Wow, the House (great show, BTW) season finale was shot entirely on a Canon 5D Mark II. You think that the HD video quality of dSLRs is challenging pro video and film gear yet?
Being a lomo user, photographer Hunter Richards‘s Canon 5D Mark II hack has totally made my week. Using a Russian lomo lens from the ’80s with an adaptor, he managed to create a beautifully shot lomo film worthy of your attention.
Last week we saw some big wave activity in the Pacific. Some said the storms would develop some of the biggest waves in decades.* Here’s some footage of nut jobs surfing said waves on Jaws, in Maui.
This time lapse video out of Japan (Mount Fuju, Iwate Prefecture, et al) enhances my calm while upholding my personal belief that HD video on DSLRs is one of the best things to happen to cameras in recent history.
You should watch this video for two reasons. One, it’s gorgeous, filmed on the Canon 5D/7D dSLRs at 1080p. Two, it gives you a peek outside George Lucas’s famed workshop, like a more romantic, landscape-focused version of Cribs.
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]
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]
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.
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.
