Comments on: After Revolutionary Run, Is This Finally Farewell to the Canon 5D Mark II?

By: Get Ready To Say Goodbye to the Canon 5D Mk II | www.D-7000.co.uk

Get Ready To Say Goodbye to the Canon 5D Mk II | www.D-7000.co.uk — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:20:20 +0000

[...] here’s the deal: NoFilmSchool heard from Canon Rumors who read on Canon Japan’s website that the 5D Mk II is gone and [...]

By: Canon Ends Production of 5D Mark II

Canon Ends Production of 5D Mark II — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:08:01 +0000

[...] makes the 5D2 not long for this world. So now, it’s time to say goodbye, as the 5D Mk. II gets discontinued. And while there’s still plenty of stock available for this epic DSLR, the 5D Mk. II takes [...]

By: Rachael

Rachael — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 19:20:47 +0000

These are inexpensive camera bodies.
It’s an 8bit image captured through a relatively cheap lens.
What do you expect?

I work with my 7D & my t2i and my clients like the look because they are looking at it on a tablet, phone or small laptop. I wouldn’t trade my 7D because I like the sensor size. I too shoot with a Canon XA10 and really like that too. As with all video, I “fix it in Post”.

Go to http://www.stillmotion.ca to see what they are doing with 7Ds and 5Ds. They won three Emmys using 7D and 5D cameras. Don’t expect it to be a $40K RED………..it’s not!

Happy New Year.

Rachael

By: wsmith

wsmith — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 18:07:54 +0000

As a videographer and video producer, I have avoided the whole DSLR-to-film revolution thus far although I have worked quite a bit with DSLR shooters. Give me a couple of of good CCD video cameras and I couldn’t be happier. I’ve been observing this development since day one. I hopefully thought the new versions would be past their glaring shortcomings. But apparently not.

And to be honest, the video camera manufacturers aren’t exactly giving me what I want either. I’m glad I’m not forced to get a couple of new cameras right now. Give me global shutter on CMOS cameras, 108060P, AVCHD Ultra and other pro acquisition codecs – for internal acquisition.

Needing to own at least 2 cameras and often needing more than that, I could easily adopt DSLRs for my video from a cost-efficiency standpoint. The images would be be fine for for my studio work and live performance events but they just aren’t ready in so many ways. I wish they were.

By: Shai

Shai — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 05:24:29 +0000

It is sad to see the Mk2 be discontinued.
But what a legacy it has left behind. Without the Mk2 the world of photography and film would be a different place.
I still love my 5Dmk2 and am sure that I will be happy shooting with it for years to come.

I know that I will upgrade and I will go through many bodies through the years, but I will always remember that it was the 5Dmk2 that let me explore the world in a way that I was not able to before. To create such amazing quality footage that made me excited to go out shooting with it.

Its day is not over and I look forward to seeing what new and exciting worlds I will find with it tomorrow.

By: Is Canon Producing a Truly Budget Cinema EOS Camera in a 7D Sized Body? - NoFilmSchool

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 03:32:20 +0000

[...] better image quality from the DSLR form factor than we’ve seen previously. The 5D Mark II was recently retired from the Canon lineup, and we haven’t seen a tremendous improvement in image quality from the DSLRs since that [...]

By: David

David — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 01:43:36 +0000

This cam got me into film making. It was the opening door. It took my stills experience and made them come alive. If forced me to learn so much, read everything, try much, experiment, buy waaay too much stuff but in the end, I can do some pretty damn nice work. It was the bicycle that taught me how to ride a big beautiful motorcycle with expertise and class. It was film school in the palm of my hand.

And it can still take insanely good still pictures and with good lighting, it can do pretty damned good in video. You learn to make use of a good tool, as imperfect as it is, find and perfect the work arounds and your talents just soar.

