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Wanna tear apart your Canon EOS 5D Mark II?

Posted on 08. Aug, 2009 by planetMitch.

If you’ve ever wanted to see what was inside your Canon EOS 5D Mark II, up till now you’re only option was to tear apart your own. We just found a blog post and a video where someone did tear down a 5D2 and documented it!

Please read Pete’s blog for additional information on what he [...]

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Bloggers - the Pretty Link plugin for WordPress will save you time

Posted on 05. Aug, 2009 by planetMitch.

I’m going to go off topic for just a little bit - hope you don’t mind. Today, I wanted to post about a neat little blogging tool, a WordPress plugin called “Pretty Link” and to tell you a bit about my experience.
A few weeks ago, I discovered Pretty Link and installed it because I wanted [...]

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planet5D has a wiki!

Posted on 28. Jun, 2009 by planetMitch.

It has been a while since I really mentioned it but maybe it is time for a reminder. One of the really great (modest aren’t I?) resources of planet5D is our Canon EOS 5D Mark II wiki. In fact, before there was this blog, there was the wiki. We started with creating the wiki when [...]

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New NIN Canon EOS 5D Mark II videos

Posted on 06. Jun, 2009 by planetMitch.

Rob Sheridan and Nine Inch Nails (NIN) have released some new videos taken with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II live on stage. These two videos include 2 songs from the Atlanta show with Saul Williams.
UPDATE (scroll down to see the new video added June 8 - below the others)
UPDATE 2 - OOPS! Rob says [...]

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Yes, there are more wonderful Canon EOS 5D Mark II videos

Posted on 03. Jun, 2009 by planetMitch.

Even before the firmware 1.1 glory of aperture control was released, we found these Canon EOS 5D Mark II videos to share with you! Imagine what is coming after everyone feels more comfortable with the new features. Creativity is definitely flowing from the 5D2 users. And this isn’t even the whole backlog of things I’ve [...]

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Yet another Canon EOS 5D Mark II hack announced - over exposure

Posted on 27. May, 2009 by planetMitch.

Hudson continues to work on the Canon EOS 5D Free hack - even knowing that the Canon firmware update has been announced. He’s working on features not included in the Canon firmware.
Have a tip, a video, or a Canon 5D2 product to announce? Give us a shout
Last night on cinema5d, he announced the “zebra stripes” [...]

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II Manual Exposure Control Firmware!

Posted on 26. May, 2009 by planetMitch.

Canon finally announces firmware update to manually control exposure while filming with the Canon 5D Mark II!
Just a day after the second 5D2 hack was announced for Audio Metering
Update: read about the new hack for ‘zebra striping’

From DPReview:
“LONDON, UK, 27th May 2009: Canon announced today it will release a firmware update for the [...]

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More on the DSLR Remote iPhone app

Posted on 23. May, 2009 by planetMitch.

Today, we found a new blog post from onOne software with a video explaining a bit more on how the software will work. And we note that it still isn’t approved in the app store yet.
The video makes it much easier to understand what will be needed and how it will work.
(Sorry, couldn’t figure out [...]

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Confirmation of firmware patches coming?

Posted on 28. Apr, 2009 by planetMitch.

As we pointed out in the post a few minutes ago about the Ghost Whisperer on CBS, there was an interview done with Tim Smith from Canon at the NAB conference last week. In the video, Tim makes several interesting points.
Have a tip, a video, or a Canon 5D2 product to announce? Give us a [...]

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CBS’ Ghost Whisperer webisodes filmed on Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Posted on 28. Apr, 2009 by planetMitch.

Yes it is true, webisodes of the show Ghost Whisperer have been filmed with the Canon 5D mk ii. Ok, they aren’t the versions of the TV show that everyone sees over the broadcast airwaves, but they’re cool none the less. And it is impressive that a big name like CBS would go with video [...]

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Amazing ‘Fusion’ wedding video-completed before the reception!

Posted on 27. Apr, 2009 by planetMitch.

I don’t think you can do it much faster than this… the video and stills were recorded on a Canon 5D mk ii (and a Canon HV20 on the steadycam shots) during the wedding ceremony, and then the movie was prepared and presented to the entire wedding party at the reception! Amazing. Make sure to [...]

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Yet another post of superb Canon 5D Mark II Videos

Posted on 26. Apr, 2009 by planetMitch.

Continuing the tradition (is it a tradition already? LOL), here are some more of my favorite videos of the past few weeks.
Have a tip, a video, or a Canon 5D2 product to announce? Give us a shout.
Nostalgia from Edgar Maguyon on Vimeo.Original version.2nd “Flare-free” version here: http://www.vimeo.com/3757244 (download for better quality)compressed to 720p 11mbps

Sexy Music [...]

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Rascal Flatss TV Show filmed on a Canon 5D Mark II!

Posted on 31. Mar, 2009 by planetMitch.

We continue to see some great stuff being filmed with the Canon 5D mk ii. Today, we’d like to highlight the music of Rascal Flatss. We first heard of this when we saw this post on twitter two days ago:
” danrubottom: just now settling in after a long day of shooting to watch the Rascal [...]

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Rumor: Canon working on new dSLR video camera?

Posted on 30. Mar, 2009 by planetMitch.

Canonrumors posted today about a rumor they’ve received about a possible pro video camera Canon might be working on that is based on the digital SLR’s like the canon 5d mark ii.
The image with this post comes from Engadget - who posted this:
“According to CanonRumors, the new pro cam will look similar to the XL [...]

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Unique gift: 5D mk ii flash drive

Posted on 27. Mar, 2009 by planetMitch.

This is making the rounds this morning so I thought I’d share in case you missed it.
engadget.com is highlighting this very unique flash drive made to look like a 5D mk ii
grab your chair tho, it isn’t gonna be cheap - $129 for a 4gb flash drive
Note: there’s not a whole lot more info on [...]

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