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Thought I'd take the 5D MKII for a test drive. This video represents some rough sketches from a minor snow storm in downtown Seattle. Most people seemed to be heading home, for a Sat. things were pretty dead due to road conditions.

Lenses used: 70-200 2.8 IS, 16-35 I 2.8. No image post-processing used other than playing with speed.

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nick humphrey 10 months ago

luke this was frigging awesome. this looked just like a tv show, such awesome quality. i want this camera. how do you do the fading out where the lights turn to blurry circles? you are a pro bro =)
Tracey Lee 10 months ago

Wow Seattle sure looks different than usual! Nice images (can't wait to get my MarkII).
Ron Coker 10 months ago

You Really Nailed It. Congratulations.
Max Morrison 10 months ago

great :)
rauf 10 months ago

awsome vid, last shot is great, whole story is v.v.well catched!
Tim Willis 10 months ago

really loved this, I'm from Seattle too!
Ryan Heaney 10 months ago

Amazing video! What's the music that you used?
Luke Humphrey 10 months ago

RE: Music: Angelo Badalamenti - Theme from Twin Peaks - Fire Walk With Me.
Shon Crewe 10 months ago

Fantastic Luke! This very much captures the moment. I like how you've included subtle hints of Seattle. The sepia-like hue and downtempo music are also beautiful complements.
Sam Dodge 10 months ago

Good work, I like the alley shots with the snow falling.
Luke Humphrey 10 months ago

Thanks all for the positive feedback!
Jama Noor 10 months ago

Cool style. Very inspiring and relaxing.
Good job Luke. Indeed the force is strong with You.
bcharb 10 months ago

Very cool. Music is so hawt with your style on this
ZhiC 10 months ago

it's great how you took advantage of the sepia atmosphere of the streets. I you didn't mention it, I would have believed there was image processing.
And the music fits perfectly with the calm urban shots!
xserveg5 10 months ago

Very nice, i like the way you do the focus.

The song gives it another dimention.
Abit sad, but still good and interesting.

Hope you can test the camera more.

Nice SUV in the end ;)
J Meyer 10 months ago

Nice, lots of average shots look spectacular here - amazing camera. A lot of pull focus throughout the video, great clarity. Especially enjoyed the use of the rearview mirror on the car. Looking forward to where you take these ideas next. Enjoyable video throughout
Lasertag Cartel 10 months ago

Great video, that's a beautiful city to visit let alone shoot a video in. :)
Laszlo Fazekas 10 months ago

Wonderful shots and the music is just perfect ;)
Berislav Petrovic 10 months ago

great stuff, i like the mood of the clip, really great shots and corresponding choice of music
Lars Sørensen 10 months ago

The running santas really gave the video an unexpected twist! I like.
Wayne Avanson 10 months ago

Thanks for that Luke, very nice work there, some killer shots.
HA! I was going to say 'They don't collect the trash much in Seattle do they?' (3.55) but then by 4:20 it had gone so the bin men must have been…)
The Fibro Twins 10 months ago

Luke, I really enjoyed hanging out with you that night in Seattle. Oh wait, it only FEELS like I was there. Delicious video!
MidnightStar Video 10 months ago

Stunning composition Luke, really!! Love the flow and vibe, very well done. I wanna a 5D!!!
Zofiafotoeule 10 months ago

Wow! Wonderful atmosphere ... the music so melancholy ...
The sleepy town, and yet run everywhere Santas ...;) Thank you!
So imagine my Seattle ...
Zofia
Zofiafotoeule 10 months ago

the music.... a dream.... You're a poet...
olaf h. ☞ nadu 10 months ago

fantastic, nice miles like sound too!!! love that
MrMoe 10 months ago

Awesome work. Scene @ 1:31 is Incredible
Irynka 10 months ago

nice footage.
adonis 10 months ago

That camera is so good in low light. Wow.
pierre bedard 10 months ago

Bravo pour cet achat, la qualité de l'image de certains plans est superbe, cette caméra continu à m'impressionner.
Marcel Irnie 10 months ago

You have inspired me to go film my town.. thanks for the vid.

check out my Onboard superbike race videos. I'll be filming and racing in HD this year.
Edwin Villanueva 10 months ago

Great vid! The music really sets the mood.
Emanuel 10 months ago

Luke,

What have you been doing in the movies?

Your work is above the average, for saying at least.

This should be finished as a full aesthetic piece of work as it really is. Not just as another 5D MKII demo.

I've 'got' to go after your editing too, as your spectator/watcher now. Three years of education in editing as background and another three or so through the net, it takes me to say to you that's not usual to find out such level of 'eye' over the web.

