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Really? I would say that ergonomics and usability are the big downsides of the C70 - HDMI cable sticking out towards operator (when shooting handheld), mediocre LCD with a flimsy, floppy mount, lack of mounting points, odd choice of non-programmable buttons in prime positions, non-rotating side grip along with a general feeling of it not being balanced (though I suppose this depends on battery size and lens choice).
My everyday camera is the FX6 and to me they are like night and day ergonomics-wise. The only thing I prefer about the C70 is that you can send the camera's focus mag and peaking to an HDMI connected monitor / EVF.
The HDMI out the side is a shame. every other camera has a similar issue just about though. i recall saying how i disliked the side attaching hdmi on the BMP6K and JB got on my case about it, and since then i have eased up about it. why? because it has been over a decade and the MF’ers are still putting the HDMI in that stupid spot. so, considering that is how they are all doing it, of the cameras being made, the C70 is my overall favorite at this time.
- internal ND
- good full grip, but not BMPCC huge.
- flip out screen (since the Canon 60D, i’ve found the side flippy to be useful)
- manual audio controls, while not entirely ideal, much better than the YAGH or hotshot variants
- good battery and media makes shooting not a big care (so many cameras run out of bat or the media sucks)
- light weight enough to shoot handheld (for example the C300 might’ve had a side handle but it was torture on the wrists
there is certainly room for improvement. would be nice to have a heavier duty swivel on the flip screen so a good diopter could be attached without needing to add that zach to contraption.the cable i/o could be ina better place, especially since there is no EVF, they could attach up top or whatever. but at this point i have been shaking my fist at the corporations since at least 2008, and i think they won.
The FX6 has a lot of good too. But at the end of the day it plays a little too C300 style for me. aka niether designed for handheld or shoulder work. gets an oversized handy cam treatment and vaguely resembles bigger professional cameras. certainly the Fx6 is one of the best versions of what it is so far, but also is a bit neither here more there for me.
i just wish there was less reinventing the wheel and more innovation based on succesful designs. DSLR is proven to be the best and ENG has proven to be the best. most other designs are compromises.
in the image above, the top bump of the camera gives a nice notch for SDI/hdmi/xlr input/outputs
things like headphones and usb can go else where.
the operator side could be more similar to ENG controls. those control layouts work excellently for should rigs, and at the same time can work in handheld too. but handheld might see some right hand dominant control, and should might see left hand dominant control. but still, majority of the instant access buttons would be on the op side, for should and tripod pro work. and then dslr style on the right hand grip for incognito or run n gun freestyle. a literal best of both worlds.
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