I WANT I WANT I WANT I WANT I WANT. I think you get it.
DAILY DOOHICKEY
I’m unsure that calling Canon’s 5D Mark II, a ‘Doohickey’ really gives this spectacular camera enough justice. The video capabilities of the 5D Mark II bring tears of joy to my eyes. Never have I seen raw footage look so stellar. The Canon’s 5D Mark II is obviously for those of you that are looking to make more professional videos (the polar opposite of my YouTube videos- yikes!). The camera is $2700 for the body and $3500 with the 24-105mm kit lens. Once you see the video from Vincent Laforet, you’ll realize it’s worth every penny. I really enjoyed seeing the making of Laforet’s promo video to see what little effort it took to produce such a professional looking video.
The release date is set for November, I WANT IT NOW!
Here are some specs to hold you over for the time being:
•14-bit conversion
•3.9FPS unlimited burst rate with JPEG using UDMA CF card, or 14 RAW (standard CF card is 78 JPEG, 13 RAW
•Four-channel readout that’s 2.2x faster than the 5D
•Lens peripheral illumination correction, like 50D, but better supposedly
•15-point auto-focus
•Creative auto mode, also like 50D
•Auto-lighting optimizer
•Three levels of noise reduction that kicks in above ISO800 •RAW, sRAW1 (10MP), sRAW2 (5MP)
•Three-inch, 920,000 dot-screen
•New and improved battery (incompatible with old one) that delivers 850 shots or 1.5 hours of video
•150,000 cycle shutter
•Magnesium alloy body
•NO built-in flash BTW
