Comments for Editorial and Travel Photographer Susan Seubert

Comment on Just another day at the office by oneheartonemind

oneheartonemind — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:51:47 +0000

Susan:

Hang in there and your not alone.

My belief is that when we come out of all this, photojournalism will be stronger for it and we will both create and have more respect for our craft.

As long as your vision is perceptive, fair and that of compassion for your subject…we’ll come out on top.

After 35 years of employment as a photographer and editor I have faith in out future.

Comment on Canon 5D Mark II Error 70 by seubertphoto

seubertphoto — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:02:53 +0000

Chill out Aaron! I understand what you are saying but it is not the same as shooting in a R A W format. I am not making an ignorant comment. It is a great product for certain applications. I worked with pro editors and a pro DP on my tests. I stand by my results and my opinion. Happy shooting!

Comment on Canon 5D Mark II Error 70 by Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:54:22 +0000

wow….”the video is marginal at best”…..what an extremely ignorant comment. i work in the film industry and everyone out there is ditching their 5,000-9,000 dollar HD cams for the 5d mkii. the quality is BEYOND superb. you’re sensor itself is SUBSTANTIALLY larger than that of RedOne, Super35, Leica, etc… (see these links)

http://rebelsguide.com/dl/sensorSizes_06_cheatSheet.png
http://www.backscatter.com/learn/article/photos/VideoCameraSensorSizes.jpg

if you’re wanting to capture the raw HD footage straight from 35mm sensor with no compression, there won’t be a CF card in the world that’s large enough. that’s your limitation in building this camera in a DSLR. for anyone who’s ACTUALLY IN THE BUSINESS though, this camera is WELL BEYOND anything out there other than 35mm film itself.

Comment on New York Times Travel Photography by aloha

aloha — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:27:03 +0000

It’s true, visiting Maui is amazing! It’s my dream to go there. Aloha!

Comment on Vendor Client Relationship by JennaTeeson

JennaTeeson — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:59:33 +0000

I’m falling off my chair laughing! This is all too familiar!

Comment on Canon 5D Mark II Error 70 by hemant

hemant — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:26:34 +0000

Folks,

Two cents there.

1. What is being referred to as low quality is the compression here which gets in the way when you push the footage to limit when applying effects during editing in FCP, motion , AE etc. 5D only constructs video image with every third line scanned which is still ok since it’s 35 mm sensor but …

honestly, It doesnt matter what numbers say, I care about how much flexibility the camcorder offers in terms of in camera and post production treatment of the footage. I have been a pro editor for a good long time. I have not been able to find any pro looking video online that looks close to what you can do with other proper camcorders that spit out xdcam or DVCPRO format. I have 5D and find it very hard to push color treatment to limits when it comes to post processing.

http://vimeo.com/4729577 – check the details in close ups.
http://vimeo.com/839287 – same here.
http://vimeo.com/2213434 – check how beautifully highights have been resolved here.

Canon 5 D –

http://vimeo.com/4434571 – Thisis the best I could find which uses indoor lighting and it’s not good enough.
http://vimeo.com/4631457 – Compression artifacts highly visible cause of pushing the limit in post.
http://vimeo.com/5471282 – this is a decent video but again li’l details in my opinion here too.

Now the good part –

http://vimeo.com/4685373 – this is pbbly the best video on internet I found made with 5D. Not sure how man of you pay attention but this too has lesser details to my eyes when compared with EX1.

when I say details check one of my fav videos (if possible download and view the full version).

http://vimeo.com/2024226 – EX1

After watching above video I hope i’ll be clear what I mean by details in the picture and ability to push the footage in post.

Comment on Canon 5D Mark II Error 70 by Mike

Mike — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:06:08 +0000

ouch and you got a bad 5d you just got really bad luck LOL
Yeah I have the 5dmkii and love it of course as you said there are still a few bugs to work out.
I too am looking forward to future bodies that will have even more refined technologies.
Aint this a wonderful world we live in? Newer technologies, cheaper prices, and available in more hands means the push for even more variety.
Glad Canon has taken care of ya so well with all the problems you had. (knock on wood only had one problem in all my years shooting with them and they did me right and were fast and courteous)
Thanks Mike

Comment on Canon 5D Mark II Error 70 by seubertphoto

seubertphoto — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:01:32 +0000

Dear Mike,
Thank you for your post. Yes, I know about the Laforet video and that it’s been compressed for the web, etc… There are a lot of different opinions about the compression of the 5dmk2 but I still stand by my opinion that it is very, very compressed – way more so than other pro video cameras. But now with the new firmware to control f-stop, shutter speed and iso, the camera is much more user friendly. And the price! Wow. But the still camera lenses still breath. Someone has made an adapter for Panavision lenses, so I’ll be interested to see what transpires with that. Yes, who knows what the future will hold for video! I’ll be interested to see where we all stand in 10 years.
BTW – I had tested the 5dmk2 thoroughly before I went on assignment so I didn’t just bring a new toy to a paid gig. I had the same problem with the first 5D I purchased a couple of years ago. It too was a lemon but I had it fixed by Canon and flipped it for a new one. Since I have now had three repairs on this 5Dmk2 body, Canon has replaced it with a new one. I’ve shot on it for 2 consecutive days and it appears to be working well. Kudos for Canon for their help! Happy shooting

Comment on Canon 5D Mark II Error 70 by Mike

Mike — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:35:22 +0000

You should always be careful with all first gen tech products this has always been the case. It isnt till the third generation product comes out that all the bugs have been worked out and all the bells and whistles are added on most products.
Hopefully you just had a lemon and the new camera will fix the issues you experienced.
As for the artifacts in the Laforet’s Video unless you have looked at the original video from Mr. Laforet then I would say of course its compressed and has artifacts. LOL Its been compressed to fit on the web. I have in some respects a rather slow internet connection 1.5mb dsl , even with that slow of a connection the video loads very fast and plays flawlessly with no stutter and no waiting for it to cache.
If it was full 1080p uncompressed video I would suspect I would wait a decade before I could download the entire video and then it would pause to re-cache and stutter something horrible on m slow connection.
Most pro video is compressed. Just saying.
Sorry you got the lemon and really sorry it crapped out on you during a shoot. Thats why I never bring new toys to a paid shoot I always practice and get to know my equipment before taking on a real world paid shoot.

Comment on Canon 5D Mark II Error 70 message follow-up by seubertphoto

seubertphoto — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:46:41 +0000

Hi Michele,
I didn’t have a grip, wasn’t shooting in live view or video either. I was just shooting good, old fashioned photos. I would advise you to send the body to Canon. I live on the West Coast so I sent mint to the CPS repair shop in Irvine. The technicians there are very good. As long as it is under warranty, they will fix it for free and include return shipping costs. In my case the Error 70 message was an indication that the main board had gone bad, which they immediately replaced. When they returned the camera from that repair, the CMOS sensor was in need of adjustment (the images all had a heavy, strange pixel pattern), which they repaired. After it came back from THAT repair, the camera started randomly shooting really noisy, magenta frames so back to the shop it went. They are now in the process of replacing my camera. Arg. It’s been quite frustrating. It pains me to think about amount of time that I’ve wasted on this camera, (not to mention the cost of FedEx-ing the body to them 3 times). You can find the contact info to their two repair shops buried deep within Canon USA’s web site. I highly recommend sending it to Canon directly. Good luck!!!