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EOS Bodies / Re: 5dmkIII- No video autofocus?

« on: March 02, 2012, 02:55:13 PM »

I do a lot of pro video and definitely want autofocus. Why would you not want it, the technology is there, and depending on what you are shooting - and how - it can make things a lot easier.

If you want to stick with manual, you can but at least give both options.

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People don't want it because it makes them seem old-school with lots of street cred.  Friggen luddites.

I have 20/15 vision and have trouble finding exact focus with the LCD on a T3i.  Autofocus SHOULD be there.  If only because $500 Nikons already have it.

Feh.

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: Why I am happy that the 5D3 shows almost no new video impovements

« on: February 24, 2012, 03:15:53 PM »

I can't factor all of this C300 -vs- 5D III angst.

The C300 is a $16000 camera.  The 5D III will be $2500(?)


Is this really a conversation?

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: Videos and AutoFocus

« on: February 22, 2012, 08:50:33 PM »

With respect, Mt Spokane, I stand by my position.  There are phones coming out this quarter based on nVidia's Tegra3 quad-core chip.  If there's room in a phone for that, then there's certainly room for similar power in a camera.

ESPECIALLY in the larger SLR's that have multiple CPU's and card slots. 

I'm passionate about this because I split time between photo and video and can't afford two separate cameras.  I totally get the old school mentality that scorns the use of an SLR for video.  But it's a new world...and none of our kids are going to make those kinds of distinctions...

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: Videos and AutoFocus

« on: February 22, 2012, 07:45:38 PM »

Magic Lantern has a feature where you can pick a section and it will magnify it 5x in the corner of your LiveView screen, and surround that with a green border when it's focused.  It's a very poor man's solution.

For the moment, I subscribe to the school of thought that there's enough CPU power in the universe that we should be able to compute autofocus in something the size of a camera.  I'm just hoping Canon is up to snuff.

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Videos and AutoFocus

« on: February 22, 2012, 06:11:39 PM »

I recently learned that none of the current cameras in the Canon lineup offer auto-focus while filming video.   

Is there any indication that any of the new 5D or T4i bodies will support autofocus?

(I do just enough video recording that Im thinking about getting an entry level Nikon, just for this purpose...)

When I saw this, it got me wondering...

EF-S 18-135 II
This lens will have a silent autofocus motor geared to video. It will arrive with the new Rebel T4i. This has shown up in a US retailer inventory system. No price for the kit with the T4i.

Afterall, what use is a silent motor if it doesn't focus while recording...

/crosses fingers