Until Nikon comes out with a 1080 HD video camera, there is some hope short term. I just picked up a new Novoflex EOS/NIK NT adapter which NOW allows me to use all my great Nikkor and Zeiss lenses on the Canon EOS bodies. Yes, this means you also have to buy or borrow your friend’s Canon 5D Mark 2, or 7D. I have full Aperture control. The build quality is beautiful. I will certainly be using this in a few weeks during our Alaska HDSLR workshop onboard the National Geographic Sea Bird in Alaska. I will be joined by other great photographers, Kim Heacock, Ralph Lee Hopkins, and Mike Nolan. We are even going to have a B&H Technical Specialist onboard.
I am very exited about this product launch, it finally seems like there is a seamless path to integrate both products. Look for real world tests and feedback to follow.
A short film, combining still photos and footage from Whaler’s Bay, Deception Island, Antarctica. This is the first of several segments about debris in the pristine environment. Funding provided by Danish Copyright Fund.
Special thanks to Lindblad National Geographic Expeditions and to our favorite composer, Pauchi Sasaki.
So there are the credits and special thanks one always wants to share. After all its a film, its supposed to collaborative. Well not everyone thought this film worked. Someone from the Sony XDCAM EX Footage crowd on Vimeo liked the footage but thought the music did not match. Other friends of ours, whose opinions we highly regard, did not like the juxtaposition of ‘moving’ images with ‘still’ images. Just a hint, they represent a very senior voice at National Geographic. Another very well respected NY curator loved the piece, and so did my mother, which means a lot to myself and Sisse.
We would really like to hear what you think. We are still convinced there is a successful way to merge the emotive responses we have to these different forms of expression.
Looking forward to publishing your thoughts.