Archive for '7D'
Canon EOS 7D Mark II test model specs? Rumor alert
Posted on 28. Mar, 2013 by planetmitch.
Northlight Images is reporting some interesting specs for a “test” Canon EOS 7D Mark II – of course, this is just rumor, but there are some interesting things to note… Canon EOS 7D II “test” specs In what we’re told is info from a test camera [thanks] it seems that Canon will continue with its [...]
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ARRI Alexa to Sony HVR: What cameras did 2013 Sundance Filmmakers Use?
Posted on 12. Mar, 2013 by planetmitch.
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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Focusing on audio in a timelapse – just how important is it? Turn off the sound and find out
Posted on 11. Mar, 2013 by planetmitch.
The other day, I discovered this fascinating timelapse of New York on PetaPixel and just had to make a new friend and to write Samuel Orr (the creator) to find out a bit more. The most fascinating thing to me about this timelapse is the audio (mostly nat sound (or ‘natural sound’)) that Samuel has [...]
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Secrets of Fast Focusing while filming with the Canon 5d Mark III
Posted on 11. Mar, 2013 by fletch murray.
planetMitch note: we welcome Fletcher Murray (also known as Fletch – but not the guy from the movie “Fletch”) from the Canon Boot Camp team as another planet5D blogger You might be interested in a quicker way to focus while shooting films with your Canon HDSLRs. You probably know by now that still camera lenses [...]
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Want to fly? Devin Graham shows everyone how – with HDSLRs and more
Posted on 18. Feb, 2013 by planetmitch.
I’m going to sound like a broken record because I’ve posted him several times – Devin Graham is doing some great stuff – and this is no exception – he manages to make this look fun while at the same time we know he’s working his tail off to get these gigs and making a [...]
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What’s it like living on the sea for an eight year old? Excellent short film by Christine Schmitthenner
Posted on 07. Feb, 2013 by planetmitch.
Yesterday (as just about every day here on our little planet) we got an email from a reader, this time Christine Schmitthenner (filmmaking website & sailing website) about this little movie she had made with her Canon EOS 7D and after watching, we just had to share it with you. It is an beautiful documentary [...]
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MUST WATCH! “Mountains in Motion” – majestic vistas and passing time like you’ve never seen
Posted on 31. Jan, 2013 by planetmitch.
When I say “MUST WATCH!” on this one, I really mean it! “Mountains in Motion” includes some incredibly majestic vistas of the Canadian Rockies and some multi-month timelapses (yes, you read that right – timelapses over several months!) as well as a thoughtful story and incredible scenery. I don’t think I could find any more [...]
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Trecking thru the mountains making timelapses along the way – Elia touches the sky!
Posted on 28. Jan, 2013 by planetmitch.
You’ve met Elia Saikaly before in these planet5D posts: “Canon EOS 5D Mark II battles 90kph winds on Europe’s highest mountain and wins!” and “Climbing the world’s highest mountains with HDSLRs!” – well, Elia has put together a very visually incredible timelapse summary of his 2012 adventures that he’s shared with our planet5D readers! Touching [...]
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Magic Lantern updates for Canon EOS 7D, Canon Rebel T4i, Canon EOS 5D Mark III and more!
Posted on 31. Dec, 2012 by planetmitch.
It is right at the end of the year and the amazing folks over at Magic Lantern have issued updates for several Canon HDSLRs and announcements on new cameras in the works. Well, December 21st passed and no apocalypse happened. That means… you are no longer afraid to run some bleeding edge code on your [...]
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“Approach” by Victoria Taylor-Gore – a Canon EOS 7D study of moving art
Posted on 27. Dec, 2012 by Maddie.
We’ve featured Victoria Taylor-Gore a couple of times here on planet5D (here’s “The Drive” (one of my favorites)), and when we saw her latest film “Approach” we just had to find out more and Victoria has provided this guest post. She shoots on a Canon EOS 7D and uses simple figurines and a simple setup [...]
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Catapult yourself off a zipline! I don’t think so – but Devin sure did
Posted on 18. Dec, 2012 by planetmitch.
We’ve featured Devin Graham several times before so this is nothing new to you but, every thing he does seems to just fascinate me so I’m going to post this one too. Devin Graham has taken a group of folks and zip lined into a lake! He does shoot these with a Canon EOS 5D [...]
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Save! Canon EOS 7D, 60D, Rebel T3 and T3i DSLR Camera Rebates!
Posted on 25. Nov, 2012 by planetmitch.
We now have rebates thru January 5, 2013 for the Canon EOS 7D, Canon EOS 60D, Canon Rebel T3 and Canon Rebel T3i. Make sure to also bookmark our planet5D DEALS page which has all sorts of additional rebates and sales! Canon EOS 7D, 60D, Rebel T3 and T3i The rebate period runs from Nov. [...]











