How Many EF Lenses Are Out There? 80 Millions (and raising)
25 years after the launch of the EOS System, on August 3th, Canon has sold its 80-millionth EF Lens. It was 10 millions in 1995, 20 millions in 2001, 30…
[Video] Canon WFT-E6A Wireless Transmitter Shown And Explored
I found a little video on Vimeo (user Texas Media Systems), showing and explaining the functionality of the recently announced WFT-E6A Wireless Transmitter. The following cameras were used: Canon C300,…
Project Imaginat10n: Movies Directed By R. Howard, E. Longoria, J. Foxx, B. Stone, G. Chapman And J. Murphy
Canon's Press Release: Canon U.S.A. And Ron Howard Announce Partnerships With Five Inspirational Directors: Eva Longoria, Jamie Foxx, Biz Stone, Georgina Chapman And James Murphy Inspired By Consumer Photos, the…
Three New Samyang VDSLR Lenses To Be Released Soon (14mm, 24mm and 35mm)
Video making with a DSLR is having a big momentum. No surprise that Samyang just announced three new VDSRL lenses (with Canon mount). The lenses are 35mm T1.5 AS UMC ,…
Leave No Story Untold: Canon Launches Program To Benefit Independent Filmmakers
Canon U.S.A. today launched the new Canon Filmmaker Award Program in partnership with Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival…
[Review] Rebel T4i/EOS 650D/Kiss X6i Video Review
cinema5d just posted a review about the video-capabilities of the new Rebel T4i/EOS 650D/Kiss X6i. The was made using a (hand held), no color correction. For all available pre-order links…
Want To Play With An EOS C300? There Is An App For That!
Thinking about getting an EOS C300 but $15,999 do really not fit into your budget? Or maybe you just want to play around with the settings (or mess them up) to…
More Low-Light comparisons: Hacked EOS 5D3 vs FS100 vs hacked GH2
Another one of those "non-scientific" tests I like so much! :-) (no kidding). This time over at EOSHD they compared the ($3,500) with removed OLPF vs ($5,000) vs ($700-800, also…
Canon published wireless file transmitter guides
The Canon Digital Learning Center published the setup guides for its WFTs (wireless file transmitter, the PDF-guides are at the end of the article). All aspect of a WFT setup…
EOS 5D3 vs EOS C300 vs RED Scarlet at low light
How do the ($3,499), the EOS C300 ($15,999) and RED's Scarlet (the pixel champion! <$10,000) compare one to the others? Good question, and over at nofilmschool they tried to answer…
NAB 2012 Canon rumors round-up
So, we are close to the beginning of NAB 2012, and rumors bout what Canon could and/or will announce are getting hotter. It's almost sure that Canon will announce "something…
Canon EOS 5D Mark III vs Nikon D800, and the winner is…
...Canon's EOS 5D Mark III!! I compared tech specs of both cameras, and there is not much to investigate. The advantages of the over Nikon's D800 are evident Light sensitivity: 25,600 vs…
Image Detail Comparison: EOS 5D Mark III matches RED Scarlet-X at 2K
--vs-- Canon's new full-frame camera vs. RED's resolution champion - that's something for movie makers. A comparison concerning image details between the , the and the Scarlet-X done at cinema5d…
Two movies made with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II nominated for the Academy Awards
Well, what to say? Times are changing! Digital SLR's have developed to a level where - at least so it seems - you can make serious movies using them. At…
Canon introduces Two PL-Mount Cine Lenses with full 4K performance!
Surprise Surprise! Right before the start of the NABshow in Las Vegas Canon announced two new PL-mount Cine lenses. Those High-quality Cine lenses can deliver a full 4K performance. The…
Canon goes to Hollywood!
Canon makes a major step towards cinema and low budget cinematographers dream. Alliance Technicolor & Canon USA Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH) announced that “it has formed a strategic alliance with…
Canon EOS Movie Plug In “E1″ For Final Cut Pro.
Cinema5d.com just noticed that a new Canon plugin is available for Final Cut Pro. According to Canon: "the H.264 compression format requires that files be transcoded into a format better…
Rumor: Canon videocamera with APS-C sensor
That's good that I had german at school. According to Frank Glencairn (a german Cinematographer) "a little bird whispered him some details about the new Canon camcorder" He says: "The…