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I had a chance to compare one of my Mark I's to a Mark II on a Chroma Du Monde, resolution and flesh tone chart with a Leader 5330 scope and Flanders Scientific CM-171 monitor. Mark I had Canon CN-E 135mm, Mark II had Canon 70-200mm. Picture Profile color points did not match in Wide DR, EOS...

Not sure about timing or pricing for USA. http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/news/eos_c300_mark_ii_lens_mount_updates.do

Geoff Boyle from CML posted a latitude test from a pre-production C300 Mk II. He got 14 stops and is happy with the camera after shooting a commercial. He said the auto focus works well, great resolution, color and DR. http://www.cinematography.net/C300-2%20first%20look.html

AllStar 50mm T1.5 PL-mount(Sigma rehouse), $2000.00 USD. Excellent condition. Very small, lightweight, but precise. Imperial. Full frame. Great in low light, 330 degree focus rotation. Now only $1500! Specs: 50MM T1.5 New Price: $2600 Weight: 870g Length: 8cm Front diameter: 95mm Close Focus...

Really liking Wide DR for clients who don't want to grade C-Log. I've been putting 18% gray at 40 IRE so far, wondering what C100/300 owners are doing? Lower for exteriors?

We have seen some odd product decisions from Panasonic the past few years, and I think it's a shame. There was the HPX3700 Varicam that had no over crank, with pricing that was 2x what it should have been(A year later cut in half, ditto HPX2700). The AF100 that had an inferior image to the...

Our HPX250 just came back from Panasonic service for replacement of the power rocker/record button due to intermittent shutdowns. It is now displaying a flashing red "COMS" display. Anybody know what that means? Can't seem to find it in the manual. Thank you.

We just received our Diety Mira loupe today. Works pretty well, but needs to be offset more to the left in under slung mode, using our Genustech top handle and top mount rod. It offsets it by an inch, then using a 15mm rod to cold shoe adapter, lets me locate it fore and aft on a 15mm rod...

Trying to get a more subtle filmic look, than I'm getting with Arri Alura or RED primes and zooms. Does the warmth and fall off of the Canon 30-105 help? I tend to run detail at -10 and add a Tiffen Digital Diffusion 1/4, but would like a lens that doesn't make the C300 seem videoish. What...

Arri Alura 18-80mm T2.6 in perfect condition. PL-mount, Imperial markings. A normal set of Cine primes in one zoom lens, no need to change lenses. Matches modern Zeiss primes color wise. No ramping, no focus breathing. Custom Innerspace shipping case comes with lens. Very low usage, mainly...

Yesterday, a friend brought over his F5 for me to check out. He opted to buy an Alphatron VF over a Sony VF save money. This was a mistake, I fear. When I fired up the camera, it never went beyond the Sony splash screen on the body side status display. The HDMI out wasn't active, HD-SDI out...

Here's my Arri/Sympla hybrid rig with counterweight. Balance is good until reaching for follow focus. Yeah, definitely prefer a Varicam.

We have an MYT Works 4' medium Glider, which has a detachable mount that can work as a hi-hat or be placed on a skater dolly. It really has a great feel, light weight and very strong, beautiful machining work. Has 5/8" receivers on the bottom to use light stands and 3/8" and 1/4-20" threads...

This is disappointing because dust between sensor and ND filters seems to be fairly common with the C300 due to air intakes at bottom of body. So, our C300 PL, which is used primarily in corporate environments, is out of service for at least a week, losing rental revenue, plus repair and...