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EX1 vs 5Dmk2 & DOF Adapter Consideration

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James HoukEX1 vs 5Dmk2 & DOF Adapter Consideration
by on Mar 17, 2010 at 7:42:22 am

These workflow questions about the EX1/EX3 vs the 5D seem to be coming up more frequently. I'm an EX1 owner, and I have a Letus Ultimate adapter to boot, with Ziess and Nikon primes for it. The Letus, of course, gives me great shallow depth of field on the EX1. I don't have a 5Dmk2... yet. I love my EX1, and won't be selling it anytime soon, but there are several situations it doesn't compare well to the 5D in. For me, the biggest strength of the 5D would be low light. In daylight, or with film/video lighting, I can usually get great stuff from the EX1 with the adapter. But at night, or with a small lighting package and a need to overcrank to 60fps... and losing stops from the DOF adapter... the 5D would be appreciated. Also, the 5d has a smaller footprint, and can fit in corners and tight spaces better. This becomes ever more accurate if you use a Letus on the EX1.

But, here are things that make the EX a better camera:
*Better placement - using dedicated physical buttons - for video controls. As someone else mentioned, if you do ENG/reality style shooting, the EX will serve you better.
*None of the aliasing issues the 5D has
*Less of a rolling shutter concern. Yes, the EX is still a CMOS, but it has far fewer pixels to run through.
*Proper XLR audio inputs with mic/line and phantom 48.
*HD-SDI out. HD Component out.
*Timecode/Genlock on the EX3 (not EX1)
*EX series cameras have a great peaking function to assist with focus. Also, with the HD outs, attaching an HD focus monitor (like a marshal with peaking) is a possibility.
*The dyanmic range of the EX series cameras is excellent.


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