Archive for '1D X'

ARRI Alexa to Sony HVR: What cameras did 2013 Sundance Filmmakers Use?

Posted on 12. Mar, 2013 by .

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Some people (camera geeks like me) are often wanting to know what camera or lens a movie or scene was shot on… and come to find out the Indiewire folks also decided to collect that info for films shown at Sundance this year. The good folks at Indiewire posted this news item and we’ve collected [...]

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Watch! Cheetah running at 1200fps in ultra-slow-mo – shot with phantom

Posted on 25. Nov, 2012 by .

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An amazing video you have to watch! This is Tommy-T the Cheetah running at top speed and is filmed at 1200fps with a phantom camera speeding along side by the National Geographic team. There’s a behind-the-scenes video as well which really puts it all into perspective – oh, and there are at least 4 Canon [...]

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daily planet5D 44 – Blogger’s rant – 1Dx and 1Dc are not the same

Posted on 20. Nov, 2012 by .

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A bit of a rant about blogging vs real journalists and getting the facts right. The example here is where it was reported that the Canon EOS-1D X is virtually the same body as the Canon EOS 1D C, except for a firmware difference allowing the Canon EOS 1D C to shoot 4k. Which by [...]

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Are the Canon EOS 1D C and the Canon EOS-1D X physically the same?

Posted on 19. Oct, 2012 by .

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It has been widely reported (and we think incorrectly so) that the Canon EOS-1D X and the Canon EOS 1D C are physically the same camera and only separated by a difference in firmware – implying that Canon is charging about $7000 for the additional 4k in the firmware. We haven’t reported it as we [...]

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CANON U.S.A. EXPANDS THE EOS-1D X DIGITAL SLR CAMERA AUTOFOCUS CAPABILITIES WITH NEW FIRMWARE UPDATE

Posted on 18. Oct, 2012 by .

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LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., October 17, 2012 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced a new firmware update in response to user requests which further enhances the capabilities of Canon’s flagship EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera. The EOS-1D X will now be capable of AF point illumination during AI Servo AF and [...]

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Canon 1D X DSLR Camera Tutorials | United By Photography

Posted on 17. Jul, 2012 by .

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The folks over at United By Photography have pointed out something rather cool that I’ve not seen before – manuals you can see on the LCD of the camera in question – produced by Canon themselves for the Canon EOS-1D X. How come I didn’t see this before… good idea! from United: Canon have produced [...]

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The great next HDSLR features poll… what do you want in your next pro DSLR?

Posted on 10. Apr, 2012 by .

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With all the cameras recently announced (like the Canon EOS 5D Mark III and the Nikon D800) and many of them having the features you indicated you wanted in the last poll, we thought we’d ask the question again! If you don’t recall, back in Dec 2010, we asked you what features you wanted in [...]

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How to create an HDR Timelapse – a Dustin Farrell Tutorial

Posted on 22. Mar, 2012 by .

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It’s the year 1991. I’m a kid on a beach in St. Petersburg, Florida trying to capture another amazing sunset with my new awesome camera. This was the day I first learned about the inadequacies of digital photography. That picture I took . . .  sucked. The sunset didn’t look nearly as magical as it [...]

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pre-order Canon EOS-1D X from B&H and Adorama

Posted on 15. Mar, 2012 by .

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For those of you dying to get your hands on the Canon EOS-1D X, while they aren’t shipping yet (all hints point at some time in April), you can at least now pre-order one! pre-order Canon EOS-1D X from B&H and Adorama (note: ordering thru these links supports planet5D! We thank you!) You can also [...]

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rgrain – add grain to your film with these new texture clips

Posted on 23. Feb, 2012 by .

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We talk a lot about the noise and grain in video and stills – but sometimes you want to add grain texture to your film – so how do you do that? rgrain has come out with a new set of inexpensive clips you can add to your project with any editor and for clips [...]

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Ron Martinsen's HANDS ON Canon EOS-1D X

Ron Martinsen’s hands on with the Canon EOS-1D X

Posted on 14. Feb, 2012 by .

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Craig over at CanonRumors.com sent us this article – a hands on review of the Canon EOS-1D X by Ron Martinsen. A snip from Ron’s blog At Photo Plus Expo in New York last week I had the pleasure of sitting down with Canon Advisor of Technical Information Chuck Westfall and a reporter from Rangefinder [...]

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planet5D poll: which pro dslr is best: Canon EOS-1D X or Nikon D4

Posted on 22. Jan, 2012 by .

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Last week, we posted “Side by side: Nikon D4 Vs. Canon EOS 1D X – which should you buy?” and got some good feedback, but this week, we thought we’d use this as the poll question and made it simple, you can pick one or the other but nothing else. If you’re not happy with [...]

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