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EOS Bodies / Re: 6D Smart Phone control

« on: September 17, 2012, 06:49:16 PM »

nice for some.. but i would rarely use it.

The first thing that jumps out at me is my constant frustration with having to get home before I post photos. I go shoot a protest or rally (like I did this past Saturday with the Chicago Teacher's Union strike rally) and while I'm sitting on a train twiddling my thumbs, AP, Getty, and everyone with instagram is posting first. If the phone app really works quickly and isn't too buggy it would be great to flip through 500-1000 photos and rate my top 10, transmit my top 3 via e-mail to an editor, then process the others for a slideshow in the evening.

Typically, wire service photogs crash in a hotel or starbucks, but occasionally you're out somewhere with limited access to WiFi, and this kind of thing (tethering wirelessly to a smart phone) just adds one more option.

It would just be a workflow process improvement for anyone shooting on a deadline or from a remote location with no wifi.

What do you shoot with right now? If you have camera with a SD card slot you can use the eye fi card like I do and have the photos go immediately to your phone and you can post them up on instagram, facebook and twitter right then and there.

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: Canon-launches-Cinema-EOS-System-flagship-camera

« on: August 31, 2012, 02:08:33 PM »

I sometimes (ok, a lot of the time) wonder how the marketing guys think at Canon.

I sometimes wonder how consumers of Canon think.  These lenses aren't being marketed towards me and you, and in the cinema world they are average priced.  It's like saying Canon is crazy and stupid for making a $20k industrial printer because all you need is a $200 Pixma.

I don't know how long it is going to take to realize that companies make stuff for different segments, and just because you're interested in something doesn't mean that every single product they release is made for you.

Preach... I feel that nowadays consumers lack everything you said

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Video & Movie / Re: Formula Drift Palm Beach Video

« on: June 18, 2012, 04:57:22 PM »

Not everyone can relate to the music but thanks for the compliment tho

Great video ruined by horrible music.

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Video & Movie / Re: Formula Drift Palm Beach Video

« on: June 18, 2012, 03:10:44 PM »

Yeah I will be in Vegas filming hopefully my camera(s) dont overheat but it will be a test for my 5D MKiii

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Video & Movie / Formula Drift Palm Beach Video

« on: June 18, 2012, 02:33:19 PM »

https://vimeo.com/44138579

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Video & Movie / Formula Drift Atlanta On The Grid 5D MKIII and 5D MKII

« on: May 22, 2012, 02:10:19 PM »

I got the chance to Travel to Road Atlanta for Round 2 of Formula Drift and it was definitely an experience I'd want to do again. Road Atlanta is a track I have always played on Forza and Gran Turismo so to actually see how beautiful that track is was breathe taking. Anyway check out the video and dont be shy to like and share.
https://vimeo.com/42601256

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Video & Movie / Re: My Automotive Video Portfolio

« on: April 15, 2012, 10:38:11 AM »

I mainly use my Canon 24-70L F2.8 and Canon 70-200L F2.8 IS

Your vids are amazing! what lens do you mostly use to film these.

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Video & Movie / Re: Formula Drift Streets of Long Beach shot on 5D MKIII

« on: April 15, 2012, 10:34:59 AM »

Thank you

These videos are awesome!

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Video & Movie / Re: Formula Drift Streets of Long Beach shot on 5D MKIII

« on: April 14, 2012, 04:51:47 PM »

If Im shooting 24fps which I was about 90% of the time I shoot 1/50th if I want film look but if I want no motion blur I was shooting 1/2000th in some of the footage.

I normally shoot at 1/30s for video, much smoother...

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Video & Movie / Re: Formula Drift Streets of Long Beach shot on 5D MKIII

« on: April 14, 2012, 04:33:25 PM »

Thats the exact same question I've been asking here http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=5492.0
Ive seen so many videos where people are talking about shooting fast shutter speeds so I took that advice and it looks like I was wrong. I will have it all figured out by next month when I have to shoot again because a buddy of mine was shooting 60fps at 1/160th at the same event and his results came out awesome.

Interesting.  Why does it do that?  Is it because 1/2000 leaves shots to sharp that they don't blend together? Do you need 1/160 or something like that so they arent as crisp?  Or do you just need something like 120 fps?

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Video & Movie / Re: Formula Drift Streets of Long Beach shot on 5D MKIII

« on: April 14, 2012, 02:22:12 PM »

I actually did some video in 60fps and it didnt come out how I imagined it. Next time I shoot in Atlanta for Formula D I will do a slower shutter speed probably 1/160th instead of 1/2000th. Here are the results of fast shutter at 60fps

Canon 5D MKIII: 60fps Slow Mo Test	Small | Large

Awesome video.  I will say that I was waiting for some slow motion action though.  I really thought you were going to have them come around the corner in full speed, then switch to slowmo for a second or two.  I realize that you'd need to be in 720 for 60fps, but I think it would have been awesome.

Either way, sweet video.

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Video & Movie / Re: Formula Drift Streets of Long Beach shot on 5D MKIII

« on: April 14, 2012, 02:19:29 PM »

I couldnt be any happier with the outcome of how the MKIII Performed vs the MKII because there was no more Moire and also being able to monitor the sound helped alot. I've shot alot of car events before and sometimes the sound would be over bearing but the MKIII worked like a charm.

Great stuff!  How'd you find the camera's video capabilities?

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Video & Movie / Formula Drift Streets of Long Beach shot on 5D MKIII

« on: April 14, 2012, 11:56:16 AM »

Finally got to fully put my brand new MKIII to the test and shot it at the Streets of Long Beach Formula Drift event.

Nickelsvision | Formula Drift Streets of Long Beach	Small | Large

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: MKIII 60 FPS Slow Mo HELP

« on: April 10, 2012, 01:43:05 AM »

Thanks again for the feedback guys I've been searching high and low for answers.

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: MKIII 60 FPS Slow Mo HELP

« on: April 10, 2012, 01:42:12 AM »

Like I told "Axilrod" im going to try another test this weekend and hopefully I can get better results by slowing down the shutter speed.

Yeah, the fast shutter speed is the culprit. That said, I kind of like the effect in some of these; it's freaky!

I read on a few videos and tutorials that the shutter speed had to be high when trying to do slow motion to eliminate motion blur. I've seen examples including this clip where they shot 1/1000th shutter speed at 60fps

Twixtor Test 2	Small | Large

I use Final Cut Pro 7 and Motion for slow mo. Today I used Twixtor and Im getting pretty much the same result with changing the speed 1% at a time but with the motion blending and frame blending it looks a little better. I may try another test this weekend with slower shutters speeds

Uhhhh, why the heck would you use 2000 or 4000 shutter speed?  Redo the test with the shutter at 1/125 and it should look fine, the results I got looked as expected.  It's possible that those cars are just moving too damn fast for 60fps, but I think that shutter speed is just way too high either way.  That kinda sucks because they could have been really really cool slow mo shots. 

Also, do you have FCPX?  If you do a standard retime in there it's the same as Optical Flow in motion and much easier to get done.

And a Weissmann is?

get a weissmann for this stuff....