The Canon EOS 5D Mark II is the first full frame DSLR to offer Full HD movie recording. Now this is all well and good but does it really work out from a practical standpoint? We took the camera to the streets and made this short film to give you an idea of what you can achieve with the camera.

Equipment List:

• Canon EOS 5D Mark II Body
• Canon EF 24-105mm f4 L IS
• Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8 L IS
• Canon EF 85mm f1.2 L
• Gitzo GT2530 Tripod with G1278M Ball Head
• SanDisk 8GB Extreme III CF Card

Post Production:

• Apple Macbook Pro
• Apple iMovie 08
• Apple Final Cut Express 4
• Apple Soundtrack

Time Spent: 5 hours including

• Shooting (2.5 hours)
• Post processing (1 hour)
• Title adding (10 minutes)
• Soundtrack mixing (50 minutes)
• Rendenering to 1080 HD format* (35 minutes for 3 min. of full HD video)

*The YouTube video above is a downgraded 720p clip