Seems to do the trick alright Tom.

nice test results :)

Love the sky line in this - very nice!

had the same idea with the adapter...waiting for mine... manual aperture = :D!

Nice video! This camera is awesome!

Nice, I really liked the shot of the oil rig platform with the surfers in the foreground.

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Wow.. so good quality in so litle light condition and taken by the camera...yes... awsome... really great the 5DMarkII yess...

This cam is amazing for lowlight/night video. Great video Tom.

Nice first effort. You're local in So. Cal. Shoot me an email and we'll go shooting.

Really nice test :) the shot with the oil rig at the end is sweet

The quality of the "cheapo" lens is amazing! One question... how did you adjust the aperture on the lens? I've researched this lens and it doesn't have an aperture ring.

Superb job Tom, thanks for sharing this.

Awesome video... can I download it? and how ?
Thanks ....

johnny santoso

It's downloadable right from this page.

To the right over here---> and up ^ just under the photo there is a direct download link.

Tom, very nice. When I downloaded the QT version I was blown away with what this camera can record. Can't wait to see some of your work with it.

why is there vignetting on the pictures, is that due to the cheap lense and slow f?

I love it...

great shot on a great song!!!

Really nice work man! I am very happy that this camera is putting video in the hands of people who know the composition rules of photography.

HOLY CRAP its everything i expected it to be. i have been shooting with my 5d for a year and just saw the 5D mk2 in a PC photo mag that has been sitting at my parents house. i instantly wanted to upgrade. in my line of work some video footage is necessary for documentary purposes. my only question is how much memory and battery life does the video mode use up. PS. the video quality looks amazing.

thanks for the quick response. im counting my pennies as we speak....

Beautiful video with a beautiful song, very nice.

I swear I see a Bird take a huge Dive into the water with a massive splash! right at 1:17

Nice test Tom. Gotta say, I'm jealous! I've been drooling after one of those.

Please let me know how it performs under the stars., becuase I'm still very tempted, but I'm a bit concerned about light gather on a 21MP chip, even though it is full-frame.

Mart

awesome...I think I´m gonna get one of those 5D

looks surreal

I love mama and papa's. It goes with your video clip very well. Thank you very much for your time to share with us.

Your friend emily eunjue hayes

that 'll do... thank God, as just confirmed my order. Thank you, great classic bit of shooting! :)

Hi Tom. I have had the 5Dmk2 for a week know and was interested to see you using an adapter to gain control of the aperture which after using the Video Mode have realised that the camera automatically opens and closes the aperture depending on the available light. Bright light, small aperture, deep depth of field.

I was going to trick the camera by using a neutral density filter to reduce the light coming into the camera hence creating a shallower depth of field. Tradeoff more noise Shit!!!!

Are you using older film type lenses with manual aperture controls to get your depth of field?

Low light stills capability is amazing. Video cant match stills but compared to my XHA1 it kicks its arse.

Do you know anyone who wants an obsolete XHA1.

Mike Fletcher

Great stuff! That camera is awesome.

When using the Nikon lens were you able to lock the shutter? If so, does the 5DMkII auto adjust the iso to control the exposure or can you lock that too?

I have a half dozen Nikon primes that I use with a Letus Mini/HV20. Your video has fired me up about the possibility of using them with a 5DMkII.

Herbie, see my post above about controlling the ISO. I have not personally tried to lock the shutter speed, but I have seen it done. It is possible. There is a test video somewhere here on vimeo showing how to do it and what it looks like.

Very very nice work. Both you and the camera~@! Bravo~!

the kind of clip I return to to make me feel good..

Tom - awesome stuff! I was on the Long Beach Pier that same evening with my old 5d (new one comes Tues)... i posted my photo below yours on photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=6875563&postcount=204

Have added your video to the 5d wiki tracking the 5d mk ii videos etc... is.gd/9pTe

Wow this camera is awesome!

My 5D got stolen last August. Now i'm saving for 5D MK II.

wow,incredible......

Hi Tom, great test. Nice soothing look. :) This scenery has a few objects that would provoke aliasing. What is your experience with "the jaggies" with this setup. They should have been seen on the diagonal cranes on the oil rig, but they are gone! Can they be avoided with a cheap "soft" lens, or is this about settings? Or am I just plain wrong? Thanks. Th:o)mmes, Norway.

I tend to get those jaggies any time there is a horizontal white line in the image, like white parking lines in a parking lot. The trouble is, you never know when and where artifacts might pop up. It's one of the drawbacks of the 5D2. Probably experience is the only way to know how to avoid it. I don't think the lens matters, but I have not done any tests yet.

Thanks, really appreciate input like this. Happy shooting. Th:o)mmes, Norway.

Looks great!

I just happen to see some microphone matters to 5DMarks II if interested here

bhphotovideo.com/c/find/newsLetter/Sweet-Sounds-of-HD.jsp

I really want to know more about the EOS adapter, which one you use, if it can harm the Nikon lens, etc.
I have all Nikon D series with aperture rings so this tech would be perfect for me but am concerned with getting the correct EOS adapter and its possible side effects?
Thanks for the great post.

cool

Very nice :D))

very very good!!!

I used to live in HB

I sooo want that camera. I guess, though, that by the time I can afford it, there will be a 5D mark III out...

***** Tom @ Timescapes Interview !! *****

timelapses.es/blog/?p=68

is this Long Beach in Cali?
hmmm looks familiar, maybe Malibu?

Hey T,
awesome stuff.
I think the most empressive bit, is your ability to give feedback and advice..
most other vidogs don't say much..

keep up the great work.
I want to make love with my 5D now.

Master Tom, seriously when you will give a workshop? I will be the first one in your list. Thank you for sharing all this wonderful and hard work with all of us. We appreciated so much.

Tom, so do the RiData CF cards perform well for the video mode of 5DMKII? I'm shopping 32GB cards and RiData's is the least expensive.

Wow!
I should get me a new DSLR-V...

Very nice job. This would come in handy. Great shot of the surfers with the rigs in the background. Amazing low light quality.

impressive atmosphere and color, without color correcting. Beautiful this 5D MarkII

Love the shot of the people taking a flash photo of their dog. Tells a story in 2 seconds.

Very good shoots!!

Tell me something, I notice that my shoots when I play in the computer (mac Pro) the play it´s not constant, like it drop frames in some parts of the clip, but the strange thing, it´s that these drop frames appear even when I convert the original clip in to a pro res or quicktime DV.
Do you thin I need a special codec to install for a good play back?

Thanks, and sorry my little english

Charies