C300: Help me choose between the 1DC and C300

JoeJitsu, you see, once we C100 user hit you with our charm and logic, it`s either join the cult or drop out of C100users - or what was the name of this forum again...?
 
drummondb said:
Unless you know you'll be getting enough broadcast work that is going to (A) REQUIRE the C300 and (B) pay for the difference in price, I'm not sure why anyone would buy a C300 over a C100 for double the price.
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I bought the C300 before the C100 was an option. With hindsight would I have done differently if the C100 was on the market then as well? No. Having had the experience of the C300 and having since tried the C100, I much prefer the C300.

Primary reasons:

Better quality EVF
Articulated EVF
All-in-one (better internal codec, color space, data rate, frame rate options)
Nothing clamped on, needing its own battery, adding potential points of failure in cables, power, or rigging
More flexibility on the placement of the included display

Much depends upon what you shoot, how you shoot, and how heavily the files will be graded in post.

My normal grading was making the C100's internal codec fall apart very quickly. I also prefer not having to have a Ninja or Samurai hanging off to get a better data rate & color space. Plus, I tend to take advantage of all the options for placing the C300's monitor where it can best be used and my 40+ yr. old eyes prefer not having the camera's display literally right in my face on the back of the camera. When I shoot stripped down, e.g. on a monopod or handheld, I really appreciate that the C300's EVF can be extended and tilted upward so that I can look down into it, not being forced to use it like an eye-level DSLR viewfinder.
 
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I hear you Joe. Just, in my opinion of course, as nice as those things are, they aren't worth double the price.
 
Thanks everyone. I didn't get approved, so I'll be sticking with my C100. Hopefully in a couple of months Canon will at least give us 30fps.
 
JoeJITSU said:
Thanks everyone. I didn't get approved, so I'll be sticking with my C100. Hopefully in a couple of months Canon will at least give us 30fps.
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The C100 does 30p and 60i. I assume you meant 60p? Do you want 60p for slow motion? We Premiere Pro users have found a quick and easy way to get slow motion from 60i that looks at least as good as 720/60 slowed to 24p and upscaled to 1080p. Actually, I think it looks better to me. To quote myself:

drummondb said:
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Here in 24p land, I've recently fallen in love with the simple 60i trick in Premiere Pro CC:

1. Import a 60i clip, and do not interpret it in any way. Leave it as is when imported.
2. Drop the clip on a 24p sequence.
3. Right click on the clip in the timeline and change the speed to 40%.

The clip might stutter a bit during playback in Premiere, depending on your computer, but when exported to an encoded file, it looks almost identical to me to 60p clips interpreted to 24p.

Previously, I was doing a much more laborious process with After Effects (taking a 60i file, separating fields, rendering a 60p file, etc). But that took ages. The steps I list above are nearly real-time, and they look great!
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drummondb said:
The C100 does 30p and 60i. I assume you meant 60p? Do you want 60p for slow motion? We Premiere Pro users have found a quick and easy way to get slow motion from 60i that looks at least as good as 720/60 slowed to 24p and upscaled to 1080p. Actually, I think it looks better to me. To quote myself:
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I have heard about this. I will give it a try..Thank you.
 
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