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5D mkII at ISO6400

Posted by Dean Bradshaw | Filed under GEAR

So I’ve had the 5D mkII for a week now and have had the opportunity to shoot assignments as well as test shots with it. My first impressions remain strong – the AF is great, the big screen makes it much easier to resolve whether you’ve ‘got the shot’ in run-and-gun situations and the image quality and level of detail is extraordinary.

As we know, pictures speak a number of words, so following are some photos I took last weekend on the second evening of having the camera. Some were taken at the astronomically high ISO 6400 to resolve how well the camera performs at this level. As such, these images are only for testing purposes. Click on each to view them on flickr where you can see them at full size.

First up, a couple of unsharpened images at ISO100 run straight through Adobe Camera Raw at its default settings.

View the images taken at ISO6400, after the jump…
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Tags: 5D mkII, camera, canon, GEAR, street, test photos

Read more | Comments (0) | December 5th, 2008

Demystifying Camera Specifications – Canon 50MP sensor

Posted by Dean Bradshaw | Filed under News

There are reports that Canon is working on producing a 50 megapixel sensor, courtesy of a roughly translated and interpreted Chinese article from the Chinese P&E show.

Presumably such a sensor will find its way into Canon’s flagship 1D series at some stage. At the moment Canon lead the way in terms of DSLR megapixel count, while Sony is working on producing its much anticipated A900 which will then hold the crown (with about 24megapixels). Nikon is also believed to have a D3x in the works which will probably also trump Canon’s 1D in terms of sheer pixel count by the time it is released.

I’m not even sure L glass could withstand a 50MP sensor. But we may see sooner than we think…

For all the naysayers that immediately pounce on such high megapixel counts being ‘too much’ resolution. I’d seriously suggest watching (and actually understanding) the excellent videos at Panavision about MTF and camera specifications. Don’t be put off by the fact that much of the dialogue is about video cameras, the same rules still apply to DSLRs.

Now here’s hoping to some solid info emerging on the newest iteration of Canon’s 5d – the rumors are pointing to an announcement in time for Photokina in September.

Tags: canon, GEAR, News

Read more | Comments (0) | June 24th, 2008

Flip-book style shooting – Canon XSi Ad

Posted by Dean Bradshaw | Filed under Advertising, GEAR, Multimedia

Check out this awesome video put together for an ad promoting the new Canon XSi/450D running in the US. Apparently 70,000 images were shot, funnily enough all on the 10fps capable Canon 1D MKIII…

Awesome idea, and reminds me of one of the more innovative media presentations i’ve seen: