5DMk2 blog

Laforet's favorite 5DMk2 settings

Vincent Laforet has a new blog post sharing his favorite settings/set-up with the 5D Mark II and providing a step by step recipe if you want to reproduce them.

Rick Sammon working on 5DMk2 HD Video educational DVD

Rick Sammon has mentioned on his blog that he is working on a new educational DVD for shooting HD Videos with the Canon 5D Mark II.

5D Mark II parts catalog

The 5DMk2 Team blog has spotted a parts catalog for the 5D Mark II. The file is available for download, but the download service has daily cap restrictions, so be sure to try it early in the morning :) [via Lighting Mods]

Two-day workshop with Pat Darrin on movies with hybrid cameras

Samy's Camera is hosting a two-day workshop in SoCal (Los Angeles area) with Pat Darrin talking about movie making with hybrid cameras like the Canon 5D Mark II. The workshop takes place on Saturday and Sunday August 23 and 24, from 10am to 5pm each day.

This is not free, it costs $280, which comes out to $20 per hour ($280 divided by 14 (2 times 7 hours)).

This is not just for 5DMk2 users, if you have another DSLR with movie-mode, you can also sign up. They have a full list of requirements on their website.

5DMk2 and candlelight with Phil Bloom

This is a great post by Phil Bloom, chronicling a recent photoshoot for a client in Russia. This is a must read, not just for 5dMk2 fans!

Hey, teacher, should I get a 5DMk2?

One interesting thread in the dpreview forums tries to answer this question by a (real world) photography school student: "Should I get the 5DMk2 or the 50D?". There are plenty of suggestions and opinions in that thread, ranging from compacts to full-frame and beyond.

iPhone app serves as 5DMk2 guide

So you got a 5DMk2 but don't want to carry the manual around? PDN Pulse spotlights an iPhone application (the iPhonies call it "app") that serves as a guide to the camera. This is not free however.