Digital BW, The Print

We'll see what the next firmware update offers...

C. D. Tobie
Global Product Technology Mngr.
Digital Imaging & Home Theater
Datacolor.com
CDTobie@Datacolor.com

On Mar 8, 2009, at 9:46 PM, "edrudolpho" <erudolph@...> wrote:

> My take on this camera is that to some extent the moving picture  
> community was excited by the 5D Mk II.  But they perceived a problem  
> with using it as for motion picture making.  Correct me if I'm  
> wrong, but doesn't the 5d Mk II capture HD video at the frame rate  
> of 30p, rather than the 24p used by movies?
>
> Ed
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Dana H. Myers"  
> <dana.myers@...> wrote:
>>
>>
>> There was a thread some time ago where a few posters complained
>> that Canon went to the trouble to include HD video capture in the
>> 5D Mk II.
>>
>> The assumption, apparently, is that adding the video capability
>> to the 5D Mk II substantially increased the price of the body while
>> adding a feature that "still" shooters would never use.
>>
>> Just comparing the 5D to the 5D Mk II, it looks like the price
>> went from ~$2000 to ~$2700 for the body - jumping from 12MP to
>> 21MP in the process, substantially improved noise performance,
>> substantially improved LCD viewscreen, same overall weight.
>> Superficially, it doesn't seem like the MkII comes at a much
>> greater cost.
>>
>> What provoked this email, though, was hearing that a *real*
>> motion picture professional recently commented that the 5D MkII
>> was ideal for video-capture which didn't quite call for rolling
>> out a whole crew.
>>
>> The point being, by adding a capability to the camera, Canon
>> seems to have expanded the market beyond *just* "still" shooters.
>> By expanding the market, the increased cost of development to
>> Canon is likely to have been offset in increased sales.
>>
>> Dana
>>
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