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Christian Bale Rant Victim Is the Man Behind the Canon EOS 5D Mark II Helmet

Sean Fallon — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:10:00 EDT

It appears that Shane Hurlbut, Director of Photography on Terminator Salvation, is the guy behind that awesome Canon5D MK II helmet. He also happens to be the guy Christian Bale went ape shit on during filming.

Speaking with planet5D, Hurlbut revealed that the mount was designed for a series of 9 Terminator Salvation webisodes and was later used to film a rollercoaster ride experience video for the Terminator ride at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Needless to say, this might be the best thing to come out of that whole debacle of a film. [planet5d]

Rumor: Canon Rebel EOS 500D To Launch on March 25th

Sean Fallon — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:06:00 EDT

Canon has an event scheduled for March 25th, and rumor has it that their big announcement will involve a new DSLR in the Rebel line—the EOS 500D.

As far as specs are concerned, the 500D is rumored to have a 15-megapixel sensor, DIGIC IV imaging processor, ISO levels up to 12800, an articulating LCD with 900K resolution an some sort of 1080p "movie mode"—an extension of the 5D Mark II and similar to the Panasonic Lumix DMC GH1. Information about the 500D varies, so it should be taken with a grain of salt. Besides, it seems that releasing the 500D now would essentially cannibalize their 40D and 50D. [Zoom via Electronista via MacNN]

Nikon Black Friday Deals Surface

Kit Eaton — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:15:01 EST

Nikon's just come up with news about what kind of deal you can get on some of its cameras on Black Friday. There's a $50 discount on the 10-megapixel Coolpix S550 (down to $150) and $100 off the 18x zoom P80, making it $300. But the D60 gets an even bigger chunk off with a $125 discount to $575. Sure there're a few conditions, like the D60 has to come in the DSLR kit with a system case and DVD from an authorized dealer, but since Nikon's not a retailer itself that's still not bad. Check out the Nikon link for more details and more discounts on other cameras and lenses. [Nikon]

Redrock's Cinematizing Kit to Turn Video DSLRs Into Proper Movie Cams

Kit Eaton — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:45:00 EDT

Sure, the Canon 5D Mark II and Nikon D90's HD video capability is pretty amazing, but since the camera chassis and lenses are a typical DSLR shape, they lack many things in terms of utility for serious movie-makers. And that's where Redrock's "cinematizing" kit comes in.

It's designed to bolt around the camera and adds some serious mounting hardware, proper zoom and focus fine controls and lens hoods to the cameras. It certainly looks like an option to consider if you can't spring for a high-end Sony or RED cam. And though there's not much more info out there yet, the kit's supposed to be revealed today at the PhotoPlus event in New York, and the shipping date is rumored as November 1. [Prolost via OhGizmo]

Rumors Abound of New Sony DSLR and Matching Full-Frame Lenses

AddyDugdale — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 15:38:04 EDT

Although Sony has yet to confirm anything, the camera world is full of little whispers that a new camera is about to join its Alpha range of digital SLRs, along with a range of full-frame lenses. There is all sorts of speculation about the model number (so we won't bother going into that) but there is a general consensus about what the new boy will come with...

12.8-megapixels
Light sensitivity up to 3,200 ISO
Speeds of 10 frames per second in JPEG mode
SSS In-camera anti-shake compensation
Minolta-patented touch sensor strip

New Alpha and lens range launch imminent [Photoclub Alpha via Wired]