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Canon EOS 5D Mark III hands on – What isn’t in the Canon press release!
Posted on 01. Mar, 2012 by planetMitch.
planet5D was blessed to have a hands on preview of the Canon EOS 5D Mark III – these are the compiled notes I took while Chuck Westfall told us about the new features. This is one of several posts here on planet5D today. It is normally our policy to not post on multiple pages, but [...]
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Canon announces the highly anticipated Canon EOS 5D Mark III!
Posted on 01. Mar, 2012 by planetMitch.
This is the official press release from Canon for the Canon EOS 5D Mark III – the successor to the wildly successful Canon EOS 5D Mark II. UPDATE: Pre-Order Canon EOS 5D Mark III thru B&H now available and now Amazon pre-order as well! For more on the Canon EOS 5D Mark III announcement, please [...]
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Powerful new Canon EOS C300 short – “The Cost”
Posted on 22. Feb, 2012 by planetMitch.
This powerful short “The Cost” was created by Paul Antico (@anticipatemedia) and Rick Macomber (@Boston_Camera) and Mike Murie (@notesonvideo) on the Canon EOS C300. After I saw the vid, I called Paul to get some feedback on the project… Paul likes to talk HA! Just like me! The movie is down below the discussion with [...]
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Ron Martinsen’s hands on with the Canon EOS-1D X
Posted on 14. Feb, 2012 by planetMitch.
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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Canon U.S.A. announces 3 lenses – including a new 24-70!
Posted on 06. Feb, 2012 by planetMitch.
It’s camera product announcement night… Canon announces 3 new lenses including a new Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM Lens! Unfortunately, some had hoped there would be IS included, but sorry, it isn’t. Announcement LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., February 7, 2012 — Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced two new versions [...]
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Finally! Canon EOS Utility updated to work on OSX Lion
Posted on 01. Feb, 2012 by planetMitch.
Peter (@IamPter on twitter) sent us this good news this evening – Canon has updated the EOS Utility to work on OSX Lion and he also sent us the download link. I was able to download it and install it on my OSX Lion setup on my iMac and it worked like a charm. This [...]
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Rolling shutter comparison test with 6 Canon and Nikon HDSLRs
Posted on 27. Jan, 2012 by planetMitch.
Here’s an interesting analysis you might be intrigued by – rolling shutter comparisons across a group of 6 Canon and Nikon HDSLR cameras. I don’t think there’s any major surprise here, but it is an interesting read. Brief Snip via Rolling shutter comparison test | Too Much Imagination. I finally come around to piecing together [...]
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Canon applies for patent on RAW video?
Posted on 26. Jan, 2012 by planetMitch.
This was just posted on twitter by @loricnet and I’m posting it to get the word out quickly – I admit that I don’t understand it yet, but Canon filed for a patent on “RECORDING SUCCESSIVE FRAMES OF RAW SENSOR DATA DEPICTING A MOVING SCENE” – it was filed on July 21, 2010 and the [...]
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X-Circle by LockCircle – New Nikon F-mount option for Canon EF mount cameras
Posted on 26. Jan, 2012 by planetMitch.
X-Circle by LockCircle Details The trend of filming using a HDSLR is unstoppable, and the classic EF-Mount bayonet is becoming very popular in filmmaking field like a serious alternative cinematography camera mount! The EF-Mount has a successful second life in the cinematography field, something that no-one expected when was designed to be the best still-camera [...]
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planet5D poll: which pro dslr is best: Canon EOS-1D X or Nikon D4
Posted on 22. Jan, 2012 by planetMitch.
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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Top 5 Canon EOS C300 questions with answers from Larry Thorpe
Posted on 11. Jan, 2012 by planetMitch.
Last week, we posted a note from the Rule Boston Camera Canon EOS C300 preview thing and we’ve found another update from Chris Portal that gives some additional details about the Canon EOS C300 via questions posed to Larry Thorpe that have some important answers. There are lots of complaints about the Canon EOS C300 [...]
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