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Well after working with the new Canon 5D Mark iii a few times this weekend I have to say for me, its a hell of a lot better hands down then any other Canon DSLR, except for the 1DX because I have not had the time with that camera to really tell. I have to wonder though about the HDMI out update that is coming. I'm now looking at buying a 5D3 soon but would like to know what you guys think this upgrade will bring. One other thing is why is in April, could we see maybe the new 7D with the same function at the same time. Will we see 60p added? Will the HDMI add more detail, I know most of you will say no but maybe Canon will add some code that will allow more detail in clean recording off the HDMI.  So if any of you care to read this is what I think of the 5D Mark 3. Im an action sports photographer and also now starting digital cinema work. I own just Canon DSLR and GoPros but I have buddy's who own other cameras and I have used them. They include the RED Scarlet and Epic, Sony FS700, Nikion D800, Canon C300, and Canon 1DX. Let me state this also off the bat, I don't believe we need 4K right now but it is coming and will be the main thing in 5 years time. Canon is going to have to step it up if they want to fight with other cameras. So first is the big fact that I was worried about, Detail. Well we all know it lacks in detail but can be sharpened up in Post to look cleaner, the clips I shot I did this on and it works great. Also I shot 1080 30p and 720 60p both in ALL-I Codec. On my 17 inch laptop the clips look fine and most people loved em. When then sharpened and put on a 65 inch LCD. I thought wow. That looks clean when sitting about 7 feet away. So really this isnt a problem to me. The RED and Sony FS700 are better no doubt but really not huge to me ( of course 4K is nuts on the RED) Also for the people out there that are comparing this to a T2i and saying its the same in good light, well kinda but once you go into post and sharpen it and color and finish. The 5D for me kills the 7D and t2i. Next would be the Camera it self, Its built like a tank in my mind. I have no problem putting it in the dirt and shooting motocross or Off Road Racing. Its feels great in the hand when shooting photos which I wont go into detail but the photos are amazing and has huge upgrades, this is the main reason for me to buy it. The focus and ISO is just wow. When shooting this weekend we had an LCD viewfinder and a 5 inch HD Screen on a DSLR Cage. Both are good but depends on you and what you are doing. The HDMI out at the current stage helps alot with focusing. For me I loved the Camera in a Cage with Screen on top that you can move around. We even said if the HDMI out is great we can get a Black Magic Shuttle and just mount it on the Cage in this set-up and then run the HDMI out to the screen and still have a small set-up for moving around.  So one other thing I want to say is that everyone is saying why get a 5D when you can get a Black Magic Cinema Camera. I'm not saying anything bad but for me the 5D is better, also I see alot of people saying its great for 3 grand, too bad its just like a RED at 3 grand. In order to get one really going it will take 6 to 8 grand in my mind to make one work. I've also seen the footage and yes while its RAW and amazing to some. I dont have time to edit RAW for every project we do and I don't have the storage for the Uncompressed. Now if Black Magic can buy Cineform or make a compressed RAW , add 60p , and fix the firmware with what much of Philip Bloom said, then I can see my self getting one.  So all in all, I love the new 5D. Its light powerful and a great film making tool when you need to run around and carry all your stuff in a back pack or travel light. The images after grading are great. Here are the full settings we used most of the time so you can get a idea. 1080 or 720 ALL-I, all 720 was upscaled to 1080p CineStyle Pic Style Our shutter was faster then most at about 1/200 or around there.  Iso was about 100 160 most of the time for film.  If you have any questions just let me know. If you disagree I would love to hear why just to get a different view on a subject.

I have started doing documentary work in China, which requires a small form factor. This is why I am reluctantly parting with my rather nice anamorphic set.    The total price for all components together is £1300, excluding shipping. While the price is negotiable please note that I am only selling the whole set, not the individual components.    Panasonic AG-LA 7200 (£700); in mint condition. For serious buyers I am happy to provide a link to two password protected anamorphic videos which I shot with this set on the GH2 in May 2012.   I have attached the Cinetactics Matteblox Anamorphic (£150) onto the AG-LA 7200, it is rock solid and includes the lens shade, carrying case and carabiner.   I have used velcro to fit a Panasonic 138mm filter retainer (£50) into the Cinetactics Matteblox. Those familiar with diopter size issues will know that this amazing size is unique and very hard to come by.    It is fairly easy to fit one of the three Tiffen 138mm +0,5, +1, +2 diopters (£400 for all three) into the Panasonic 138mm filter retainer.   If I do not find a buyer by the end of December 2012 the whole set will go on offer on ebay in January 2013.    Contact: a_fulda@yahoo.com

https://vimeo.com/55892502   I posted this over in the screening room, but I wanted to show all the anamorphic guys and gals as well.    Lots of fun and really easy to make this one:)   Trey

