Tag Archives: HDSLR
Incredibly beautiful Aurora from Michigan: “North Country Dreamland” shot on Canon EOS 5Ds
Posted on 10. May, 2013 by planetmitch.
From the opening scene, you know this is going to be a great little short – Shawn Malone has created an awe inspiring and very beautiful video time-lapse of the Aurora seen from Northern Michigan in this short shot on Canon EOS 5D Mark II, and Canon EOS 5D Mark III (and believe it or [...]
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Hands-On Review: the Canon EOS Rebel SL1
Posted on 06. May, 2013 by Keith Alvendia.
The good folks at B&H have put together this report on the Canon EOS Rebel SL1 if you’re interested in this new “small” DSLR video camera. Getting Up Close with the Canon EOS Rebel SL1 The main appeal of the Canon EOS Rebel SL1 is its size. At first glance, it looks like any number [...]
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Win a Canon EOS 6D or Nikon D600 from B&H and planet5D!
Posted on 06. May, 2013 by planetmitch.
Win a Canon EOS 6D or Nikon D600 from B&H Photo/Video! or A Bolt Pro or a Cube from Teradek We’re giving away! Over $9,000 in prizes! including: 7 Microphones from RØDE! A rig and follow focus from ikan and much more! Yes! Today we’re launching this major giveaway here on planet5D! See the [...]
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NAB 2013 followup: Excellent interview with Rodney Charters, ASC
Posted on 01. May, 2013 by planetmitch.
This is an excellent interview with Rodney Charters, ASC, from our good friends at NextWaveDV from NAB 2013. For those of you who may not remember, Rodney was shooting the TV show “24″ and was using HDSRs for some experimentation on that and got very active in the HDSLR revolution. Since then, Rodney has moved [...]
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DSLR Pinhole Video? Is this something for your arsenal?
Posted on 01. May, 2013 by Keith Alvendia.
Well, it turns out that this past weekend (April 28th) was Pinhole photography day – I’ve been working on this story for a while, but you’d think I would have run into that date somewhere HA! There are literally thousands of different ways to shoot – and one of the earliest was shooting without a [...]
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Sony’s 2014 Alpha Lineup Expected To Outshine Nikon And Canon? [Rumor]
Posted on 01. May, 2013 by planetmitch.
Can anyone challenge Canon in the HDSLR market? Here’s an interesting rumor – something that many would love to see — for at least it could put the hurt on Canon and make them wake up and get more aggressive with their offerings… (anyone wonder what the heck is different with the Canon Rebel T5i [...]
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Interview with Vincent Laforet on MōVI and more!
Posted on 24. Apr, 2013 by planetmitch.
Friends are good to have – and we love it when our friends send us first chance at something new… Thanks to Jett Dunlap from runhollywood.com! This is an interview recorded at NAB with Vincent Laforet where he talks about MōVI and more. Here’s what Jett sent: Host Jett Dunlap interviews Director, Cinematographer, Vincent Laforet [...]
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More MōVI – what does JJ Abrams think? New MōVI ‘solo’ short sample
Posted on 24. Apr, 2013 by planetmitch.
In a new post, Vincent Laforet has shown more excitement over the MōVI and has gathered feedback from JJ Abrams and Alfonso Cuarón as well as releasing a new MōVI short that was shot in “solo” mode (meaning there was only a single operator). I still have my reservations about the MōVI, but then again, [...]
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Storytelling the @StillMotion way – new free training!
Posted on 23. Apr, 2013 by Keith Alvendia.
Patrick Moreau from @stillmotion sent me this over the weekend – they’ve just launched another very cool series of training videos on “Storytelling the stillMotion way” and I know you’ll enjoy these! They’re working with vimeo, with etiquette, and cinevate to produce these. Overview: Storytelling the StillMotion way is a free, 4 part video tutorial [...]
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Eat n Park Breakfast – the Canon EOS 5D Mark III shines again
Posted on 23. Apr, 2013 by planetmitch.
Glenn Przyborski sent me this some time ago and it has been stuck in my queue – sorry Glen! I enjoyed this mainly because it is indeed a high energy commercial shot on the Canon EOS 5D Mark III – simple, yet well done – another great example of how HDSLRs can and are being [...]
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Dustin Cohen’s “The Shoemaker” – BTS on this awesome Canon EOS 5D Mark II short
Posted on 23. Apr, 2013 by planetmitch.
Dustin Cohen sent us his video “The Shoemaker” and it is just fabulous storytelling and we wanted you to share it with everyone you know (so please tweet it or post it on your facebook page!). This reminds me very much of the series we’ve shared before from Pablo Korona’s Our City, Our Story which [...]
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The “VideoLog” is back!
Posted on 05. Apr, 2013 by planetmitch.
One of the sections of cinema5D that was dearly loved was the “videoLog” — and it too has come over to planet5D — but unfortunately I’ve been wrangling with a programming team for the last month to get it back up and running. Well, I can finally say that it is BACK! And, it is on [...]










