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ElectroDiva 2 Apr 2009 21:01:57 592 posts
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Will have a proper play around with it at the weekend, but do any of you guys have any tips / tricks on getting the best out of it?

(I'm looking at you in particular deem)

Tomo 2 Apr 2009 21:03:48 19,566 posts
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There should be a button on the top right. Usually it clicks in and you can get a really detailed painting of what you see when you look through the square hole on the back. It's pretty nifty.

ElectroDiva 2 Apr 2009 21:18:49 592 posts
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cheers, that should help...

Tomo 2 Apr 2009 21:30:28 19,566 posts
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Is it your first DSLR or what? What level of experience do you currently have? Presumably you know a bit having bought a 5D Mk II?

deem 2 Apr 2009 21:39:20 31,667 posts
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ElectroDiva wrote:
Will have a proper play around with it at the weekend, but do any of you guys have any tips / tricks on getting the best out of it?

(I'm looking at you in particular deem)

Can't help you to be honest, as all I've done with it so far is video.

The results I've had so far with the few shots I've taken have not been up to the standards of the mark 1, so I have lots to do to get used to it.

I have over 100 bars to shoot in the next 4 months, so I hope I'll get to grips with it pretty bloody quickly.

ElectroDiva 2 Apr 2009 22:03:23 592 posts
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Tomo wrote:

Is it your first DSLR or what? What level of experience do you currently have? Presumably you know a bit having bought a 5D Mk II?

It's my second - first one was a much loved 20d. I know my way around an SLR, but don't really get into things like post-processing RAW files etc

@deem - it was the video bit I wanted to pick your brains about (saw the videos you posted)

for example - how limiting is the lack of manual aperture control and autofocus ?

skuzzbag 2 Apr 2009 22:30:12 5,950 posts
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Erm, can't you figure that out by actually trying it? This is the sort of thing you ask before buying one

ElectroDiva 2 Apr 2009 22:43:29 592 posts
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I will do, but I'm a bit a bit of a noob when it comes to video - so it would be nice to get some tips from someone with a bit of experience.

The main reason I bought it is for stills use - which I'm totally comfortable with

ram 2 Jun 2009 14:02:52 3,598 posts
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Firmware 1.1 is now out - manual controls for video. Which has turned the video into excellent quality but fudged into excellent quality and awesome.

Neverness 2 Jun 2009 15:50:21 1,186 posts
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Well that's not fair. Not the Mk II has gone from really want want one, to really really want one.

sigh

Nth 29 Mar 2010 20:52:34 3,164 posts
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Here's the ultimate 5D Mk II.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/studiocake/4002964529/

Neverness 30 Mar 2010 10:36:12 1,186 posts
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oooh nice.

Maybe the videos on that wont be too much for my PC to handle.

neilch 1 Apr 2010 17:09:18 749 posts
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Used a 5D Mk II on a film shoot yesterday with a steadycam style jobby and follow focus unit and it is awesome quality for the price.

What kind of PC have you got Neverness? My Mac Mini doesn't seem to have any trouble, but I haven't done much with them yet. Hopefully I'll get a chance to play over the weekend.

Neverness 1 Apr 2010 19:13:51 1,186 posts
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neilch wrote:
Used a 5D Mk II on a film shoot yesterday with a steadycam style jobby and follow focus unit and it is awesome quality for the price.

What kind of PC have you got Neverness? My Mac Mini doesn't seem to have any trouble, but I haven't done much with them yet. Hopefully I'll get a chance to play over the weekend.

I have an aging PC but it has done me proud considering I built it. It is an Athlon X2 4200, 2 gig ram, ATi x1950 and other stuff like windows 7. Not great I admit but I have only just started having a problem with videos.
This one http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajohns/4263015902/ which I did as my first test works fine, but new ones dont. The sound is fine and plays normally, but the image jumps frames all the time.

I have tried a fix by using the VLC player and editing the setting but that just fails completly. To be fair though I dont really have that much interest in the admitedly fantastic video anyway so I could just use the lower quality setting until I upgrade the PC.

Nth 7 Apr 2010 18:58:58 3,164 posts
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Bloody hell. Apparently the entire last episode of the latest season of House was filmed on a 5D II. Impressive.

FutureDave 11 Apr 2010 11:52:47 535 posts
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Nth wrote:
Bloody hell. Apparently the entire last episode of the latest season of House was filmed on a 5D II. Impressive.

Philip Bloom has posted the Twitter Q&A with the director about the use of the 5D.

http://philipbloom.co.uk/2010/04/10/house-season-finale-shot-entirely-with-canon-5dmkii/

I was more surprised that the show is usually filmed on 35mm film. I always thought it was just HD video.

FutureDave 8 May 2010 12:02:57 535 posts
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Here's the first 2 minutes of House in glorious 5D: http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/05/07/house-season-finale-spoilers/

Unfortunately the video quality isn't great, but it still looks pretty impressive.

reflux 8 May 2010 14:37:06 1,804 posts
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Thanks Dave, will definitely be interesting to watch that episode.

Thinking about getting a Mk II for the summer festivals and sell my bloody 1D Mark III if I can find anyone who wants it.

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