Hi,

I'm taking part in a sheffield music video competition, and I've been trying to track down a 5d mk2 to hire, due to the movie mode, but everywhere I've tried seems to be out of stock. Anyone have one of these I can borrow/hire on the 18th/19th april

thanks

Wouldn't you be better borrowing a video camera?

I've not used an SLR with video yet (there are a few out now I think(?)), but I imagine you'd be better using a device designed from the ground up to take video images.

Bizzarely, the 5d mk2 is the better than any of them (except expensive full professional systems like the Red), due to it's full frame sensor, and compatibility with canon prime lenses. If anyone does have this camera, they are more than welcome to be the camera person (I realize that hiring out your camera to some random person is a risky business)

Nope. I'm trying to find a place that has 2 in stock at the moment, as well as a 24-70 2.8, and can't find them for a reasonable price!! :(

I got mine last week and its AWESOME!!! Well worth the money but a bitch to get hold of.
I have the number for the people I got mine off if your interested?
Just out of interest what's a reasonable price to you?
Amanda

£50 to £100 for a day is a standard rental rate, it's just they are never in

I know but my point was i dont know any that have them in for that price - thing is you want it on a sat but you wont get a one day rate not for that camera anyway!!

Its in such high demand your not going to get it for any less than 3 days for a weekend hire...
Anyway I was under the impression you were asking to borrow mine (which I wouldn't even consider without the cost of the camera being put down as a deposit, sorry the cynic in me just wouldn't allow)

Yet you seem to want to borrow a lot of other people's equipment? :D

Yet you seem to want to borrow a lot of other people's equipment? :D

Yes a £2500 hard to get hold of camera is very much equivalent to a background?!? which I have offered to buy if its avaliable - I would be buying it if it wasnt for my unusual circumstances....
I would always put a deposit down for equipment I borrowed its just standard practice, surely you would know this!?!?

KADATH do you know how the movie mode works? Its going to be hard work to make a movie on - here is what you have to do so you can work out whether its going to be worth doing:
You have to focus the subject either manually or by pressing and holding the AF button which is not a quick process, takes about 5secs to focus on a new subject, so you would find it very hard to track movement or change focus as you would with a camcorder.
This is due to the way SLRs focus, their optimal focussing system is with mirror down (i.e. for sports mode or motion tracking) but when making a video you have to focus with the mirror up which is a much less effective system.
Hope this helps, it is a fantastic camera but not one designed well for movies.

Yes a £2500 hard to get hold of camera is very much equivalent to a background?!? which I have offered to buy if its avaliable - I would be buying it if it wasnt for my unusual circumstances....
I would always put a deposit down for equipment I borrowed its just standard practice, surely you would know this!?!?LOLZ...
:P

I was only kidding, Amanda!

:huh: HAHA! very funny as always :P

KADATH do you know how the movie mode works? Its going to be hard work to make a movie on - here is what you have to do so you can work out whether its going to be worth doing:
You have to focus the subject either manually or by pressing and holding the AF button which is not a quick process, takes about 5secs to focus on a new subject, so you would find it very hard to track movement or change focus as you would with a camcorder.
This is due to the way SLRs focus, their optimal focussing system is with mirror down (i.e. for sports mode or motion tracking) but when making a video you have to focus with the mirror up which is a much less effective system.
Hope this helps, it is a fantastic camera but not one designed well for movies.

Manual focus is the normal way when making films, ie. using a tape measure. I've never heard of a cinematographer using autofocus, especially since motion picture cameras don't have this capability anyway (at least the ones I've used)

I am pretty sure that these days auto focus is avaliable - but I guess that all depends on what you are willing to spend.

Oh well I am still of the opinion you would probably be better off using a real camcorder as opposeed to the 5D mkII if not only due to how hard it is to get hold of.

When I spoke about the price the reason I didnt know anyone offering it for the price you were talking about is because I was talking about the people that still had it in stock!! yes what you were suggesting is a standard price but the reason they can offer more is because people eventually get desperate!