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A few Canon 5D MarkII Video tricks we have learned.

The main one is related to being able to lock down an f/stop. We have been using older style nikon lenses that have the f/stop ring, using a nikon to canon ring adapter ($25).  You can get fancy and pull the ball bearing out of the f/stop ring - which allows smooth f/stop ramping.  This is really the only safe way to lock in a desired f/stop that we have found.

Now that you have your Canon 5D Mark2 and have been shooting some video clips it's time to start editing them together.  You could use Apple's new iMovie 09 which handles the 5D Quicktime files very good, or opt to use Apple's pro solution,  Final Cut Pro.  If you have tried using FCP, you may have noticed that your 5D M2 files won't play back smooth or tend to drop frames when in FCP's timeline.  This is because the Canon is using a codex called H.264 to compress it's QT files.  The H.264 is a compression codex which provides incredible video quality from smaller files sizes.  But as of now, FCP doesn't work well with them for editing.  

For all of those that made it out or for all of you that missed it.  Here is a short 2 minute video of the day at Bolt Productions:

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PocketWizard anounced two new exciting products  Watch a Video that explains how they work.

MiniTT1 Canon

The New Shape of Wireless Freedom. Built on the new ControlTL platform, the dedicated MiniTTI Transmitter with E-TTL II capability is the perfect on-camera PocketWizard solution for any Canon digital camera.

Photo District News Magazine has just released their list of 30 New & Emerging Photographers to Watch.  Check out the gallery of photographer here.