When I first learned that Nikon was coming out with a dSLR that could also shoot 720p video I was skeptical and like a lot of photographers, uneasy with combining the two formats.  I always liked the fact that dSLRs weren’t trying to be something they weren’t and that all the research and development went into better photos and more control.  I got excited about video in a dSLR after seeing Vincent Laforet’s Reverie which used the Canon 5D Mark II and an incredible collection of the finest Canon and Zeiss lenses available.  Seeing video shot on a $2,500 camera body that rivaled or surpased a $100,000 HD videocamera  is something to be impressed with.

Which leads me to the video below; something else to be impressed with.  The depth of field, composition and holding the shot just long enough to get a natural smile got me.  I’ve come around to the possibilities of video on a dSLR; now if I could only justify spending $2,500 on a new body…

Enjoy.

Sofia’s People: Canon 5dmk2 24p from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.