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Hybrid Camera
I received an email today that stated Canon has a new Hybrid camera (video & stills) coming in September.
It wasn't stated whether or not it was a new DSLR or a new form factor camera.
It was supposed to be used around the globe shooting promotional video, but due to budget constraints it will not leave Japan.
I am trying to get a bit more info as to what is being classified a “hybrid” camera.
Sony and Panasonic have both shown us new types of camcorders, maybe this is in the same area.
iPad, 5D Mark II and Space Shuttles
This is a fun read.
An Apple WiFi iPad, a Canon 5d Mark II with a WFT-4e II A, a three-year-old linksys broadband router, a first gen REV. A, a Sprint Aircard and some duct tape … watch out, Macgruber, you’ve got nothing on us. And what did all of the above give us? A camera that took wicked awesome photos on an iPad out the window of the Reuters trailer at the Kennedy Space Center and all from the comfort of the Hampton Inn in Titusville, Florida.
Read More: http://scottaudette.com/?p=218
thanks Scott
More Shuttle Stuff
The following is one of our lenses at Lens Rentals Canada that made the voyage to the last space shuttle launch. This is courtesy of Sean Tamblyn
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Could this be the “60D” ? (whatever it’s name)
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Sony Alpha Rumors are reporting that Sony is to launch two pellix cameras at Photokina, aimed primarily at the DSLR video market. Perhaps Canon is developing something similar? (They have a patent diagram that shows how this would work on their site).
Can’t wait to see what Canon has in store. After all, they championed the original pellicle camera. :)
Seems to me like it would fit what we expect from the 60D to come…
Wasn’t the VIXIA HF S100 camcorder described as a hybrid?
Nice post, and nice rig ! :)
Would have been also nice to see a movie of the space shuttle launch, recorded by the 5D Mark II !
Maybe next time Scott?
Cheers.
If the pellicle mirror is stationary how would you go about cleaning a dirty sensor? With film you didnt have that problem because you had a new “sensor” everytime you took another picture
Excellent point. :)
You don’t get dirt on the sensor because it is sealed behind the non moving mirror. BUT, pellicle mirrors are front finished, the reflective surface is on the front of the glass, that makes them practically impossible to clean, anybody that owned a Canon Pellix, F-1 Hi Speed, 1NRS or RT knows that. That is the problem that has been worked around.
So the mirror would be part of a “dust proof” enclosure for the sensor? Because just being behind a non-moving mirror wouldnt keep dust/oil from getting onto the sensor.
ZERO , you dumbells :-))))))
It certainly can be, but like I said, keeping the sensor clean is the easy part. Making a vapour deposited semi-mirroring surface that is durable enough to be cleaned is the real challenge. You think sensor cleaning kits are a ripoff? Try sending your body in to Canon every few years for a new mirror!
true true
There is no next time.
That was the last launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, but not the last Space Shuttle launch….two more to go.
I stand corrected. Two more left? What a feeble end to such a vaunted program.
Sorry. I realize this has nothing to do with the 60D.
It’s a shame that Camera Bits Photo Mechanic has decided not to develop an app for the Ipad.
Even NASA uses the 5D Mark II ;)
A bit out of topic, but related to the 5D Mark II & Space Shuttle:
as previously posted here in 2009, here is a picture of Atlantis seen during solar transit, taken with a 5D Mark II:
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1354.html
My guess: 1Ds Mark IV.
Hybrid = 1D Mark IV, 5D Mark II, 7D, Rebel T2i.
Hate to break the news to you… Nasa actually uses Nikon.
There will be 2 more shuttle launches in the next few months and that’s it.
You are right, the sensor will still get dirty.
You would have to remove the pellicle for cleaning the sensor.
It is possible to clean a pellicle, but you need a couple of spares on hand, because there is a fair chance you will break it.
You have to treat it as a semi-disposable item.
It is very easy to seal the sensor so it won’t get dirt on it if the mirror does not move.
If the ‘pellicle’ mirrors can be made to flip manually (much like what is normally done when cleaning the sensors in DSLRs), then the problem is solved.
