
Canon 7D movie - Another night in Beijing
2 years ago
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
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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Love and Aloha, iaKP-
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?
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
And I would third that question regarding the H4n specialty cable. Please let us know.
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?
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?
I love the vibe of your vid
Thanks for sharing
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.
Btw, nice work.
dslrnewsshooter.com/2009/09/26/pinknoise-systems-5dmkii-and-7d-audio-cable/ has answers about the audio cable.
BTW: nice Cam... im gona sell my CANOn hv30.
look forward to seeing some daytime shoots, and maybe a 5d / 7d comparison shoot sometime :)
Me encanta todo...!
Enhorabuena... yo quiero una de esas!!
can I know what music is in the video?? please
or what tipe of music is it
again, very well done!
(she spoke in Portuguese!)
"Another night in Xicheng District" might be more accurate.
嘿嘿
7D
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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You're the reason I registered.
Keep going!
干得漂亮!
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...
(Haha, I love china, I'm Chinese..)
can you let me know what's the music that you used?