Canonrumors says next 5D on Mon. or Tue. [UPDATE: Friday]

[UPDATE]:
Well, canonrumors was sure, but now they’ve corrected their statement. It’s not today, the supposed announcement for the new Canon 5D mark III is Friday. And some pictures of the new camera just came in here: link

I’ve been holding off posting the recent rumors about the 5D replacement (mark III?), but now canonrumors says this rumor can be treated as a fact

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Videolog pick: Ruben Latre 5D reel

Here’s yet another proof of the power of dslr video. As member Myles put it so appropriately in the comments: “If ever anyone questions the virtues of the 5D, I’ll refer them to this.”

Ruben Latre is a New York based director and photographer and his work stands out not only among dslr filmmakers.

See discrecption to the video after the jump.

Vinny Minton Rocks A Canon 5D And Glidecam For "House"

By: Jared Abrams

Here is a killer BTS video of Vinny Minton rocking a Canon 5D on a Glidecam 2000 rig. He is a pro, so please don’t try this at home. It’s cool to hear that the Canon 5D cut seamlessly with the Arri Alexa footage. Here is a rip from the post.

The scene – I was there to track a girl skateboarding around a skate park. The when she finishes her run she gives her brother (who is in a wheel chair) a stroll up and down the ramps, when she suddenly lets go of the wheelchair and she ends up collapsing.

For the most part I shot everything with the glidecam 2000hd and a 16-35mm and used the cinevate core for some low angles of just the skateboard and feet. The advantage of shooting this particular scene with the 5d mark II is that it’s pretty much impossible to do it with their Arri film cameras they were using. The lightweight and size of the 5d allows mounting and flying the camera pretty much anywhere, although I was told that a few crewmembers had doubt. They thought there was no way the footage was going to come out well, because I was skating fast up and down the ramps. They thought footage was going to have the jello effect, although when combined with the glidecam, it’s just an incredible combo and pretty much takes away that issue when done correctly…

One thing I was really curious about was how the 5d would cut with their Arri cam but once I saw the episode I was amazed on how seamless the cameras cut together.

Source: Planet5D

Hand Held Skate Video In NYC Traffic.

By: Jared Abrams

Zack Mctee shot this video with a JAG35 handheld rig and a Canon 5D Mark II in NYC traffic. I grew up in New York and I can say first hand that it took some big stones to shoot this video. Here is a rip from the emil I received.

“After some conversation with my pals from Jag35 I agreed to get rid of all the blue in my kit and replace it with orange. When the new offset shoulder rig showed up I had to go test it out.

I decided to steer away from the typical tests that consist of shallow DOF flower shots and video portraits. Instead, I grabbed my skateboard and put a shoulder rig to the ultimate test of bumpy movement and sketchy situations. Skateboarding is what got me into filmmaking and it’s always fun to get back on the  board with a camera and make something interesting.

I shot it using the Canon 5D Mark II attached to a  jag35 offset shoulder rig. The whole thing was shot on the Canon 16-35mm f2.8 lens.”