Entries for Tag: '5dMkII'
Great article by James Duncan Davidson about why at large apertures the focus and recompose doesn't work the way you might think. This is why the 1Ds Mark III has a 45-point autofocus system, and why some are not happy about the new 5D Mark II's 9-point autofocus. Also, make sure you check out the depth-of-field calculator that he links to at the bottom.
Very well done for someone who really isn't a videographer. But the real star here is the quality of this video. Remember that this is not manipulated in any way except that it is resized down to 1/4 of the original size. Also see the behind the scenes video of how it was made. Very exciting stuff. It really does make that $2700 price point very compelling.
I want one of these so bad I can't stand it. Those are not pictures on his blog. Those are stills from a *video*...
Low light photography, shooting at 3200 speed? Yeah, I'll take 2. More on this later...
Now this is what I am talking about! A full frame 21MP sensor, 1080p HD video and ISO 25,600 equivalent mode are the headline specs. This is the link to the dpreview hands on preview. At a suggested retail price of US$2,699 it really is a bargain, even though that means I probably wont have one for a while. More on this later after I have had a chance to read more.