I know the C100 (Mk1) and the new Rebel SL3 are two very different animals, but fact of the matter is, I've barely used my C100 over the past 18 months, and I'd like to have something with a smaller form factor that I can still use all my Canon glass on, mostly for still photography but also for limited personal video use. Professionally, I've been using cameras that either my DPs have brought to a shoot (lots of Panasonic Varicam and RED work), and I find the old C100 is just collecting dust and slowly losing value. So my question is, when I sell my old C100/Ninja package, what will I be losing from my current setup when switching to the SL3? ND filters and on-board audio immediately come to mind, but it looks like I'll also be gaining 4k and time-lapse capability with the SL3, cropped though it may be. Comments/input are appreciated!
C100: Going from C100 --> Rebel SL3. What will I be losing?
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puredrifting
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Not sure about the SL3 because it's brand new. But when I compared my C100 MKI with my 80D and even the 5D MKIII and MKIV, there was no comparison in sharpness, detail and DR, the C100 made the DSLRs look like mud.
ReelWorksMedia
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Agreed. Total mud with garbage DR.
Dustin Svehlak
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Agreed with PD, there’s no comparison. You have a 4K sensor on the C100 that is doing a 1:1 pixel readout and downscaling vs a much larger pixel readout on the SL3 that does line skipping to get to the same resolution. The 4K of the SL3 will be jello city too.
All that said - if the C100 is gathering dust and you want something to do stills with, I always advocate to unload gear while it still has value.
All that said - if the C100 is gathering dust and you want something to do stills with, I always advocate to unload gear while it still has value.
ReelWorksMedia
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George Loch
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If the C100 is gathering dust, what are you shooting with or are you shooting at all?
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As others have mentioned compared to the c100 the sl3 hd video will look very soft and mushy and disappoint. The crop and jello is huge in 4k, a Canon trait with most of their stills cameras I'm afraid - if you are ok with all that then I'd instead get the Canon m50 which is basically a mirrorless version of the SL3 but with electronic view finder. With a cheap adaptor you can use all your c100 lenses with no loss in af speed. It's tiny. I'd still keeep the c100 though for any serious video
Greg Hughes
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The only thing you will lose is your dignity
scorsesefan
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Have you thought about a Fuji X-T3? Great 4K video and stills so best of both worlds...
puredrifting
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What Scorsesefan said. I'm kind of in love with my XT-3 while the C200 is the old ball and chain back at the office. Cinema RAW Light still looks slightly better than the XT-3's F-Log but the C200 is so much bigger, heavier, more support gear needed. XT-3 and gimbal and I am ready to shoot great looking footage anywhere at any time.
It blows the Canon mirrorless offerings out of the water, it's better than the GH5, any of the Sonys (seriously, 100Mbps 8-bit video in 2019, terrible color and such low data rates? Why does everyone get all excited about the Sonys?) and is probably on par and better in some ways than the Panasonic S1 and definitely better than the Nikon Z6 overall.
indiawilds
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Agreed. Except for 1DXII, other DSLRs like 80D are just not good enough. I have an 80D but rarely use it for B camera. Primarily for photography.
scorsesefan
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Really cool reel, Indiawilds. How close do you get to the more dangerous animals? I suppose a long telephoto is your best friend 
I've mostly been using cameras owned by my DP's or cams rented for specific shoots. I do still use my glass and support gear on most shoots, but I'm finding less and less need for camera body ownership. To be clear, I'm well aware that the C100 kicks butt over anything Canon-DSLR, which is why I've been reluctant to part with it, and I still might not part with it at all. Most of my deliverables are still non-4k, and the the C100 (even the Mk1) still shines in that dept. Lots of great suggestions on here though, and the Fuji X-T3 has caught my interest, though it's a bit more than I wanted to spend.
indiawilds
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Really cool reel, Indiawilds. How close do you get to the more dangerous animals? I suppose a long telephoto is your best friend
Hi,
Thanks for your appreciation. I use both long teles as well as short zooms. There have been times when tigers and leopards have been within 6 feet. Many years ago I had made mistakes and tiger had mock charged. Over a period of time as learning of animal behaviour improved, things have become better. By the way I fear people more than the wild animals. While carrying these expensive equipment one needs to be cautious.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi
scorsesefan
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"I fear people more than wild animals" That's a great quote ... Animals are worried about food, survival and protecting their young. People are another story...
... Animals are worried about food, survival and protecting their young. People are another story...George Loch
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The idea that having a set of glass rather than a camera is starting to resonate with me. A nice set of EF mount glass is not a bad investment. I am still debating between that and F-mount for classic, cinematized primes.
It totally makes sense for some people to own. If I shot daily or even weekly, I'd definitely want to invest and keep investing in a good, current camera body. But I shoot something close to monthly, and it makes sense for me to rent the package needed for the given project, or just use my DP's. That said, most if not all of my glass gets fairly consistent use on set, especially my telephoto and wide angle lenses. Support gear is about 50/50. Many of my DPs and ACs like using their own sticks.