Several weeks ago, we got this awesome video from Nick Arcivos (and I apologize to Nick for taking so long to get this posted!) and you should have a read of what Nick contributed for our behind-the-scenes as well as watching the video several times.[adrotate…
I can't tell you how far behind on some things I am because frankly I don't have a way to quantify it - but I've got a dozen or so Canon EOS C300 stories I haven't yet made time to publish - but I just…
Most people are aware of the tragedies that struck Japan earlier this year, but what is it really like to be involved? What kind of suffering is still going on? This project (hopefully being funded by you on indigogo) aims to bring more emotion to…
Yes it is a commercial for a new cell phone - the Touch Wood SH-08C - but it is a very cool concept and it was shot on the Canon EOS 7D (reviews) (we verified with the videographer)! Conceived by Morihiro Harano of Drill inc.…
We got to have a surprise guest on the planet5D LIVE show the other day - Dan Chung (dslrnewsshooter.com) - a reporter for places like the Guardian.co.uk and of course we talked about the controversy surrounding his reporting of the events. We again thank Dan…
In the 3 weeks since the disasters struck the shores of Japan, it is becoming more evident that the disasters not only hurt and killed many tens of thousands (which we seriously care much more about!) but the economic impacts to the HDSLR makers and…
The tragic events in Japan have touched us all in one way or another - and when we found out Guardian.co.uk reporter Dan Chung (dslrnewsshooter.com) was flying into that disaster to cover it as a news gatherer, we were concerned for his safety. Dan's back…
Should cinematic techniques be included in news coverage? The guardian.co.uk has Dan Chung in Japan covering the earthquake and tsunami and he's using the Canon HDSLRs (I think he has a Canon EOS 5D Mark II with him but I don't have confirmation). Dan posted…
Most of you know that I've been posting the 'best of' HDSLR movies over on planet5D Cinema, but this one just came to me and I thought it was so good, everyone reading the blog should see it. The timing with the music, the changes…
