Thanks Diego, i was just testing out this camera. I can't wait to really film some good stuff of my mates on bikes ;)

It's "Cosmic Love" by Florence and the Machine Diego. I used a Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L lens.

Yes i love the look of 60p slow motion ;)

I used a Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L lens. I manual focus using the 7D's LCD. It's not that bad once you get used to it mate.

I agree pulling focus is way easier than people think. I've used the cheepo 50mm 1.8 (horrible focus ring) on a 5DmkII and T1i and it's way easy, the Canon LCDs are fan-freakin-tastic!

I'm not so sure Byron. 60p i can slow down with it looking natural and 24p i can't :(

Why is 24p so favourable mate?

Nah I mean 24p vs 30p (stuck with 30p on my 5D). Yeah 60p is fantastic also. But for normal speed, 24 is so good. That first shot is 24p right? I just love the "strobiness". You can really notice it with him moving his head around quickly. So much more cinematic than 30p.

It was all filmed at 60p mate so if I needed to I could slow it down. I think the strobiness feel is the sun, I'm not too sure.

Does 24p look different to 30p then? Don't sell the 5D just yet. The lowlight capabilities must be amazing! I'm going to try out lowlight tomorrow night so we'll see how the 7D handles that ;)

Take care Byron

Well I was pretty shocked to hear you say that first shot was 60p, but I guess it makes sense. Presumably, vimeo, and any movie player (e.g. quicktime) can't/don't play back footage above 30 fps. Somehow these players remove frames? I dunno, I'm pretty new to this tech stuff, so I'm just making wild guesses.

But anyways, I downloaded your source file and put it into Final Cut, and walla, that first shot was playing back like you would expect 60p to play back in real time i.e. super sharp motion with no strobiness at all, basically "video look" galore.

I'm not sure what editing soft your using but if you want to see what I mean, just play it back within your editing software to see the difference.

But if 60p looks that good in real-time when you play it back on any player, then hell, yeah you might as well always shoot with it, and you'll have the freedom to have proper slow mo...

But at the end of the day, while everything I've said could possibly be complete nonsense, and not true. What I DO know is that that first shot looks super swell awesome on vimeo and quicktime player =) however it's achieved.

And I forgot to say, the editing was great in that clip! And such a good song choice. Keep it up.

Yeah mate. Low light seems to be the biggie.
Would be great to see some shallow DOF in low light... i suspect this 7D will be more than adequate.
Cheers
Justin

Yes i think thats it Byron. Vimeo plays back at 25fps i think if i'm correct :s I'm not too sure though haha.

Maybe thats what it was making it look different.

I'm using FCP and yes it does look different in there. Much more video look and smoother. I kinda dig this look though!

Thanks a lot for your kind words Byron i really appreciate them ;)

Yes Justin i'll get some lowlight stuff tonight and post it up for all to see ;)

I hope it's adequate hehe ;)

I think vimeo plays whatever you upload...

Stick a camera in someone face and once in a while that certain person will love the attention and play up to the camera :p

Thanks a lot Paul ;)

I'm putting up just Skateboard short /
teaser Videos up on Facebook..

check uum out?

filmed My Mate Dick riding a few bowls at Harrow this morning on Bmx, so i'll post that to this week...

totally different filming BMX to Skating...

Yo i haven't tried Skate yet but thats something i'd love to get into ;)

Yeh throw up ur BMX adventure Ol' Skool i'd like to see what you got ;)

Thanks ever so much!

Yes I have heard some of the Carry On films were filmed here in my home town. It's pretty exciting to think that ;)

Thanks a lot for your comment ;)

If only the 5D could have variable framerates I don't think the poor 7D would stand a chance :p

If I was you I would keep shooting with the 5D until the next batch of Canon camera's. They will most likely have higher framerates and be full frame.

I can't wait for that day ;)

It's really not that bad to just focus with the LCD screen in my honest opinion.

