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Photographer Jason Magbanua was lucky enough to get a pre-production Canon 7D unit. And since he was only given less than two days to try it out, he decided to create a mini-documentary. Perya features whats apparently a staple of his home culture, and shows off the 7Ds 24p 1920 x 1080 video capture capability, and good performance under low-light conditions.

The video benefited from Magbanuas wide arsenal of lenses. According to him, it features no color grading or even lighting whatsoever. Heres the video description, edited for clarity:

We wanted to document something truly Filipino and came up with the idea of shooting a Perya. There really is no direct equivalent in English. Its not as grand as a carnival, not as permanent and posh as an amusement park, there are no pumpkins nor cows in competition like a country fair. It is what it is—a Perya.

Shot in 1920 x 1080 at 24p. Transcoded to XDcam codec. Edited in Premiere Pro CS3.

No color grading was utilized. No additional lights used.

Lenses:

• 16-35 mm 2.8
• 17 mm TS
• 35mm 1.4
• 50 mm 1.4
• 85mm 1.4
• 100 mm 2.8 macro
• 70-200 mm 2.8

Im no professional photographer, but all I know is that the 7Ds video quality definitely outdoes the Canon 5Ds. If you dont know what Im talking about, watch the above video in full-screen mode, fool.

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