Posts Tagged ‘image quality’

The idea of taking that huge investment in lenses some of us have and leveraging it into the latest and greatest camera bodies (L series lenses, anyone? Panasonic GH4, anyone?) is really appealing. REALLY appealing.[adrotate group="6"] But at least in my own case, I’ve sold off…

(planetMitch note: this is a new blogger for planet5D Charlie Locke - he's currently working on a new ebook we'll be featuring - so keep your eyes peeled on the planet5D universe! I talked to Alex at Magic Lantern about this and frankly, diving into…

More is better most of the time. More is better in video pretty much all of the time. HD is better than SD; a larger color space and longer-lasting batteries are a big plus. 4K, according to David Shapton, Managing Editor of RedShark News, 4K…

We've come far from just a few years ago when studio video cameras were bulky and expensive. But actually, could you use a sub $1,000 camera that fits into your cargo shorts as a full-on studio cam? This article from Red Shark News about the…

It didn't take long, the first samples from Magic Lantern software for the Canon EOS 7D shows us RAW video in short bursts. We first told you about this Friday here on the planet5D blog Before you get too excited to make your long feature,…

Yesterday we broke the news that Magic Lantern has "improved Canon EOS 5D Mark III dynamic range to 14 stops!" Well, now there's a sample video showing you the advantage. As Michael Anthony posts in the description, he's set this up as a possible "worst…

Imagine you could improve the dynamic range of your Canon EOS 5D Mark III or Canon EOS 7D to 14 stops! what would you give to be able to do that? Would you pay for it? What if you could have it for free? UPDATE (2013-07-17)…