English: Canon EOS 5D Mark II camera, with Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens (fitted with a B+W 010 UV-Haze 58mm filter). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
It’s an all Canon post today as we take in four new Canon products.
Canon is almost surely the maker that is most aggressively pursuing film-quality digital video technology in ‘cinema cameras’. Here we look at a review of their 1D C and an interview surrounding the 5D.
The 1D C’s calling card is that you can pull high-end photographic quality stills from a video clip as video can be made in such a way so that frames are blur-free are razor sharp. As such this camera is not only a video-and-stills hybrid; it is both at the same time.
Thus, the 1D C is a game changer; the article quotes an expert: “I see the biggest step forward using motion image capture the ability to record many individual moments in time, all the while silently as there is no shutter being released. This could have great benefits in situations where you may want to remain more candid. Subjects could also feel more relaxed not knowing ‘photographs’ are being taken.”
Quite a concept. Shoot photographs while you’re making . . . a movie!
Make a movie is exactly what Sachin Kabir did on a Canon 5D Mk II. Kabir said that this camera “had been well tested by now and was making waves as a pioneering technology for low budget/independent film makers,” and cited its large sensor size as the most attractive feature. He also said that its “immediate advantage is the ability to rig and shoot much faster than any other camera giving such high quality.”
While Kabir points out a few “quirks,” the interview supports the general view that Canon is reckoned to be the leader in this technology.
Canon is not losing sight of the bread-and-butter paraphernalia, however.
It has released a new EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 that is optimized for video performance. Its construction, however, indicates that it is a modest and inexpensive lens. Moreover, if you think the aperture range cries out ‘kit lens’, you’d be right – it is.
The review discloses that for an affordable kit lens it has an excellent stabilizer.
ePhotozine says that this lens is a solid value-for-money when bought as part of a kit but not when bought separately.
Actually, Canon is not losing sight of anything, it appears!
Though speculation about the 7D Mk II has been floating around for a few months, take a gander at the Japanese rumour mill’s latest sneak peeks on 7D Mk II and 70D.
