planet5D-Canon HDSLR news (5Dmk2, 7D, 1Dmk4)

“City of Lakes” – amazing wedding movie filmed with Canon HDSLRs

Posted on 06. Mar, 2010 by planetMitch.

You’ve got to watch this trailer – really – I insist. I’ve not seen a wedding filmed with five Canon 7Ds and two 5D Mark IIs quite like this before! The scale of this film is amazing.

From the Pacific Pictures blog: “There are so many ways to tell a story… And so much a marriage [...]

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The Vancouver Olympics on the Canon EOS 7D

Posted on 06. Mar, 2010 by planetMitch.

Jordan (@jdog23) sent us this awesome little video shot on the Canon EOS 7D… thought it deserved a full post.

Vancouver 2010 Olympics from Jordan Megahy on Vimeo.
Oh my, where do I begin? This past month has been an amazing time in my life. Met countless people, saw some incredible things, and best of all. I [...]

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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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First production Canon Rebel T2i/550D movies and reaction

Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by planetMitch.

Late yesterday, amongst the news of the Canon EOS 5D Mark II firmware, friend of planet5D Dan Chung @dslrinformer posted his first Canon Rebel T2i/550D video. Dan’s been right there in front of each of the 4 Canon HDSLR cameras (see the other posts we’ve highlighted) and has always been one of the first (if [...]

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Sea by Philip Bloom – a Canon EOS 5D Mark II movie

Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by planetMitch.

We added this to planet5D Cinema right before bedtime last night, but since we know not every one of you is visiting over there every day (yet – but we know you will ), we thought you needed to see this. It is important.

Philip was already a master filmmaker, but this one is just WOW [...]

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Just out – Canon Rebel T2i/550D review of a pre-production model

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by planetMitch.

This morning, we spotted this very positive new review of the Canon Rebel T2i/550D from Nino Film (on twitter) who has a “video production blog” and lives over in Austria.

“Before I start drooling over this new camera from Canon, I have to tell you that I am relatively new to the whole HDSLR field.
Over [...]

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Rumor: Canon prototype full frame DSLR shooting RAW video

Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by planetMitch.

UPDATE (8/19/2010) – I received some additional information from our source. The prototype apparently is very early in development because the chip itself is in a box. This may indicate that it is a prototype for a video camera and not an HDSLR.
(Original post from 2/15/2010) This morning, a source has indicated that Canon [...]

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Canon EOS 7D and 5D Mark II used on TV Show “Numb3rs”

Posted on 15. Feb, 2010 by planetMitch.

Ryan Hinman (friend of planet5D) sent us a note the other day about a couple of videos posted on youtube by Stephen Gyllenhaal (imdb profile) – a Director for the TV show “Numb3rs”. Stephen has been posting some “behind the scenes” videos on his blog and there’s some good info there if you’re a fan [...]

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Shooting F-16 Fighter Pilots with the 1D Mark IV and 5D Mark II

Posted on 11. Feb, 2010 by planetMitch.

I found this earlier today and had to show off Tyler Stableford’s work… Shooting F-16 Fighter Pilots with the 1D Mark IV and 5D Mark II

In November Tyler Stableford had the assignment of a lifetime, flying with F-16 fighter pilots of the 120th Fighter Squadron at Colorado’s Buckley Air Force Base, for an upcoming feature [...]

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Createasphere/EXPLORE: Entertainment Technology Exposition

Posted on 05. Feb, 2010 by planetMitch.

Got plans for February 18th? If you’re going to be in the Los Angeles area, pop over to the Createasphere/EXPLORE: Entertainment Technology Exposition which will be held on FEBRUARY 18, 2010 at the Universal Hilton in Universal City, CA. The exciting part for planet5D readers is their DSLR Video Track. They invited me out but [...]

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Puma commercials shot on the Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Posted on 04. Feb, 2010 by planetMitch.

Some quirky little spots set up for Puma shoes filmed with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II. Continue here to read a Q&A with Jared about the project.

A bit of info from the Youtube posts….
“The advert titled Motor was done for PUMA company in USA. It was released in the January 2010. Business [...]

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How to make ‘plates’ for Fox’s 24 on the Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Posted on 04. Feb, 2010 by planetMitch.

Tho this is a very short little clip with 5 Canon EOS 5D Mark IIs, it shows off several things including a cameo of a monitor produced by one of our new sponsors Ikan. Friend of planet5D Rodney Charters shows off several items while at the same time, giving us a clue into how they [...]

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Override the video limitations on the Canon 5D mk2 for better video shooting

Posted on 02. Feb, 2010 by planetMitch.

@syl_arena tweeted this article this morning and I think it is worth a look —
Override the video limitations on the Canon 5D mk2 for better video shooting

A couple of excerpts to get you excited enough to go read the whole thing…
“If you’re like me and have used the Canon 5D mk 2 for video, you [...]

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Fox Sports NASCAR spot filmed with Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Posted on 26. Jan, 2010 by planetMitch.

Just the other day, friend of planet5D Guillermo Lecuona sent us this video that he directed and shot for (Fox Sports Design) on the Canon EOS 5D Mark II. It was one of 3 different spots they produced for NASCAR, but this one was the only one done with the 5D2. If you want to [...]

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“Betrayed” – Canon EOS 5D Mark II short released

Posted on 26. Jan, 2010 by planetMitch.

A tease was posted back in August 2009 indicating a motion picture with some big names was being shot on the Canon EOS 5D Mark II. After a few delays, “Betrayed” (IMDB listing), a narrative short, has been released and we’re one of the first to get the trailer. We’ve been chatting with Cinematographer Robert [...]

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