It is a very exciting gathering due in large part to it’s open agenda. The flavor of this year’s talks have a thread of a social media backlash. Not so much as a negativity to it but rather a acceptance and how users should use it and get going. But we shall only see what really happens when the day unfolds.

I am going to do a primer/micro-workshop on using video and if the space is still open I’m going to host a talk on branded entertainment and paid versus free content.  I now have over  year of information on our Surfdonkey show to talk about to help other start their own shows and leverage on new models of branded entertainment.

For those who do not know about Podcamps, they are an open gatherings on the topic of all things web related. But the agenda is set by the attendees (this could even be you) to present a topic and engage an audience to develop a conversation on that topic. There are set time-slots available that anyone, ANYONE, can do a talk on anything web related (blogging, video streaming, design, e-commerce, Facebooking, Twitter how-tos, etc.). You can even host a topic on some you just want to learn more about by facilitating a conversation. Either way it is meant to be for the newbie and the heavy user alike.  I would like to see the proverbial pot stirred up a bit so antagonists please move to the front.

You should come too. What else is going on in the dead of January on a Sunday. Trust me, you will not be disappointed.

See you there.

Courtesy of two bloggers at Akihabara News in Tokyo it is from the new Canon 5D Mark II . Wow.

Here’s the Canon spiel from their website specs:

“The EOS 5D Mark II is the first digital EOS to offer recording of Full HD video in Live View Mode. Capable of shooting clips almost half an hour long at full 1080 resolution, the EOS 5D Mark II does amazing double duty, making it possible to shoot broadcast quality video on your camera by simply changing settings. The advantages move way beyond the ability to shoot on your SLR – the wealth of high-speed lenses and shooting accessories that make EOS photography so remarkable can be used in shooting video. Where interchangeable lens video cameras cost thousands of dollars, with the EOS 5D Mark II their operation, including HDMI output, is simply an added bonus to a remarkable camera. ”

My only concern would be camera shake but you could get used to it fairly quick in hand held as many DLSR with a good lens can rank up with many pro-sumer HDV cameras. You can always throw it on a tripod too. Also give it a few hours and I’m sure there will be a host of DSLR-steady rigs come to market to accessorize it.

High end DSLR and HD video cam all in one (with interchangeable lenses) for retail 3 Gs? Very tasty for my NSCAD guerrilla roots. Very.