Russ Pond

High Definition comparison clips from HVX-200 and Canon 7D

This week, a friend and I are flying to Wisconsin to shoot some customer interviews for a client.  Over the Christmas holidays, I purchased a new Canon 7D camera.

I really want to shoot this corporate video with the Canon 7D because the visuals are quite amazing.  So, in preparation for the shoot, Allan and I did a side-by-side comparison of the two cameras using an identical lighting setup.  Here’s the HD video on Vimeo:

HVX-200 setup:

  • Scene setting 5:  720p, 24 fps, film gamma
  • Lens sizes were estimated to match 7D’s 50mm and 85mm
  • Recorded audio internally
  • Codec was DVCPro HD

Canon 7D setup:

  • HD 1080p, 24 fps
  • Lenses: Canon 50mm f1.4 and Canon 85mm f1.8
  • Recorded audio on a Tascam DR-100
  • Codec was AVC H.264

Edited in Final Cut Pro:

  • Created ProRes 422 (HQ) sequence
  • Transcoded all Canon 7D footage to ProRes 422 (HQ)
  • No color correction or exposure adjustments

Nice Corporate video shot with Canon 7D

A nice corporate video shot with the Canon 7D. This camera continues to amaze me!

  • Filmed with Canon 7D, Glidetrack, Glidecam, Rig, Tripod. 1080p / 24 fps. Converted to 720p 24 fps.

Lenses:

  • Tokina 11 – 16 mm 2.8
  • Canon 50 mm 1.8
  • Sigma 30 mm 1.4

Amazing video shot on Canon 7D – Estefania Urrutia

Another great video shot on the 7D. The visual aesthetic of this camera is really amazing for video. Here are some details about the video:

A Video about Estefania Urrutia, young painter from Madrid working at her Studio in La Verneda (Barcelona)

  • Canon 7D
  • Tamron 17-50 f2.8
  • Canon 85 f1.8
  • Editing & Grading in Final Cut Pro.

Music: “Tu Vienes vendiendo Flores” By Enrique Morente. From his album “Despegando”
Guitar: Pepe Habichuela. (Amazing Flamenco record.)

Canon 7D Short – “Look at Me” – 100mm Macro Lens

This is a great little short shot on the Canon 7D with a Canon 100mm f2.8 Macro Lens. Nice work!

Greenscreen Work – Chromakey

It’s really amazing what they’re doing today with greenscreen and some rotoscoping.

It’s becoming harder and harder to tell what’s real and what’s not.

Seth Godin – 8 Questions to ask, and why

I read this from Seth Godin today, and it’s good.  You should ask yourself these 8 questions, especially for those of you in the business world:

  • Who are you trying to please?
  • What are you promising?
  • How much money are you trying to make?
  • How much freedom are you willing to trade for opportunity?
  • What are you trying to change?
  • What do you want people to say about you?
  • Which people?
  • Do we care about you?

And after each answer, ask ‘why?’

The Lost Art of “Excellence”

I came across this video today. It’s a timed-lapse video of the making of a magazine cover for MacWorld. I found it fascinating because of the sheer amount of work that went into creating this cover graphic.  From the shoot to laying out the design in Photoshop, the whole process just exudes excellence.

Next time you start work on a project–any project–think about what it will take to make it excellent.

Short Film, “Old” shot with Canon 7D

Yeah, I finally found a video that wasn’t a wedding video shot with the 7D.  This is a simple short film called “Old”

A story of broken relationships.

  • Directed, Written, and Edited by Matt Morgan
  • Director of Photography – Colin Cabalka
  • Shot for Motion Picture Production class @ the Los Angeles Film Studies Center
  • My first official 7D film, shot on October 21, 200 in the USA.

Equipment used:

  • Canon 7D
  • Canon 50mm 1.8, 70-200 f/4L, and 28-135 lenses
  • Micro Dolly Camera support
  • Arri Fresnel Kit
  • SMX-10 shotgun mic

The quality of this camera continues to amaze me.

Another Canon 7D Wedding Video

This camera continues to amaze me. Here’s another wedding video shot by Ray Roman.

  • Shot primarily on Canon 7D DSLR in Big Canoe, Georgia.
  • Edited in Final Cut Pro 7
  • Lenses Used: Canon 70-200mm 2.8, Canon 16-35mm, Canon 200mm 2.8
  • Carl Zeiss Lenses – 50mm 1.4, 28mm 2.0, 100mm Makro 2.0
  • Steadicam Flyer LE and Cinevate (Pegasus) Slider w/ 3 ft rails.

Another Canon 7D video, wedding video actually

This really a pretty amazing video to be shot on a Digital SLR. In the bio, the filmmakers wrote:

the skinny:
// one cinematographer
// two Canon 7D cams
// four lenses; 50 f1.2, 24 f1.4, 100 macro f2.8, 70-200 f4 non-IS
// one tripod, one monopod, one cinevate pegasus heavy lifter (slider)
// audio was through a tascam and zoom h4n paired with sennheiser ew g2 wireless lavs
//no external lighting was utilized in any of the shots in the final piece. everything was working with what was there.

It’s the last statement that gets me: “no external lighting”. That’s amazing! To have such beauty and quality without tons of lighting gear is truly amazing. That is probably the most appealing aspect of this DSLR footage.