http://stocklandmartelblog.com/2010/02/23/a-photo-editor-interviews-vincent-laforet-about-evolving-from-newspaper-photog-to-commercial-director/ News, commentary, interviews, video, and more from photo agency Stockland Martel Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:33:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://stocklandmartelblog.com/2010/02/23/a-photo-editor-interviews-vincent-laforet-about-evolving-from-newspaper-photog-to-commercial-director/#comment-846 Dan Kanes Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:09:55 +0000 http://stocklandmartelblog.com/?p=3429#comment-846 Let's not forget who shot the world's first feature on a Canon DSLR. Dan Kanes. In January of 2009, Dan Kanes embarked on an epic odyssey of attempting to use the then-crippled Canon 5D Mark II to shoot a feature length film. With No support from Canon or any corporate entity, Dan Kanes fought against the camera's inability to set direct manual control by using Zeiss lenses with proper manual aperture control, and carefully lighting a grey card and locking exposure for EACH SHOT. It's all good and easy to claim you're a pioneer and early adopter when you are receiving paychecks and preproduction camera samples from the massive corporate entity that is Canon. I feel sorry for anyone still using a 5D Mark II when it took them almost a year to release that manual firmware, and 18 months into the camera's life cycle still haven't released a 24 fps firmware that they announced months ago as damage control to avoid a hailstorm of criticism and customer rejection. They don't have anything to worry about though because people are still wetting themselves for these HDSLR's. Rant Off for today. Let’s not forget who shot the world’s first feature on a Canon DSLR. Dan Kanes. In January of 2009, Dan Kanes embarked on an epic odyssey of attempting to use the then-crippled Canon 5D Mark II to shoot a feature length film. With No support from Canon or any corporate entity, Dan Kanes fought against the camera’s inability to set direct manual control by using Zeiss lenses with proper manual aperture control, and carefully lighting a grey card and locking exposure for EACH SHOT. It’s all good and easy to claim you’re a pioneer and early adopter when you are receiving paychecks and preproduction camera samples from the massive corporate entity that is Canon. I feel sorry for anyone still using a 5D Mark II when it took them almost a year to release that manual firmware, and 18 months into the camera’s life cycle still haven’t released a 24 fps firmware that they announced months ago as damage control to avoid a hailstorm of criticism and customer rejection. They don’t have anything to worry about though because people are still wetting themselves for these HDSLR’s. Rant Off for today.

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