Kudos,
Emanuel :-)
Emanuel 10 months ago

Posted @dvxuser.com:

dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?p=1519859#post1519859
Martijn Doornenbal 10 months ago

Beautiful colors in this movie. I really like the last shot.
Tynan 10 months ago

Nothing like a test at all !

I would watch this on TV, fantastic shots.
pixel 10 months ago

A lot of people show the videos but nobody has has a link to download it in 1920x1080 to watch on a 40 inch TV... -strange...
I think the 5D Videos are only good for web but no for a LCD TV...
AllenK 10 months ago

That was beautiful you really captured the feeling of what it was like during the snow storm in Seattle. Very nice! I can't believe how many talented people are making videos and posting them on Vimeo.
pureform media 10 months ago

wow, that 5D produces one hell of an image!! impressive
Perry Morris Jr. 10 months ago

OMG!!! The DOF and low light capabilities are amazing! If I were not waiting for REDs" Fixed-Lens Scarlet, I'd get one!

This in my opinion is a better 5D MKII Demo than Vincent Laforet demo!
The Funky Monkey 10 months ago

Superb!
Adam Palmer 10 months ago

Drenched in mood and atmosphere, you definately have a great eye thats for sure.

My only criticism is that this video could of been almost half the length it was and might of been stronger for it.

Also the frame blending on the slowed down shots kind of kills the sharpness. I know that in premiere every shot you put in a timeline automatically gets frame blending applied which I think is really dumb because its not nessacary in most situations, I suppose it all depends on your frame rate and shutter speed too though.

Terrific choice in music though, and some of those shots were like oh my god drop dead gorgeous, Im really looking forward to see what else you produce.

Great work man.
Kenneth Tyler 10 months ago

Nicely done!
akabillywiz 10 months ago

some lovely shots...

what encoding settings did you use before uploading?
Luke Humphrey 10 months ago

Thank you, encoding was H.264 10mbits/second CBR, I believe.
10 months ago

One of my favorites. Thank you!
ScoobyDoo2 10 months ago

awesome........!!!!
Dave Deacon 10 months ago

I enjoyed this. Simple but effective. I like the onlooker feel and the dof effects. Canon has a real winner with the 5DMkII. Reminds me of the D60 when it arrived. There's a change com'n...
Luke Humphrey 10 months ago

Thanks all for the feedback. I just posted another little 5D video experiment that's quite a bit different vimeo.com/2812653 ...still kind of exploring what the camera can do.
Jon Rawlinson 10 months ago

absolutely incredible

Man oh man...I need a 5DMkII!
Robin Thacker 10 months ago

Amazing what the lenses offer in effect.
Fredrik Forsberg 10 months ago

Very nice tone. I think the eos 5D wins over the Nikon D90 when it comes to HD resolution and compression quality but I still think the D90's 24fps framerate delivers the true film motion in contrast to 30fps. I wonder if the 5D suffers from rolling shutter artifacts.
Jeff Wilcox 10 months ago

I believe 24p is over rated. If film was cheaper at the time, I'm pretty sure filmmakers would have gone with a high frame rate. Today, I personally like the 60 frame rate. (HMC-150) I'd much rather go with a higher frame rate. Having said that, there is no reason that the 5D can't have a software upgrade to record at 24p.
Luke Humphrey 10 months ago

FWIW: My wish list for future 5D video-related firmware updates is as follows (in priority order):

1. Control over aperture, shutter, and ISO
2. Ability to externally monitor video and/or view finder enabled during video mode (for increased manual focus accuracy)
3. Record at higher fps (for better slow motion)
4. 24p option
5. AI Servo

I don't know how realistic these are, but there it is.
Cheng Ka Chun 10 months ago

beautiful~!! May I know any flickring problem when shooting outdoor lights like D90 's?
Luke Humphrey 10 months ago

Thank you and all for the comments. I personally have not noticed a flickering problem with the MKII in any lighting environment. I did notice some occassional skipping or stuttering in camera when panning, but I've since upgraded to a 30 MB/s sandisk CF card and have not noticed this since. Time will tell, however, if this has solved my problem.

