Comments on: Know Your Camera: Canon 5D MK II – Turning Your Still Camera Into a Movie Making Machine

By: des ohara

des ohara — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:34:52 +0000

Hi Shane

Brilliant work.
Can you tell me if you had any exposure problems with the Canon 5d Mark 2? I have been trying to match the camera with the sekonic L-758Cine but I am out by a stop or so (always overexposed).
Thanks
Des

By: RobG

RobG — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:08:36 +0000

Hi, Shane

I recently purchased the 5DMkIII and set it up to record Adobe RGB. However, when I look at the info after recording, it says sRGB. I tried different profiles thinking one of my custom picture settings might be the problem but, it always records in sRGB. I called Canon and the tech said it always records video in sRGB and always has even on the MkII. Do you have any knowledge on this?

Thanks.

RobG

By: Shane

Shane — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:52:33 +0000

Jimmy Doyle. Thank you for the kind words and support.

By: Jimmy Doyle

Jimmy Doyle — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:09:59 +0000

Thank you so much for posting this information! Great article, and very generous of you to take the time to help others get up and running with their cameras.

By: Shane

Shane — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 05:01:32 +0000

jeremy woods, one looks like video the other looks like film. I chose FILM and the 1DC looks the closest I have ever seen. WOW, its the dark horse, you should ride this baby. Just saying.

By: Shane

Shane — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 04:54:29 +0000

des ohara, thank you so much for your kind words. this is correct, light to the neutral picture style and then throw it over to cinestyle and shoot.

By: Shane

Shane — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 04:25:21 +0000

Geoff, I like both in their unique ways. The MK III bugs me with the softness, especially when you blow it up to the big screen.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 10:39:56 +0000

Shane,

Thanks for posting the video. They are very helpful. Do you prefer the Mark III over the Mark II given that the Mark III has better low light capabilities, but less sharpness due to the low pass filter. Would you recommend removing the low pass filter or have a video tutorial for that?

-Thanks

By: des ohara

des ohara — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:59:41 +0000

Hi Shane,
Great work you are doing. Really loved The Last 3 Minutes. Beautiful.
I have just bought the Sekonic L-758 Cine light meter. I have the canon 5d mark ii shooting on the cine style. I have been testing the meter with the Exposure Profile Target ii but getting really strange results in the highlights.
Can you tell me the best way to calibrate the Meter with the 5d, i.e. Is it best practice to use the meter with another picture profile with less a flat profile (neutral) or do I keep it Cine Style?
If I calibrate with different picture profile styles, does it mean that my 5d and the light meter calibration readings vary?
I read the book DSLR Cinema by Kurt Lancaster and it mentions that you find the style that you want the look of then dial in your exposure readings then switch over to the flatter style to get as much latitude in post production. Does this mean you then that the exposure readings in the camera are not affected with this switch to a flatter profile?
I hope you can help.
Des

By: jeremy woods

jeremy woods — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:38:20 +0000

Shane, thanks so much for your response. So many times the 5D2 and the GH2 have come into conflicting conversations as to which one looks better and almost always the GH2 is favored… After having shot with it for over a year now, I couldn’t agree more with you on the digital clipping. It may have a one up on the resolution factor, but in the end I absolutely hate how fast it clips, how digital it does it, and how the colorspace looks like it’s been dipped in milk the further up it goes. Every one of these DSLR’s has an 8 bit limitation, but it seems Canon is the only one that gets it right… and honestly, compared to the 5D3, I think the 2 looks better. I’d love to get a 1D-C, but that’s a money issue, lol. I love the form factor, and the fact that it really is the camera I want… A jailbroken 5D2, lol. I’m interested in what they have to bring to the table this year… Alas, I may just start saving for a 1D-C anyway. regardless of what may come out this year, it just seems like the kind of camera that will get out of the way and let you tell a story.. Without compromise

By: Shane

Shane — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 18:45:52 +0000

Jeremy woods,Thank you for your kind words, I have not used the hack on the Gh2. Not a big fan of Panasonic’s color space and science. Blowing out windows is where it is at with film, though many of these digital cameras blow out very clippy and look like video, the 5D blows nicely because of the compression smoothing the edges. The Canon 1DC looks absolutely stunning. The dark horse, the sleeper car in Canon’s 4K arsenal

By: Shane

Shane — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:20:17 +0000

Jeremy woods, thank you for your wonderful words and support. The GH2 hack looks a little digital to me. I am a big fan of the 1DC right now. The 4K resolution is what the DSLR world needed. It has amazing range. Yes, I agree with you about the windows blowing, I do it in all of my films, shot on film but it is the video clipping that I find looks digital if it goes too much.

By: Jeremy woods

Jeremy woods — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:15:06 +0000

Hi Shane!!
I am a huge fan of your support to the community and the wealth of knowledge you give us access to out here..
I’ve often wondered this, as i have a hacked Gh2 that seems to resolve better than a 5D2, what your thoughts on a hacked
Gh2 were.. I’m sure you’ve had to have been asked this question before, but i searched high and low for it and couldn’t find anything. You’re the guy to ask also, since i’ve been seriously considering the 5D2 since they’ve went down under $2000 and you can get a Mosaic Filter that removes moire/aliasing for $385… Magic Lantern is no chump on my T2i & i imagine it rocks on the 5D2.. Any thoughts on Magic Lantern? Out of all the Canon announcements this year, i have to say my favorite image they ever produced was the 5D2 image… That even includes the new Cinema EOS line. I think they all look very, very digital to me.. And despite the Dynamic Range quirks of pixel peepers, i’ve seen plenty of movies shot on celluloid that blow out windows..

By: Shane

Shane — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 05:15:54 +0000

Oshilaja Stephen, you are very welcome. Thank you for your support

By: Oshilaja Stephen

Oshilaja Stephen — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:04:22 +0000

Thanks Shane for the tips. I use a Canon 600D I’ll try to apply these tips wherever I can. Much appreciation.

By: Ziutek

Ziutek — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 13:02:57 +0000

Hi Shane and team. Any further investigation on this? Especially auto lighting optimiser and iso. Thanks

By: Shane

Shane — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:51:10 +0000

Paul, I am using it as a great still camera the most.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 04:47:51 +0000

Shane, any other thoughts on the mk iii in action? Are you using it much?

By: Shane

Shane — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:17:59 +0000

saeed, thank you so much for your kind words

By: Shane

Shane — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 23:50:25 +0000

Steven Lampen. Thanks for the info.