Perhaps I should have titled this post “Canon finally shows that they’re taking video in the 5D MKII seriously”. Hopefully this is a sign of Canon turning a new leaf; Canon never adds features to cameras via firmware updates. Let’s hope this isn’t the last time they do something like this.
While the video quality of the 5D MKII has always been stunning, it’s also been fairly limited due to the lack of manual exposure control in video mode. Canon had made the video mode so that everything was automatic: ISO, aperture and shutter speed. In order to manipulate the depth of field while in video mode, people have need to resort to work-arounds and hacks (ranging from using neutral density filters to unscrewing a lens partway so the camera can’t control it), but it looks like that will all be a thing of the past. For people looking to do serious video work with this camera, this is a dream come true.
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