C100: I had to do it......

pulpfiction007 said:
I'm seriously considering it as well, in part based on your honest review. It seems to be a camera that people love after working with as opposed to going from spec sheets. That says a lot about it.
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Thanks. The camera isn't perfect but life isn't either:cheesy: The EOS C cameras have great IQ and that comes first also how it edits, and I have pushed that AVCHD image around hard and it's good. very good. We live in some intresting and exciting times. I can only imagine whats next but for now The EOS C Cameras are hot!
 
EIREHotspur said:
Do you have a second camera man with you doing weddings Burners or are you a one man Band?

Was intending to go into the Wedding Video Business myself for years but couldn't because of personal circumstance.....may still get the chance though and 2 C100s would be the cameras I would buy.

For this reason I have always been interested reading of people buying two of any camera for this purpose.
The C100 pricing means you can have two for the price of a C300 and that would be my thinking.

I would also shoot Sports though and the lack of 720P 50 is a worry....how would it hold up shotting Soccer?
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Yep, I have second shooter and usually take an assistant with me too. Matching cameras is ideal for a number of reasons that I am sure you already know. Nearly everything I shoot is in 30p so the lack of 50p/60p wasn't a show-stopper for me.
 
Erik Naso said:
I wish Canon gave us more options with frame rates but I can work around it. After all it's all about the image. At least it is for me.
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Same for me. The image is so impressive its easy to forgive Canon some of the omissions...

As pulpfiction007 says "It seems to be a camera that people love after working with as opposed to going from spec sheets. That says a lot about it."
 
Their market research though should tell them that not many will buy a C300 when they can get 2 x C100s.

They should have given us 720 50/60P and they would have increased sales even more.
 
EIREHotspur said:
Their market research though should tell them that not many will buy a C300 when they can get 2 x C100s.

They should have given us 720 50/60P and they would have increased sales even more.
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I dont think canon spent a penny on product research, they just collect reviews/feedbacks to improve on the second generation

think about 5d mark ii and iii.

Canon is too big to consider consumers. I dont think Canon is facing any kind of competitions right now, Nikons and Sony are too small for Canon. lol
 
Eric: Funny, I just finished my order list when I read your post. It looks like the C100 is emerging as the smart-independent filmmaker camera of choice. I'm getting one partly because of your great review and lens selection blog (I joined your blog by the way) but also because two long-time narative-film DPs I know have added C100s to their personal arsenal - both sold their Reds - they're going the Ninja-2 route, but I'm holding off on that for personal reasons.

So, I'm joining you as another beleaguered refuge from the AF100 forum - it's truly a shame that that camera which has so much potential has been deemed extinct. I too will keep my old AF, but in order to get maximum usage out of my Lumix zooms and Noktons I've pre-ordered a BMD Pocket as well.

FYI: My "C100 list" includes the 24-105, 17-55 f2.8, two batteries, Zacuto Gorilla Base and the Zacuto Grip Re-locator - I already have two Zacuto Z-Finder Pros - as a documentary filmmaker I work almost exclusively handheld, often shooting for hours at a time, so shoulder mounting is essential - that's why the Ninja may not work well for me (viewfinder issues).
 
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Mac said:
Eric: Funny, I just finished my order list when I read your post. It looks like the C100 is emerging as the smart-independent filmmaker camera of choice. I'm getting one partly because of your great review and lens selection blog (I joined your blog by the way) but also because two long-time narative-film DPs I know have added C100s to their personal arsenal - both sold their Reds - they're going the Ninja-2 route, but I'm holding off on that for personal reasons.

So, I'm joining you as another beleaguered refuge from the AF100 forum - it's truly a shame that that camera which has so much potential has been deemed extinct. I too will keep my old AF, but in order to get maximum usage out of my Lumix zooms and Noktons I've pre-ordered a BMD Pocket as well.

FYI: My "C100 list" includes the 24-105, 17-55 f2.8, two batteries, Zacuto Gorilla Base and the Zacuto Grip Re-locator - I already have two Zacuto Z-Finder Pros - as a documentary filmmaker I work almost exclusively handheld, often shooting for hours at a time, so shoulder mounting is essential - that's why the Ninja may not work well for me (viewfinder issues).
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Mac the C100 is a nice camera. IQ is terrific. Low light shooting is crazy good! I hear you about the AF-100 and if Panasonic did a real update to it I probably would have stayed with MFT. However they didn't and it looks like the end of the line up for the MFT cinema cameras. It's a bargain camera now. I decided to try and sell mine. I know I wont use it anymore when I have the C100 around. I hope I can sell it without loosing my shirt.:cry:

I have and like a lot the GH3 so I'm keeping all the great MFT lenses that I have. It's just a great camera for travel and video is very good as well. I never liked carrying my 5D around. It's big and heavy.

