C100: C100 compact cinema kit

[KyleProhaska]

I had the chance to play with a C100 and loved the form and the way it felt to hold but with that poor VF and odd LCD placement I also felt much of the form advantage to be mute because you'd be tempted to put stuff onto it. Once you've put all that stuff on the C100 what advantage to you have over other large cameras that offer more features and better image quality? I just see the C100 as something you'd use in place for a 5D or 7D offering everything in a box and to put an end to all that crazy rigging.

The advantage is simple...price. A C100 plus a few simple rigs and maybe a Zacuto EVF isn't anywhere near the C300's price.

 

[Gary Huff]

The advantage is simple...price. A C100 plus a few simple rigs and maybe a Zacuto EVF isn't anywhere near the C300's price.

Exactly. And some of the third party options, like the Zacuto EVF, are arguably better than why you'd get on the stock C300 (just for the articulation is one).

It might be possible to also use the Shuttle 2 on the C100 if you use the Atomos Connect device. It's only an addition $300-ish and it'll convert HDMI to SDI and remove pulldown for you if you want to do external recording on the cheap.

 

[krick]

For YOU, not for everyone. If they design something to be compact and small then it's even more perfect for rigging then if it were monstrous and heavy. It allows the camera to be used both ways if you wish, which doesn't feel wrong at all. Maybe wrong to you because of what you want to use it for, but for those who benefit from the rigs it's a huge plus.

Stop drawing lines in the sand and calling it black/white...it never is lol.

Of course, Kyle. Nobody is telling what to do with the camera, nobody's drawing lines... We are just sharing our thoughts on the design and what appealed to some of us was the small form factor. You can use the camera the way you want. still friends? ;-)

To keep the small form factor and be able to put rods and a follow focus i am thinking of getting the zacuto c300 baseplate. Anybody using one of these?

http://store.zacuto.com/gorilla-baseplate-for-c300-scarlet-epic.html