Comments on: Canon EOS 5D Mark II administers the death blow to Nikon. 1080 HD Video in a DSLR with audio inputs.

By: Pete

Pete — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:43:51 +0000

Coming at this from the other side as a video journalist who occasionally shoots stills on a cheap-n-cheerful Canon DSLR, I found the news of a DSLR that can do decent HD recording very exciting. It would be incredibly liberating to be able to shoot video with the range of lens I already have – especially as most of my filming is done in theatres where I’m given a specific place to set up, and that may not always be ideal for the zoom range on the camera.

I’ve looked at the quality of sample video elsewhere on the net, and it has to be said the pictures are astounding for the price of the kit.

However, the recording limit of 4GB (about 12 mins at HD) on the 5D Mk II makes it useless to me currently and I understand this is just a software restriction because the storage is the old FAT format rather than NTFS or other modern file system. If Canon could address this I’d have a 5D Mk II on order straight away.

By: Stephen Turrell

Stephen Turrell — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:50:18 +0000

The D3 D700 & D300 cameras are allready released & have been reviewed, every review i’ve seen has been very positive i own a D300 & love it.
The Canon 50D looked a D300 beater on specs but in reviews comparing it to the D300 it comes in 2nd place despite it’s higher resolution.When the 50D was introduced it was more expensive than the D300 now it’s cheaper .
Nikon glass has allways been good & the 24-70 2.8 & 14-24 2.8 seem better than the equivalent canon glass.
The bad news for Canon is the D700 5 fps or 8fps with a grip & a faster better performing autofocus system & it’s cheaper for now i’m guessing in 6 months the Canon 5D mark 2 will sell for less than the D700.
Does anybody need more than 12 megapixels for sport or widlife
Correct me if i’m wrong but i don’t think the Canon 5D mark 2 can focus while shooting video..
The new Canon looks like a great camera for landscape or weddings & studio & a great upgrade from the Canon 5D
but it’s not going to put Nikon out of the game.

By: Will Sullivan

Will Sullivan — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:40:15 +0000

@Riza We’re talking about HD at media outlets, so there’s not really an issue of HD video disc, these are TV stations and soon, newspapers will have HD quality over the Internet. Storage is definitely a valid concern, but storage space is continuously dropping in price. There’s also a 640x SD mode available, which is what point and shoot cameras do right now.

By: Will Sullivan

Will Sullivan — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:35:34 +0000

@Leping Zha Thanks for commenting and for signing your post! I don’t know much about the Chinese media, although I kind of suspect they may not have free choice as American outlets do. But I don’t know. Again, I’m just speaking from an American professional photojournalism perspective.

By: DDriver

DDriver — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:36:23 +0000

One thing is for certain though, this “article” wreaks of vile fanboyism….

I am sure glad I don’t limit myself to either camp. I shoot both.