Canon announced a new Canon 70-200L2.8IS lens today. Rumors of this update must have been a hot topic for the last 3-4 years, out lived only by the rumors of the 24-70L2.8IS. While it is not the most useful lens for videographers, it is the central item of most photographers gear list.…
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Getting 4:4:4 video from the HDMI output of a 7D
I while ago I came across Syndicate 7D tool but for some obscure reason, it did not catch my attention. Now in this article (twittered by Dan), we have more details about how the software works. Maybe I am getting a bit ahead of myself here.…
Read More »Best products of 2009
Now that 2009 is almost over, it is a good time to look back at all the products we have tried during the year and see which one stood above the rest.
Read More »More 1DMrkIV news: Behind the scene of Nocturne shooting
Vincent Laforet updated his blog with some interesting content last night. First, he republished the Nocturne film on various video hosting platform and added a behind the scene video (available only on his site). Wish it was longer. Finally, he teases us with a upcoming announcement of another film contest.…
Read More »5DMrkII, 7D and 1DMrkIV video comparison (from StillMotion)
Some people are just luckier than me. The folks at Still Motion put their hands on a 1DMrkIV and had the great idea to make a side by side video comparison with the 5D and 7D. Read their comments here and check out the clip.…
Read More »Selling/Trading my 24mm TSE
UPDATE: SOLD! While I love this lens, I dont use it enough to justify its presence in my lens box. …
Read More »EOS 5D Mark II Firmware Update Version 1.2.4
Unless you have a WFT-E4 or are into long repetitive bulb exposures, this update does not change anything for you. It would have been a nice present from Canon to give us the 24p before the holidays, but I guess they are really going to stick to their schedule of 2010 (probably after the 1DMrkIV is out too).…
Read More »60p, 50p in the next firmware?
Sorry for missing this one! Actually, I did not miss it, I was just too busy working on a very special project (more on this tomorrow). As you have all read elsewhere, rumors are that the next 5DMrkII firmware will include (as we expected/hoped) more than just the 24p frame rate.…
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