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It shoots at 1080 with a great sensor, and can mount some very nice lenses for a relatively low price. Plus the 5DmkII is no slouch in the low-light/high-iso ar

It shoots at 1080 with a great sensor, and can mount some very nice lenses for a relatively low price. Plus the 5DmkII is no slouch in the low-light/high-iso arena. Vincent Laforet has been at the forefront of this since the 5DmkII came out. See this: http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/controller?act=GetArticleAct&articleID=2326 http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/controller?act=GetArticleAct&#3... It has some warts since it is a still camera shooting video, but is still capable turning out some truly stunning results.

maxklein 17y ago
You seem to know your stuff. So if I get a Nikon D90, what quality of video am I looking at?
- blhack 17y ago
  This: http://www.youtube.com/blhack#p/a/u/0/aWfbEfa5Jpk http://www.youtube.com/blhack#p/a/u/0/aWfbEfa5Jpk I have a D90. It is not usable as a motion picture camera at all. You need to evaluate if you're buying a motion camera, or a still camera. The D90 is a fantastic still camera...but if you're just getting into photo and don't have an investment in lenses...get the 5D.
- PStamatiou 17y ago
  I have the D90 and have played the Canon. The D90 is no where near the same page for quality. It only does 720p for one and second it has a "jelly" motion issue where the sensor is not fast enough and if you move while shooting it gives a weird effect. Also you can only shoot five minutes at a time then the sensor needs to cool down.
- ascuttlefish 17y ago
  If you don't pan at all, and use AE/AF lock effectively, you can shoot some decent 720p shots of static objects. Otherwise, fuggedaboutit. I shot about 3 clips with mine before giving up. I bought it for still shots, but this Canon makes me a bit envious.
- swilliams 17y ago
  I believe there as an update to the video processing on the D90 which removes a good amount of the jello-cam that blhack demonstrated. Although as an HD video camera, the D90 is still a little lacking (no 1080). As a stills camera, it is excellent. Disclaimer: I use Nikon cameras (though not for video).
  - blhack 17y ago
    Do you mean a firmware update? I hadn't heard anything about that (but would love to) Do you have a link? My googling is failing me :(
    - swilliams 17y ago
      Yeah, I looked too, I might have misremembered, or been thinking of D3s or something. Bummer.
yread 17y ago
A friend of mine has a Canon SX1 which also has full HD video and it looks great. Sometimes the video looks even better than the pictures

maxklein 17y ago

You seem to know your stuff. So if I get a Nikon D90, what quality of video am I looking at?

blhack 17y ago
This: http://www.youtube.com/blhack#p/a/u/0/aWfbEfa5Jpk http://www.youtube.com/blhack#p/a/u/0/aWfbEfa5Jpk I have a D90. It is not usable as a motion picture camera at all. You need to evaluate if you're buying a motion camera, or a still camera. The D90 is a fantastic still camera...but if you're just getting into photo and don't have an investment in lenses...get the 5D.
PStamatiou 17y ago
I have the D90 and have played the Canon. The D90 is no where near the same page for quality. It only does 720p for one and second it has a "jelly" motion issue where the sensor is not fast enough and if you move while shooting it gives a weird effect. Also you can only shoot five minutes at a time then the sensor needs to cool down.
ascuttlefish 17y ago
If you don't pan at all, and use AE/AF lock effectively, you can shoot some decent 720p shots of static objects. Otherwise, fuggedaboutit. I shot about 3 clips with mine before giving up. I bought it for still shots, but this Canon makes me a bit envious.
swilliams 17y ago
I believe there as an update to the video processing on the D90 which removes a good amount of the jello-cam that blhack demonstrated. Although as an HD video camera, the D90 is still a little lacking (no 1080). As a stills camera, it is excellent. Disclaimer: I use Nikon cameras (though not for video).
- blhack 17y ago
  Do you mean a firmware update? I hadn't heard anything about that (but would love to) Do you have a link? My googling is failing me :(
  - swilliams 17y ago
    Yeah, I looked too, I might have misremembered, or been thinking of D3s or something. Bummer.

yread 17y ago

A friend of mine has a Canon SX1 which also has full HD video and it looks great. Sometimes the video looks even better than the pictures