Canon EOS 7D Video
Normally I am not a fan of canon but this camera rocked, even at 1600-6400 ISO it was still a pretty clear image, it really wow'ed me. I can't believe he went from a huge film camera to this little tiny slr for shooting HD footage, the future of video looks incredible! Check out the video after the break.
So here is my first attempt at filming with a production Canon Eos7D just one hour after receiving it from my local camera store. Starting at 10pm I spent about 2 hours in total filming this an the Nanluoguxiang Hutong in Beijing which is popular with locals and tourists alike. Due to the lack of light its shot mostly at around 1600 to 6400 ISO.
Lenses were the Canon 50mm f1.2L, 35mm f1.4L and the 70-200mm f4L IS. I attached my Zacuto Z-finder straight to the camera, then added a prototype of the new Genus d-slr bars supporting their wide angle mattebox to prevent any excess lens flare. I shot mostly handheld using a small Redrockmicro shoulder rig at times as well as on my fantastic Miller DS-20 tripod. Audio was from a Zoom H4n feeding the camera audio directly using a custom cable from Pinknoise systems (living with AGC to speed time in the edit).
Found through an Engadget link The orginial Viemo link can be found here
Also Matt Jasper's main website can be found here - dslrnewsshooter.com
August 30th, 2010 - 19:14
Its getting to the point where DSLRs are becoming superior at shooting than Camcorders due to their large sensors. Even some SNL skits are shot with DSLRs now. Unfortunately for me and other Nikon fans Canon is the one making these strides into film. (Even though Nikon was the first to allow recording on the D90) Nikon shooters have to wait for Nikon to catch up or switch over to Canon. ;(
August 30th, 2010 - 21:46
The new Nikon 3100 is a huge improvement for Nikon. They even have live focus. Someone is always a step ahead, its just the name of the game, I still like Nikons colors and lens’ better. Just my .02