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Old 09-27-2009, 02:28 PM   #10
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RandallNeighbour wrote:
> Peer, what do you use all that camera equipment for?
> I can't tell from the video as I am not an expert.
> Is that video or still photography? I saw a flash
> on the top but also what looks like a furry boom mic.
> Edumacate me!


A giveaway that this is a video camera is the shotgun microphone and the follow focus. The "flash on the top" is actually a 600 lumens running light (that I built myself). Although this camera can also shoot 21Mp stills, I use it only for video. What's so unique is that it shoots full frame, creating that shallow depth of field (DOF) that previously could only be achieved by >$50k film/video cameras used for movies. Here's an example of what this camera can do, shot by a fellow 5d2 forum member: http://vimeo.com/6742264

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