Update: David shares his experience shooting with the Canon 5D MKII
Photojournalist David Stephenson with the Lexington Herald-Leader got a hold of a Canon 5D Mark II and shot a wonderful video with it. Said Stephenson on a Facebook post:
Here’s a first edit of a video shot with the new 5DMKII DSLR from Canon. It was a good test – crappy, low light, wireless mic. Mostly handheld (but tripod on the interviews) and shot all with the kit lens, 24-105mm f/4 IS. I’m sold. Goodbye XH-A1.
What I want know David is how easy was it to edit the files? Was framing and handling easy? How about focusing? I really like the shallow depth-of-field–it gives the video a film-like feel. Nice work! Also kudos to the narrator Amy Wilson.
5 Comments
December 4, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Also what about the settings that are always automatic?
* ISO speed
* Shutter speed (from 1/30 to 1/125)
* Aperture
Did that bother you as a pro?
Here’s some comments from another pro:
http://prolost.blogspot.com/2008/11/oh-canon.html
December 4, 2008 at 3:03 pm
The depth of field he gets out of the lens – for video – is amazing and looks beautiful. Wow.
(But I’m not giving up my XH A1 just yet
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January 22, 2009 at 8:03 pm
Hi,
Will this camera be able to produce HD video with no ghosting when creating a dolly shot, pan shot or a steady cam shot?
January 31, 2009 at 8:16 pm
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March 15, 2009 at 9:38 am
I found this a great example of what the Canon 5D MK II is capable of, and so I linked to your blog from my own, http://catcheroflightrays.blogspot.com. Hope you don’t mind.