Tagged with 7d - Personal View Talks

SLR Magic 2x ANAMORPHIC lens

slrmagic — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:35:25 +0000

Dear All,

We have received 4 email requests from members of this forum on the possibility of designing an Anamorphic lens. We had this thought for the past year and did a lot of research. There is one common request which is to have horizontal flares. The others requests did not have any common grounds. We came up with an idea for a 25mm f/3.2 1.35x or 35mm f/3.2 1.35x Anamorphic lens for micro four thirds. Shooting at 16:9 would give a 2.40:1 anamorphic output. Just before we decided to go ahead with the project we had a second thought. 2 Years ago we asked openly on dpreview.com forum for what photographers wanted and the general consensus was our SLR Magic HyperPrime 12mm T1.6 lens.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1041&message=36104678

It did not fulfill the needs and wants of everyone but we made what most people agreed on by means of a discussion. It ended up being a popular lens that we still are having problems meeting demand and we think it had a big part to do with asking photographers. If we did not ask around we probably made a 12mm f/2.8 lens. As it turned out quite well last time we want to make our next lens an open discussion again.

Here are some of the possible options we received and please feel free to throw in extra ideas. I hope people experienced with shooting in Anamorphic can also throw in ideas.

Anamorphic Adapter (1.33x, 1.5x, 1.75x, 2x) Dedicated mFT Anamorphic adapter for reasonable size Anamorphic adapter compatible with FF lenses 50mm f/2.8 Anamorphic lens (FF, APS-C, or mFT) Expected MSRP (Sad fact but it as direct correlation to IQ)

Kind rgds., SLR Magic Team

P.S. We will be at Photokina 2012 and would like to welcome any cinematographers with Anamorphic lens ideas to drop by our booth for idea exchange! We will be in Hall 3.1 B059

FS: 8" LCD Monitor

yuripirondi — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 09:44:08 +0000

Hi there! Due to give away my 5d, I'm selling this 8" LCD Monitor, with the possibility to powered up with Canon Batteries LP-E6. If you own a 5d or 7d and you have spare batteries, this will be an amazing opportunity to view your footage in LARGE!

The cost is £60!

I'm living in London, pick up is preferred, but I can also send the camera, within European borders.

http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/8-lcd-monitor-for-canon-cameras-5d-7d/1058609008 I FORGOT TO PUT IN THE PICTURES THE REMOTE CONTROL, It will come with the screen..

What you going to get: -8" LCD Monitor -Canon LP-E6 Charger -Power cable -Sun Shade -Accessory Shoe Mounting Adapter -Remote Control -360 degree swivel mount

Features • Ultra Bright 450cd/㎡ High-Definition Display • Supports Composite Video RCA Input • Display Resolution up to 800*480 Pixels • 16:9 or 4:3 Adjustable Display Ratio • Designed for FPV Application • Application to FPV or Wireless Composite Video Camera in making Movies.

Specifications Panel Size: 8" widescreen Brightness: 450 cd/㎡ LCD Type: TFT LCD Resolution: 800 x 480 Aspect Ratio: 16:9 & 4:3 Contrast Ratio: 500:1 Light Source: LED Backlight Surface Treatment: Anti-Glare Viewing Angle: 70°/70°,50°/70° (L/R,U/D) Inputs: Compostie 1 Video RCA Input, 1 Audio RCA Input Input Voltage: DC 6-12V Input Current: DC 0.5A-1.5A Power Consumption: ≤8W Watts Speaker: Built in, 1 Watt Mount: "1/4"-20 Thread and VESA mounting socket(75mm) Storage Temperature: -20°C to 70°C Operating Temperature: -10°C to 60°C Size: 208 (L) × 146(W) × 32(H) mm Weight: 515g

Cook Picture Styles for Canon EOS

apefos — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 02:07:55 +0000

A set of 28 picture styles for Canon to be used in camera and in digital photo professional software with the in-camera grading concept.

Feature no-budget Belgian Thriller film - check out the trailer! (there is no film yet...)

jdesmedt — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 01:16:16 +0000

Shot on GH2 & Panasonic LA7200 anamorphic & Canon 7D Graded on FCP7 & magic bullet

Principal photography to start in summer 2014

like our Facebook page to stay tuned: https://www.facebook.com/sangdenavetlefilm

Cheers & keep shooting.

