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The much requested, often rumoured, previously promised firmware upgrade for the 5D Mark II is now available from the Canon website. From the release notes:

Firmware Version 2.0.3 incorporates five enhancements to the movie function and a fix to the manual sensor cleaning function of the EOS 5D Mark II camera.

Adds or changes the following movie frame rates.

NTSC:
1920×1080 : 30 fps (changed – actual 29.97 fps)
1920×1080 : 24 fps (added – actual 23.976 fps)
640×480 : 30 fps (changed – actual 29.97 fps)
PAL:
1920×1080 : 25 fps (added – actual 25.0 fps)
1920×1080 : 24 fps (added – actual 23.976 fps)
640×480 : 25 fps (added – actual 25.0 fps)

Over on my Photography blog, I discuss an idea as to how camera manufacturers could create a DSLR which never has the problem of dust on the sensor.

A little Video I did on the spur of the moment using the 5D Mark II. I’m beginning to like that I can do moving versions of scenes I would have previously captured as stills. I guess that’s why they call it “moving pictures”. Anyway, enjoy….

Autumn In the Park from Thomas Fitzgerald on Vimeo.