Re: 5DII video now up!

Bõwser <bowser@xxxxxxx> wrote:
"Annika1980" <annika1980@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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This changes everything.

When I got my first Mini-DV camcorder 11 years ago I used to capture
stills from it.
Decent for web use (720x480), but nothing you'd want to print.
At that time I thought that video would soon signal the death knell to
still photography as we know it. The 5DII is the first useful product
that combines the two. Perhaps Canon sees the writing on the wall
here, with the new RED cameras?


I recall reading that there is a training school for photojournalists
in the UK that includes video training for all its PJ students. The
principal was interviewed some months ago and stated that video
capture would be an essential tool for PJs in the future, therefore
they needed to be prepared for it.

It seems the guy (and the college) were particularly enlightened.


Sports shooters will no longer need a high frame rate still camera
when they can just shoot video and capture the stills they need.


But wouldn't the stills be in HDTV format?

It seems a waste of a 21 MP DSLR to produce stills of less than 2 MP.
However, I suppose that they would be suitable for some press use.


5DII seems particularly suited to wedding photography ... it's great
in low light and can capture video clips to boot.
***, I may order a second one!

I had planned on upgrading after Christmas, but it looks like I'll have to
wait, even then. This thing is pretesting and previewing so well, it's going
to be hard to get. I guess it's Nikon's turn to play catch-up. Damn....


I have no doubt that I will be ordering a 20+ MP DSLR to replace my 5D
early in 2009. However, I will be waiting to make sure that the
severe focusing problems of the Canon EOS 1D Mark III are not repeated
in the 5D Mark II.

For that matter, I would not want to have the same focusing problems I
had with my 5D with any new camera. It took weeks to solve them.
First the camera was recalibrated. Then the 24-105mm lens. Then both
together. Only after that was the focusing reliable.

This seems to be much less of a problem with Nikon DSLRs. However, I
had focusing problems with a Nikon F801 (N8008) I bought in 1989, and
they were never solved to my satisfaction, so I don't suppose Nikon
are 100% reliable either.


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