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“Incident on Marmont Avenue” – Production Diary – #2 – What? we need a camera?

Posted on 21. May, 2012 by planetMitch.

Not long after Barry Andersson and I decided to shoot “Incident on Marmont Avenue” with the Canon EOS 5D Mark III, I thought it would be great to keep a ‘production diary’ and my plan is to share it with you – but not all at once as that would be a book (I’ve written [...]

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“Incident on Marmont Avenue” production diary – day 1

Posted on 17. May, 2012 by planetMitch.

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planet5D and Deodand Entertainment present “Incident on Marmont Avenue” a Canon EOS 5D Mark III short film

Posted on 15. May, 2012 by planetMitch.

On November 12, 2011 the police were called to an incident at 1701 Marmont Avenue. This film is the story of what happened that night. This project is one of the first narrative films to showcase the Canon EOS 5D Mark III. Still photographers and filmmakers can see the new features of the Mark III and [...]

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Three side by side comparisons of the Nikon D800 and Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Posted on 14. May, 2012 by planetMitch.

There’s been a lot of talk about the HDSLRs announced recently and as time goes by, we’re seeing more and more comparisons of the Nikon D800 and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III – and we’ve got 3 top flight comparisons for you today plus a few extras at the bottom. And all of these [...]

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Lensrentals discovers the fix to the Canon EOS 5D Mark III metering problem

Posted on 02. May, 2012 by planetMitch.

This just posted on twitter… So, we’re not sure this is the ‘real’ solution, maybe just an interim fix for those cameras in the pipeline, but as long as it works, what do we care? More data on their blog! Hopefully people will stop calling it a “light leak” but one can only hope. Lensrental’s [...]

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Cinnafilm’s Unrivaled Dark Energy Texture Technology for Film and Video

Posted on 01. May, 2012 by planetMitch.

For those of you who have seen “Act of Valor” that was shot on the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, you may have wondered how they got it to look so ‘filmic’ – and those of you paying close attention over the past 2 years or so to what Shane Hurlbut has been talking about [...]

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Magic Lantern hacks the Canon EOS 5D Mark III!

Posted on 27. Apr, 2012 by planetMitch.

Alex, who’s working for the Magic Lantern team, published early this morning a photo showing the beginnings of the hack running on the Canon EOS 5D Mark III and Marvin sent us the photo via twitter. Thanks Alex and Marvin! Obviously, it is still early and the only thing Alex has managed so far is [...]

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“Copelandia” – a Canon EOS 5D Mark III ‘test’ video with a story

Posted on 25. Apr, 2012 by planetMitch.

There aren’t many Canon EOS 5D Mark III shorts out yet, and most of what you’ve seen so far are ‘test’ videos – well, “Copelandia” is another (at least that’s what the guys who made it called it), but yet it is a complete story – and it was completed in only 8 days! Copelandia [...]

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Outstanding “Yosemite Range of Light” shot on the Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Posted on 24. Apr, 2012 by planetMitch.

This is one outstanding short – especially if you’ve ever been to Yosemite National Park… shot by Shawn Reeder on the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and Canon EOS 5D Mark III, I’m sure you’ll enjoy this beautiful short! Yosemite Range of Light Description I am a destination visual artist who specializes in photography, timelapse [...]

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Canon addresses the exposure issue on the Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Posted on 23. Apr, 2012 by planetMitch.

Canon has issued a statement about the Canon EOS 5D Mark III exposure metering issue when the top LCD backlight is on… and has agreed to examine your camera for free. However, they don’t necessarily say what they’ll do to fix it in the notice, but they will inspect it for free. Read the details [...]

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Canon confirms Canon EOS 5D Mark III LCD light impacts metering in extreme dark

Posted on 13. Apr, 2012 by planetMitch.

Earlier we reported on what was being called a “light leak” and Canon now confirms that in extreme dark light situations, pressing the LCD backlight may impact metering. Please read the product advisory below. We’ll of course let you know when Canon issues a resolution statement. Product Advisories To Users of the Canon EOS 5D [...]