Picture Style for Canon DSLR by Apefos

apefos — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:08:26 +0000

I developed a Picture Style for Canon DSLR. You can see the demo video on vimeo and get the Picture Style in my website. Thanks.

Canon 7D clips topic

meniK — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:43:13 +0000

hey there,

here are just some of the first DSLR movies i made with a Canon 7D and a DIY-Focuslever (HoseClamp+Screw) - for anyone who has to kill some time or likes DOF... Looking forward to take some shots on a proper rig ;> solong...

best regards

A Day with Ida 2011

Untitled Project / Dexter Adaption 2011

Magic Lantern is Hacking the Canon 7D

MarcioK — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 10:10:06 +0000

Looks like that they already found the raw buffer and recorded it, with no audio. No word about resolutions and framerates, too.

http://www.thephoblographer.com/2013/08/02/magic-lantern-is-hacking-the-canon-7d/

GH2 Cineform Question

tderuiter — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:26:24 +0000

Will this program (http://cineform.com/products/gopro-cineform-studio-premium#overview) work to convert GH2 AVHD files to have a higher dynamic range, allowing the footage to be more heavily color graded? From this tutorial (http://www.henryolonga.net/Blog/?p=1365) It looks like it should work, but I wasn't if anyone else has tried it out.

"Sick Boy"

BurnetRhoades — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 02:12:21 +0000

In June of 2010 my brother Tim and I shot our second independent feature length motion picture. Our first film, Xtracurricular (shot in June of 2001) was in that first handful of feature length narratives shot on the CineAlta F900 in 24P. This time our weapon of choice, or rather, weapon of availability was the Canon EOS 7D.

We chose to raise just enough to do a feature on the cheap, quickly, and the camera was actually a loaner from one of the exec. producers. A buddy of mine who's got a rather serious hobby as a stills photographer lent me his bag full of L-Series glass, as well as a neat little squishy lens from Lens Baby that I was determined to use somewhere in the film. Penny pinching aside, we still managed to get multiple SAG actors and have 3-meal catering for the entire shoot. We weren't going to put everyone through Subway every day like on our first picture.

...thanks to our connection with Fangoria magazine, through our third lead, B-movie legend and "scream queen" Debbie Rochon, we had sales reps sending us inquiries within hours (no b.s.) of the trailer being featured on the magazine's website. We ended up signing with Raven Banner, a Canadian company that impressed us with their enthusiasm for independent film, especially horror and the more "pulp" end of the cinema spectrum. It helped that they're also part of the Alamo Drafthouse's distribution channel in the Great White North.

It's now available in multiple markets around the world with several pending (UK, Australia/NZ). We're particularly proud that we're distributed in Canada by Anchor Bay via WB's home video division. All that sounds really impressive (eh, or not) but it's likely going to be another six months to a year before either Tim or I see a dime out of it, after paying off the market fees for the reps, the initial investment and then some deferrals.

Here are some clips showing off each of our leads. Skye McCole Bartusiak, who played Mel Gibson's youngest daughter in The Patriot and had a recurring role on 24 some season plays "Lucy", recently engaged and unsure of her career path. She steps in for a friend at a too-good-to-be-true babysitting job and would later regret it. Her fiancee, "Chris", is played by Marc Donato from Degrassi, The Final and, more recently, Bad Kids Go To Hell. Horror icon Debbie Rochon plays "Dr. Mrs. Gordon", mother of the titular sick boy...

Sick Boy marks my first time shooting anything feature length. My background is in visual effects and on our first feature that was what I brought to the table, in addition to a few b-roll shots that appear in the film. Once we were "in the can" Tim handled editorial in LA while I handled all but the audio finishing in Texas, having moved back here at the beginning of 2009.

We operated with mirrored arrays, trading project files via DropBox. Tim worked in FCP and I would import his EDLs via Automatic Duck into After Effects where I worked out the color grading as well as most of the visual effects. AE was also used for compositing of a handful of "serious" visual effects shots that were tackled with SESI's Houdini, my usual weapon of choice.

