Posts Tagged Canon 5D MkII
Eyjafjallajökull video shot using Canon 5D Mark II
This is beautiful. Thanks to @documentally and @kate_day for posting the link on Twitter in the first place.
Oh, and as always, go full screen.
Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull – May 1st and 2nd, 2010 from Sean Stiegemeier on Vimeo.
The story beyond the still
Posted by Michal in photographers, video on 18/03/2010
Just came across a fantastic HD video contest on Vimeo, called The Story Beyond the Still.
It’s sponsored by Canon and the winner can get either Canon 7D or 5D Mark II, there are also other prizes like Canon lenses or a trip to shoot a short film with one of the judges, and the author of the video which opens the series, Vincent Laforet.
So what is it all about?
It’s the first ever user-generated HD Video Contest where photographers become filmmakers, and we all see beyond the still. Last month the contest kicked off when Canon asked photographer, Vincent Laforet, to interpret a still by telling the story that lived beyond it using the Canon EOS 7D.
And here is his video:
And now the story continues. More from the site:
It was the first chapter of seven, ending with a still photograph of its own for the Vimeo community to then interpret. After 112 entries, Josh Thacker was chosen as the very first winner and now, once again the question is posed to you, what do you see beyond this still?
There are six more chapters to come, so really plenty of time to get creative and submit something equally intriguing. Among the judges is the brilliant Phillip Bloom, whose stunning HD videos are always beautifully shot and edited.
If you fancy submitting your video, there are only 4 days left to send the third chapter.
26-gigapixel picture of Paris
Posted by Michal in inspiration, photography on 13/03/2010
It would seem 26-gigapixel panoramic websites are all the rage. You may remember my earlier post from December 2009 on a similar site offering some mind-blowing views of Dresden, but it looks like this latest site takes the whole experience to a whole new level.
Not least because of the beauty of the next city which got the 26-gigapixel treatment: Paris.
Like their German counterparts, the French photographers – led by Arnaud Frich, “the most famous panoramic photographer in France” – also used Canon 5D Mark II. But to speed the process up they used 2 cameras to capture 2346 single images, which they then stitched together to create what they claim is the biggest ever panoramic image. For comparison, the Dresden project used ‘only’ 1600 images.
They shot the image from the top of Saint Sulpice tower using 300mm f4.0 lenses with tele converters and used manual focus. During the shoot one of the lenses started producing blurred images, so they finished the project with just one camera.
When you compare the two processes, the French one is much less complicated, and possibly less perfectly executed (there are some image quality issues here and there), but the result is stunning. You can zoom in on some of the French capital’s most popular buildings, track down pedestrians on the narrow Parisian streets or count the tourists on top of the Eiffel Tower.
Like with the Dresden project, you can also click on some thumbnails and let the screen zoom in on a particular detail. Clicking on any of the info points on the screen will bring up a short description of what you are looking at. And luckily you can mute the slightly annoying Amelie music.
As always, it’s best viewed on a relatively fast machine and definitely go full screen.
The accompanying blog gives more details about the project, there’s also a short behind-the-scenes video.
We’ll no doubt see more gigantic panoramic pictures soon. The question is – which city is up next?
New York? Tokyo? Or, hopefully, London.
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26-gigapixel picture – the biggest in the world
Posted by Michal in inspiration, photography on 18/12/2009
Woah! Have I already told you that I’m in love with Canon 5D Mark II? Have I?
Just like Canon 350D made DSLRs more accessible to millions of users worldwide a few years ago, last year Canon 5D Mark II ushered in a new era of high-spec, mid-range DSLR hybrids, capable of taking stunning images up to 21MP in size – even in low-lighting conditions – and producing some superb HD videos at the same time.
Now we have another proof – as if one was needed – of how stunning this camera is.
A German agency AFB Media in association with Dresden-based newspaper Sächsische Zeitung produced what they claim is a record-breaking, 26-gigapixel panoramic image of the city. Done using Canon 5D Mark II, obviously.
How did they do it? It took them almost three hours to produce the picture. Well, not just one picture. The camera – linked directly to a laptop, as there are no memory cards big enough to store such an amount of data – captured over 1600 individual full-format images. Altogether, they’ve recorded over 100Gb of data.
They’ve used a 400mm lens and a special engine to ensure precise movement and timed the whole process to produce a consistent image which reflects the movement of the sun.
If printed, this photo would measure 105×35 metres. That’s almost the size of a football pitch. A great achievement indeed.
You can read all about the process here (the amount of geeky detail is a bit scary). You can obviously see and play with the enormous picture there too.
To really experience the awesomeness of the whole project, make sure you’re fully zoomed out and then click on one of the 11 thumbnails on the page.
Of course, to break this record they could’ve used any other high-end camera, but I think the fact they’ve opted for Canon 5D Mark II says a lot about its status as the most versatile and powerful DSLR on the market now.
If only the price made it more accessible.
Here’s a video from the shoot:
UPDATE (13/03/2010): It looks like this is no longer the biggest picture – see my post on a 26-gigapixel picture of Paris.
Skiing with Canon 5D Mark II
Posted by Michal in photography on 24/10/2009
Would you be brave enough to do this with your Canon 5D Mark II?
I know I wouldn’t… I don’t ski.
Uinta Spring Skiing from Ian Provo on Vimeo.
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