Links to product pages

 

Nikon D90:

 

http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/Product/Digital-SLR/25446/D90.html

 

Canon EOS 5D Mark II:

 

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=139&modelid=17662#ModelTechSpecsAct

 

Lumix G HD:

 

The Lumix G HD is not yet a formally announced product, and so does not have a manufacturer’s product page.

 

RED DSMC:

 

http://www.red.com/epic_scarlet/

Product preview pages for Epic and Scarlet models of the RED DSMC series.

 

Links to sample videos

 

For the Canon EOS 5D Mark II:

 

http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/controller?act=GetArticleAct&articleID=2326

“Reverie”, a short film shot in New York by Vincent LaForet, using a prototype Canon EOS 5D Mark II.

 

http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-16980-Canon+5D+Mark+II%3A+The+World%27s+first+forbidden+HD+Video+finally+Official!!.html

A short video, “Tokyo Reality”, shot by David Michaud in Tokyo, and edited by Florent Porta in France, using a prototype Canon EOS 5D Mark II camera.

 

http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/controller?act=GetArticleAct&articleID=2327

A short video by Bruce Dorn, about the making of a bridal video using the Canon EOS 5D Mark II.

 

http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eosd/eos5dm2/02.html#01

Some more video samples on the Canon Japan website.

 

For the Nikon D90:

 

http://chsvimg.nikon.com/products/imaging/lineup/d90/en/d-movie/

Some video samples from the D90 on the Nikon website.

 

http://www.dslrdad.com/cameras/nikon-d90-d-movie-mode-shoots-jelly-video/

A sample video (from RED Digital Cinema founder Jim Jannard) illustrating the severe “rolling shutter” artifacts (skew and wobble) visible on the Nikon D90.

 

For the Red One camera:

 

http://www.3dspark.com/RED_One/crossing1.mov

A downloadable sample video, from “Crossing the Line”, filmed by Peter Jackson, on a prototype version of the Red One camera.  A general discussion of this clip can be seen HERE:

http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1883

 

Links to some relevant blogs, forums and background info

 

About the Canon EOS 5D Mark II:

 

http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/controller?act=GetArticleAct&articleID=2426

An interview with Vincent LaForet about how he made the short film “Reverie”.

 

http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/controller?act=GetArticleAct&articleID=2446

An interview with Vincent LaForet about what he learned filming “Reverie”, and how it has affected him both professionally and personally.

 

http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/controller?act=GetArticleAct&articleID=2186&productID=249&articleTypeID=125

An article, with a few samples, on how to use video mode in the 5D Mark II camera.

 

http://www.digitaljournalist.org/issue0811/the-canon-5d-mark-ii.html

Dirck Halstead’s review of the 5D Mark II.

 

About the Nikon D90:

 

http://philipbloom.co.uk/2008/09/15/nikon-d90/#more-1377

A review of the Nikon D90 camera, with a sample video clip, by Phil Bloom.

 

http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/09/30/review-nikon-d90-dslr-camera

A review of the Nikon D90 by Paul Stamatiou, with a few sample videos (including some that illustrate rolling-shutter artifacts).

 

About the Panasonic Lumix G HD camera:

 

http://www.techradar.com/news/photography-video-capture/panasonic-joins-the-hd-filming-dslr-brigade-468992

A newsblip by Marc Chacksfield on techradar.com, announcing that Panasonic will exhibit a mockup of its upcoming Lumix G HD camera at Photokina 2008.

 

http://www.photographyblog.com/index.php/weblog/comments/panasonic_lumix_hd/

Some pre-Photokina photos of the Lumix G HD mockup, and of a few of the Micro Four Thirds system lenses that will be introduced along with it.

 

About the RED Digital Cinema camera:

 

http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=18710

An announcement from Jim Jannard at RED Digital Cinema, about its upcoming “Digital Still and Motion Camera”, slated for introduction in late 2009.

 

http://www.techradar.com/news/photography-video-capture/red-revolutionises-dslr-camera-market-484769

A newsblip by Marc Chacksfield on techradar.com, announcing the Scarlet and Epic models of the RED DSMC camera.

 

http://www.reduser.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=39

The User Forum for the RED DSMC series of cameras.

 

About various useful accessories:

 

http://redrockmicro.com/redrock_dslr.html

Main product page for the RedRock video DSLR cage, which converts a video DSLR into a professional videocam form factor complete with matte box, shoulder brace and geared follow-focus.

 

http://www.beachtek.com/dxa2s.html

Product page for the BeachTek DXA-2s dual XLR adapter, which converts the stereo input jack on the EOS 5D Mark II into a decent audio rig with XLR mike inputs, switchable line inputs, and independent level controls.

 

General discussion and backgrounders:

 

http://dvxuser.com/jason/CMOS-CCD/

An excellent backgrounder article, by Barry Green of DVXuser, explaining the difference between global and rolling shutters, and illustrating some of the video artifacts that can result from rolling shutters.

 

http://www.reduser.net/forum/showpost.php?p=35514&postcount=159

A technical discussion (by Jason Rodriguez) of how CCD and CMOS image sensor design affect rolling-shutter artifacts (banding, skew, and wobble).

 

http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1088

A webpage reviewing an exhibit of photos by the French photographer Jacques-Henri Lartigue, a contemporary of Brassai and Cartier-Bresson.  (Lartigue’s famous 1912 photo of a race car is shown on this page.)