Anyhow, with so much interest in independent shooting I figured I'd post something about the project. Even though I've moved on to greener pastures with my GH2, and so, so wish I'd been able to shoot Sick Boy in anamorphic, you gotta make the best of what you have. Moving forward and actually making another film was the most important thing for us at the time. Hell, we were originally planning on shooting it with my Redrock Micro M2 and our DVX or HVX rental.

EDIT: LOL, going back and looking at the "making of" videos I was reminded that we shot this in June 2010, not June 2011. These things take time...

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sick-Boy/105853559453500 ...Sick Boy @ FaceBook

FANGORIA http://www.fangoria.com/index.php/home/all-news/1-latest-news/3318-first-news-exclusive-pics-sick-boy

AICN http://www.aintitcool.com/node/58042 http://www.aintitcool.com/node/58746

ColorGHear TOOLKIT- color grading SYSTEM for AE

shian — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:41:24 +0000

So rather than hijacking other threads and adding to the clutter, I've decided to start a ColorGHear thread as a more centralized place to handle questions, suggestions, demos videos (mine and yours), and other concerns.

So as not to be misleading, ColorGHear is an add-on of MODULAR PRESETS, and not a true plug-in.

The toolkit isn't just a collection of drag and drop "looks." It is a series of modular presets, or nodes, specially designed to contend with the codec limitations native to HDSLR footage. Along with these modular nodes, comes a system of use - learned through the online tutorials - which will open up the full power and functionality of After Effects to absolute beginners as well as long time users. Doing so will give users amazing power and flexibility to reduce noise and artifacts, and apply vibrant, astounding color grading to DSLR footage. In short, ColorGHear transforms After Effects from a Animation and Compositing tool, into a Color Grading Monster!

The power of ColorGHear is presented in the video demonstrations below.

ColorGHear is available at http://www.ColorGHear.com

CGT retails for $50

With your purchase of ColorGHear, you will get a free subscription to my video tutorial series showing how to unleash the power of After Effects using ColorGHear to turn your footage into stunning, film-like images.

As of July 1st, 2012 CGT will only be available under a subscription plan. $50 will get you CGT and access to all Grading and Filmschool tutorials for one year. If you choose not to renew, you can keep the GHears, but will lose access to the tutorials, and oh, the tutorials I have yet to show you. (Yes, a mild Hellraiser reference)

All of you who currently have CGT or buy it before July 1st, 2012 will be grandfathered in (no annual subscription rate for the current "CGT for AFX" version....ever. I did say early adopters would be rewarded, did I not?)

Subscription plans for other platforms will vary. Those currently in development are Davinci Resolve and Premiere Pro. And while CGT won't really work in FCP X there will be tutorials for getting the most out of the grading tools in FCP X, as well as creation and integration of SpeedGrade LUTs into AFX. '

Also, as I promised, all CGT Members will get discounted prices on versions for other platforms.

Below is a link to our special deals portal, which will change often, and without notice. Some days you will come here and find fantastic deals on ColorGHear products, and on other days you'll find no deals at all. We reserve the right to offer our products at our set price, and give discounts when we see fit. If you come here and see a price lower than what you paid for a product we will not offer any kind of rebate or refund. It's the beauty and wonder of chance at work.

http://colorghear.com/specials/

macro closeups / retroadapter on 7D

meniK — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:24:02 +0000

testshots. supercloseups with a 15-85mm 3.5 canon optic in retroposition.

7D for closeups. 550D with magic lantern for offtopic shots.

im okay with the first test. eyemacro coming in parttwo.

its pretty much fun. try it for yourself.

have a damn great day, don

BBC approved cameras list

GOODEMPIRE — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:12:14 +0000

I spent a day on location with a crew shooting with 7D. I found 7D very inconvenient and weak if compared to the hacked GH2 in almost every respect. But the sad fact is that 7D is on the BBC's list of approved camcorders (although partially), while the GH2 is not. I understand that nothing could be done about it, but just out of pure curiosity — is there any scientific way to distinguish a GH2 shot from the one by 7D at the end of the production cycle?

What is the best solution for shooting in the freeze?

GOODEMPIRE — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:10:56 +0000

How does GH2 stand? How long does the battery last (especially when doing timelapses) Any alternatives to 7D in terms of weather resistance?