Shared via feedly // published on The Verge - All Posts // visit site 
Canon discontinues 5D Mark II, the DSLR that changed video
Today we bid a fond farewell to one of the most influential DSLRs ever made — the Canon 5D Mark II. CanonRumors points out that the camera has been moved to the "old products" page on Canon's Japanese site, and the body is no longer available to purchase from the company's US store.
Nikon might have got there first, but the D90 wasn't in the same league when it came to shooting serious video
The Mark II's full-frame sensor and 1080p video mode single-handedly established DSLR video as a viable option for filmmakers, giving them access to low-light sensitivity and shallow depth of field that were out of reach of even the best camcorders of the day. Nikon's cropped sensor D90 was the first DSLR to shoot video, but couldn't...
Sent from my iPad
No comments:
Post a Comment