Archive for 'T3'
It’s the Lighting that make DSLRs look GREAT…
Posted on 19. Mar, 2013 by fletch murray.
Are you disappointed in the looks you’re getting with your DSLR? Lighting like the Masters is the key to great films. Period! You can buy the latest, best digital camera and the best glass, but if you don’t know how to light you may as well be shooting with an iPhone. So, we’ve launched a [...]
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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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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. [...]
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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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rgrain – add grain to your film with these new texture clips
Posted on 23. Feb, 2012 by planetmitch.
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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Virtually moving your camera for a timelapse thru space without a slider?
Posted on 07. Jan, 2012 by planetmitch.
Patrick Kizny sent us his latest test this morning – and it is visually impressive – a method for taking a static timelapse and moving the camera virtually thru space… I think you have to see it and think about the fact that the camera couldn’t really be moving there to then wonder how it [...]
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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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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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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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HDR video firmware for Canon DSLRs? Magic Lantern adds new features!
Posted on 20. Dec, 2011 by planetmitch.
Is it really true? A tweet this evening said that Magic Lantern has added HDR video for some Canon HDSLRs to their arsenal! We watched the video and it looks pretty impressive – but there are indeed some limitations – please read on for more info and thanks to gizmag.com for their story with all [...]
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cineLook for HDSLRs – give your HDSLR footage an instant cinema look
Posted on 07. Dec, 2011 by planetmitch.
Our friend Denver Riddle over at colorGradingCentral has come up with this FCPX plugin that will appeal to many of our HDSLR readers – it does a quick bang up job of creating a cinema look and feel for your DSLR video footage! Here’s what cineLook for HDSLRs will do for you: Tired of your [...]
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Sad day for this camera! “how to lose $2400 in 24 seconds”
Posted on 01. Dec, 2011 by planetmitch.
Hopefully this guy will read my comment about drying the camera out with rice as was done in this post from 2009 here on planet5D… always remember – if electronics get wet, dry them as best as you can (without heat) – and then place them in a big bag of uncooked white rice for [...]











