Comments on: Is the 5D Mark II a 30 fps still camera? http://www.davidstephenson.com/2009/06/16/using-the-5d-mark-ii-at-high-shutter-speeds/ Freelance Editorial & Multimedia Photojournalist Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:09:56 -0600 hourly 1 By: Jon http://www.davidstephenson.com/2009/06/16/using-the-5d-mark-ii-at-high-shutter-speeds/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Jon Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:06:45 +0000 http://www.mophojo.com/?p=581#comment-77 How are you pulling the frame grabs from the video? How are you pulling the frame grabs from the video?

]]> By: Tom http://www.davidstephenson.com/2009/06/16/using-the-5d-mark-ii-at-high-shutter-speeds/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Tom Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:49:47 +0000 http://www.mophojo.com/?p=581#comment-78 Pretty amazing stuff. Digital technology really isn't that far away from 30 decisive moments a second. Pretty amazing stuff. Digital technology really isn’t that far away from 30 decisive moments a second.

]]> By: mophojo http://www.davidstephenson.com/2009/06/16/using-the-5d-mark-ii-at-high-shutter-speeds/comment-page-/#comment-80 mophojo Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:36:49 +0000 http://www.mophojo.com/?p=581#comment-80 Quality suffers, yes, when compared to the 'normal' way of shooting stills. The frames won't be quite as sharp, for one thing. Certainly a photographer should run some tests with this kind of operation before shooting a paying gig! I've added the file sizes to the captions above. The resulting file size from frame grab is 1920px by 1080px - about 6Mb. Quality suffers, yes, when compared to the ‘normal’ way of shooting stills. The frames won’t be quite as sharp, for one thing. Certainly a photographer should run some tests with this kind of operation before shooting a paying gig!

I’ve added the file sizes to the captions above. The resulting file size from frame grab is 1920px by 1080px – about 6Mb.

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.davidstephenson.com/2009/06/16/using-the-5d-mark-ii-at-high-shutter-speeds/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Jonathan Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:14:46 +0000 http://www.mophojo.com/?p=581#comment-79 How much quality are you giving up by shooting video and pulling frame grabs? What are the file sizes from the grabs? How much quality are you giving up by shooting video and pulling frame grabs? What are the file sizes from the grabs?

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