Are we close to manual control in Canon 5D mark II video?

After briefly flipping through the updated 50D and 5D mkII white paper, I noticed a reference to manual aperture control in the movie mode for the 5D mkII. This quote lies on Page 3 of the white paper:

Based on this success, it’s only natural that advanced users are looking for manual aperture control in movie mode, and Canon is listening to constructive comments and feature suggestions.

Interesting… Could this mean it’s coming in the next firmware update? According to Canonrumors, that firmware is coming during the first week of April, yet we are also supposed to take that with “a grain of salt.”

Regardless, like I mentioned in my last post about firmware updates, it’s nice to hear Canon are at least acknowledging the fact it’s users want this feature. I am also noticing a few threads starting across the photo forums out there are beginning to speculate their most wants. Of course manual aperture control and frame rate are the top candidates.

I also noticed Adorama have stock of the 5D mkII body and kit

Read the white paper here!

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My name is Tony Eckersley, and I am a photographer

Whether it is going to the Woolly Mammoth Theatre or the Spooky Movie Film Festival, I immerse myself in the countless outputs artists use to express themselves. As a result, my inspirations include, among other things, Strobist’s blog and Robert McKee’s Story. As an artist, capturing the uniqueness of our world—the landscapes, cityscapes, cultures, feelings and overall stories—helps me fight the inscrutability that surrounds us. I hope others find a similar release by viewing my work.

I was born and raised in the United Kingdom. I moved to the east coast of the United States of America in 2005, which only fueled my passion to travel. The people I have met and the places I have seen, altogether, have shaped my need to photograph. That being said, I believe my need to photograph is no different than the people’s need to see photography; and that is to experience their relationship with the world through an artistic medium.

Capturing social documentary through photography, I hope viewers look deeper into the surface of their screens for a story about life today and how we might admire, change, and appreciate it more. For this reason, I look forward to the future, hoping to expand my work nationally through publications and galleries. Thus, I am always adding to ongoing projects and hope you will return to my site soon again

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Lars 03.07.09 / 10am

Its seems as if the link to the white paper is dead.

Nico 03.26.09 / 2am

But in the white paper 2 it write it’s auto exposure!

“This White Paper document includes the following statements in reference to depth of field control in movie mode with the EOS 5D Mark II:
Page 6: “With [movie mode] activated, photographers and videographers can capture high definition video with depth of field control found only
in professional models.”
Page 14: “[The EOS 5D"

"This White Paper document also includes the following statements:
Page 18: “When shooting videos…[e]xposure is controlled using Program AE…”
Page 19: “Program AE is used for exposure control with all video recording.”

Nico 03.26.09 / 3am

Sorry, link for white paper 2:

http://www.usa.canon.com/uploadedimages/FCK/Image/White%20Papers/EOS%2050D%20and%205D%20Mark%20II%20WP2.pdf

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