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Canon 60D or Nikon D7000: A Filmmaker’s Decision Part 3

May 1, 2012September 26, 2012 kingpinlei camera comparison, camera shoot out, Canon, DSLR, Nikon, Nikon D700016 Comments

It’s been a while since I first embarked on this 3-part article. Since then, life happened as it always does and before I knew it, quite a bit of time has passed and the digital camera landscape has completely changed. But always for the better. Newer and more affordable video and cinema cameras have surfaced that surprised everybody. For the sake of completing this series, I will not discuss any of the new developments. That is best left for another article altogether.

HD Video Bitrate Standards – Clearing up the Confusion

September 20, 2010September 21, 2010 kingpinlei Canon, codec, DSLR, filmmaking, h.264, HD DSLR, HD video, MPeg 2, Nikon, Sony3 Comments

While reading about the new Nikon D7000 and its initially unimpressive sounding HD video modes, I’ve come across a lot of opinions by many people who are disappointed about it’s possible 19.3 Mbps (Megabits per second) data rate. This includes many indie filmmakers thinking that rate may be too low for their purposes, myself included. We’ve all heard much about what are the good bitrates to look out for are, which ones are broadcast ready, which ones are crap and so on. Well, I stopped and asked myself, “Wait-a-minute, just…

Canon Announces New 60D DSLR

August 28, 2010August 28, 2010 kingpinlei 1080p, 720p, Canon, DSLR, EOS 60D, HD2 Comments

In the midst of all the spotlight Nikon and Sony have been getting lately, Canon has chimed in and officially announced their new 60D DSLR a couple days ago. Sitting in between the Rebel T2i and the 7D, the 60D looks to have taken it’s cues more from the Rebel series than it’s predecessor, the 50D. Sporting a smaller plastic body, the 60D offers an 18 MP APS-C sensor, FULL HD support of 1080p at 24/25/30 fps and 720p at 50/60 fps, high speed still shooting at 5.3 fps, and…

Nikon to Finally Show Some 1080p DSLR Love?

August 10, 2010August 17, 2010 kingpinlei 5D Mark II, A33, A55, A560, A580, Canon, D3000, D3100, D90, D95, DSLR, HD video, Nikon, photography, Sony Alpha1 Comment

UPDATE: Well, it looks like Best Buy has lent some credibility to the very loud rumors of the D3100. According to Nikonrumors.com, Best Buy has actually put the Nikon D3100 into it’s inventory system; the SKU is 1222817, “Nikon D3100 DSLR w/ 18-55mm v”, with availability: 9/18/2010. Hmmmm… ** DANGER WILL ROBINSON DANGER! RUMOURS AHEAD! PLEASE TAKE 100 µm (1×10^-4 m) OF SALT WHILE READING! ** Ever since Canon released their 5D MarkII, the smaller 7D and more recently the Rebel T2i — all with gobsmacking Full HD shooting capabilities —…

Season Finale of FOX’s “House” Shot on Canon DSLR!

May 3, 2010May 3, 2010 kingpinlei 5d, Canon, DSLR, FOX, HD, House, Mark2, MarkII, Mk2, MkII, Philip Bloom, TV5 Comments

I found out about this via DP (Director of Photography) extraordinaire Philip Bloom’s website and it simply blew my mind. And it is big news for all you filmmaker-tech-heads out there! It appears the upcoming season finale of the FOX medical TV series “House” was shot entirely on the Canon 5D Mark2 DSLR.

Zacuto’s HD-DSLR vs Film Shootout!

April 21, 2010May 31, 2010 kingpinlei Canon, Digital Single Reflex Camera, DSLR, Film, HD, High Definition, Nikon, Panasonic, shootout, Still, Zacuto4 Comments

**UPDATE: Zacuto has finally released Part 3 of their incredible HD-DSLR vs 35mm Film Shootout! This EP focuses on resolution tests with all these cameras plus the new Canon T2i and green-screen compositing tests. The green-screen tests are VERY interesting indeed. Hit up the link at the end of this article to watch all the camera goodness. HD-DSLRs have arrived! While indie filmmakers –including yours truly– have applauded its arrival, many professionals in the Film and Television industry still think of them as a fad, not to be taken seriously. …