Canon C300 Announcement...

[Holger Rytter]

I think its another cam , 5d mark C or something

Looks more like a 1D C if any

 

[Norbert Jalitsch]

maybe the lenses are ok, but the camera ??? what i'm reading:

Single 8.3 megapixel 2160×3840 Super-35 CMOS sensor (4K resolution) with Digic DV III processor
Canon XF codec (50Mbps 4:2:2 1080p30 MPEG2 MXF) records to two Compact Flash card slots
Canon Log gamma, SDI, compact body, Custom Presets and menus similar to Canon XF series
Exposure and focus control are completely manual — there is no AE or AF on either camera
Sold as a system, incl. LCD monitor / XLR audio unit, side grip, top handle, batt. & charger
Availability: Jan. 2012; Price: appx. $16,000 USD (for C300)

NOW i GET BORED !!!

i'm counting the minutes... nearly 0100 am here in vienna, and i had a long day, but i'm shure it will be worth to stay awake !!!

one more thing is, that the canon is a very ugly one. i have never seen a camera, which is so unsexy as this ugly piece of japanese plastic, magnesium or whatelse !!! the huge amount of switches on the body irritates me also. and this thing should be worth 16.000 bucks ??? sorry canon, i thought you can do something better...

canon is (with this camera) no competitor to red... congratulation james "jim" jannard, i think you have won this fight, for sure you now that!!!

they should took lections from mr. james jannard, he knows what the word design means. and (just my personally opinion) he is the master in combining design with functionality...

 

[Lawrence Bansbach]

4k?

"7:38PM The C300 can handle both EF and PL mount lenses, has a Super 35mm CMOS sensor, and delivers 4K resolution with the new EF lenses."

Not really 4K -- actually Quad HD pixel count, except it does 2 x 2 binning to yield 1080p.

 

[fALk Gärtner]

Too bad Scarlet announcement is too late for me today Not very Europe friendly timing RED Hope you are making enough so I don´t have to wait another 2 years

 

[Chosei Funahara]

my dream was broken, i was a original the canon scoopic 16mm owner in late 1960's, I had dream... that cannon compete the red digital, hahaha... just kidding, realty was i was the owner of the scoopic and i am keping on a my bookshelf with RedOne.

 

[Eric J Kosinski]

Looks kind of like an Epic. I'm sure Jim and Co. are gnashing teeth at that.

Still, 1080p for $16k? If I'm dropping that much $ I'll wait for Epic-S thank you.

I don't think it looks anything like an EPIC except the smaller size. It looks weird and what is up with a hot shoe and that stupid nub eyepiece.??

 

[Richard ndumu]

maybe the lenses are ok, but the camera ??? what i'm reading:

Single 8.3 megapixel 2160×3840 Super-35 CMOS sensor (4K resolution) with Digic DV III processor
Canon XF codec (50Mbps 4:2:2 1080p30 MPEG2 MXF) records to two Compact Flash card slots
Canon Log gamma, SDI, compact body, Custom Presets and menus similar to Canon XF series
Exposure and focus control are completely manual — there is no AE or AF on either camera
Sold as a system, incl. LCD monitor / XLR audio unit, side grip, top handle, batt. & charger
Availability: Jan. 2012; Price: appx. $16,000 USD (for C300)

NOW i GET BORED !!!

i'm counting the minutes... nearly 0100 am here in vienna, and i had a long time, but i'm shure it will be worth to stay awake !!!

norbert

what about the lenses, any price at all ?

 

[Sam Taylor]

Too bad Scarlet announcement is too late for me today Not very Europe friendly timing RED Hope you are making enough so I don´t have to wait another 2 years

Yes, it is going to be a long night in Europe for sure!

 

[Sam Taylor]

what about the lenses, any price at all ?

None as far as I know, and no confirmed prices (directly from Canon) even for the body yet

 

[Holger Rytter]

"This camera is the beginning of the future of filmmaking."
Hmm..

 

[Duncan Thompson]

A little module for the die hard 1080 crowd.

 

[Kyle Prohaska]

"This camera is the beginning of the future of filmmaking." come on...now they're sounding like Reduser.

*ducks*

 

[Josh Kameyer]

000

 

[Larry Kelly]

"The beginning of the future of filmmaking"?? What rock has he been hiding under? or is this scripted?

 

[Luis Castaneda]

I'm looking for a price point as well. Hope to see more lenses down the line.

 

[Brady Fontenot]

i think something is coming at the end with regards to that dslr in the background.

 

[Brian Self]

OH MY GOD who's idea was it to have a q&a before even announcing specs!! Are you that embarrassed Canon?

 

[PaulClements]

Their new primes are their old primes with new hardware, clearly, as they currently make an f1.2 50mm and 85mm and an f1.4 24mm. Probably same glass with different mechanicalss.

Good point, which means that breathing may be prominent compared to dedicated cine primes. Anyone use those lenses much that can comment?
Paul

 

[Eric J Kosinski]

It for sure looks like a DSLR

Probably the next stills and motion capture DSLR i.e: 5D III with HDMI out, but who cares if this is their big release, no dslr will be close in specs as they wouldn't want to loose any sales to their new video baby. I would have like to see a new Redesign of the XL series with a PL mount and true 4k.

 

[Duncan Thompson]

Those Red patents must hurt.