This here chart shows the most popular cameras used by Flickr members. I’m guessing that spike about 1/3 of the way in is when Verizon started service.
New Canon 7D firmware 1.2.5
– Fixed a rare phenomenon in which there were rare cases where movie files taken could not be opened when repeatedly shooting movies with specific CF cards.
– Fixed a rare phenomenon in which there were cases where “Err 02″ appeared when repeatedly shooting still images with specific CF cards.
– Fixed a phenomenon that occurred when using high-capacity (32 GB or greater) CF cards: If either a CF card with only a little available space remaining or the battery was removed and then reinserted into the camera, and then the user attempted to start shooting movies immediately, shooting would stop.
– Improved the writing/reading speeds when using UDMA 7-compatible CF cards.
– Fixed a phenomenon that occurred when custom function C.Fn 4-1 was set to assign IS start to the AF stop button on the lens: When used with lenses that do not have an AF stop button, the IS function would not work.
– Corrected some mistakes in the menu screens displayed in Arabic and Portuguese. (This applies to models in overseas markets. The models for the Japanese market do not display those languages.)
Photographers killed in action
Posted in Photo
AOTC 5×5
A couple of the AOTC guys have come up with a cool new little video project. Basically, they consist of five 5 second clips from either our iphones, or maybe some leftover footage from one of our DLSR’s. Combine those clips with a 5 second intro, and you’ve got the 5×5. CB Coombs came up with the concept and films a lot of the random iPhone clips. Chris Zeppieri puts most of them together, and Adam Spitalny did the intro art, which in my opinion is pretty sweet. I think it’s a cool idea, since not all the clips are riding based. It’s really a short look into the “behind the scenes” of AOTC. Check them all out here.
Camera Setup of Choice
Defgrip comes through yet again with a dope article on 10 photographers’ camera setups of choice and why. Check it out, it’s pretty sweet and gives good insight into gear, and has a few interesting ideas as well.
2,130 photo time lapse
On my most recent solo excursion to New York, I decided to shoot a time lapse of the drive. I set the camera up on a tripod in the passengers seat, used a fisheye lens, set the intravelometer to shoot once every ten seconds. I was worried that the battery would run out, but alas it did not. Kudos to the LP-E4 battery for the 1DIII.
Vimeo iPhone App!
Just as many people were thrilled by Vimeo’s decision to allow some videos to be viewed on a mobile device, I’m sure that just as many people, if not more, will be thrilled by their new iPhone App. From what I can tell, it allows you to view videos, statistics, comments, and many other of Vimeo’s features, however the crowning achievement seems to be quite a big deal. It allows you to capture video and edit multiple clips along with audio and titles (and obviously upload the finished product to Vimeo) all from within the app. Many people may find this much easier than editing a video in the iMovie App, then switching to upload it via the Vimeo App. How the video editing interface compares to iMovie, though, well, you’ll just have to try it yourself. I know most Vimeo users with iPhones are going to be psyched on this, I know I am. As soon as my phone finishes updating I’ll be downloading this App for a test drive… Check out a short video of the app in use.
Filmer Board Setups
Props talks with some of todays filmers about the skateboards they use to film lines and fancy rolling long lens shots.
Posted in BMX, Gear, Skateboarding, Video
Push It A Stop 