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The Canon 5D Mark II Overcomes The Elements

Canon 5D Mark II on C-stand rig

Shooting in Puerto Rico has tested the Canon 5D Mark II with intense humidity and rain.  Yet, every time the camera has delivered.

On Set Cinematography Insight…

Speeding down roads. Splitting traffic. Near misses by literally gaffer-taping the Canon 5D to the motorcycle. We shot running footage of motorcycles.

We started out with the standard rigging package that you would bring to mount a film camera. But, we threw it all out and went with t-shirts for vibration dampening and gaffer tape.

KISS “keep it simple stupid” was the motto.

During shooting, it started to downpour.  The camera took heavy rain for about 10 minutes until we were able to pull off the road and un-tape them.

No water damage at all.  The humidity did not seem to affect the Canon 5D Mark II but did cause our film camera to jam and not function properly.

Behind-The-Scenes of Act of Valor with the Canon 5D Mark II

About Filmmakers Academy Cinematographer Mentor Shane Hurlbut, ASC

Director of photography Shane Hurlbut, ASC works at the forefront of cinema as a storyteller, innovator, and discerning collaborator, who brings more than three decades of experience to his art. He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers, the International Cinematographers Guild/Local 600, and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Hurlbut frequently joins forces with great directors: McG’s Netflix Rim of the World and The Babysitter, plus Warner Bros. We Are Marshall and Terminator: Salvation; Scott Waugh’s Need for Speed and Act of Valor; and Gabriele Muccino’s There Is No Place Like Home and Fathers and Daughters. His additional film credits include Semi-Pro; The Greatest Game Ever Played; Into the Blue; Mr 3000; Drumline; 11:14, which earned Hurlbut a DVDX nomination; and The Skulls. Notably, his television credits include the first season of AMC’s Into the Badlands.

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August 26, 2009/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC
Tags: Camera, Canon, Canon 5D, Canon 5D Mark II, Cinematography, creativity, DSLR, HDSLR Cameras, Shane Hurlbut, weather
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10 replies
  1. Shane
    Shane says:
    October 27, 2009 at 5:39 PM

    Roantthsd, Thank you for blogging, I hope you continue to enjoy the site. All the best, Shane

  2. arturo
    arturo says:
    October 30, 2009 at 8:00 AM

    damm! what a nice blog and site, I was on video last 20 years, Im so excited with this new tools. Im on Argentina, at present we’re shooting a serie of documentaries about judgements over state terrorism 70’s decade.
    We choose 5D M II for low profile and no ligth needs, we use Zeiss lenses, they’re amazing and crisp with deep blues.
    Congrats Shane, this blog is a must have!

  3. Michael Greive
    Michael Greive says:
    November 1, 2009 at 1:35 AM

    Had to shoot a commercial in Bolivia and chose the light 5d
    because of the lack of an assistant and the high altitude.
    Still ended up bringing all of this!!!! hahahahaha
    http://web.me.com/mgreive/PME_Legend_Bolivia/Leeg.html

    Camera did a great job though!!!!!!!!! Love it!

  4. Shane
    Shane says:
    November 1, 2009 at 11:28 AM

    Arturo, thank you so much for your kind words. I have put so much creative energy, passion and technical focus into this new platform. i know it is the wave of the future. I will continue to bring you the latest in cutting edge technology.

  5. Shane
    Shane says:
    November 1, 2009 at 11:31 AM

    Michael, that is not bad at all. With 15 cameras in are arsenal and Primo Primes, it is hard to keep it small. But we use a 1-ton camera truck instead of a 10-ton, so I must be doing something right. Keep shooting, I would love to see the commercial when you get it finished.

  6. stretch ledforst
    stretch ledforst says:
    November 2, 2009 at 1:13 AM

    Enjoying this site… where can we see some footage from the shoots you write about?

    Thanks.

  7. Shane
    Shane says:
    November 2, 2009 at 11:35 AM

    Stretch ledforst, I have a Navy Swimmer mountain rescue coming up. Unfortunately I cannot show anything from the movie I am working on. We are going to be putting out a trailer in Jan. I will post that when it becomes avail. I will keep updating as much as I shoot it.

  8. Andre
    Andre says:
    January 22, 2010 at 12:31 PM

    Hi,will canon 5d mark2 work with element8(on mac)?for raw pics.?

  9. Draganche
    Draganche says:
    August 19, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    I do not know whether this is right place for that,I just ran into this….
    http://www.mosaicengineering.com/
    I wanted to share with you and all you readers.

    • Draganche
      Draganche says:
      August 19, 2011 at 2:46 PM

      http://philipbloom.net/2011/08/19/moire-2/

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