Archive for July, 2011
Zoom announces new Zoom H2n Handy Recorder – another great HDSLR audio mic
Posted on 12. Jul, 2011 by planetMitch.
Zoom expands their amazing line of Handy Recorders (they already have the popular H4n and H1n) with the new H2n which includes 5 different mics, new user interface and even some kind of recovery of audio lost due to power failure (mentioned in the product video on their page). We haven’t found it for pre-sale [...]
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Win a Luster Film Burns pack worth $99 on planet5D
Posted on 12. Jul, 2011 by planetMitch.
Want to win a free pack of film burn/light leak effects worth $99? Digital Cinema Foundry has given us 3 FREE Luster Film Burns Packs to give away to the 3 people who share this story/post the MOST. Here’s how the contest works: 1) Enter your email address below (we respect your privacy) 2) You [...]
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planet5D Top 10 List! Top 10 posts from first 6 months of 2011
Posted on 12. Jul, 2011 by planetMitch.
Every now and then, it is good to look back to see what has been on the minds of our readers… so here’s a look at the Top 10 posts from first 6 months of 2011 Top 10 List Incredible “3D” motion from Canon Rebel T2i/550D stills UPDATED: WINNER! Indie movie shot on Canon HDSLR [...]
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LensProToGo Behind The Scenes from @stillmotion
Posted on 11. Jul, 2011 by planetMitch.
We love to highlight videos on planet5D cinema and now and then we show off videos here too – this one from our friends at @stillmotion is just simple and tells a good story about the folks at LensProToGo.com. The video lens pro to go | meet the family from stillmotion on Vimeo. BTS from [...]
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HOT! 40% OFF Sale at Letus – TODAY ONLY! Sale is over
Posted on 11. Jul, 2011 by planetMitch.
UPDATE July 12 – readers – this post was for YESTERDAY July 11 – the sale is now over. URGENT UPDATE: LetusDirect.com is having a quick 40% off sale that is for planet5D fans today only! Rush down below to see the details (note – the Hawk viewfinder isn’t included). TODAY ONLY Details Save 40% [...]
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LandEscape – video art with an HDSLR twist
Posted on 11. Jul, 2011 by planetMitch.
John H. King sent us the teaser for a movie he’s working on called “LandEscape” which of course he’s shooting with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews). The thing I love about this is that he’s combining art with video – much like our friend Victoria Taylor Gore is doing (see earlier posts about [...]
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Image Stabilization for Airborne Drones Comes to Your DSLR Video (PC only tho)
Posted on 11. Jul, 2011 by planetMitch.
The same image stabilization software being deployed on US airborne drones is now available for your HDSLR video – and it only costs $50. The unfortunate thing for most of our readers is that this is for Windows only. I went to download it to try it out only to be sadly disappointed. The demo [...]
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Another example of how dangerous lasers can be for your HDSLR sensor!
Posted on 08. Jul, 2011 by planetMitch.
Last year, we posted about how dangerous lasers can be (see post) for your HDSLR sensor and now, there are other examples popping up on youtube. So this is just a reminder of how dangerous they can be – just in case you didn’t know! It isn’t a problem taking video of a laser show [...]
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HDSLR Technology via Canon EOS 5D Mark IIs continue excellence in Hollywood
Posted on 08. Jul, 2011 by planetMitch.
In this story on the filmmaker’s notebook, Russell Carpenter & other DPs talk about HDSLR technology and shooting with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews) [source: this tweet] An excerpt With the cost of cameras continuing to come down and more filmmakers going the DSLR route, it was no surprise that the Small Profile, [...]
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Hack for the Panasonic GH2 announced
Posted on 07. Jul, 2011 by planetMitch.
Vitaliy Kiselev has released a new hack for the Panasonic GH2 – Vitaliy is the same guy who released the first hack for the GH1… but it should be noted this is just the first release and many of the GH1 hack features aren’t here. Vitaly’s site is here [source: EOSHD] Some details GH2: * [...]
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Is War A Game? A Short Film By Michael Rees
Posted on 07. Jul, 2011 by planetMitch.
We’ve shown you Michael Rees’ work before (here and here) – so why am I showing you his new film “Is War a Game?” Because Michael is only 16 that’s why! We love to know more about what people are doing with their HDSLRs and Michael is sure putting his knowledge to good use. I [...]
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