I recently had a theft of my truck and most of my camera gear. I have slowly rebuilt most of it, but decided to wait for the new Canon 5D Mark II, the new 21 mega-pixel, full frame camera that also shoots high def video. The camera is very hard to get at this point, but the word from those that have gotten the new hybrid is that it is amazing. Some of the videos that have been posted on the internet are pretty amazing also. Today I got the battery grip I ordered and am still waiting for my camera, ordered from several places, hoping it comes through soon. My one week of shooting video in Cleveland this month was put off till January, making next month very busy. I will be shooting in Cleveland 22 days next month; what a month that will be. I will let you know how the Canon 5D Mark II is when the camera half arrives, in the mean time, I will be playing with my new point and shoot, the Canon G10, so far it looks great! The video below by Dan Chung was shot with the Canon 5D Mark II.
Canon 5D Mark II - One Night in Beijing from Dan Chung on Vimeo.
Wow, the depth of field, lack thereof is incredible. Like a very expensive movie camera. I'm a Nikon guy and seems they have the same HD in the new model. Only 5 minutes of video per shot, but who knows what the next generation of cameras with HD will bring. Great times ahead.
Posted by: Darrell Kirk | December 10, 2008 at 02:52 AM