We decided to work also with a Canon 5D Mark II (next to our GH1)

What are missing of the GH1?

1. The GH1 is not the ultimate low light camera

2. Lens selection in WA range

Why not wait for the Canon 7D?

1. Likely the 7D won't match the ultimate ISO capabilities of the 5D. But this is only a minor point here

2. Also hard to get top WA lenses for the 7D that have a wide aperture. We own the following good/top lenses for Canon:

- Zeiss 21mm f/2.8
- 35mm f/2
- 50mm f/1.2
- 85mm f/1.8
- 24-105mm f/4 IS
- 70-200mm f/4 IS
- 100mm Macro

All these lenses would get a smaller FOV with the 7D.

Also the 5D Mark II is of course a top still camera (we own a 1Ds Mark III but are also two people).

Some of the scenes were really dark and the 5D2 performed very well (e.g. the not so expensive 85mm f/1.8)

We are not at a point where we care about the filmic look of 24p. We just shoot videos.

Workflow

- Shot at 1080p
- Down sampled to 720p
- Edit with minor corrections in FCP

Note: The moire on the roof is stronger on this down sampled to 720p version than in the original 1080p footage.

Note: During the shooting of the video the Video mode preview shut down. We commented during the shoot that this might be to prevent overheating. But it may also only be a method to save battery power. It clearly does not shut off during recording.

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