Shortly after Nikon released their D90, a DX format 12MP Digital SLR capable of shoot 720p video, Canon fires back with the impressive 5DMKII. I’m not going to go into why this is a great still photo camera, or list all of the details around this 1080p video capture beast. But I will mention that for $2700 and the cost of some lenses, you’ll be able to shoot beautiful photos AND footage you’d expect from a video camera priced 10-30x as much.
Check out this short film, created by Vincent Laforet, who was supplied with a pre-release version of the camera body for a few days. You’ll see why everyone is drooling over it.
Then take a look at an interview with Vincent to see why he, a Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist, is excited about the camera.
Tags: 1080p, 5D Mark II, Canon, DSLR, Video Photo

