Archive for December, 2011
New Poll: Will smart phone cameras replace HDSLRs within 5 years?
Posted on 31. Dec, 2011 by planetMitch.
I’ve been reading several interesting blog posts/tweets lately about the death of the DSLR via the surge in smart phones with high quality cameras so I thought I’d ask you what you thought… I’ve included a couple of quotes below the poll to give you an idea of what some others are saying. Poll Question! [...]
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planet5D 2012 direction and beyond – take the poll and drive
Posted on 30. Dec, 2011 by planetMitch.
This is the time of year that many people reflect on the past and what will come in the following year – and here at planet5D, we’ve been thinking about that for a while, but now, we’d like to have some input from you! Since you spend the time coming here for news and more, [...]
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T-Recs final 2011 timelaspe – Dresden in HDR
Posted on 30. Dec, 2011 by planetMitch.
Our friends over at T-Recs sent us their latest timelapse that is getting quite a lot of views and it is really one of the better ones, so besides showing it on planet5D cinema, we thought you should be aware of it! Striezelmarkt Dresden 2011 in HDR Description from T-Recs our last timelapse video for [...]
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Preston Kanak demos Kessler’s BASIC Controller Timelapse Estimator
Posted on 30. Dec, 2011 by planetMitch.
I met Preston Kanak down at the MastersInMotionLive conference in November and he produces some amazing stuff… in this video, Preston has put together a tutorial on using the Kessler Basic controller for doing timelapses and using the estimator function. Yes Kessler is one of our sponsors, but we thought this demo was well worth [...]
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Timelapse like you’ve never seen before: Comet Lovejoy Above the Andes
Posted on 29. Dec, 2011 by planetMitch.
Ok, I confess, I’ve been an astronomy geek since I was a young boy and tho I don’t know which camera shot this, it doesn’t matter (how many times have we heard that lately?) – this is just a beautiful sequence of something rarely seen and so I had to show it to you! Stéphane [...]
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More on new Unified Magic Lantern including planet5D demo
Posted on 28. Dec, 2011 by planetMitch.
Jordy Vandeput sent us some exclusive additional information on the new Unified Magic Lantern version we were one of the first to announce last week. Jordy also put together a quick demo video especially for planet5D readers demonstrating several of the features (see below) as well as showing the new HDR video function does indeed [...]
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Letus announces the Hawk QuickSnap
Posted on 24. Dec, 2011 by planetMitch.
Letus sent us this product update that we thought you’d be interested in… In response to this request and Shane’s request for better optics in an EVF for Master Cinema Series, we have busted out the Hawk QS (QuickSnap). The QuickSnap housing allows you to use the Hawk on Zacuto mounting frames and EVF. For [...]
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UPDATED: Canon updates EOS utility – but mac OS X Lion support is nowhere to be found
Posted on 24. Dec, 2011 by planetMitch.
Many who upgraded to the latest operating system for Apple’s OS X Lion were a bit disappointed to find out the Canon utilities wouldn’t function – and a new version was released last Thursday, but unfortunately, Lion support wasn’t included. On a good note, I’ve found several reports that version 2.8.1 (download) — oops that [...]
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Save $30 off the Okii MC1 USB Mini Controller!
Posted on 22. Dec, 2011 by planetMitch.
We told you earlier about the new Okii MC1 USB mini controller and you can see our demo again down at the bottom of this post – but if you’re interested in buying one, right now, there’s a $30 off coupon! From the HDCamTeam site: We have been notified by Okii Systems that there is [...]
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Light Craft Workshop announces their new Variable ND, Fader ND Digi Pro-HD
Posted on 22. Dec, 2011 by planetMitch.
As most of us have learned, if you’re shooting outdoors in bright daylight with an HDSLR, to keep the shutter speed and f-stop you desire, you probably need an Neutral Density (“ND”) filter to cut the light down. Many ND filters come in a 4×4 size – which requires a matte box to hold the [...]
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UPDATE with BTS! Canon vs. Nikon – who will win the battle?
Posted on 21. Dec, 2011 by planetMitch.
Just like the arguments over mac vs. PC, there are no clear winners in the battle between Canon or Nikon – or are there? Watch this movie called “Double Exposure: Canon vs. Nikon” to see if there’s a winner UPDATE: Just released is the BTS video: Double Exposure: Canon vs. Nikon Youtube Description Tweet: http://bit.ly/uT0Cgp [...]
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