Comments on: Canon EOS 5D Mark II Remote Capture at the Inauguration

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 13:17:32 +0000

So adams, why are you selling this camera? Have you bought another one? What lenses did you use with it?

By: adams

adams — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 21:04:09 +0000

FOR SALE:Canon EOS 5D Mark II 21MP DSLR Camera

Canon EOS 5D Mark II has a stunning 21.1-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor with DIGIC 4 Image Processor, a vast ISO Range of 100-6400, plus EOS technologies like Auto Lighting Optimizer and Peripheral Illumination Correction. It supports Live View shooting, Live View HD videos, and more.

PACKAGE CONTENT:

1 Canon EOS 5D Mark II Body
1 Eyecup Eb
1 (EW-EOS5DMKII) Wide Neck Strap
1 (STV-250N) Stereo Video Cable
1 (IFC-200U) USB Interface Cable IFC-200U
1 (LC-E6) Battery Charger
1 (LP-E6) Battery Pack
1 EOS Digital Solution Disk
1 Software Instruction Manual

EMAIL CONTACT: adams_yorke@yahoo.com

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:15:20 +0000

Michael: Wow, I’m quite surprised by this and by Canon’s response. Given that lots of people are buying this camera to do video work with I’d think Canon would be all over this. I’m not sure what to say except that I hope it’s fixable in firmware. Good luck.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:32:38 +0000

Here’s the Canon EOS 5D audio sync issue or problem.

Last Wednesday I used my two 5D MkII’s in a 3 camera music video shoot. The third camera was a Sony PMW-EX1. Audio was recorded on two additional devices. One audio recording device was an Edirol R4 Pro. The other audio recording setup was a Tascam USB Interface to a MacBook Pro.

The Sony Camera, Edirol, and Tascam/MacBook Pro devices all synced sound perfectly over the full duration of the shoot (just over 20 minutes). To clarify – once the different sources are sync’d quickly and easily to the slate clap on the waveform at the beginning of the shoot they all stayed perfectly in sync for the rest of the video.

Both Canon cameras audio and video sync’d perfectly to each other but drifted significantly from the other 3 devices even over a 3 minute segment. The is a very serious problem for me and one that introduces significant post-production trouble and expense.

This issue was so unexpected (I haven’t run into this in years of working with a range of equipment) that I performed 3 subsequent tests to confirm that the 5D MkII’s run too fast. The results from the tests show both of my 5D Mark II run about 14 frames too fast in 10 minutes. Audio that is 1 full frame out of sync is noticeable on sharp sounds causing an echo. Audio that is 2 or 3 frames out of sync causes echo on any sound and looks odd in terms of lip sync.

That the two Canon cameras audio sync’d OK to each other tells me that the cameras can be calibrated to a standard. Evidently they are just calibrated to an incorrect standard.

Anybody else experience this? Does anybody really know if this is likely a chip issue or a firmware issue? Does anyone know an easy reliable way to get the clips to conform to the standard without time-consuming constant tweaking?

I contacted Canon tech support and the girl there couldn’t care less. She said: There is no fix and that the 5d isn’t really a video camera so what did I expect? Nice!

By: edward

edward — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:52:12 +0000

hahahah right you do know me well.

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:47:14 +0000

Edward: I know you, and you can rationalize anything!

By: edward

edward — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:21:52 +0000

well it is a good resource when ever i am about to get new gear it is the first place i look.

and I like life time investment….

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:26:40 +0000

Edward: There are many great lenses that are not Ls but it’s true that L lenses are built very well and of professional quality. They are a lifetime investment for sure.

My gear page is rather embarrassing given the lack of photographic output from me these days. I have to get back to it!

By: edward

edward — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:57:12 +0000

well you have kind of convinced me that i should realy look into L lens and kind of stick to that but to tell you the truth I check your gear page frequently and that is a good source of inspiration ;)

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:23:38 +0000

Edward: …and that lens should be forward thinking, one that will work both on your 40D and a future full frame camera. No EF-S lenses unless you plan to sell them or have two bodies, and remember that wide on the 40D is superwide on the 5D.