It seems like I forgot the most obvious output when I did my analysis of this rumor… The USB plug! I cant believe I forgot it! It has enough bandwidth to carry a RAW signal to the hypothetical module. It would basically be the same thing as when shooting in tethering mode, except for video. Suddenly, such a product looks much more viable (and still as desirable!).
Of course, we have no idea if it is remotely possible from a technical point of view and if the rumor is actually true. Lets just hope it does not come from the same guy who said a 24-70L2.8IS would come soon!
Robert saw this on Canon Rumors coming from the Red User forum:
“A little birdy just whispered something pretty remarkable into my ear. I cannot verify this AT ALL but rumor has it that Canon may be prepping to unveil a RAW or sRAW recording module for the 5D2, 7D, etc, which would record possibly via the CF card slot. Apparently they are being tested and used now.Will post more details later if I get any. Don’t know about framerates or RAW vs sRAW. And again, this is totally unconfirmed, from a single “high-placed” source.”
And the news has also been covered by Mitch.
While it is hard to give much faith in a rumor like this, still, I would like it very much to happen. Everyone who has been on this site for long enough knows that every single time I try to back a rumor, it blew up in my face. So, I am going to resist the urge and simply analyze the information we have so far. Read the rest of this entry »
In case you were thinking about buying a DFocus follow focus for your 5DMrkII, you might want to wait a few more days. I am not saying this because of any quality issue with the product (you all know that I love it) but because of a teaser picture Dave posted on Twitter.
This new product is called the DFocus Pro. It will include a better gears system and be upgradable from the current version. An official announcement should be made in a few days.
By the way, if you are interested in any of Dave products, you should follow him on twitter. He always tweet about incoming products and stock levels.
Folks. I think I have been sitting on this news long enough. As you all know, one of the most frustration thing about video editing in HD is that you can never work directly with the original clips without some serious performance hit and frame skipping.
The solution to this issue, so far, has been to either use proxies or transcode the clip into a format that can be rendered in real time (ex: ProRes 422). Each of these solutions has a disadvantage. Proxies add complexity to the workflow (I wish Premiere
Well, it is time to rejoice because very soon all of these issues are going to be history! I have learned that the next version of Quicktime (coming with Snow Leopard) is going to allow real time editing of the Canon 5DMrkII H.264 clips!
I have yet to figure out if this improvement will be the benefit of Core Video optimization or new hardware coming in the next Macs. I guess we will know about it at the developer conference.
Of course, this is just a second hand rumor so it has to be taken for what it is: a rumor. I publish this because my source is very credible and it fits nicely in Apple video editing strategy.
I have another rumor from the same person that might be of even greater interest to us but before posting it, I will wait for confirmation of this one. After all, I dont want to be known as the guy who keep posting false rumors!
Lots of speculations about the elusive firmware update these days. My conviction is that Canon already has the firmware or is working on it as we speak. Why?
Just imagine how stupid Canon would look if a lower end Nikon camera can do something that their camera can’t. So far, Canon has been able to keep the 5DMrkII above the D90 but since Stu ‘confirmed’ that Nikon is working on a firmware update, the wheels of competition have been set in motion.
Since the D90 has been released before the 5DMrkII and Nikon is not ready yet to release their firmware update, I guess enabling all these manual functions is not as easy as we think. If it was, Nikon would have released it already! This is why I think that Canon is still working on this too.
The thing I don’t understand is why Canon is not telling us that they are working on such functionality. Doing so is just counter strategic! Just imagine a potential customer who is looking for a video enable DSLR these days, he has 3 (real choices): D90 G1 or 5D. Which system do you think he will be moving too? Not Canon for sure! Knowing that the value of a new customer for a DSLR seller is so high, it is just does not make sense to not use every trick in the book to get them (à la Nikon)!
Anyways. I have a gut feeling the firmware will be released the day I decide to invest heavily in Zeiss lenses. Fate is like that!
You must have noticed by now that a lot of cinephotographers are using old Nikon or Zeiss lenses with their 5DMrkII. These lenses allow their owner to set the aperture directly on the lens, removing one of the variable of the automatic exposure control in video mode.
I must admit that I was about to get one of these. They are just so more convenient than the series of tasks required to get the desired aperture/ISO/shutter speed.
Well, if you can wait a few more days (or week), the next firmware update from Canon might make these lenses obsolete!
Ok, this is all rumors and speculations from www.5dfix.com but it seems plausible in the current context. Lets not forget that competitors are coming in with video d-SLR or bridge cameras too and they have been listening to all cinephotographers complains! They offer full control over the exposure triangle, 24p and even 60fps!
Nothing like competition to push innovation! And nothing like a rumors to give us hope!