Thanks for reading my blog. It's a lot of work but if it helps people then it's worth every minute I spend on it.
I keep hearing more Red users getting into the Cinema EOS cameras and not the C500. I think its proven itself over the last year. It did with me. The C300 is so nice! I would have bought it but just couldn't afford it. Love working with Canon MX. Cuts super easy natively in Premiere Pro. I don't like external recorders. Never used one for the AF-100 but I bought the Ninja 2 this time. It's pretty inexpensive and works very well with the C100.

I shoot a ton handheld. The C100 is the best I've used so far. I'm going to try out my Tilta rig but also the C-Shooter. Zacuto sent one to me to review. The grip relocator is brilliant. Cant wait to try it out.

Oh that Blackmagic! I want that darn little pocket cinema camera! Its soooo cute HAHA!
 
If I thought the Pocket Camera would do the trick I wouldn't be ordering the C100... Good glove compartment camera for sure... I do hope it lives up to the promise, not the least of which is actually being delivered to stores in my lifetime.

In your blog you said you don't own the 17-55 f2.8, but have you had a chance to use one? I've read and heard mixed reviews, but the range and stop make it similar to the Lumix 12-35 so I sprang for it - although I assume it isn't par focal.

Forgot to add - I'm keeping my AF100 because it's not worth the trouble to sell, and with the lenses I have accumulated including Canon FDs, Noktons and those Lumix zooms, it is still a very serviceable camera.. Not a B cam to the C100 probably, but a good backup camera.

One item I forgot on my C100 list is a Leica-R adapter, my old Leica lenses are the reason I bought the AF100 in the first place!
 
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pulpfiction007 said:
I'm seriously considering it as well, in part based on your honest review. It seems to be a camera that people love after working with as opposed to going from spec sheets. That says a lot about it.
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Hallelujah. Thats what Ive been saying all along.
 
I haven't tried the 17-55 and I'm looking at it. It checks a lot of boxes. Fast, constant aperture, IS and pretty light. It's pricy and APS-C.
I'm also interested in trying the Tamron 17-50. It's parfocal. Mixed reviews on the VR model.
 
Another +1 for the 17-55. Use it all the time for a variety of things. Easy to get dust inside. Easy to pull apart once a month to clean however.

Shot this on it - call it a personal test of if you could.

 
I like the 17-55 and find it way more of a usable range than the 24-105, but that damn focus ring on the 17 is near imposible to be precise with. Such an incredibly short throw, I find myself missing focus alot when I use it.
 
Noel Evans said:
Another +1 for the 17-55. Use it all the time for a variety of things. Easy to get dust inside. Easy to pull apart once a month to clean however.

Shot this on it - call it a personal test of if you could.

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Noel that's a really nice film. Impressive.

Do you find the 17-55 hard to focus as well? How the heck do you take the lens apart to clean it. I'd be scarred to try it. :-D
 
This and other recent threads really make me reconsider the C100. I used to only see the crippling compared to the C300 and "hated" Canon for this. But I guess it´s similar to what Pana did with the HPX170 and the HMC150.
But one thing bugs me: Why don´t we at least get the "better" IPB h264 of the MIII?
 
Erik Naso said:
I haven't tried the 17-55 and I'm looking at it. It checks a lot of boxes. Fast, constant aperture, IS and pretty light. It's pricy and APS-C.
I'm also interested in trying the Tamron 17-50. It's parfocal. Mixed reviews on the VR model.
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i can recommend the Tamron 17-55 f2.8 VC II. Its been my go to lens for 3 years and I even use it on a Red Scarlet (not mine!) as it was sharper than a 24-70 Canon L lens I got my hands on. I was going to invest in the 24-105 L but I think I'd miss the width. It'll be interesting to see how it works on the C100.
 
groveChuck said:
Hmm...I may be joining you guys, too. I'm going to rent a C100 from Lensrentals and check it out in the trenches...
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Did that 2 weeks ago and today pulled the trigger on the Canon Lease from TMS. May possibly add another one before the end of the deal in June too.
 
Spartacus said:
This and other recent threads really make me reconsider the C100. I used to only see the crippling compared to the C300 and "hated" Canon for this. But I guess it´s similar to what Pana did with the HPX170 and the HMC150.
But one thing bugs me: Why don´t we at least get the "better" IPB h264 of the MIII?
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I was surprised at AVCHD as well, ...but the system itself is so good - the sensor, the processing, the color, the ISO structure. AVCHD on the C100 seems to hold up very well and if you need it, you can go 4:2:2 out of the HDMI.
 
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