Category Archives: Video

Unofficial Canon 5D MkII Video

Posted on November 6, 2008 | Leave a comment

The folks over at Akihabara News have an HD video clip shot on a 5D MkII – very impressive stuff!!

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Nikon D90 & Shooting Video

Posted on October 26, 2008 | Leave a comment

Camcorder Info have done a very thorough review of the video shooting capabilities of the Nikon D90. The D90 is the first DSLR which has a video shooting mode, covering 1280 x 720 HD. Shortly after the Nikon D90 announcement, Canon launched the 5D MkII which also shoots video. However, there are major differences; the Canon shoots at full HD and has a microphone jack alongside its built in microphone.

One of the major issues with the D90 is the way it introduces wobble when the camera is panned.



Video clip by Camcorderinfo.com
I’m hoping that Camcorder Info will also follow up with a review of the 5D MkII. We’ve seen the stunning results it achieves when shooting video in the hands of Vincent Laforet, but it would be interesting to see what a video camera review site thing of the Canon.

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Afghanistan Diary Updates by John D McHugh

Posted on October 14, 2008 | Leave a comment

John D McHugh has two new stories from his long term Afghanistan project.

The aspect that I like from John D’s work is that it paints a picture of the difficulties faced in this vast country with its complex society. What the second report lacks in “bang bang” it makes up for in bucket loads of information on just how difficult the situation is; both for the Afghani locals and the forces trying to bring back a normality of life to a place which in recent history has only suffered war.


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Multimedia…you know; pictures, video, audio

Posted on October 9, 2008 | Leave a comment

There’s a  lot of terrible multimedia on the web, mainly on newspaper sites that don’t invest time and money in letting their people produce good work. However, there’s a lot of excellent work out there too. For me, Magnum In Motion, Media Storm, The Guardian and New York Times are traditionally the better places to visit to see some stunning work and realise what’s possible with this new story telling method.

Thankfully, there’s also now a great web site called the Kobre Guide that features “the Web’s best multimedia & video journalism”. Its a great site and definitely worth bookmarking.

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James Nachtwey TED Acceptance Speech Video

Posted on September 29, 2008 | Leave a comment

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Canon 5D MkII Full Resolution Video Clips

Posted on September 27, 2008 | Leave a comment

Canon have posted three full resolution and uncompressed video clips taken on a 5D MkII by Vincent Laforet from his fil Reverie. The three clips are at 1600 and 2000ASA and can be downloaded. The quality has to be seen to be believed!

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