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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

EOS 5DmkII users rejoice!

Just shot this a few days ago. Another night time biking riding fun example..

http://vimeo.com/5008702?pg=embed&sec=

This was shot with the new firmware. I did the Philip Bloom method of 30p-->23.98 conversion. I really wish we had native 24p in this thing. Oh well. Still love the low light portability.

Another great vid, Rick. How are you keeping the camera steady? What mic are you using?
 
Hey guys! So far I don't have any microphone solution. I own an ME66 that I use on the Red. Just need to get that beachtek device so I can properly do sound on the Canon now.

As for handheld on the bike, it takes a bit to get used to but I'm essentially just riding and holding it with my right hand. I put the camera strap around my neck in case I hit a pot hole or need to make a quick turn. These crowds progressively get more inebriated towards the end of the night so you will notice that my camera work gets smoother and more risky as we progress forward, haha.
 
5Dii moire ...

5Dii moire ...

Have any of you figured out a way of fixing the shimmering moire the cam generates in certain situation (high contrast edges / regular geometric shapes) ? Unless it is out of focus it really can be terminal for the shot !

Worst affected are the red and blue channels (green seems clean in my experience).

As for stills ... best approach that I've tested so far is to duplicate the layer, blur it (potentially a number of times) and do a layer 'color' blend. In certain situations it works, but not for bad bad cases.

Alternative is to keep 'bad subjects' out of focus :)

Any comments, tricks/tips you have tried and found it works .. care to share ?
 
The easiest solution is to put it out of focus. You can also use some light diffusion to soften up the edges and avoid the problem entirely. Hope that helps.
 
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