Add-on makes Nikon D90 and Canon 5D Mark II more like video cameras
Zacuto Mini Baseplate Kit makes your video-capable DSLR more like a video camera.
No pricing or availability has yet been announced for the Zacuto Mini Baseplate Kit for the Nikon D90 and Canon EOS 5D Mark II, but most likely you shouldn't worry about purchasing the device. The kit is designed to make these two video-capable DSLR cameras perform and handle more like an actual video camera, but Obsessable thinks you'd be better served by purchasing an actual video camera if you're used to working with this kind of rig. Unless, of course, you're a professional videographer with lots of gear and lots of money to spare. If that's the case this rig plus one of the two video-capable DSLR cameras may be exactly what you need to get that one key shot.
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Rae (10:20 PM on Tue Nov 11, 2008)
I don't know much about film-making, but I'm fairly certain that the Nikon D90 can only take 5 minutes of HD video and 20 minutes of SD video before the sensor overheats, and the Canon only a little bit more. To me, neither seems like the most practical of cameras if you're going to be making a film, so I must agree with your sentiment. As cool as the feature is, photographers who pay upwards of $2,000 for DSLRs probably care a lot more about images, not video - maybe they could implement the video-capture in lower-end models like the D40 or the Rebel XSi - and film-makers would probably be better off with a real video camera.
Randall Bennett
(10:04 AM on Wed Nov 12, 2008)
Rae, film makers usually don't shoot sequences that are longer than 5 minutes at a time. Typically, video shooters don't leave the camera running because there's no need to capture the video when you're in between takes. I'm not saying that feature films could be shot on this camera, however it might be perfect for short form or advertising shoots on a budget.