C-Mac
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Lovely, lovely work. The image is just nice, that what I love about Canon.
The 1DC didn't become obselete or overpriced when the GH4 or A7s were announced, just because two cameras have the same resolution it does NOT mean they are equal. With that logic, a 250,000$ F35 would be equal to a T2i, 1080p, but its not.
First of all size, the A7s is only smaller in 1080p. With the shogun it's a much bigger package than the 1DC. Second is image size, the GH4 is much smaller which in itself eliminates it from making the 1Dc any less relevant. The A7s gets this right though. Third is the actual image, which is the most important factor here, the 1Dc produces better images, period. The GH4 image looks as electronic and video-like as an Ex1 and the A7s has terribly off unpleasing greenish yellowy colour accuracy, the 1DC produces an image with -superior sharpness yet still softer in sharpness, no edge enhancing crap, -MUCH better colours, Canon's colour science is unmatched and gives a much nicer image especially for skin tones, and the codec is much stronger than the other two being a significantly higher bit rate and is 4:2:2 vs. 4:2:0, in actual use the 1DC images are much closer to raw in gradeability than the GH4 internal codec. -The low-light performance is significantly better than the GH4, and similar to the A7s until 25600, then the A7s takes the lead, yet even under 12800, the 1DC's noise texture and pattern is superior to the A7s, and is made up of luminance noise not ugly colour specks of green red and blue. I can go on on how it's a professional body not a consumer-plastic one, and that it has a s35 mode that looks better than the C300, and that it's the world's best stills camera, etc. Does it have issues? Yes. Of course
I love the GH4 and own one, but it does not make the 1DC obselete. The image aesthetic is significantly different that I am only using it for wide detailed shots now, where it excells, but for EVERYTHING else I prefer the 2010 60D image! I simply fell in love with the 1Dc image when I used it a ear back, and I've been in an affair since then trying to justiy owning one.
actually, until someone makes a camera that produces as nice of an image an the 1Dc, with a smaller body, and costing less, the 1DC is still very relevant and not overpriced. You can't be overpriced if you don't have any competetion.
Thank you Ebrahim. I agree with a lot of what you say and did mention the non tethered benefit in my first post. Still, I do think the A7s has blurred the line a bit. I love my 1Dc… I love using the S35 with Ninja recorder as a 2nd angle to the Canon C100. I frequently prefer the 2nd angle and the look of the 1Dc and often use that angel more. When I shoot B-Roll, I love the 4K, but would love it even more if I could shoot 4K at 30p for the B-roll as I like the subtle slow motion look on my B-Roll on a 24p timeline.
I would not trade my 1DC for an A7s and the money back, no chance. I guess I feel like Canon may be in a bit of bind, but will ultimately have to answer the A7s challenge and I'm wondering how they will do it. (I know I'm not alone in that last thought.) I too prefer the Canon color to others. I don't prefer it to the color of the Panasonic HVX200 I had years ago…. I really love the Panasonic look and I think the new Varicam S35 looks amazing… but in all fairness this is at a far different price point. I feel that I could have bought a Red Scarlet and Red cameras are very very popular in this area, but I honestly prefer the work flow and form factor of the 1D-C. Not saying it's a better camera than the Red Scarlet, just seems to be a better tool for my jobs.
Best Regards,
Chris