Category: Equipment

One of the most important accessories that you can purchase to help you get better results with the video from your Canon 5D MKII is an external LCD monitor (a video assist monitor.)   

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There’s a rumor afoot suggesting that Canon will be ditching CCD and adopting CMOS chips for a new pro-level camcorder. Digital cameras and camcorders never been so indistinguishable.

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If you have the slightest interest in computer drawing tablets, you need to see this thing.

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Canon’s new DSLR, the 500D, is the latest in a line of hybrid still/video DSLRs, joining Canon’s own 5DMkII, Nikon’s less capable D90 and Panasonic’s GH1. This trend is obviously set to continue, but do we want it?

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Canon today has introduced the EOS Rebel T1i, an evolution of the Rebel XSi that incorporates a 15.06 million image pixel CMOS sensor, DIGIC 4 processor and three inch (diagonal), 920,000 dot rear LCD into a body that’s nearly identical to its predecessor. For pro photographers, though, the main attraction of Canon’s newest entry-level digital SLR may well be its ability to capture HD video with sound, making it a budget alternative to the EOS 5D Mark II for Canon still shooters wanting to capture moving pictures with their SLR.

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The successful introduction of the Mamiya DL28, in addition to requests from professional photographers throughout the U.S., has prompted Mamiya America to announce the next level in high-end digital camera systems – the Mamiya DL33.

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There isn’t another camera anywhere in the world that takes larger digital pictures than the Seitz and the 160 Megapixel files produce incredible results. In terms of scale, image definition and sheer drama, this camera brings to photography what the IMAX brings to cinema.

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I’ve been shooting for some time now with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 (aka Leica D-Lux 4, more or less). I’ve come to think that it’s overall the best small camera I’ve ever used.

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Given the number of years that I have been primarily freelance, I wanted to give an idea of the equipment that one needs to survive in their new realm known as a freelance photographer. Others may have more or less than what I find works best, but I feel this will get you pretty well equipped to be able to fulfill a majority of requests from various types of potential clients you will be trying to work with.

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Finding the moment in the motion will lead to making videos to hang on your walls.

Maybe this 5D Mark II brings us a bit closer to this, time to get to work.

And when you first buy the camera, don’t expect to let it out of its cage and not get mauled when you shoot video on deadline… There is a learning curve with this machine and you need to spend some time with it not only to learn how to use it but most importantly to decide how you want to use it.

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It is also the world’s first digital camera to feature a Sweep Panorama technology, which allows you to capture eye-catching  shots of wide landscapes, church spires, skyscrapers and other panoramic scenes.

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Talk about results! Just the other day I dinged Panasonic for not having a movie mode in the Micro-4/3rds-system G1, and today they fixed the issue with the new DMC-GH1. Kidding — we knew it was coming — but the good news is that this new camera combines videos and stills in ways that Nikon and Canon should pay attention to.

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I am staying as far away from this as possible. Let Canon Inc. handle it themselves, it’s their mess after all. Suffice to say that I really hope that this new autofocus fix for the 1D Mark III is going to solve your problems.

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