C300: Canon C500 price drop!

[leonel escobar]

Now that the C500 with the odyssey 7q cost $12000 would it be a better buy than the C300 MK2?

Pro over the C300 MK2: 60fps at 4K raw and 4K prores 422

Con: The C500 is limited to 12 stops of dynamic range instead of the 15 stops the C300 MK2 claims.

http://nofilmschool.com/2016/03/canon-c500-massive-price-drop-10k-mark-ii

thanks for the input.

 

[DavidAC]

On top of the brand new sensor tech, the C300 mk3 is also more ergonomic (=has a side handle + canon have implemented improvements based on user feedback, such has a better top handle, increased ND, button illumination, more) and more self sufficient (=internal 4K, 410 mbps internal codec, rarely a need for an external recorder) and it has that bleeding edge autofocus. The C500 needs a rig/tripod/support to get going. The hand-hold-ability of the C300 markII would be the deciding factor for me.

It also just feels weird to blow 10 grand on a 4 year old camera in this market. That said, coupled with the Odyssey, the C500 is still a lot of camera for the money. Beware that this price drop is paving the way for a new model, so prices will fall further still - and even if that takes a while, the used resale value will decline at a steady clip. Then again, that's basically true for any camera except the Alexa.