Excerpt from the Canon Boot Camp Manual
What’s the big deal about the Canon 5D?
The Canon DSLR 5D’s large sensor produces a shallower depth of field (depth of focus) than small sensors. Hollywood D.P.’s heard about the massive 5D sensor and the beautiful image it creates, and the way it threw the background out of focus. They loved it. A movie-making machine in the palm of your hand. And they saw that on the TV screen it looks as good as 35mm motion picture film, as you can see in the frame above.
D.P. Gale Tattersall shot the Season 6 finale of “House M.D.” using a Canon 5D with Canon lenses.
Gale Tattersal l, D.P., “House M.D.” stepped in front of “Hollywood’s tank” with Greg Yaitanes watching his back, and shot the season finale of “House M.D.” with Canon DSLR 5Ds instead of the usual 35mm Arriflex cameras. “I think these cameras are as game-changing as anything we’ve seen in this business in at least the past 30 years.”
Shane Hurlbut, D.P., Terminator: Salvation Shane has passionately embraced the Canon DSLR 5D. His film, The Last Three Minutes, shows the amazing pictures and functionalities this camera brings to the cinematographer. Shane’s “digital films” for the Navy Seals and the Marine Corps demonstrate how the camera enables intense, fast production.
Shane told us he can shoot at least 40–50 percent faster with the Canon 5D compared to Hollywood’s 35mm cameras. Shane established his own 5D rental facility and his blog is a fount of information and battle-hardened tips about shooting with the 5D.
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