Pellicles are also not necessary. it can be replaced with a thin piece of glass that has a suitable thin-film coating on the front surface (that permits reflection of, say, 10% of light) and an anti-reflection coating on the back surface.
im thinking its the new Canon XL-H1A, to match the competition from RED, they have updated the ‘entry level’ XH G1 to a professional camera, but noone is talking about the more expensive XL replacement which can take interchangeable lens already.
I wonder what is actually ‘hybrid’ about the camera? They’ve had video mode is point and shoots for years, so does this mean that only large sensor dslr’s which could be used for professional video applications can be considered ‘hybrid’? I guess it would be pertinent if they included some of the things that you would usually have to buy separately for video, like the Zacuto stuff. .
sorry, just thinking out loud here
Er, that is what a pellicle mirror is!
The link would suggest that maybe they use both?
+1 for this.
http://www.pdngearguide.com/gearguide/content_display/news/e3ifeb9b7d8f4cd52bc827bb998040a1cc0
the description in link from the team states that it was shot in Florida. just saying :D
Former 1NRS and RT owner here – before you get too excited about the benefits of a pellicle mirror, remember there is always light loss through the partially silvered mirror.
Your 70-200mm f/2.8 will effectively become a 70-200mm f/3.5.
There several benefits to the pellicle (short release lag, higher FPS), but that’s one big downside for low-light shooters.
1Ds4. u can shoot stills and use it for video with fps up to 60. then they call it a hybrid between a camera and a video camera
@canonguy: well, then my non-anglo feeling for an expression within this context was quite accurate. I just thought of another still/video DSLR
So they gonna make way for 5DIII then, once the 1Ds4 is out…saving up for a 5DIII already, while my 30D gently clicks…
Not really, 25 years in the shuttle business is a lot more than we got out of Apollo. Now that had a feeble end. All that work to send 12 guys to the moon and say we’ve done all we need to?
Maybe NASA is waiting to buy more DSLRs & lenses when the 1Ds Mark IV arrives with MUCH higher resolution (for stills & video) while keeping very good low light sensitivity ;)
Not really, your lens is still a 2.8, it still gives the same DOF, but it is working with 1/3EV less light.
But yes, with peoples current expectations of ever higher iso and low light capabilities to handicap your sensor 1/3 to 1/2 a stop (for current mirror designs) seems too much of a step back. I would be surprised to not see it used in some designs in the next two or three years though.
I remember when I was in elementary school in the 80s and read extensively about the shuttle replacements coming in the 90s. The shuttle has lasted a very long time.
Indeed. The shuttle has lasted 25% of the time that humans have been flying heavier-than-air craft.
I have it on good authority that the X1 IS (boring to all you DSLR types) is being discontinued and that its replacement is on it’s way in a few months.
I found this out after buying the X1…or thinking that is what I bought…discovering I had a X20 in the box and finding out that I can’t exchange it cause the store doesn’t have anymore, and they aren’t able to order any either.
So now I have to decide if I want to track one down now, or wait the 3 months and see what kind of price the new one is, and hope I like it as much.
No way. If the 60D is Japan-only Uchida will be lynched.
Yeah, but Soyuz is still going strong.
Old news…
> Not really, your lens is still a 2.8, it still gives
> the same DOF, but it is working with 1/3EV less light.
Um. . . that’s what I said. “Effectively.”
Ok, if it is old news, then anyone want to tell me what the new one will have in it, so I can decide if I want to hunt for the X1 or wait the summer out with my old slow camera cause the new one will be worth the wait and not insanely expensive?
In it’s fifth generation version. The Shuttle never had any real replacement technologies added aside from computer hardware upgrades.
The “Samsung NX10 hybrid camera” – the Samsung NX10 offers a combination of DSLR properties in a more compact format.
All the above are Quotes from pocket lint, if canon had an EOS2000 might it be like this?
I liked the reviews i’ve seen, maybe this worried Canon.
http://www.pocket-lint.com/review/4768/samsung-nx10-hybrid-camera-review
what’s the CR rating on this hybrid camera thing?
We need a zoom with a motor instead of a zoom ring for video.