canon 5d mark ii
Cameras
Camera Tattooed In Time Lapse (By Another Camera)
1:40AM Mark Wilson | Dabe Alan got a vintage gadget tattoo of his own, but he shot the process in time lapse with a very modern Canon 5d Mark II before editing this video in Final Cut Pro. Ouchies. [Flickr]
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Canon 5D Mark II Firmware Update Unlocks 1080p Video At 24FPS
12:52AM Matt Buchanan | Everybody complaining in the 1D Mark IV comment thread that there won’t be any more video firmware updates for the 5D Mark II is kinda wrong: Canon is enabling the 24fps and 25fps 1080p video recording that’s found on the 7D and 1D Mark IV, bringing it about up to par. Update’s due sometime next year, though no firmware switcheroo’s gonna deliver the 1DMkIV’s low-light sensitivity. [Planet 5D via Canon Rumors]
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High Definition War Footage Taken With Canon 5D Mark II
12:40PM Jesus Diaz | I’m amazed by the cinematic qualities of this high definition footage from Frontline’s documentary Obama’s War. The colour, the depth, the texture, it all screams film to me. Except it’s just a Canon 5D Mark II rigged by Danfung Dennis. More »
Software
Concept Windows 7 Ads Shot With 5D Mark II Set The Bar High
2:50AM Sean Fallon
Microsoft is set to bombard us all with Windows 7 ads around the October 22nd launch—and director Marty Martin’s concept spots are setting the bar high. More »
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Swim With A Sea Turtle Thanks To The Canon 5D Mark II
12:30AM Mark Wilson | While snorkelling in the Virgin Islands, I trailed a sea turtle for about five minutes I’ll never forget. If only I had a Canon 5D Mark II and scuba gear, used here, I could share that memory with you. More »
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Hollywood Is All Over The Head-Mounted Canon5D Mark II
4:40AM Sean Fallon | Imagine the kind of HD magic you could film with a Canon5D MK II mounted on a helmet. The possibilities have not been lost on Hollywood apparently. More »
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Magic Lantern Firmware Unlocks The Canon 5D Mark II’s A/V Potential
5:20AM Mark Wilson
The Canon 5D Mark II can shoot jaw-dropping 1080P video, but nothing about the interface makes it easy. So one video guru wrote his own firmware for the device to bring camcorder luxuries to the dSLR. More »
