[Konvas] OCT-19 Canon DSLR

[Adam Frey]

First, I feel obligated to say that it's still not film. But I'd 
certainly like to get a 7D or GH1 to hold my set of LOMOs...

Next, take a look at AbelCineTech's pages. They even has a nice 
comparison chart of the different chips and Super35 film frames:
http://tinyurl.com/kt9cmr

Note: They say this about the Canon, "PL mount lenses are not 
compatible, due to the flange distance of the mount and the internal 
mirror used with the optical viewfinder."

and they have the PL adapter rig for the GH1:
http://tinyurl.com/meaysc

Last month the people at Birns & Sawyer did a comparison test between 
the 5D MII (Canon lenses), the GH1 (PL mounted Zeiss), and the RED. 
Results are posted on Byron Shah's site:
http://www.byronshah.com/?test

He said they had several issues with the Canon lenses and FF (also 
issues with the RedRockMicro gears slipping - not sure what this was due 
to), as well as changing out the lenses. No problems with the GH1 or RED 
  and lenses.

But, for those in the market for a cheap "HDSLR", currently I still 
think it boils down to a basic comparison between the Canon 7D and the 
Panasonic Lumix GH1 cameras for both price and what they have to offer. 
Neither are the RED in terms of what they can do as a complete digital 
cine package, but they are able to get some nice pictures when shot in 
the proper ways (ie, ways that don't stress the image beyond these 
cameras more limited capabilities) and both can be bought for under 
$1800 (I believe you can get either of these cameras and deck them out 
for under $3500 - which is not going to happen with a RED).

Also, people are already jumping from the 5D to the 7D, because, for 
MoPic type work at least, the 5D's dof is too shallow to work with and 
the 7D has more options (as Adam Jones stated earlier, the 7D does 30p, 
25p, and 24p).

I'd love to have both the GH1 and 7D in my hands to do some comparison 
tests for myself. It would also be nice to additionally grab a Nikon 
300s and a Pentax K7 to see what those cameras offer as well...


Cheers,

Adam Frey
Director/Cinematographer
Crimson Chain Productions
http://crimsonchainproductions.com
Cell: 301-639-7146

Crimson Chain Productions
PO Box 35
Libertytown, MD 21762