Video-enabled DSLRs are a viable and compact option for shooting high-quality video. The season finale of the TV program House was shot entirely on a Canon EOS 5D Mark II. Now, Zeiss is offering cine-style lenses specifically designed for video-enabled DSLR cameras that overcome the issues associated with shooting motion with lenses designed for still photography.
Hey indie filmmakers! If your next flick calls for a wild dream sequence or soft focus under-the-influence, you should check out this little ditty from Lomographic. The Diana F+ Lens Adapter allows you to use the sweet, plastic-y goodness of a Diana lens on your video-enabled DSLR. Popular with fine art photographers and students, Diana glass plastic is bringing a new look to the moving image.
After months of waiting, Canon is bringing broadcast-friendly frame rates to the EOS 5D Mark II. Available now, the firmware 2.0.3 enables 1080p HD video recording at 24 (23.976), 25, and 30 (29.97) fps to match both NTSC and PAL television standards. Also, the camera gets a couple of other awesome features like MANUAL SOUND RECORDING.
What shoots stills, HD video, and comes in a choice of colors? If you said 'My phone does', your point is well taken. But if you want seriously sharp stills and video – imagery that holds up way beyond the borders of a palm-sized LCD – you have to look past the nifty snappy set to vibrate in your pocket or ring with Madona from your purse.
Pentax is serious about making top of the line DSLRs. All you have to do to prove it to yourself is pick up the new K-7. The camera body - weatherproofed magnesium-alloy body panels wrapped around a stainless steel chassis - fills the hand with a very solid presence and lacks the polycarbonate feel of many lesser-priced DSLRs. And then you have what can only be described as a serious list of features.
What shoots stills, HD video, and comes in a choice of colors? If you said 'My phone does', your point is well taken. But if you want seriously sharp stills and video – imagery that holds up way beyond the borders of a palm-sized LCD – you have to look past the nifty snappy set to vibrate in your pocket or ring with Madona from your purse.
Pentax is serious about making top of the line DSLRs. All you have to do to prove it to yourself is pick up the new 
