Hello, this is Allen from Hong Kong. This video was shot by Wingo and Ka Ho, before that we were having dinner and chatting about how to manually set the aperture, ISO speed and shutter in video mode for the Canon 5D Mark II camera, as we can’t find a solid information from the Instruction [...]

Here’s a little montage that I put together over lunch — samples from most of the D90 clips available so far. Not much has been shot very well so far, except for some of the clips from Chase Jarvis’ group, and even those have the exposure thing. Did they just not lock-it, or can it [...]

This scene was shot in an elevator at the community fitness center near my studio in Santa Fe, NM. Chase is wearing a $10 pair of sunglasses and an old jacket of mine, but I think once we get the wardrobe dialed-in, this will be a cool scene. In the story, he’s riding to the [...]

This is our first short narrative film shot on the Canon 5D Mark II. The only lenses used were a Nikon 50mm f/1.8 and a Canon 70mm - 300mm f/4-f/5.6.
The film was edited on Vegas, and includes full color grading. It looks pretty good, but we’ve learned some tricks during the process that will improve [...]

Having been unable to uncover any actual footage of the Modo Steady and having heard pretty negative reports, decided to get one anyway. This clip was shot using an HV20 fitted with a 16×9 fisheye lens which by rights, is WAY over what this thing was designed/rated for weight wise. Please bare in mind that [...]

Canon 5D Mark II + TS-E 24mm F3.5 L
edit by Ulead Video Studio 11
no color correction
1920 x 1080 p to 1280 x 720 p

This is an excellent review of the Manfrotto Modosteady 3 in 1 stabilizer/Mini Tripod/Shoulder Support. The video quality isn’t the greatest but it’s the quality of the review that counts!

This video was created to show the action of the gimbal on my DIY Steadycam. This project shows the potential of Steadycam possibility for the lighter sub-compact Hybrid Camcorder Market. I have the Jazz Elite HD178. Inspired by the Hague MMC.
I actually improved the design at a material cost of about $25 USD. Plans [...]

Here’s another interesting DIY Merlin Steadicam ( The budget is estimated around $50)

This is a behind the scenes look at the upcoming Doug Burr music video from his album On Promenade. The making of video features the use of the HD capable DSLR Nikon D90 and Redrock Micro camera gear which was used to shoot during principle photography.
The video for “Should’ve Known” will be uploaded once it [...]

Steve, Jens and Scott of Zacuto USA walk you through how to use your DSLR camera for digital cinematography. See what equipment you need to get great tripod and handheld shots using the new Canon 5D Mark II and Nikon D90 for HD video cinematography. Learn how to handle audio using a DSLR with boom [...]

Simple, instant, effective, compact, low cost, easy to use steadicam DIY.
All parts in this video were parts found in Hong Kong. All parts are made in China therefore quite cheap.
1. The most important stuff, the “U-shaped foldable bracket” - US $30
2. Tripod top plate for ease of fixing and detaching the camera - US [...]

Ok, I sold my Merlin and made a DIY version of it base on this
Instead of using a mini tripod as a gimbal, I use a ball joint 1/4″-28 from ebay. I can adjust lateral and vertical setting to achieve better balance.

We just wondered if the compressed h264 codec is keyable. Ever tried to pull a key with dv? We did with the Canon…

Updated information below!
This is an in depth tutorial on how to use the video features on the Canon 5D MK II.
This tutorial will be particularly useful if you are a photographer making the transition to video, if you are a videographer and want to see if this camera will fit into your current workflow, or [...]