150 show package for free via planet5D
Posted on 14. Feb, 2011 by planetMitch.
I know many of you are planning on going to the NAB Show in Las Vegas this year… and if you haven’t registered, here’s a $150 NAB package that includes the exhibit floor for planet5D readers for free! Please keep reading! planet5D will be there of course! We will be spending most of our time [...]
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Top 5 HDSLR news of the week, contests, and blog tool experiments
Posted on 12. Feb, 2011 by planetMitch.
The top 5 most visited pages from this past week on planet5D along with some vendor news, giveaways, and some tools we’re experimenting with on planet5D. Please don’t be shy and let us know what you feel about the experiments – either in the comments below or via the contact page. Top 5 stories Incredible [...]