Hey!   I’m selling my beloved ISCO-Göttingen - Iscorama 36 (1.5x).   Here are some shots taken with this exact lens:   https://vimeo.com/55304524   - comes with the original box (shabby condition) - Lens optics are clear with no scratches or fungus - Focusing is firm and smooth in operation - comes with 3 close-up diopters: +1,+2,+4   [attachment=319:IMG_0979n.jpg] [attachment=320:IMG_0970n.jpg]   give me an offer!   jonaslodahl@hotmail.com

i have nothing for you barlow. who are you? why do i need to prove anything to you you think you know best why the fuck would i tell or show some shitter i do not know my projects. you are a bore. fishing are you serious from you fuck off : ) i was shooting super 8 scope when you where still jerking off to jilly johnston and sam fox i have had 40 more iscoramas than you have ever had destroyed my first one in the 1980s. i do not need to here pointless theory from you if it is true or not is not important. it has all been done by germans americans and french men decades ago. bottom feeding that is all. how many iscorama have you had 1 or none? why do you think i do not know about iscorama design for your info the 2 double element cylindricals where so superb that the 2 front single element focus groups could be used. but you understand all of this cos yer gonna bring down slr magic with the power of the barlow brain.<br /> out of ideas? go fuck yourself : ) did i say i had any fucking ideas am i messing people about in any way. i am not in a race i tinker and fiddle with lens i have got plenty of projects but may not bother because of cost. i may do stuff i may not it is not a big deal. feel free to blow the moving picture market wide open orson einstein. just because i don't show my stuff or sell stuff does not mean it does not exist. anyway let us agree that you know better than everyone and leave it at that. good luck with the china paper work means nothing from a legal position though.. please be gentle on us john. what has vidatlantic and slr magic and redstan ever done to you apart from ignore you.  

24 bits will help if you need to do any post to the audio, even when just bringing the levels up. It's the equivalent of having more dynamic range in your image.

Hi, All! This is just some of my "practice footage" from late night (early morning) walks around NYC with my trusty GH2, 37mm Mir, Kowa, Redstan clamps and Tokina 0.4 diopter. Hope you like it. [url="http://vimeo.com/55186577"]http://vimeo.com/55186577[/url]

The mist adds an interesting element to the anamorphic flares. Thanks for the share!

I like this!  Very atmospheric, must have had the fog rolling in.  I wonder, I see the lights way far away as ovals, but the streetlamps and headlights are all circular.  Is it a 2x or 1.5x?  I would think all the lights would be ovals.  Anyway, great footage!

  not in double element.. i am making some after christmas they will be +0.3 and +1 in double element not sure of the size exactly.   the stuff that is sometimes around now is the kenko and the schneider but as you know they are single element.

<p>do the tests use your eyes come back when you have.<br /> i have my eyes are getting old but they do not lie.<br /> <br /> <br /> i have single element angenieux +0.25<br /> and angenieux +0.4<br /> the tokina doublet is better.<br /> <br /> you still have not told me what optics you have for your visual tests?<br /> <br /> your gonna make a million john with all your booky wook info.<br /> the power of words over real image testing : )<br /> <br /> <br /> for your info i have been working on a various new close up's myself.<br /> <br /> all the tests done so far show double element design being the way to go on +0.3 or +0.4<br /> the lab tests showed the angenieux single element + 0.4 to be inferior to the tokina double element +0.4 meniscus design.<br /> angenieux made some mighty fine quality optics so a good single element lens to test.<br /> all the recipes where put into zemax the tokina design won out.<br /> i suggest you start doing some buying testing or making maybe help vidatlantic out he has a quality control issue with his tin and glass : )<br /> figure out what the money split is and you will be laughing especially if you buy the junk from china.</p> <p> </p> <p>a perfect optic for the panasonic would not be the 72mm tokina +0.4</p> <p>it would be a large double element +0.25 or +0.3.</p> <p>but that is from real world testing.</p> <p> </p> <p>thank god you have destroyed the myth and seen through my lies just in time before the christmas rush.</p> <p>hail the single element.</p> <p>hail the barlow wangchung close up image sharpener</p>

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I feel a bit sorry for Canon.... The 5DIII got a bashing from alot of people.....   But the most vocal comments about the 5DII were as follows:   Fix the moire - done Fix the aliasing - done Fix the jello - better Better codec - done Headphone out - done   Very few people were crying about the resolution when the 5DII launched and was being used in top productions.... Yet that one flaw is now magnified out of all proportions... Partly due to the craze for 4K and new formats like 2.7k and 2.5k... even though the vast majority of shooters will not need it yet and the vast, vast, vast majority of clients and viewers will be very happy (unless they sit 1ft from the screens).   The 5DIII is a great camera, a huge upgrade from the 5DII in terms of stills... and ticks alot of boxes for video.   As for the HDMI output.... It should make a bit of difference when you grade. You should see improvements in banding too.

I enjoyed that, especially the visual of the women cutting the string and the way that it worked with the music. I think that the "Death" character and his liquor could have been a little more foreboding but the actors were good. It's nice to see anamorphic shots coming from wide open spaces instead of urban settings every once in a while. 

The ISO test is insane, but you have to wonder if the lighting was turned down of if the NDs, aperture or shutter was changed to compensate for the ISO increases. Because an ISO test under strong studio lights is the height of bunk.

Don't forget there is an aspect of good ergonomics with this camera... no need for a rig, a very full set of features and good sound department makes it very pleasurable to work with... and it can in the right hands produce stuff like this:   http://vimeo.com/22958276

Hi JG, Isn't at all difficult to aligned. These time was my first shot with Moller, so I got my first experience and sometime I got hurry to shot and misaligned some shots. My adaptor is a crap...You need a good one to handle better. Here are 4 more videos with Moller... Best regards.