Tag Archives: photography
Canon U.S.A. Announces two new super-telephoto lenses: EF 500mm F/4L IS II USM and EF 600mm F/4L IS II USM
Posted on 08. Feb, 2011 by planetMitch.
If you’re in the market for some telephoto lenses Canon has announced a couple of new long lenses that might be just what you need – the EF 500mm F/4L IS II USM and EF 600mm F/4L IS II USM. LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., February 7, 2011 — Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, [...]
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The sun, moon, and a space station all in one AMAZING Canon EOS 5D Mark II photo
Posted on 05. Jan, 2011 by planetMitch.
Quite a feat capturing the partial solar eclipse including both the sun and moon and at the same time capturing the NASA International Space Station with a single Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews) still frame! You might be thinking this is no big deal, but logistically, it is amazing! The Space Station is traveling [...]
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Beautiful Fashion Photography BTS HDSLR video
Posted on 04. Jan, 2011 by planetMitch.
We found this project over on this thread of the planet5D forums. I know many of you don’t think planet5D cares about still photography any more, but you’re wrong. We still love to cover stills! And tho this was posted primarily as a behind the scenes of a fashion shoot video piece, we love the [...]
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A call for help in Haiti – the Nap Kenbe Project – get involved!
Posted on 25. Nov, 2010 by planetMitch.
Today is Thanksgiving holiday in the United States and we’ll have a couple of posts today about doing for others – yes they also have to do with photography, but let’s not forget that we need to help others who may not be as fortunate as we are. In this project, you can help by [...]
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Turn your HDSLR vacation photos into a movie – idea from Mike Matas
Posted on 08. Nov, 2010 by planetMitch.
Mike Matas has created something with his Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews) HDSLR that I’ve not seen before – a really unique way to show off all of your vacation photos without spending hours boring your friends. And, he got to use all of his 3000+ photos! Now, you don’t have to use an [...]
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Lens Wacking – detaching your lens for interesting video flare
Posted on 11. Oct, 2010 by planetMitch.
Always looking for things that are different, we now bring you ‘lens wacking’ – and some of you may have done this back before we had the Canon EOS 5D Mark II manual control firmware and didn’t know it was ‘cool’ LOL. Lens wacking is simply shooting with the lens detached from the camera so [...]
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Canon EOS 5D Mark IIs used to produce the first HDR video
Posted on 09. Sep, 2010 by planetMitch.
UPDATE: There’s a great interview with the guys behind this over on 16x9cinema. Give it a listen! This very interesting concept High Dynamic Range (HDR) video that was shot with two Canon EOS 5D Mark IIs (reviews) has quickly gone viral. I don’t know if that was because of the Canon EOS 5D Mark IIs [...]
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Canon EOS 60D hands on from Den Lennie
Posted on 08. Sep, 2010 by planetMitch.
Last week planet5D was at the Canon EXPO 2010 and had our hands on a Canon EOS 60D (report coming) but the shooting with them was limited at the EXPO – but Den Lennie from @thefstopacademy got to use one for 30 minutes and he’s sent us this exclusive report: But before that – we’ve [...]
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Canon 7D – From Snapshots to Great Shots – a planet5D book review and giveaway
Posted on 24. Aug, 2010 by planetMitch.
Nicole S. Young is a photographer, a frequent tweeter, and now an author – she’s written the new book “Canon 7D: From Snapshots to Great Shots”. I’ve followed her on twitter for quite a while and she’s a fellow iStocker (someone who sells photos on iStockPhoto.com) (check out her portfolio on iStock!). When i found [...]
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John Butler Trio “Revolution” music video shot with Canon EOS 5D Mark II and Red
Posted on 06. Aug, 2010 by planetMitch.
As many of you know, the Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews) and the Red cameras work pretty well together and in this new music video from the Australian band The John Butler Trio, we get to see an excellent example. We’ve been chatting with Rod Blackhurst who teased us with this intro to the [...]
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“City of Lakes” Behind the Scenes
Posted on 10. Jul, 2010 by planetMitch.
Several months ago, planet5D was honored to be the first to show you “City of Lakes” – a wedding film shot on the Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews) and now, there are behind the scenes videos to help you learn how Patrick Moreau and Kevin Shahinian and their crew made the movie! It comes [...]
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