Snowy Mountain Climb Documentary - Camera Advice?

[DocTime]

I'm in the process of building a rig for a feature length documentary that will shoot this summer. The shoot will include interviews and b-roll at ground level, and it will also chronicle a one week hike up a 14,000 foot mountain. I would like an aesthetic that is continuous throughout the film, so I would prefer to use the same camera(s) at ground level, as well as on the hike.

Currently I've been shooting on the Canon 5D, but for this type of shoot I will need continuous shooting, and XLR capability for audio - I would love to find a camera that will match my 5D's quality AND I would love this camera to survive extreme wind/cold conditions. I have a 10-20 grand price range, is the C300 the best (only) option out there? If so, what type of a rig (lenses, mount, etc) would you recommend?

Thank you! Any help would be HUGELY appreciated

 

[custerc]

I'm in the process of building a rig for a feature length documentary that will shoot this summer. The shoot will include interviews and b-roll at ground level, and it will also chronicle a one week hike up a 14,000 foot mountain. I would like an aesthetic that is continuous throughout the film, so I would prefer to use the same camera(s) at ground level, as well as on the hike.

Currently I've been shooting on the Canon 5D, but for this type of shoot I will need continuous shooting, and XLR capability for audio - I would love to find a camera that will match my 5D's quality AND I would love this camera to survive extreme wind/cold conditions. I have a 10-20 grand price range, is the C300 the best (only) option out there? If so, what type of a rig (lenses, mount, etc) would you recommend?

Thank you! Any help would be HUGELY appreciated

This is only second-hand advice -- I've never used a c300 -- but from what I've heard it's great, handles cold weather well, and doesn't require too much in the way of a rig. That said, I suggest you check out http://www.dslrnewsshooter.com/ and look through the archives; they've written about the c300 a bit for doc work. You might also get in touch with the editor on Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/dslrinformer I know he has a C300, and in talking about it with him once I believe he mentioned it was the camera he took for a snowy shoot in Mongolia this winter....he said good things about it but you probably have many more specific questions and he may have some answers for you.