Free 5dmarkii Video Tutorial

[Peter Salvia]

Hi All:

This camera is a game changer. Period. Suddenly, all the world class still photographers in the world will have a tool at their disposal they are already skilled at using and can capture 1080p. I’m hoping this will create an influx of high quality footage that can do away with the dirth of poorly composed video making up the majority of what we see on television (with the exception of the Planet Earth’s and Wild China’s out there).

I’m a video guy walking into a room of still photographers so there’s a whole lot I know I have to learn about lenses, f-stops, etc. Video Editor / Producer and Apple Certified Trainer by trade, I do know a bit about the video production side of things so I've posted some free video tutorials to my site and hope you will check them out:

www.petersalvia.wordpress.com

Final Cut Prose episode 4 presents an all-in-one video tutorial showing you how to cut, color, and compress video shot with the upcoming Canon EOS 5D Mark II Digital SLR using three Final Cut Studio 2 applications: Final Cut Pro, Color, and Compressor.

If there are further topics anyone would like covered let me know and I'll do my best to crank out a quick video tutorial. I'm really looking forward to working with the great footage this camera will inevitably produce and looking forward to being an active member in this new forum.

proactively • peter

[pr0digal]

Being a video/film student in a digital photography forum, I will be watching your site with great interest. However, being a college student, I would rather save for an HVX-200 or a Canon XH-A1 (both of which allow 24p natural :D) over a 5D MK II. Sure I might be able to afford the camera, but not not the L series glass to make it look really good.

Or one of these babies: http://www.red.com/

[Peter Salvia]

The HVX-200 and XH-A1 are both great cameras. I know that many people are petitioning Canon to upgrade the 5dmkii to 24p with a firmware update.

As for affordable 24p cameras, have you considered the HV30? I own one and was able to put a nice kit together for $1200. Here's the link to some research I did:

http://petersalvia.wordpress.com/2008/07/28/canon-hv30-purchase-the-research/

proactively • peter

[yf920]

well, i guess people will only take 5% of time to do video with 5D II:)

[Peter Salvia]

The video capture capability is the only reason this camera is on my radar. I'm sure that's the case for a lot of other people out there, too.

No reason to plunk down 1500 bucks on an unwieldy 35mm adapter setup from Redrock Micro, Cinevate or Letus. And then ante up the dough to buy a few lenses. With the 5dmarkii you get 35mm depth of field 1080p right out of the box.

That's a huge game changer.

And if you're mainly a still photographer, you now have a little menu option that opens up a whole new world of possibilities. Not pixelated garbage footage, but broadcast quality high definition footage. If Canon opts to include 24p capture in the future, you're now holding a viable rig to shoot that feature film you've always wanted to make.

[CyberDyneSystems]

Interesting point the OP makes, and I agree. It will be very interesting to watch the bridge in this current gap fill. Both ways... (Video guys with a good still camera as well as Photographers with a good Vid camera)

I can't swing the cost of a 5D at this time. But I look forward to seeing the next 50D type with this feature @ a more down to earth price for me!