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48. Canon 7D movie - Another night in Beijing
2 years ago
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So here is my first attempt at filming with a production Canon Eos7D just one hour after receiving it from my local camera store. Starting at 10pm I spent about 2 hours in total filming this an the Nanluoguxiang Hutong in Beijing which is popular with locals and tourists alike. Due to the lack of light its shot mostly at around 1600 to 6400 ISO.

Lenses were the Canon 50mm f1.2L, 35mm f1.4L and the 70-200mm f4L IS. I attached my Zacuto Z-finder straight to the camera, then added a prototype of the new Genus d-slr bars supporting their wide angle mattebox to prevent any excess lens flare. I shot mostly handheld using a small Redrockmicro shoulder rig at times as well as on my fantastic Miller DS-20 tripod. Audio was from a Zoom H4n feeding the camera audio directly using a custom cable from Pinknoise systems (living with AGC to speed time in the edit).

For more detail go to dslrnewsshooter.com

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  • Mark Williams plus 2 years ago
    Looks really good.
  • Antonio Segura 2 years ago
    nice video, greetings from sevilla
  • iamkalaniprince plus 2 years ago
    5D or 7D ?, I say both ! Love these little power houses. I honestly can't tell the difference between the two when used in the right hands..

    Love and Aloha, iaKP-
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  • Sid Scott 2 years ago
    Awesome work Dan! And extra points for staying up so late to put it up! ;)
    Good to see some more nice lowlight/night shots too.
    I aim to be using mine a lot in these types of situations.
    How did you find it working at such high ISO?
  • Antonio Segura 2 years ago
    yes
  • Sid Scott 2 years ago
    Yes what?
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  • Sid Scott 2 years ago
    Also, what custom cable did you use? Is it available from the Pinknoise site or specially made for you? ;)
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  • Dan Dobi 2 years ago
    wait - you have the zoom h4n feeding directly into the camera ? how's this work ?
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    correct me if i am wrong but dan is simply using a stereo jack to stereo jack to feed the zoom recorded audio into the 7d
  • Robert Vinet 2 years ago
    Dan blogs about the cable he uses on his web site: dslrnewsshooter.com/2009/09/26/pinknoise-systems-5dmkii-and-7d-audio-cable/
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  • Gavin Owens plus 2 years ago
    Beijing looks like a real melting pot.
    That is by far the best 7D sample I have seen to date.
    It would be great to see some harsh daylight images though. Daylight is where this camera worries me.....
    Great stuff and thank you.
    G
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  • Jimmy Odoms 2 years ago
    I love this camera, and its awesome to see images such as these coming from this camera.

    And I would third that question regarding the H4n specialty cable. Please let us know.
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  • Tom Lowe pro 2 years ago
    Thanks, Dan.

    Any thoughts on 7D vs 5D2 when it comes to aliasing and moire pattern artifacts? Do you have a zone plate you can shoot to compare to the 5D2?
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  • DavidNJ 2 years ago
    The quality of the good glass shows.
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  • JaeStreet 2 years ago
    Great work Dan,
    I wonder if 7D will hold up in the daylight....

    From what I have seen so far, 5Dmkii seems to
    manage clipping highlights much better.

    Dan can you do a daylight comparison
    if 7D can match 5Dmkii for dynamic range?
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  • exte 2 years ago
    24p?
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  • Fairytale Studio plus 2 years ago
    Yes, what is that custom cable for zoom?
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    correct me if i am wrong but dan is simply using a stereo jack to stereo jack to feed the zoom recorded audio into the 7d
  • Lens Flair Media 9 months ago
    Yes I'm curious about that as well. I though the 7D only recorded in mono? Don't you lose the stereo sound quality from the H4n buy plugging it directly into the 7D?
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  • MAX POLINSKY plus 2 years ago
    Nice one. Do u guys think that 5DII or 7D better than Panasonic HVX200 with canon lenses??
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  • Naija Docs 2 years ago
    The food looks great
    I love the vibe of your vid
    Thanks for sharing
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  • andrei nogovitsin plus 2 years ago
    very very nice!!! enjoyed every minute of it :)))
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  • Joe Moya plus 2 years ago
    From the samples I have seen, the D7 does a fine job with DOF and night scenes... Nice work...

    I also noticed how the H4 sound and D7 combination seems to work nicely...

    Thanks for the sample... I am looking into moving from my HV30 plus Letus Mini Setup to the D7 plus H4 combination setup (...plugged into the D7? I wasn't aware the D7 was able to record or sync sound)....

    At any rate, haven't decided if this is the time to switch to the D7 or wait for then next generation D7 type EOS camera.

