The Anatomy of a Canon 5D Mark II
So this is what a Canon 5D Mark II looks like on the inside. This anatomy illustration was done …
So this is what a Canon 5D Mark II looks like on the inside. This anatomy illustration was done …
Remember back in April when we shared a story in which an Octopus stole a point-and-shoot camera and led the owner in a 5 minute chase? Well now there's a story that's crazier and bigger in almost every aspect.
You've most likely seen HDR photographs before, but how about HDR video? The above is a demonstration of HDR video by Soviet Montage, created using two Canon 5D Mark II DSLR cameras. Both cameras recorded identical scenes using a beam splitter, and captured the footage at different exposure values (over and under exposed).
Expensive camera equipment getting destroyed seems to be a reoccurring theme this month here on PetaPixel. Early in the month there was the story of the 7D getting burned up in an exploding car, and earlier this week we shared a DigitalRev video of DSLRs getting abused tested for durability.
This music video may not have the suave nature of the single-take Old Spice commercials, but then again, neither do the unlucky men who fall victim to their runaway love interest. Plus, musician Tim Halperin had this video made for his song, "She Runs," with a budget of a mere $500. The video was shot with a Canon 5D Mark II.
Outdoor Photography Canada magazine's latest cover features a photograph that's pretty unique. It's not the subject matter, but rather how the image was captured: photographer Paul Burwell captured the photo on his Canon 5D Mark II at ISO 3200.
This beautiful video shows world champion freediver Guillaume NĂ©ry plunging into Dean's Blue Hole, the world's second deepest underwater sinkhole. It was filmed by Julie Gautier, a French freediving champion, using a Canon 5D Mark II. Gautier filmed the video while freediving herself, and the stunts were filmed over four afternoons.
Just a reminder: the season finale of the popular TV show House, which was filmed entirely with the Canon …
One of the biggest stories last month was that an upcoming episode of the popular TV series House was …
This might be old news for some of you, but I just came across it so I’m guessing many …
We recently featured a Canon 5D Mark II shaped cake, but didn’t have any photographs of the …
The season finale of the popular TV show House, which will air on May 17th, was filmed entirely with …
If you’ve always wanted to see what a Canon 5D Mark II looks like opened up, you’re in luck. zakums06 …
The Last 3 Minutes is a beautiful short film by cinematographer Shane Hurlbut, the cinematographer of Terminator Salvation. It was shot using the Canon 5D Mark II, and was sponsored by Canon to show off the latest firmware that enables 24p (frames per second) recording, giving it a "movie quality". Filming spanned 17 locations across 4 1/2 days, and a wide assortment of Canon prime L lenses were used.
Well, that was fast. Just a day after removing Version 2.0.3 of the 5D Mark II firmware due to a bug, Canon has released firmware Version 2.0.4, which simply fixes the bug in Version 2.0.3.
Just days after releasing a firmware update that brought 24 fps video to the 5D Mark II, Canon has pulled …