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Video demonstrating full aperture control of 5DmkII using adapted Nikon lenses

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I've just posted a quick demo video here http://www.vimeo.com/2351776 for those interested in getting full aperture control while on video mode. Works the same way with Contax or Leica glass. Beware a few manual lenses will clip the mirror of the 5D and so cannot be used, most are fine though. This level of control is not possible at the moment with Canon EF lenses.

Dan
 
thanks. i just talked about using non-canon lenses on the 5d2 a view days ago. Nobody could imagine that, the workaround would be so easy. So even said videomode will not work with non-canon lenses mounted...
 
Thanks very much for posting this. All the more reason for Canon to come up with a firmware update that permits more exposure control for video.
 
Getting in the face of the prostrating Tibetans, and showing the Chinese flag in front of the Potala Palace, is quite arrogant.

CHINA OUT OF TIBET NOW.

TIBET WILL BE FREE!
 
Frankly, it doesn't really matter.

The widest aperture you'll be able to get in bright sunlight is f/16.
In heavy overcast f/5.6
In shade/sunset f4.0

Why? Because the shutter speed is limited to 1/125.

So those of us who were dreaming of f1.4 in daylight were dreaming :(
 
Ivaylo Markov said:
Getting in the face of the prostrating Tibetans, and showing the
Chinese flag in front of the Potala Palace, is quite arrogant.

CHINA OUT OF TIBET NOW.

TIBET WILL BE FREE!
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I like chinese
I like chinese
they only come up to your knees
and yet they are friendly and they're ready to please.

No for real,get out of tibet!
 
canuck88 said:
So those of us who were dreaming of f1.4 in daylight were dreaming :(
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ND filters could be your friend here. Or after a quick Google search, a home made Vari ND filter, made by stacking a linear polariser in front of a circular polariser (from what I've read) - with this it's apparently possible to block almost all light entering the lens.
 
Then how come video cameras don't have this limitation? I see shallow depth of field in a lot of movies with bright sunlight..
canuck88 said:
Frankly, it doesn't really matter.

The widest aperture you'll be able to get in bright sunlight is f/16.
In heavy overcast f/5.6
In shade/sunset f4.0

Why? Because the shutter speed is limited to 1/125.

So those of us who were dreaming of f1.4 in daylight were dreaming :(
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Rishi O'
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I think that the words "ND filter" and "variable ND filter" will be more common in the 5D II photographers vocabulary.
 
ND Filter - Learn It, Use It, Love it.

Why don't you go out on some professional movie and tv shoots and see what the cinematographer has in their bag of tricks. Yep. You guessed . ND Filters.

They are used all the time.

P.S. In the sample footage so far have you seen a problem with lack of shallow DOF?

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'You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.'

-Mark Twain
 
Interesting... I'd like to understand this better..

Regarding the footage I've seen - so far it's all been under low light. Want to see one in bright daylight..

One more question though - how do filmmakers get deep depth of field in low light if they can't stop down either?
FullRez said:
ND Filter - Learn It, Use It, Love it.

Why don't you go out on some professional movie and tv shoots and see
what the cinematographer has in their bag of tricks. Yep. You guessed
. ND Filters.

They are used all the time.

P.S. In the sample footage so far have you seen a problem with lack
of shallow DOF?

--
'You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.'

-Mark Twain
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Rishi O'
http://www.rishio.com
 
rishi o' said:
Then how come video cameras don't have this limitation? I see shallow
depth of field in a lot of movies with bright sunlight..
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What I've always done is stay at the long end of the zoom, use a ND filter (some video cameras have them built in), and keep the subject as far away as possible from the background. This has always been a major pain.

The 5D2 will only need a ND filter to achieve much better selective focus in daylight.

Sal
 
Depends on many factors.

You will not get infinity focus if your lens is wide open. However, when shooting film it would depend on several things such as the speed of the film used, the lens being used and the focal length of the lens.

Remember something too about films. When you see something dark it doesn't mean it was shot that dark. A lot of times they expose for a rich negative and then crush it back down in the DI (post process - digital intermediate).

An example that comes to mind that might help you is grabbing the Indy 4 DVD and look at the special features. You will see a scene where they first arrive to the mayan ruins at night and those guys attack them. Look at how bright the set is when they shot it and how dark it looks when you actually see it in the film.

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'You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.'

-Mark Twain
 
Thanks for the link. I really enjoyed reading his blog.
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