    My main concern about the D7 is using it where there are significant panning scene and the result "jello effect" I have seen in some clips where the camera is less stable and the subjects are moving at a faster rate than in your sample clip.
  • Drew Maw 2 years ago
    I couldn't disagree more. You're gonna see that you're completely wrong. go to Philipbloom.TV and watch his greenpeace video. Rolling shutter is a problem that can not only be fixed in post via plug-in, but can be easily mastered in production. The images out of these cameras in video mode is 200% better than any 3CCD camera I've ever seen.
  • Ronald Kortkamp 2 years ago
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but almost half of Crank 2 was filmed with a Canon HF-S100 -- and that is a CMOS consumer cam.
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  • Cheng Ka Chun plus 2 years ago
    very nice~!!
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  • Obuc 2 years ago
    Nice work Dan!!! very nice
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  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    very nice mate .Looks like a lot more fun that my night out last night with 7d!!
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  • A Rigged Production plus 2 years ago
    Haha, I bet she did.

    Btw, nice work.
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  • Dan Chung plus 2 years ago
    Thanks for all the comments, really appreciated. I'm going to try answer questions over on my blog rather than here :) dslrnewsshooter.com

    dslrnewsshooter.com/2009/09/26/pinknoise-systems-5dmkii-and-7d-audio-cable/ has answers about the audio cable.
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  • Ronaldo German 2 years ago
    Beautiful, very cinematic stuff. And this time the contrast set up was perfect to mimic film. This camera seems to be a real option for budget filmakers. The main operational problem for me is the non-articulated LCD display.
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  • Robert Vinet 2 years ago
    Very nice work Dan. I love how you used the H4N. I hadn't thought of using it that way. It would be very helpful in post. I'm sure someone will come up with a suitable y-splitter so we can record to the 7D and monitor sound at the same time.
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  • Suzanne Naomi plus 2 years ago
    Fantastic! Thanks a lot for this film. Nice work and love the quality of the 7D.
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  • Hector Roth 2 years ago
    I want to go there!!! Nice shot, nice camera, nice night test and good to know how yo did. Thanks
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  • Nick Wilcox-Brown pro 2 years ago
    Nice one Dan!
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  • creative-control 2 years ago
    Nice work Dan, Beijing looks fun.
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  • Ron Coker plus 2 years ago
    Don't see Rons safety strap on Z Finder, Dan.... Hehe!
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  • Will Fuqua 2 years ago
    Looks amazing!! Nikon better get on the ball and match it before I switch to Canon. *Gives Nikon evil look*
  • Drew Maw 2 years ago
    Why ask them to come up something???? Because professionals aren't going to buy a product that is obsolete. Only Nikon fanboys would continue buying Nikon. Until Nikon comes out with a DSLR that can shoot video, sell their stock because it's going down.
  • Jared Levy plus 2 years ago
    Agreed. Either come to terms with the future or expect sales declines. And besides, considering their fan base, if they took the time and energy into making a video DLSR worthy of their name, they would make a shit-ton of money. Can't feel bad for a company with such an obvious opportunity smacking them in the face.
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  • calvin 2 years ago
    7d也能拍片啊,我以为只有无敌兔可以哩
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  • rogelio arvizu 2 years ago
    CORONA!! :P 0:45

    BTW: nice Cam... im gona sell my CANOn hv30.
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  • devrim erdogan 2 years ago
    ı have 5d mark2 and ı m using it for video mostly... but its just 30 fps and its difficult to use it with 25fps cameras. Did u compare 5d mark2 with 7d.
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  • blackwatch plus 2 years ago
    Fantastic
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  • Sebastian TR 2 years ago
    beautiful as always Dan!

