Lynx - Wildlife Video Captured on 5D Mkii

kencfk · 15th December 2008

http://www.vimeo.com/2418304

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A first test of the Canon 5D MK II 's video-function. Shot at ISO 800 with EF 300mm/2,8 + 2x Ext. at f 5,6 and EF 28mm/1,8 at f 1,8 and f 22.

I shot these scenes at Harz Mountain National Park in Northern Germany where they have a very successful Lynx reintroduction program. The Lynx in this video live in an enclosure to show park visitors what they look like and how they live. The enclosure is the public relations part of the reintroduction program.

Music by Kevin MacLeod.

kencfk · 15th December 2008

Shot by Stefan Sobotta

kencfk · 15th December 2008

Even compressed into flv movie file format, quality is still as amazing.
I bet the full hd uncompress format could have been produce into BluRay with some colour grading and adjustments easily.

FLiNcHY · 15th December 2008

You can see that when the Lynx moves, focus is lost and the cat is blurred. It's only beautiful when the subject is like at that exact focal length and doesn't move.

How would you then shoot professional video if thats the case

kencfk · 15th December 2008

I guess the only short coming is the autofocus in video mode, everything else is pretty much manual

kencfk · 16th December 2008

Guess its best suited to stationary kind of videography and not too much movement and tracking involved.

15th December 2008	#2
kencfk Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Tampines, Singapore Posts: 632	Re: Lynx - Wildlife Video Captured on 5D Mkii Shot by Stefan Sobotta __________________ The power of the L, in the palm of my hands.

15th December 2008	#3
kencfk Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Tampines, Singapore Posts: 632	Re: Lynx - Wildlife Video Captured on 5D Mkii Even compressed into flv movie file format, quality is still as amazing. I bet the full hd uncompress format could have been produce into BluRay with some colour grading and adjustments easily. __________________ The power of the L, in the palm of my hands.

15th December 2008	#4
FLiNcHY Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 621	Re: Lynx - Wildlife Video Captured on 5D Mkii You can see that when the Lynx moves, focus is lost and the cat is blurred. It's only beautiful when the subject is like at that exact focal length and doesn't move. How would you then shoot professional video if thats the case

15th December 2008	#5
kencfk Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Tampines, Singapore Posts: 632	Re: Lynx - Wildlife Video Captured on 5D Mkii I guess the only short coming is the autofocus in video mode, everything else is pretty much manual __________________ The power of the L, in the palm of my hands.

16th December 2008	#6
kencfk Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Tampines, Singapore Posts: 632	Re: Lynx - Wildlife Video Captured on 5D Mkii Guess its best suited to stationary kind of videography and not too much movement and tracking involved. __________________ The power of the L, in the palm of my hands.