5D MKII and Adobe Premier Pro CS3

Hey Scott,
Best Buy has the MKII for $2499
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9152454&type=product&id=1218036981084&ci_src=11138&ci_sku=9152454&nAID=11138&AID=10474050&PID=3252267&URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Folspage.jsp%3FskuId%3D9152454%26type%3Dproduct%26id%3D1218036981084%26ci_src%3D11138%26ci_sku%3D9152454%26nAID%3D11138&ref=39&loc=01

By the way Don, In Neo Scene use the "medium" setting. The best setting just makes the file really large with no better resolution.

WHY DID YOU POST THAT JAKE.... Now you have me about to spend $2600.... (after tax). 18 months 0% also.... hmm.... hmmmm....... JAKE!!!!!

MuuuHAAAA....

We have to pay this 2,499 in EURO dollar. 40% more than you guys pay.
Pat

Really? I thought the American dollar was in the toilet and the Euro was worth more.

Yes,
The US is in the toilet and Euro is 40% higher. 2499 Euro is 40% higher than 2499 USdollar.

OK, I get it. Sorry I'm a little slow :-)

Hi, everybody!

I am on the verge of buying a new video camera. Last weeks I had numerous headaches looking for the perfect camera 4,000 USD could buy. They are almost all HDV(a home consumer codec and almost dying at only 25Mb/s) and small sensor(1/3"). Till a few days ago I was "hardly determined" to buy the Canon XH A1s, as all my funds are around 4,000USD. After long debate with myself and mostly after seeing the new update I "definitely decided" to go with Canon EOS 5D Mark II, despite the strange ergonomics for shooting video. I intend to shoot mostly drama and I am not very interested in kind of documentary or news shooting style(on the go). I know almost to nothing on AVCHD. So, I have a couple of questions and I am waiting answers from people who have some kind of pro shooting experience with Canon EOS 5D Mark II. Here are my questions:

1. How suited is 5D Mark II for video pro shooting? What kind of problems could appear all along the work flow, starting with shooting and ending with editing.(Have you tried chroma keying? Are there motion artifacts? etc)

2. I read in a manual that video record starts by pressing the "set" button. Is it possible to start recording from a remote control?

I apologize for the long intro and thank you for your answers.
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God help us all!
Honestly,
Christian I. Ionescu

Don,
Any video yet from the camera that we can see?

Jake