Tag Archives: photography
Side by side: Nikon D4 Vs. Canon EOS 1D X – which should you buy?
Posted on 12. Jan, 2012 by planetMitch.
Last week Nikon announced the new HDSLR the Nikon D4 and the world shook… did you feel it? I sure did… And why? This sure was a shot across the Canon bow (should I have used a cannon pun there? HA!) and of course we need to compare the D4 to the Canon EOS-1D X [...]
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A quick summary of the Chronos Film Festival
Posted on 20. Dec, 2011 by planetMitch.
We talked a lot about the Chronos Film Festival here on the blog and it is about time that we posted an update on the festival itself. The big problem is that I missed most of the festival itself because I was invited to the Canon EOS C300 announcement in LA – which was the [...]
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BTS on “When You Find Me” with Ron and Bryce Dallas Howard
Posted on 18. Dec, 2011 by planetMitch.
Friday we pointed out the new Ron/Bryce Dallas Howard movie “When You Find Me” shot with Canon EOS 5D Mark II and Canon EOS C300 was available for only 3 days to watch (I don’t know what is going to happen after that!) – and so we thought maybe this behind the scenes would encourage [...]
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Ron and Bryce Dallas Howard’s Canon C300 “When you find me” project Imagin8ion live thru Dec 19
Posted on 16. Dec, 2011 by planetMitch.
I’m sure you’ll remember that we told you that Ron Howard and his daughter Bryce Dallas Howard would be shooting an HDSLR short based on 8 photos selected from all that were submitted in Canon’s Project Imagin8ion back in May – you can watch the movie online now thru Dec 19th! One very very interesting [...]
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3 for 3 Nice Clips giveaway from Nice Industries
Posted on 06. Dec, 2011 by planetMitch.
Zeke from Nice Industries has selected planet5D to run a quick 3 for 3 giveaway of some Nice Clips! We featured the Nice Clip when they were running their successful kickstarter project and now Zeke wants to help you guys have a great holiday season when you unwrap that present and find that your spouse [...]
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What the heck is a ‘diopter’?
Posted on 09. Nov, 2011 by planetMitch.
Now and then, we love to cover some of the different subjects related to HDSLRs and this guest post from David Huckabay fits right in… I mean who knew so much about Diopters? David Huckabay talks Diopters I am David Huckabay, an optics geek and avid photographer. I really enjoy reading the discussions on planet5D [...]
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Is this the solution to losing your lens cap? Help fund the solution
Posted on 11. Oct, 2011 by planetMitch.
If you’ve ever lost a lens cap you might think this is the best thing since sliced bread – and Zeke would be thrilled for you to help him fund this project on KickStarter – but the advantage is you also could have a solution for losing cords off the back of your desk as [...]
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More old lenses on the Canon EOS 5D Mark II – an Argus 50mm f3.5 Cintar Hacked
Posted on 10. Oct, 2011 by planetMitch.
Every now and then, we get to see someone modify an old lens for use on a modern camera (remember the 102 year old lens with amazing photos?), and today we have Chris Gampat from the Phoblographer who’s added an Argus 50mm f3.5 Cintar to his Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews) with some interesting [...]
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gps4cam for Android released – geotag your DSLR photos on you phone
Posted on 29. Sep, 2011 by planetMitch.
Back in June, we told you about the great little iPhone app called GPS4cam – allowing you to use the gps unit in your iPhone to generate geotag data for your DSLR camera – well, now they’ve released the Android version so those of you who have been dying to get it can now jump [...]
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Lensbaby Announces its new Movie Maker’s Kit Featuring the Composer Pro PL with Sweet 35 Optic
Posted on 22. Sep, 2011 by planetMitch.
The Lensbaby PR The Lensbaby Movie Maker’s Kit is a full-service in-camera creative effects lens kit packaged in a custom-built rugged Pelican hard case Portland, OR –September 22, 2011 – Lensbaby announces today the newest addition to the Lensbaby Creative Effects camera products line-up, the Lensbaby Movie Maker’s Kit featuring the brand-new Composer Pro PL with Sweet 35 [...]
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Adding a Zeiss NETTAR 1949 to a Canon EOS 5D Mark II 60 years later
Posted on 20. Sep, 2011 by planetMitch.
Every now and then, we stumble upon someone ‘hacking’ a lens (see 102 year old lens stills and a video) and this one looks pretty cool on top of the Canon EOS 5D Mark II – not often you see a bellows on a modern HDSLR! Hack by Alex12Ga on flickr Zeiss NETTAR 1949 – [...]
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