Comments on: 5D Mark II Firmware Update [CR1]

By: pelegrino

pelegrino — Sat, 16 May 2009 20:43:23 +0000

the af on 5d mark ii needs an upgrade
would firmware effect this or would a new screen be necessary?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 12 May 2009 08:49:28 +0000

I would like to point out a couple of holes in this story if I could. First of all the source for this information must be at the very least unreliable because Iron Man 2 is not shooting in Morocco, but in Monaco, which is quite different. Secondly they are not shooting the film 1.85 as it has been suggested, but 2.40. Thirdly it would be completely unreasonable to shoot green screen plates with this camera simply because of the significant lack of resolution. We are talking about a major feature film that is to be released theatrically, mixing a 1080p image cropped to 2.40, with super 35 and vista vision. Not likely.

By: Jz

Jz — Sun, 03 May 2009 16:54:42 +0000

Anybody have anything on Low light or Dark subject – Auto focus improvements to the 5D-2.

By: alek

alek — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:16:25 +0000

…no more news ?

By: craig brown

craig brown — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:43:02 +0000

Any plans for auto focus or improved focus like the panasonic lumix gh1 ? which is much cheaper.

By: Enjott

Enjott — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:15:29 +0000

Set photos for posters etc.

By: pat

pat — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:44:30 +0000

Yes, I had a lot of help…but I am now searching for a camera. Everytime I post here or on Nikon I must sound like a broken record. I always say the digital films made with the 5d2 etc have a much better look than anything I have seen in digital before, which I know has a lot to do with the lenses and maybe the sensor being so big but dont know how big it is with good hd video cameras. Even Very expensive units. No one seems to agree with me. I can spend up to 15,000 if I had to, but if I like the look, why not have a killer camera too. The talk on Nikon is always about the focus. Also, can I put the limited time shots together as scenes are not usualy very long anyway. As for focus, I would just set it anyway for static shots, like I would for filmaking. It looks like crap when the focus changes except when you pull focus from one object to another.

By: ben

ben — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:46:55 +0000

If you know what it takes to film a short on 35, then you have an idea what it will take to do a feature. You can probably shoot the whole thing in two weeks to a month if you’re working every day.

By: W

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:32:56 +0000

Why would the loyalty of a lot of customers be at risk? Statements like this seem ridiculous to me. Canon never promised manual aperture on the cam, it was never in it’s specs.

If their loyalty is at risk there never was loyalty in the first place. As a still camera it’s an amazing piece of equipment.

By: pat

pat — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:17:27 +0000

I have 2 sceenplays and want to do my own movie. Is this crazy? Will I shoot and shoot only to find I am wasting my time? I made one short …with help on 35 and loved it when in film school. I am so tired of waiting to see my words come to life…I live in NJ. Anonymous seems to have a handle on this. Thank you, Patrick flexxxxxx@optonline.net