Canon 5D Mark II & 7D Good Enough for The Avengers

[Canon Rumors]

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<strong>So they’re probably good enough for you!


</strong>Canon USA sent out a press release  talking about how the 5D Mark II & 7D were used to film stunt sequences on the somewhat popular Avengers movie that just came out.</p>
<blockquote><p>With intense action and visual effects captured by the Canon cameras, “Marvel’s The Avengers” required close-quarter action work with unrepeatable stunts. “The 5D Mark II and the 7D digital SLR cameras produce excellent, cinema-worthy images. They are great for shooting additional angles that give film editors more options for creating powerfully immersive and kaleidoscopic views of action scenes,” explained the film’s cinematographer, Seamus McGarvey.</p></blockquote>
<p>You can read the whole <a href="http://usa.canon.com/cusa/about_canon?pageKeyCode=pressreldetail&docId=0901e0248055b504" target="_blank">press release here</a>.</p>
<p><em>Thanks James</em></p>
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[lonelywhitelights]

whenever I find myself complaining about my cameras I always try and think of the amazing things that people have done with them - I don't feel like complaining after knowing my gear has been used on movies like 127 hours / Avengers / Black Swan etc etc etc

 

[obsoletepower]

What exactly do you mean "somewhat" popular? That movie is already at $210 million at the box office after its first weekend and has 93% score on RT.
It is pretty amazing to see the capabilities of those two cameras and the kind of production value you can get out of them. I bet they don't obsess over sharpness and pixel-peep for 8 hours each day

 

[CowGummy]

What exactly do you mean "somewhat" popular? That movie is already at $210 million at the box office after its first weekend and has 93% score on RT.
It is pretty amazing to see the capabilities of those two cameras and the kind of production value you can get out of them. I bet they don't obsess over sharpness and pixel-peep for 8 hours each day

Well said. In this scenario it's all about getting the job done. Can't see them checking out footage of brick walls for hour on end.

 

[Canon Rumors]

What exactly do you mean "somewhat" popular? That movie is already at $210 million at the box office after its first weekend and has 93% score on RT.

That would be sarcasm sir.

 

[thundermonkey]

Probably using cine lenses that I couldn't even afford to smell. And THAT is what we call the rub.

 

[RLPhoto]

Its not the tool but the one welding the tool. 8)

 

[dstppy]

What exactly do you mean "somewhat" popular? That movie is already at $210 million at the box office after its first weekend and has 93% score on RT.

That would be sarcasm sir.

Whoa, I missed it too, and I'm not just a member of the sarcasm club for the internet, I'm the President

 

[joemod]

While amazing, I don't think that most of us bought our Canon SLR for their video capabilities. Didn't we?

 

[hutjeflut]

sure its used for the movies but they als did spend months editing the frames and spend many many times the value of the camera on lighting swingarms and so on you operate it smoothly.

its like saying a seat ibiza is as fast as a ferrar (after spending 200 grand on aditional engine parts and manhours.) but if you personaly want the preformance of a ferrari you might asqwell directly buy the ferrari...

 

[thundermonkey]

While amazing, I don't think that most of us bought our Canon SLR for their video capabilities. Didn't we?

Exclusively why I bought my 60D and why I will be getting a 5DM3.

 

[thundermonkey]

Its not the tool but the one welding the tool. 8)

I sort of dislike when people say this. Sure, it's true up to a point, but the tools have limitations. Case in point, trying to make the best out of a 60D and kit lens, but indoor shooting just doesn't work. You suggest I use the tools I have? Or wouldn't a camera that can do better at higher ISO/a flash/a faster f/2.8 lens not be called for?


Doing video, I am sorry but you just do not get the same look out of the kit 18-135 lens that you will from a 70-200, 24-70, etc. And it's not just about the look, but performance. I need low light capabilities!

 

[UrbanVoyeur]

Canon. We're not the best, but we're good enough for you.

Available everywhere better cameras are sold.

 

[HurtinMinorKey]

This same thread over on EOSHD somehow turned into a shit-talking match between the blog owner and Phil Bloom. It's worth the price of admission.

http://www.eoshd.com/comments/index.php/topic,710.0.html

 

[Etienne]

Its not the tool but the one welding the tool. 8)

Don't weld your camera, it will never be the same.

 

[seekn]

Canon. We're not the best, but we're good enough for you.

Available everywhere better cameras are sold.

Retarded. This is what's wrong with so many people on these forums. It's amazing how much we expect out of our cameras and how little we expect from ourselves.

 

[hiplnsdrftr]

One of the reason 5D2 and 7D are used, specifically on action sequences is their size and when they are inevitably destroyed it is no great loss.

In the grand scheme of The Avengers, several demolished 5D2 is a drop in the bucket.

 

[thepancakeman]

Are you kidding? The poor DR, the noisey shadows, the banding--almost made the movie unwatchable! (All three times I saw it. ;D)

 

[zhap03]

Canon. We're not the best, but we're good enough for you.

Available everywhere better cameras are sold.

Retarded. This is what's wrong with so many people on these forums. It's amazing how much we expect out of our cameras and how little we expect from ourselves.

Why can't we expect Canon to produce the best cameras? Conversely, why are you accepting mediocrity from any company that charges you for a product or service? My question to you is completely detached from what I think about the quality of Canon products or the ability of the people on these forums to take quality images. For the record though, I'm a great proponent of Canon products but that doesn't mean that I'll let them off the hook for producing a second-rate product.

 

[c.d.embrey]

This same thread over on EOSHD somehow turned into a S___-talking match between the blog owner and Phil Bloom. It's worth the price of admission.

http://www.eoshd.com/comments/index.php/topic,710.0.html

Thanks for posting Good read