Canon 1D & 7D HDSLR – Down and Dirty

Here it is... you don't know why you want to shoot with it — you just know that you do. The latest, coolest toy for the terminally hip production: the HDSLR. Well, we've got them. See, we're not just about the Red Camera after all.

Check out Rich's new music video for Megan Burtt’s single One Wing at the bottom of this page, shot in very subdued light almost entirely on the Canon 1D Mark IV.

DSLR with handheld/shoulder rig and matte box

The Canon 7D and 5D video phenomenon has been updated with the new EOS 1D Mark IV HDSLR camera. We've got 'em both. The 1D Mk IV will shoot at an ISO speed of 102,400.

That is not a typo.

With our full setup (HD monitor - battery-powered, diopter eyepiece, shoulder rig) you can actually focus, rather than pray that it's right, and compose like a camera rather than holding the thing out in front of you like a dirty diaper. Yes, with our HDSLRs you can actually shoot.

For a closer look, view the full-sized frame from that picture image in the header above (a JPEG image - the full TIFF is 10MB).

DSLR Camera Packages for Colorado

DSLR video camera rigged for handheld

RM4K can package our EOS 7D and 1D cameras to fit your production. From the Canon 7D with a Canon 2.8/17-50mm zoom, to a full blown two camera package with our top-of-the line Nikon primes (see the Red Camera Package page), hand-held rig, tripod, mattebox and more. We've also got true HD monitoring - a necessity with the DSLR cameras - both on-camera and for client monitors. Please call for details — we can put together a package rate for your shoot.

Completely Portable Motion Control

portable location motion control rig - Canon 1D Mark IV shown

Our HDSLRs are perfect companions for our battery-powered, go-anywhere, on-location motion control system. This MoCo unit is beefy enough to handle the Red as well.

Imagine a motion control rig that can be carried and setup by one person, with completely repeatable pan and zoom. Great for timelapse landscapes (along with the 'semi-controlled' track) or for on-location multi-element shots.

One Wing by Megan Burtt : Canon 1D Mk IV

Rich Lerner directed and photographed this music video using our Canon 1D Mk IV (except for the archival aircraft footage of course). One Wing and more of Megan Burtt's music is available on iTunes.

Low Low Light.

The forté of the Canon EOS D-series cameras is their low-light imaging. Our Canon 7D reaches down into the shadows with a top ISO of 6400, but it's big brother, our EOS 1D Mark IV, goes further - all the way to 102,400 ISO.

How Low Can You Go?

The tradeoff has always been speed vs. noise, whether digital noise or film grain.

The photo at the top of the page was shot with our Canon EOS 1D Mk IV set to 2000 ISO using available light from storefronts and street lighting. This is a still capture from a MOV file, shot at f/8. That's f/8! You can download a JPEG file of that picture and examine the shadows for yourself.