There is a separate problem related to jumpy pans when viewing 30p (MKII) videos on vimeo, as vimeo transcodes at a lower frame rate (24-25p).
Fredrik Forsberg 10 months ago

@Jeff Wilcox:

I guess we are closing in on classical discussion about low vs high fps and what makes us like one rate over the other. Is it just a matter of what we are used to (video:high, film: low) or is the lower frame rate leaving things out for our brain to
interpret and therefor sort of attracting more imaginative people? Maybe some people's brains like filling out the blanks (even if it is just fractions of seconds in time capture), maybe some do not. Perhaps thats the key issue here; what our brain likes. Reality vs fantasy and what medium works best for narrating with images. I guess this has been discussed forever.
Fernando Quevedo 10 months ago

Wow! That was both impressive and inspiring. Kudos!
airbil 10 months ago

Love it! Ordinary things turned into extraordinary things.
The camera does not call attention to itself.
Simple is best.
Good Work!
Sven 10 months ago

wow! awesome!!! this actually makes me wanna buy that camera!!! very stylish! love it!
hurlerhurley 10 months ago

nicely done! highly enjoyable... very pleasing to the sight and the mind.
ikaro 10 months ago

wonderful
Geoff Wales 10 months ago

Fredrik - I think you expressed it well. 24 fps has an emotional, rather than rational appeal - a bit like distortion on guitars. We like dirty coz it's more human, I guess.

Great video - my D90 'video' definitely suffers in the comparison, lol.
Dave 10 months ago

Veedy, veedy nice, the ambiance, hue and music made your piece stellar. You nailed it!
Robert Marks 10 months ago

This makes me want to not procrastinate.
Wolfgang Gaebler 10 months ago

Great cam! Great vid!
Lighbulb Media 10 months ago

This really is beautiful. I'm surprised you didn't use any color-grading. Nice job!
Jason Y 10 months ago

Wow very impressive! Keep up the good work!
Joe Ramirez 10 months ago

I was just in awe! WOW!
B D 10 months ago

Great video. This is crystal clear, even at full screen 1440x900. Walking, talking, singing, advertisement for a MKII.
Timothy West 10 months ago

oh wow... this is amazing.. i had now idea digital cameras could do this now.. i am going to have to save up big time
Regie Fernando 10 months ago

Cant see the video?
Kristi Lebow 9 months ago

It was like I was a secret agent, looking for my victim of crime, looking in all the empty faces and places, seeing nothing but peace, and a cold chill.... I retreated to my study, smoked a stoggie, and decided to call it a day, my work here was done, there was no way Bennitta Applebomb was going to be found, not on these lonly streets, not tonight.
Jacob M Chase 9 months ago

As a western Washingtonian studying on the eastern side of the mountains this really made me miss home. Thanks!
Nikhil Kamkolkar 9 months ago

Nice work! You mentioned no post-processing... did you use any filters on the camera?
Luke Humphrey 9 months ago

No filters
Justus Bruns 9 months ago

I like the slow motion with the flash of the camra
Mike Romo 9 months ago

This is terrific. I'm incredibly inspired...now, to get that a real camera...
lateniteriser 9 months ago

this is absolutely brilliant!
jimmy selix 9 months ago

dang, that is amazing and the sound matches so perfectly. feels like it does when it snows here in mn. great work!
A boy with glasses 9 months ago

I really like the shots with the snow falling
Gary Ramsey 9 months ago

Really great stuff.
cassidy 9 months ago

I loved it, great work and the music just makes this very pleasant to watch.
Jeff Olive 9 months ago

This is fantastic, really made me think of Twin Peaks. I'm so jealous, I am dying more every day I don't own one of these cameras.
Deomitrus 9 months ago

This is sweet. It sounds and reminds me of 'Blade Runner.' Awesome.
The Duke 9 months ago

Stunning Stuff Of The White Stuff.
Enjoyed seeing all the snow I missed when I was away over the Holidays. Dramatic and Interesting footage!
mbgriffi 9 months ago

That thing takes some nice video....! Like the editing and the music.
Eric E. Anderson 9 months ago

That "steam from the street" shot at 00:26 is perfectly fantastic!
Pawel B 9 months ago

amazing movie.
beautiful
Colin Campbell 9 months ago

Loved this. It totally informed how I treated my much crappier camera footage when I was out in the snowy streets last night… vimeo.com/3139292
Goldenboi24k 9 months ago

I can just imagine what Santa was screaming in this video lol
Richard Ross 9 months ago

Amazing. The shots were executed wonderfully. You have a great eye for finding interesting scenarios and capturing them in a way that the viewer can't help but watch. Very very good.
curvatura10 8 months ago

Bello.
Goldenboi24k 8 months ago

btw, I hope you were using a raincoat for your camera...
Luke Humphrey 8 months ago

Used a larger ziplock bag, seemed to work ok.
ghostcar 8 months ago

That was nice - I wallowed in the feeling - great shots
Luke Humphrey 8 months ago

Thanks again all for the comments and feedback. I'm currently editing a bunch of footage from Death Valley, Sequoia NP, Yosemite NP, and Redwood NP and will post soon.
Rodrigo 8 months ago

Amazing, I never tire of seeing this video. Congratulations.
sterling shaw 8 months ago

I really like that. Nice
Nico Schober 7 months ago

simply wonderfull!