Review: Canon ME20F-SH by B&H Photo Explora

[StudentOfLight]

What I find most exciting is the possibility that some of this technology is going to spill over into other parts of the Canon lineup, most notably the EOS-1D X Mark II and EOS 5D Mark IV.

Kubrick was there exactly 40 years ago with Barry Lyndon. For the common people, say 5D4 18/20Mp, ISO 1Million we shall have to shoot Milky Way stills all over again? ??? And if 5D5 comes with ISO 2Million all over again? I say bring a stunning ISO 100k, the rest is for spec lovers.

Well he used f/0.7 lenses, that's not quite the same thing.

Reminds me to pull out my Bluray Collection again. Was talking to my brother yesterday about Kubrick's genius... turns out he hasn't yet seen 2001. Can you believe that! :-[
I warned him I'll disown him if he doesn't watch it before new years. ;D

 

[Loswr]

Reminds me to pull out my Bluray Collection again. Was talking to my brother yesterday about Kubrick's genius... turns out he hasn't yet seen 2001. Can you believe that! :-[
I warned him I'll disown him if he doesn't watch it before new years. ;D

His response: "I'm sorry, Bro, I'm afraid I can't to that."

 

[pedro]

What I find most exciting is the possibility that some of this technology is going to spill over into other parts of the Canon lineup, most notably the EOS-1D X Mark II and EOS 5D Mark IV.

Kubrick was there exactly 40 years ago with Barry Lyndon. For the common people, say 5D4 18/20Mp, ISO 1Million we shall have to shoot Milky Way stills all over again? ??? And if 5D5 comes with ISO 2Million all over again? I say bring a stunning ISO 100k, the rest is for spec lovers.

I'm in...

 

[scyrene]

What I find most exciting is the possibility that some of this technology is going to spill over into other parts of the Canon lineup, most notably the EOS-1D X Mark II and EOS 5D Mark IV.

Kubrick was there exactly 40 years ago with Barry Lyndon. For the common people, say 5D4 18/20Mp, ISO 1Million we shall have to shoot Milky Way stills all over again? ??? And if 5D5 comes with ISO 2Million all over again? I say bring a stunning ISO 100k, the rest is for spec lovers.

Well he used f/0.7 lenses, that's not quite the same thing.

Reminds me to pull out my Bluray Collection again. Was talking to my brother yesterday about Kubrick's genius... turns out he hasn't yet seen 2001. Can you believe that! :-[
I warned him I'll disown him if he doesn't watch it before new years. ;D

I haven't seen any of his films :/ I bought Barry Lyndon just cos I was curious about the low light stuff, but I never got round to watching it.

 

[privatebydesign]

What I find most exciting is the possibility that some of this technology is going to spill over into other parts of the Canon lineup, most notably the EOS-1D X Mark II and EOS 5D Mark IV.

Kubrick was there exactly 40 years ago with Barry Lyndon. For the common people, say 5D4 18/20Mp, ISO 1Million we shall have to shoot Milky Way stills all over again? ??? And if 5D5 comes with ISO 2Million all over again? I say bring a stunning ISO 100k, the rest is for spec lovers.

Well he used f/0.7 lenses, that's not quite the same thing.

He used the 0.7 lens, but it was on the Academy format (22mm x 16mm) and then matted down even more to 1.66:1, or 22mm x 13mm, so it gave the same dof as an f1.2 lens on a ff camera.


Technical details for sure, but we are talking about cutting edge 'ultra low light level filming' with the aid of left over NASA lenses! But the kicker to all of this is Barry Lyndon was shot at 200 iso (on EI 100 film stock and pushed a stop in development), that is 14 stops brighter than this Canon ME20F-SH and people are still dissing it!

Oh how times change.........