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Vincent Laforet appears on USA Today story on DSLRV and Canon

Posted on 25. Jun, 2009 by planetMitch.

Big story today on USA Today’s site about video on DSLRs (or what I like to call DSLRVs) like the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and the Canon Rebel T1i/500D .
“LOS ANGELES — Commercial photographer Vincent Laforet just moved to L.A. to embark on a new career as a director of photography on movies.
But he [...]

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Very nice user Canon Rebel T1i/500D video sample

Posted on 13. May, 2009 by planetMitch.

Friend of planett1i Charles sent in this tip (you can do the same!)… I think it is a great sample of what the Canon Rebel T1i/500D can produce.
“Hi,
I did a video with the 500D this weekend and I think it would be nice on your website. There are not a lot a video right now [...]

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Can the Canon Rebel T1i/500D do wedding fusion?

Posted on 10. May, 2009 by planetMitch.

Yup.

Edward Platero sends us this wonderful little video that he shot yesterday. It shows a nice mix of video and stills shot with the Canon Rebel T1i/EOS 500D.
Edward gave us this info:
“I shot a video yesterday using just the T1i. We also had a 5DMkII on site but the auto exposure in video mode [...]

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Video side by side: Canon Rebel T1i vs. Nikon D90

Posted on 10. May, 2009 by planetMitch.

This afternoon, we found a very interesting comparison of the Canon Rebel T1i vs. Nikon D90. The videographer happened to have both cameras and passed them thru the same scenes. In the video, you’ll see the results from one, then the other then see them side by side.
Have a tip, a video, or a [...]

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Canon T1i/500D can do AE Lock in video?

Posted on 10. May, 2009 by planetMitch.

aetheradict on twitter pointed out something interesting that we’ve not seen before about the T1i/500D. “Everywhere I read before buying said t/t1i video has no AE lock,but Canon says it does. http://tinyurl.com/caa9t5 I need to try”
Have a tip, a video, or a Canon Rebel T1i/500D product to announce? Give us a shout
What is interesting is [...]

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Side by side: Canon 500d (T1i) vs. Canon HG20

Posted on 10. May, 2009 by planetMitch.

Interesting to see!

Canon 500d (T1i) vs. Canon HG20 from Chris Anderson on Vimeo.
Just got my Canon 500d (T1i) tonight, had to do a comp against my current video camera.
HG20 running wide open (f/1.8) recording in FX mode (17mps).
500d (T1i) with kit lens 18-55 f/3.5-f/5.6 zoomed in a bit, so probably f/4… recording at 720p.
Editing [...]

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First Canon Rebel T1i/EOS 500D/Kiss X3 user movies coming in

Posted on 27. Apr, 2009 by planetMitch.

We’ve begun seeing the first batch of movies taken with the Canon T1i/500D/Kiss X3.
We’re certainly not video experts here, but there are several really good examples here that you can see that show some of the abilities (and probably some of the negative aspects) of the video from the T1i/500D. It is important to always [...]

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Yet another video preview of the T1i/500D/Kiss X3

Posted on 26. Apr, 2009 by planetMitch.

ephotozine.tv has a new video review of the Canon Rebel T1i/500D/Kiss X3.
Have a tip, a video, or a Canon Rebel T1i/500D product to announce? Give us a shout
There’s also a text review to accompany the video preview.
The preview hosted on youtube (which I can display here) is a shortened version of the full preview… make [...]

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Canon announces EOS 500D/Rebel T1i/Kiss 3x

Posted on 25. Mar, 2009 by planetMitch.

Welcome to planet5ooD – sister site of planet5D.com – the 5D blog/wiki.
As expected, Canon has announced a new consumer digital SLR (dSLR) in the “Rebel” line, the T1i. Continuing with the naming conventions of previous cameras like the 400D, it has multiple names depending on where you live. In the USA, it is the “Rebel [...]

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