I did try the lens out handheld but quickly went back to putting it on a tripod haha, it's pretty hard to keep her steady!

The only thing I can think of that's better with the GH1 is that it has a movable LCD screen. It's annoying to keep having to get down to the level of the 7D.

If you can cope with that though you'll find the 7D the better camera ;)

Many thanks for your answer!!!

Thanks a lot Ed. Hopefully many more to come mate ;)

It's "Cosmic Love" by Florence and the Machine ;)

Thanks!

Cheers Chris ;)

They should be with you early this week though shouldn't they?

I didn't think i'd get mine til later this week. Anyways you know you are going to love it so let the excitement build up ;)

It's like we're kids again getting new toys haha!

Thanks a lot Thibaut!

The 7D shoots at 24,25 or 30fps in 1080p and 50 or 60fps in 720p mate.

I think the 7D is the best camera in it's price range for myself. It really depends what you want to do with it. I wanted a camera that could do amazing video and could take decent photos when i needed to. It's certainly held up to what i need it for!

Thanks Andreas it's always good to hear compliments ;)

Are you going to invest in one Thibaut? I would highly recommend the Canon 7D but also the Panasonic GH1!

Wu Tang Forever ;)

je te poste un MP

Yea Dave King makes the beat edits with his Panasonic, but even speaking to him, he is very interested in the VDSLR's now cos of the DOF and other things.

I would still defo recommend a 7D or GH1 mate ;)

If you need any help with photos or videos in the future I'll try my best to help out bro, don't hesitate to contact me ;)

I don't know what u mean mate. All I did was converted the H.264 files to prores 422 LT using Compressor mate.

Thanks a lot mate. I do like to not only show BMX but also the friendly side behind it too!

In all my years of being involved in BMX I've met some crazy and awesome characters and this is what I love about BMX ;)

That's great :D I can see on the video you're really passionate about it, it shows

Congratulations on the video, i'll be following you :)

Thanks Keoshi ;)

Haha the 7D is an awesome camera ;)

yes yes yes yes yes...

Thanks for your comment James

Thank you ;)

Yes, i love capturing that side of it ;)

Thanks for your kind words!

I just slowed it down in FCP to 45% and unticked frame blending. That should make it smooth ;)

Thanks!

In Vegas, I guess it's called 'Resampling' ?

The fast motion of the bikes would look blurred if i was to use too slow a shutter speed :(

Which clip? I've just looked through it again and can't notice this but you may be right Neal!

0:31 is the shot. I may be mistaken but I swear I can see it.

I think you mean like 1080p or 720p.

The 7D shoots at 24, 25 or 30fps at 1080p and 50 or 60 at 720p.

I hope this answers your question!

u sir are the man. thanks again!

Look at the 50mm f/1.8 for a starter lens I think. It's about £75 and it will produce awesome results ;)

Thanks Diligo ;)

It was all filmed at 60fps and then slowed down in FCP. remember to turn off frame blending and you should see similar results ;)

Thanks for the tip. It will be some time I am not into video you see..hence I guess it will be alittle while before I can do such edits :D

Haha yeh I kinda had something to live up to then :p

I hope I've done the job so far hehe, they'll be more to come from me though in the future ;)

;)

You won't regret just having the 7D mate but it'll be hard to see your 5D go I bet :(

I hope you can get yourself one from Singapore mate. UK prices are far too much at the moment :(

Thanks for your kind words ;)

Thanks mate ;)

I'll take a look at that trickcomp site soon and possibly throw up some BMX videos. Thanks for the recommendation ;)

I really can't remember but it was quite sunny so maybe 1/500th or maybe higher!

I will shoot some 24p stuff at low shutter speeds soon for you ;)

Thanks mate ;)

Ah ok mate i still haven't noticed it. You must have better eyes than me!

I'm going to be recording sound with a Zoom H4n so that shouldn't be a problem in the future ;)

I've got a 720p tv so i'm not bothered at all :p

Hehe just messing with ya man ;)