Comments on: Canon 5D Mark II & Nikon D90 Video Demo

By: Sidney

Sidney — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:54:42 +0000

Indeed, Franco has very valid arguments…and he is right.
Are you a lawyer Franco?

By: estan

estan — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:41:42 +0000

Franco, you have valid arguments. Regarding the price, I also think that if you compare it with the 5D when it first went on sale, it’s much cheaper now.

Another thing, its all marketing ploy. The better and more features, the more people would buy it even though not all features are usable by the owner.

By: Franco

Franco — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:42:31 +0000

I’ve been following discussions about this new 5DMkII for several weeks now, and this HD video shooting capability has been almost always the main issue in those discussions. It seems to strongly divide people in two camps: those who like it and those who don’t.

I do understand folks who are into video shooting as well as still photography, because this camera is a great solution for them.

On the other hand, I really do not understand people who are primarily focused in still photography and don’t want to have video shooting possibility.

For me, it raises a question: Since when extra features has been a bad thing ???

I also use my cell phone primarily for making calls, but I don’t complain about Push-to-talk, Bluetooth, webapps or whatever other “useless” features it has. If I don’t find them useful – then I just don’t use ‘em.

Somebody may of course say, that he/she is not willing to pay features which are “useless” to him/her. This is often a good approach, but in this case, it’s simply not valid argument.

Why? Because that full HD video feature is not what one is paying for. I’m willing to say that price of 5DMkII would be exactly the same – with or without HD video feature. That’s because adding video shooting capabilities do not require any hardware changes. It already has a live view, so adding video feat is just a matter of software modification. Point-and-shoot cameras have proven this fact years ago.

Finally, I leave you with this question:

Would you rather buy a car without airbag?
…After all – You don’t want to use it…

By: estan

estan — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:24:19 +0000

Sidney, current digital video cameras have the imperfect characteristic of having the sensor too close to the lens that selective focusing isn’t possible. These current breed of DSLRs solves this problem and really, budget film makers now have the option to have a cheaper unit against those very expensive devices.

For photojournalists, it will be very important as video with stills is making a presence in current works.

As for an MP3 player? Hmm, overkill or why not?

By: Sidney

Sidney — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:05:59 +0000

The latest Canon and to some extent, Nikon cameras really are promising. It will open new possibilities not only in Photojournalism but probably in movie making too. Now, at a fraction of the cost, high definition video capture with selective focus capability will shake things up. And I think it’s time to really save up for one.

Honestly I don’t see the point to do movies with a photo camera. It is clear the manufacturers don’t know what to do anymore to sell new cameras….
(While video cameras are becoming photo cameras.)

A photo camera as a mp3 player… any takers?

I guess I am getting old… I still use my cell phone primarily for calls and not to make pictures, video, play music , etc.

Photography and movie making are different fields and requires another set of skills.
What I expect is even more crap and junk on the internet… I am appealed at the quality of some “news” clip posted on the internet…
Citizen journalism … but then of the worst kind.

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