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Beautiful movies coming in from Canon Rebel T2i/550D

Posted on 02. Mar, 2010 by planetMitch.

People are getting their hands on the Canon Rebel T2i/550D and they’re starting to produce some beautiful moving images! We posted a bit the other day about Torres Studio’s “The Bridge” and how they were using the Canon EOS 7D and 5D2 to make a cool movie. Well, now we find out they’ve gotten a [...]

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Canon Rebel T2i/550D unboxing and awesome comparison to 7D

Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by planetMitch.

All sorts of news in the last few days and I’m way behind – sorry! This was posted yesterday on vimeo and it is pretty darn cool – and it starts out with the first unboxing of a Canon Rebel T2i/550D that I’ve seen. Then, it migrates into a comparison of the Canon Rebel T2i/550D [...]

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PopPhoto tests the Canon EOS-1D MKIV-finds AF slow

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by planetMitch.

PopPhoto has posted their 3 page review of the Canon EOS-1D MKIV and found it was made for “Sports shooters or anyone who needs a fast burst rate in a body built like a tank” – but they also thought the autofocus was “slower in our tests than the old one, even in bright conditions. [...]

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New Canon Rebel T2i/550D vs Canon Rebel T1i/500D and vs Canon EOS 7D

Posted on 08. Feb, 2010 by planetMitch.

Everyone always wants to know where the new cameras fit and what features are different between models. Since Canon announced the Rebel T2i/550D today, we thought we’d compare it side by side with the Canon Rebel T1i/500D and the Canon EOS 7D. And, just to make it interesting, we also threw in the Canon EOS [...]

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Some Canon EOS-1D MKIV updates

Posted on 02. Feb, 2010 by planetMitch.

Collecting several news items together about the Canon EOS-1D MKIV… stills and sample videos. I’m guessing that the price of the Canon EOS-1D MKIV keeps some of you from getting really excited about this camera, but there is a bit of news creeping out. I will say that it also seems like there aren’t many [...]

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Canon EOS-1D MKIV vs Nikon D3s

Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by planetMitch.

A Unique Photos shootout between the Canon EOS-1D MKIV and the Nikon D3s featuring Robert Caplin and David Bergman… The entire article is at uniquephoto.blogspot.com.

“David is an avid Nikon shooter, and currently owns several Nikon D3 cameras. Meanwhile, Robert owns and shoots Canon, including a number of 5D Mark II cameras and many of [...]

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Canon EOS-1D MKIV Comparisons

Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by planetMitch.

Canon EOS-1D MKIVs are showing up all around the world now and we’ve found a few news blurbs and comparisons. First up, a CANON EOS 1D MARK IV vs. NIKON D3S ISO Comparison.

“Don’t get dismayed Canon fans, compared to most cameras, the EOS 1D Mark IV does a very respectable job at high ISO, however [...]

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More side by side – video from the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 7D and 1D MKIV

Posted on 23. Dec, 2009 by planetMitch.

We’ve highlighted some of the work from this Canadian crew already, but now, StillMotion has released a great review and video comparison of the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, the Canon EOS 7D and the Canon EOS-1D MKIV. And, I’ll add some of my comments at the end…

canon video dslr comparisons from stillmotion on Vimeo.
Yes, [...]

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Sample images from Canon Hybrid DSLRs

Posted on 03. Dec, 2009 by planetMitch.

Friend of planet5D @rodneykiwi (Rodney Charters – DP of the TV show “24″) posted a sample image from 3 of Canon’s top hybrid DSLRs – the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, the Canon EOS 7D and the new (pre-release) Canon EOS-1D MKIV. Rodney took one photo with all 3 to give us an idea of [...]

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Philip Bloom compares the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and the Canon EOS 7D

Posted on 25. Sep, 2009 by planetMitch.

Philip Bloom starts off this very important article about the Canon EOS 7D and the Canon EOS 5D Mark II with this:
“5D or 7D? That is the question”
“To paraphrase a famous quote… HOW many emails have I had asking me this? Oh and I will be referring to the 5dmkII as the 5d throughout [...]

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Side by side – Canon EOS 5D Mark II and the new Nikon D300s

Posted on 30. Jul, 2009 by planetMitch.

Today, Nikon announced a new version of their D300 – the D300s. Many call it a ’semi-professional’ camera, but how does it compare to the Canon EOS 5D Mark II? DPreview has this morning’s announcement of the Nikon D300s and that’s where we got most of this data. DPReview included a ‘brief hands on‘ article [...]

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Nikon announces D5000

Posted on 14. Apr, 2009 by planetMitch.

As expected by the rumor sites, Nikon has announced the D5000 (amazon pre-order link). It will compete against the Canon Rebel T1i/500D in the upper end of the DSLRV consumer space. This camera also has the ability to record HD Video (with slightly different feature set than the T1i/500D) putting it into the “Digital Cinema” camera [...]

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Gizmodo tests 5D2 vs Nikon D700

Posted on 26. Feb, 2009 by planetMitch.

Techwatch on twitter alerted us that Gizmodo has just posted a story where they’ve spent several months testing both the 5D mk ii and the D700 side by side.“For the last few months, we’ve been shooting with the two hottest cameras on the market. Now it’s time to pit them against each other. Which one [...]

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5D2 iPhone app

Posted on 26. Feb, 2009 by planetMitch.

I also found a new iPhone/iPod touch application this morning that you’ve got to see. A pretty good idea – “Handi 5Dmk2”
“The perfect on-the-go companion to your Canon EOS 5D Mark II DSLR camera! Handi 5Dmk2 is a handy (no pun intended) quick reference guide on the iPhone, covering most of the commonly used functionalities [...]

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