Comments on: Canon 5D Mark II Helmet Camera – The Picture of Versatility

By: Shane

Shane — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:16:38 +0000

In reply to James. James. You would never put it on your forehead because it is not at eye view. The perspective would be off, so we mounted it off to the side and panned the camera to get the right parallax so it feels like it is out of the viewers eyes.

By: James

James — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:36:31 +0000

OK, I’ll give, why is the camera off-centered and no over his forehead? Was it a balance thing? Or a “the mule can’t see” thing?

By: Shane

Shane — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:41:12 +0000

In reply to Chris. Chris, thanks so much for your kind words. The Seals had no problem getting the gun in the right place once we rehearsed a couple times. Thank you for your support

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 05:57:04 +0000

That is so awesome, I made a helmet mount for a GoPro the other day and thought it was useful, but I like the idea of using a focus enabled lens and camera. What you said about “being the seal and not just broadcasting back to base”, makes a lot of sense. Was it difficult for the actors to hold the weapons perfectly in front of the lens vs their own face to appear as though it was in fact in their field of view? Or did it not really matter since you had a wide angle lens? Thanks and love the site, very informative for those interested in the DP world.

By: Shane

Shane — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:43:43 +0000

In reply to Georg. Georg, when I was shooting 2:35 aspect ratio on the Navy Seals movie I went with an 18mm to take in as much of there hands, guns as possible. When shooting 1:78 aspect ratio, the 24mm and or the 28mm are awesome on the 5D. You can use Nikon glass for a much sharper image. The Canon wide lenses are not so sharp, plus they fall out of focus on the edges. Nikon seems to have a flatter field of view.

By: Georg

Georg — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:57:42 +0000

Hi, that is an impressive rig, especially with the focus-pulling.
I’m about to make a helmet-camera project with a a 5D II in an ambulance/paramedic environment in a few days.
Which focal length are you using? I decided to go with the 24mm 1.4., mostly because I can borrow that lens (It’s a no budget student project) and I really want to use a prime to minimize distortion that might distract the audience.