Cheers,
Take 5

By: Ricky

Ricky — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 04:06:12 +0000

The MkII was incredible and opened up a new world to film makers, shallow dof, low light, form factor, interchangeable lenses. Canon had no clue what they were on to, but it spread like a wild fire. I’m so tired of hearing snobs bash this cam, I think it has made some people a little nervous. I used to have one and loved it, I brought it with me almost everywhere I went, and because of that I got shots I most likely would have never gotten were I using a traditional high def camera. Stop whining, be grateful.

By: Ricky

Ricky — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 03:56:28 +0000

Haha glad you like the GH3 I’m sure you spent twenty minutes sitting there trying to figure out a way to take a jab at the Mk II so good job.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:58:26 +0000

The thing was shot in a couple days with a preproduction 30fps camera…it inspired everyone that they could go out and make something. The color work is what still impresses me…there are few indie films today making as effective use of colored light, and Canon’s commanding lead on color remains. The famous cobblestone shot really shows how awful the aliasing is, but the amazing thing looking back is how few of us could even see that aliasing then.

I think the 5D3 with Cinestyle and clean HDMI out to a Ninja will be a viable DSLR for me when I want full frame look and something softer and more forgiving for portrait work. That new firmware can’t get out soon enough. With Magic Lantern supplying HDR video and such, it’s gradually becoming a worthy successor.

But no one should shoot with that amount of aliasing in 2013. I think the new indie standard in 2013 is where the C100/Ninja 2 is: 12 stops of DR, 4:2:2 chroma 1080p24/25 with essentially no aliasing direct to ProRes HQ with no need for manual deinterlacing. If you can afford to do better than that, great…but we can see aliasing and 4:2:0 and clumpy noise and color banding in the consumer codecs nowadays and it’s time to kiss those things goodbye. The external recorders are letting this happen now and by 2014 may no longer be needed.

By: dogge

dogge — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 05:43:32 +0000

seriously. embarrassing to look at and listen to in 2012.

By: Michael Markham

Michael Markham — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 22:48:36 +0000

Reverie is not a good film. For many reasons. It’s weird to me that people ever went so crazy for this thing.

By: miki

miki — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:48:16 +0000

WHAT IS ABOUT MAKING A FILM?
NOW…
DO YOU BLA BLA since 2525 is over…and bla bla about cameras….???

funny

By: VINCEGORTHO

VINCEGORTHO — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 17:58:55 +0000

If they make the next one full frame. It should come with crop modes for super 35 and MFT.
Which is why I’m going witht he D800 before I grab a BMCC.

By: ibrahim

ibrahim — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 17:08:48 +0000

Noooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Alex Mand

Alex Mand — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 13:00:12 +0000

I think BMCC is still a product in development. Possibly a V.2 with S35 sensor will nail it… In time we’ll see…

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:49:05 +0000

The BMCC has only gone half the way either, giving us RAW and 2,5K but lacking full frame opportunities. Opportunities I say because I pretty soon got exhausted by ill use of shallow DOF on vimeo. You don’t neccessarily need it, but it’s freedom of expression close at hand.
Let’s be honest: The once-and-for-all game changer would be a decent new camera with a Super 35 sensor for the price of a 5DM2 (plus 500 € maybe). That would include Anti-Moirée but probably also Rolling Shutter, unless they make it like 1000 € more expensive. 4000-4500 € for a Super 35, Raw, 2,5K, Global Shutter monster. But it all started with her majesty Five-Dee the 2nd.

By: Judge

Judge — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:32:10 +0000

Ha Ha as I too discontinued my 5D Mark III aswell with no clean HDMI out (April fool joke to wait) and sold for the Panasonic GH3.

By: Adam J McKay

Adam J McKay — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:17:15 +0000

I actually just bought another 5DMK2 only a matter of months ago, I still love the image it produces and for my small market is more than enough camera. I am excited for what the future may hold, but this baby is not dead yet.

By: vinceGortho

vinceGortho — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 07:37:33 +0000

Funny. I just discontinued use of my mark 3.
Great for stills. Crap for video.