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One night in Beijing
Asian cities like Beijing come alive at night. Neon hums from high above local buildings; meat sticks sizzle on charcoal; the whizzing hum of passing traffic toys with your ear. Guardian photographer Dan Chung recently found himself in Beijing and attempted to capture this lively nocturnal feeling using his camera. Not content to use standard video camera, Chung's work is made entirely using a still image Canon EOS5DmkII and a couple special lenses.
The photography medium makes perfect sense when you see it: the scenes practically shimmer with bright colors and cinema-perfect lighting and shadow. Take a break for the next four minutes and bask in the movements and colors of nighttime in urban China.
[Thanks, Mike!]
The photography medium makes perfect sense when you see it: the scenes practically shimmer with bright colors and cinema-perfect lighting and shadow. Take a break for the next four minutes and bask in the movements and colors of nighttime in urban China.
[Thanks, Mike!]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
elliott Jun 19th 2009 3:26PM
What lenses?
Jeremy Kressmann Jun 19th 2009 3:26PM
Hey Elliott - according to Dan's description, the lenses used are:
Nikon 17-35 f2.8
Nikon 80-200 f.8
Nikon 85mm f2.8 shift lens
Nikon 16mm f2.8 fisheye
Zeiss/Contax 85mm f1.4
elliott Jun 19th 2009 3:49PM
Cool. do you mean Canon not Nikon (since its a Canon 5D Mk II)?
Jeremy Kressmann Jun 19th 2009 3:57PM
According to the description below the video here: http://vimeo.com/2327058 it was indeed a Canon camera adapted to use Nikon and Zeiss lenses.
nzm Jun 20th 2009 11:35AM
Prior to the last firmware update earler this month, the Canon 5D MkII did not have manual control for its movie mode, so that's why most serious film-makers adapted other lenses with manual aperture control to fit to the 5D2 for movie making.
Since the firmware update (1.1.0) which provides manual control in movie mode, the need for other manufacturers' lenses has somewhat decreased, but some will still use them because of the different light quality that they give to the movies.
cheers
Michele
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