C500: C500 MkII Accessories

Grug said:
Do you ever need four-channels of audio? I feel like that's really the main reason anyone would want the Module 2 accessory. I'd never have a need for it myself, which makes it even harder to swallow that Canon have only put one DTAP and one RS port on it.
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One thing a lot of non-audio oriented shooters may not be aware of, I assume on the C500 MKII and I know for a fact on the C200, you can route the same inputs internally to Ch3-4 as you can to 1-2. Who doesn't like to have a set of safety channels set -10dB or -12dB to protect you
from talent screaming, laughing, loud ambient sounds?

I did a shoot a few weeks ago where the audio inut levels somehow got accidentally turned up way too loud and 1-2 were an overdriven mess. I had 3-4 set up to receive the same 1-2 input but had the manual levels set -12dB
lower. Totally saved our interview. As far as the C500 MKII, I would buy the V2 Module in a heartbeat, that's one thing I really miss from the Betacam days, having four XLR audio inputs. Two person interview? You have places to plug in two booms and two lavs. Getting a feed from a sound mixer on
1 & 2, you still have a place to plug in an ambient camera mic. Extra audio inputs are VERY handy for me.
 
puredrifting said:
I would buy the V2 Module in a heartbeat, that's one thing I really miss from the Betacam days, having four XLR audio inputs. Two person interview? You have places to plug in two booms and two lavs. Getting a feed from a sound mixer on
1 & 2, you still have a place to plug in an ambient camera mic. Extra audio inputs are VERY handy for me.
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Shame they put those extra inputs on the wrong side of the V2 unit.
 
puredrifting said:
One thing a lot of non-audio oriented shooters may not be aware of, I assume on the C500 MKII and I know for a fact on the C200, you can route the same inputs internally to Ch3-4 as you can to 1-2. Who doesn't like to have a set of safety channels set -10dB or -12dB to protect you
from talent screaming, laughing, loud ambient sounds?
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That's some low-key genius! Thanks for the tip, I'm going to have to look into that (see if I can do the same with duplicating channel 1 to channel 2 when I'm running a single wireless lav).

I'm deaf in one ear, so anything audio related tends to terrify me - don't send a mono-man to do a stereo job!
 
rob norton said:
Hawk-Woods make a small plate that requires rails with 4x d-taps but your'e committed to mini sized v-lock batteries:

- https://www.hawkwoods.co.uk/Cine/P/VLM-DC6X
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Great find Rob! That's the best rail-mounted v-lock setup I've ever seen:

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It'll be VASTLY tidier for cable management!
 
Grug said:
That's some low-key genius! Thanks for the tip, I'm going to have to look into that (see if I can do the same with duplicating channel 1 to channel 2 when I'm running a single wireless lav).

I'm deaf in one ear, so anything audio related tends to terrify me - don't send a mono-man to do a stereo job!
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You can do that on the C200, I assume you'll also be able to do that on the C500 MKII.
 
I contacted coreswx and was told the Canon batteries will be shipping in 2 weeks. I went ahead and placed an order. It's currently $245 from them with free shipping while it's listed at $279 through retail channels.
 
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