    look forward to seeing some daytime shoots, and maybe a 5d / 7d comparison shoot sometime :)
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  • aykee 2 years ago
    impressive
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  • freetonik 2 years ago
    Camera is cool, your film is cool too!
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  • image-MILL 2 years ago
    nice - seems like a lot of potential - but there seems to be a lot of compression on some of the shots, did you use some compression/effects? or is this the exact video from the camera?
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  • Ken Zhao 2 years ago
    Perfect! hope to see ur new movie soon.
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  • Daniel Kelvin 2 years ago
    Muy buen video!
    Me encanta todo...!
    Enhorabuena... yo quiero una de esas!!
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  • Alex plus 2 years ago
    awesome.
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  • Hans Chueh 2 years ago
    Nice work !!
    can I know what music is in the video?? please
    or what tipe of music is it
    again, very well done!
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  • Love it - inspired to do a nightlife shoot here in Nashville now.
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  • Clay Sen 2 years ago
    Nice work! Nice cam! Selling out my Nikon tomorrow :)
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  • Cigoto 2 years ago
    amazing
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  • 小白丁 2 years ago
    喧嚣的南锣鼓巷!
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  • tomlennox 2 years ago
    拍的不错哦
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  • jsb001 2 years ago
    北京人很可爱!!!
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  • Christian Anderson 2 years ago
    Why do all the white people look so uncomfortable on camera? What's with that?
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  • Bruno R. S. 2 years ago
    ela falou em portugues! :P
    (she spoke in Portuguese!)
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  • csnoke 2 years ago
    I noticed that you only did 1 horizontal pan in the entire video, around 2:15, was there a reason for that?
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  • windinrite 2 years ago
    This is only one spot of Beijing.
    "Another night in Xicheng District" might be more accurate.
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  • starik 2 years ago
    Very informative
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  • Jie 2 years ago
    I love this footage. It is charming and has revealed the emotion---maybe even commotion---deep in the people's heart back in Beijing.
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  • seaswill 2 years ago
    南锣鼓巷
    嘿嘿
    7D
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  • vdv 2 years ago
    我擦,小妞真可爱嘿~
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  • Mark Liebenberg 2 years ago
    Very impressive results... I love amazing detail and low noise! Looked like a lot of fun filming that!
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  • Mark Koenov plus 2 years ago
    Hey Dan, how did you shoot all the way up to 6400 ISO without having having too much grain/noise? I just got my 7D w/kit lens of 18-135mm and every time I shoot around 1600 to 6400 ISO I get a lot of ugly noise. Thanks.
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  • In Awe of Fishnet plus 2 years ago
    great footage! sometimes percussion hits just at the right moment.
    raised eyebrows at 1:19 and 1:24 hilarious! ;-)
    "I used to charge for this!" !!!! heh heh
    love the red streets
    happy filming!
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  • Sjoerd Venema 2 years ago
    Nice clip.. Now I have to visit Beijing..
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  • Marcelo Paixão plus 2 years ago
    "querido, isso custa!" ahaahaha
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  • Rick Macomber plus 2 years ago
    It's no wonder Tarantino loved staying there while filming Kill Bill : )
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  • lbvidz 2 years ago
    Brazilian Biatch in Beijing?
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  • Ruo 2 years ago
    感谢钟老师将这些dslr试片分享上来,让大家在选择机器的时候有一个参照.不得不说,7d在高感下的表现要比5d2差一个档次.5d2高感上出色的表现足以让我省下很多灯钱.但是,呵呵,对于我的腰包来说,5d2太贵了,所以最近我打算入手一个7d,7d目前为止是我最好的选择.
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  • I used to have that same scooter in the last scene, only in Shanghai. Great work man!
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  • Хорошая картиночка.!!
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  • BooooooLL 2 years ago
    Nice music choice!
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  • DJVIBE TV 2 years ago
    looks awesome.. this footage inspired me to get the 7D. But for those of us that can't afford the "L" glass, what are some good lowlight lense options around the $500-600 range? thanks..
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  • sébastien lacour 2 years ago
    look at my test and say me if it's good ?
    vimeo.com/8936752
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  • Luke Scanlan 1 year ago
    looks great man!
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  • Aerance 1 year ago
    Awesome Work! Planning to move on to DSLR filming. Oh and by the way, What's the name/who's the "soundTrack" by? Thanks!
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  • paul MOGG 1 year ago
    You mentioned in your Hutong video Audio was from a Zoom H4n feeding the camera audio directly using a custom cable from Pinknoise systems what cable customization did you do as the sound is great !
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  • Elizabeth James 1 year ago
    I love your videos!!
    You're the reason I registered.
    Keep going!
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  • Emanuel Rochas 1 year ago
    no entiendo como puede una cam de fotos tener tanta calidad de video... sorprendente!
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  • AngryBlack 1 year ago
    好强大的演员阵容,哈哈!!
    干得漂亮!
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  • Catherine Rovner 1 year ago
    kendama
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  • thing is, I can tell that u have a uv filter attached to the lens, cause of the two green reflections on 1:17.

    Its always a big issue, using uv filters or not using them... i prefer not using them, cause of those weird reflections, but i have already broken one lens...
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  • GuidoM 1 year ago
    Hello Dan, I love your video. How did you to have a sound quality like that?
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  • Lens Flair Media 9 months ago
    Hilarious they are drinking Corona in China. I figured they'd be drinking Tsing Tao or something!
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  • tim tim 7 months ago
    nice! thats the setup i hope to have soon. Do you live in Beijing?
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  • vital-fedotov 7 months ago
    Great work!
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  • Joname Liangtan 6 months ago
    哈哈, 我爱中国, 我是中国人..
    (Haha, I love china, I'm Chinese..)
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  • Digital Surgery plus 6 months ago
    Great movie! Just came back from China myself, nice to see Beijing again ;-)
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  • Minji Aye Hong plus 3 months ago
    very nice! so inspiring!
    can you let me know what's the music that you used?
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