Fw: The still camera that could revolutionize video

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From: Dirck Halstead
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Sent: Sep 20, 2008 2:20 PM
Subject: The still camera that could revolutionize video

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> At the Digital Journalist we have known for some time that new
> cameras from most of the manufacturers that would "revolutionize"
> how we think about still cameras were on the way.
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> Nikon, Sony and now Canon have launched their new cameras. We will
> be reviewing the Nikon D700 and N90 in the October issue. But the
> camera that makes us gasp is the new Canon 5D Mark II. What makes
> it so remarkable is its ability to shoot full 1080 HD video, but it
> looks unlike any video you have ever seen before. It is because the
> camera uses standard Canon still camera lenses, which for the first
> time allows the camera to capture moving images the way film
> cameras do. This is because all video cameras up till now have
> essentially a great depth of field, due to the proximity of the
> sensor. Filmmakers like to work with shallow focus, which allows
> the director to isolate the parts of the picture he or she wants.
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> Vince Laforet has been shooting with this camera for several weeks.
> He will be doing a full review of the camera on TDJ in November.
> However, he has just published his blog, with frame grabs from his
> video. Take a look, and prepare to be astonished.
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> http://blog.vincentlaforet.com/
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> Honestly, I did not get paid by Canon to write this!
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> Dirck Halstead
> Editor & Publisher
> The Digital Journalist
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> dhalstead@mac.com
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Dirck Halstead
Editor & Publisher
The Digital Journalist
http://www.digitaljournalist.org
204 Lisa Drive
Austin, Texas 78733
512 402 0854
cell: 202 288 4838
Senior Fellow
Center For American History
University of Texas at Austin
512 495 4675
dhalstead@mac.com

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