The Bahamas in Technicolor

This breathtaking piece was shot by Cinematographer Ryan Lightbourn. Ryan is a Music Video Director based in Orlando, Florida. Just as many others did, he recently embraced the new DSLR technology that Photographers either love or simply don't find useful. Here he travels through Harbour Island & Abaco capturing a variety of shots and telling a great visual story. Ryan's video was recently featured on Vimeo.com.

Canon 5DMkii firmware update 2.0.8

Canon has released firmware update 2.0.8 for the 5DMkii. They address the following functionality issues:

1. Fixes a phenomenon in which movies are not taken at the shooting mode registered in the user's settings if a shooting mode Aperture priority (or Shutter priority) is registered in any of the camera's user settings (C1, C2, C3) and the user attempts to shoot a movie.
2. Fixes a phenomenon in which the shutter will not release when pressing the shutter button when the auto power off function is set to "on".
3. Fixes a phenomenon in which overexposure occurs when shooting a Live View shooting simulation with the ISO speed set to L.
4. Fixes a phenomenon in which the settings of the Speedlite transmitter ST-E2 revert to the default settings when both the camera and the ST-E2 are set to auto power off.
5. Fixes a phenomenon in which the Macro Ring Lite (MR-14EX, MT-24EX) and slave flash do not sync while shooting wirelessly.

Download firmware

If you are unsure what version of firmware you have, press your < MENU > button and scroll over to the third "settings" tab. The current version will be notated on the last row.

Canon 5DMkii firmware update 2.0.7

Today, Canon released firmware update 2.0.7 for the 5DMkii. Not quite as exciting as the April update that allowed users to shoot RAW, full frame video, but includes some rare, needed fixes.

1. Fixes a phenomenon in which the aperture exhibits abnormal movement when shooting movies in manual exposure mode and Aperture Priority AE (Av mode) using some Canon lenses (such as macro lenses).
2. Fixes a phenomenon in which the exposure level shown in the LCD panel differs from what is shown in the viewfinder when shooting still images in manual exposure mode.
3. Fixes a phenomenon in which the Wireless File Transmitter (WFT-E4 or WFT-E4 II) may not automatically power off when used for FTP transfers.
If you currently have firmware 2.03 or 2.04, this is a recommended upgrade.

Download firmware

If you are unsure what version of firmware you have, press your < MENU > button and scroll over to the third "settings" tab. The current version will be notated on the last row.

House Season Finale aires 5/17

Next Monday, the season finale of HOUSE will air and all the waiting will be over. Film geeks (Video geeks) have been waiting for this episode as it was shot on the game changing Canon 5DMkII. The switch to digital came at a surprise as the first 5 seasons were shot on ARRI film cameras. We are all eager to see this episode in glorious 16x9 HD, but for the moment here is a low quality teaser:



International Filmmaker Philip Bloom did an exclusive interview with House Director Greg Yaitanes [long read].