It was my first time to shoot with the Canon 5D Mark II! I learned its a completely different style you have to think in! So I just think photo the whole time and you pretty much have it!
The 5d Mark II is not going to replace my main Canon XH-A1 cameras anytime soon I don’t think but it’s been a great addition to my equipment for wedding and commercial shoots. A while back I had purchased a Red Rock Adapter system to be able to use any lenses but I found the thing was just way too heavy for my kinda shoots. When you travel as much as I do you gotta have things lite and somewhat small. And the Red Rock was just not an option for me!

Now I am not saying the 5d Mark II video features are perfect right now but for me using it for bits and pieces of projects its great to get the really shallow DOF I am wanting to do all the time. Every shoot you see of mine normally is shot with the Canon XH-A1 without any lens adapters. And I have found ways of shooting to get a fake DOF which is really nice but still it won’t come close to getting it really how I want it!

One thing to suggest is always do a shoot for Free with whatever new equipment you have come into your office as it gives you freedom to test things out and if it does not work OH WELL! No one is upset!

That way on your next shoot you will know how to use the equipment and not be worried if it works or not!
So here is the music video I shot from 12:30am - 4:30am all shot with the Canon 5d Mark II, one single video light, car headlights and 3 GOOFY women!