Canon5Dtips Photography is more than words.
The conference was not over this afternoon and I had already received a few emails and SMS from friends telling me how great of an external screen the iPad could be. And now even Philip Bloom talks about it. I am currently downloading the iPhone SDK3.2 to investigate the possibility but if it is doable, I am not the one who will do it!…
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Start/Stop your 5D or 7D recording from a remote
Finally, someone realized that pressing the start/stop button is a pain when using a shoulder rig. While Red Rock Micro already has a solution to this problem, it is not elegant or practical since you have to place the remote in front of the camera.…
Read More »New project phase 1: get parts
Came back from the electronic store yesterday and got these parts. Anyone guessing what I am working on? …
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Announcement: The Canon5dTips Market is open !
It is with great pleasure that we introduce our new sister site: the Canon5dTips Market!
What is it?
It is a place for you, the users, to publish ads for gear you want to sell and for prospective buyer to find gear at great price.… Read More »New wireless file transmitter. Should we care?
Canon announced the release of a new file transmitter earlier today. We talked about the earlier version of the product a while ago when reviewing the iPhone application DSLR Remote. At the time, everyone agreed that the WFT was nearly useless for 5DMrkII owners because of its slow transfer speed.…
Read More »Canon finally updates the 70-200L2.8IS!
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.…
Read More »SmallHD field monitor review
Last weekend, I had to opportunity to participate in the production of a small movie entirely shot with a 5D. We had a lot of gear to play around, including a SmallHD DP1 field monitor. It was my first time shooting with an external monitor and it quickly became a key item on the set.…
Read More »ShapeWLB Sumo II review
I guess that most of you guys never heard of ShapeWLB. They are a small Canadian company that builds rigs mostly for pro video camera and are now entering the HDSLR market. They rigs are stable, functional and very affordable.…
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