Norman Pogson
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This is odd as the 7D is one of the few dslr cameras to have a 100% view in the viewfinder.
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Some people are carrying such heavy bags of preconceived ideas, they cannot embrace change. While others are rushing to produce quality images their bank account would have never allowed previously, thanks to dslrs.
I’m not a video guy, but from a cynical point of view how did the professional video camera manufacturers get away with charging $10k+ for such tiny sensors. ;D
I love what I can do with my 7D and keep getting the WOW!
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Shallow depth of field and interchangeable lenses that don’t break the bank are the cornerstones of HD-DSLR’s.
True most of the add on equipment for rigs etc are expensive, mainly because they are being produced by old school movie supply companies.
As the DSLR has changed the industry from a cost quality perspective, some of these suppliers are still not getting it. There is a huge demand from budget conscious entry level DSLR shooters.
Here is a company that is producing some very cost effective products: https://indisystem.com/
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I shoot Nikon for my still photography business, but I bought a Canon D7 system for video. I couldn’t wait any longer for Nikon. Nikon seem to build their cameras for either press or sports photographers.
720p is more than enough for a reporter to take still photographs and then post a clip on the newspapers website.
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The last obstacle to convergence was tape and 3 ccd sensors, both have been overcome, people have accepted digital recording and the limitations of CMOS sensors.
I know of a stock photographer that has teamed up with a production company for stock video with a Red 1 and he is lifting single frames for stock photos.
XLR’s along with other accessories could be modular accessories, that you either buy or not.
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Don’t under estimate trend, lower $ point of entry for DSLR when comparing quality with traditional cameras. Hundreds of inter changeable lenses that are somewhat affordable. Hollywood hype, the studios are jumping all over the Canon 5D2.
I also believe we are at the starting point of convergence, where up to prosumer camcorders and DSLR’s will become one of the same. The physical form of the machine will change, but I beleive the two systems will become one as a product catagory.
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Hi James,
I use Kingston pro 133x cards in either 8 or 16gb, there is a limit of 12 minutes per take.
I download the card directly to my computer and back up to an external HD. I then use Cineform Neoscene to transcode the footage to their proprietary codec, which gives a good looking 4.2.2. 10 bit file as a .avi.
Then just use your choice of NLE to edit.
I have a blog with a workflow for a Canon 7D, would be the same for the 5D2.
https://normanpogson.blogspot.com/2010/01/canon-7d-5d-mkll-workflow-for-stock.html
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How about the DIY solution of two polarizing filters?
https://digital-photography-school.com/create-your-own-variable-neutral-density-filter
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The only way I know is take all the jpegs in the sequence, download them to a dedicated file, making sure the files are sequentially numbered. Open them with Quicktime pro by clicking on image sequence then the first and last file and they are imported as a movie.
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I use Cineform Neoscene to transcode my 7D files into their proprietary codec with a 4.2.2 .avi file. Plays smoothly in Vegas 8. I render out as a Quicktime photojpeg file.