Canon C400 Thoughts from a C500 II Owner
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- Опубліковано 26 чер 2024
- Is this the new camera to buy? Or is it all hype? Let's talk about it.
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I got one coming in September! I will get rid of a C70. It's gonna give me mileage for years. I got a ton of use from the C70.
I never got on the C70 train, but I did shoot with a C300 III for a couple of years. I thought it was a fantastic camera. The C400 should have many years in front of it.
Well, they definitely have to kill the whole cinema line because of the lack of RF mounts. I’m looking forward to see more photo slash cinema lenses like the new RF 35mm that just came out! At the end of the day these are tools and the EF mount cameras can still get the job done, as a canon shooter I prefer RF lenses but you can definitely start a legit production company with the EF cinema cameras for a low price !
Yep, this ^. Eventually the tech will force a move to RF, but you can still make a killing with EF lenses and cameras. I think we're still a long ways away from that ceasing to be true.
I'm just watching the used market to see where the C300 mkiii is going to land in all this.
It would be a fantastic pick up for sure. I've seen them going used for anywhere between $3500 - $5500 depending on accessories.
I think they put next to no R&D into this camera, especially given the time to release.
I have the R3, C70 and C500 II and it seems they basically just took the C500II body, the motors/ND from the C70 and the sensor from the R3 and slammed it all together.
I dont know which camera this is meant to be replacing? C70 or C500? or is it a new addition? Would love to see some comparison footage of C400 to C500, because if it's the R3 sensor the image out of that is nothing even close to the C500.
image quality looks sharper than the C70 and on par with the C500 and C300...I think the difference between that and the C500 is a few functions. I also think if they went 8k RAW it would have been a C500 Mk III and would have been competing with RED
It's interesting because Canon said that the C400 technically slots in between the C300 III and C500 II. But it has features that beat both, and then some things where it isn't as adaptable. All things considered, I'd go for a C400 at the moment if I was starting from scratch.
A truly great 8K raw from Canon would be a big leap. The 8K out of the R5C is pretty good, but not on par with the C500 II's raw image. 8K is definitely coming though, no doubt.
Will you rent the C400 and throw the cost into future jobs just to use it?
Great question. I do occasionally rent camera bodies or lenses if I have a job that requires some sort of special need (high speed, macro, etc.) beyond what my current gear can provide. But those situations are niche. If I can accomplish a shoot with what I have and own, then I'll use that. The C400 doesn't really offer any features over what I currently own that I can't make happen in some way. I imagine I'll get a C400 in a few years when it's up on the used market.
arri raw ???
I could be wrong but I don’t think Arri raw is all that compressed? That’s where I think RED raw excels. Compressed to useable file sizes on media that you can actually afford. (Doesn’t arri raw require codex drives?)
@@dustinschmidtphoto yes arri do,. but it's the best, but you are right red is maybe best & affordable raw, canon is too heavy on machine, even though it's just 12bit compare to 16bit redraw.
The C400 will do what the FX6 did to FX9 - it will kill all the other ”higher end” models. Take this from an FX9 user - sell your C500 II while you can, when the C400 drops it will be worthless more or less. No one wants to buy my FX9 now because of the FX6.
I agree with you. The C400 most likely will cannibalize everything else in that range for them. Personally I'll continue to shoot with my C500 II until it dies though. I'm not concerned with it from a resale perspective, it's been a depreciating asset from the moment it was purchased. It's just a light proof box that captures the images that make me money.
@@dustinschmidtphoto True, good perspective there. Here´s my situation: I got an FX9 brand new last year with two Sigma lenses, also new. With time I realised how much I hated its weight, power consumtion, size, and the fact that you must crop in on the sensor to get any form of slow motion. FF is only up to 30p. Also, in slow mo you get no AF.
So in 1 year I´ve lost about 4000 dollars. It has an amazing image but that dosen´t do it.
If it's not suiting your business needs then it's definitely not a camera to keep around. At that point, yeah, definitely cut your losses and move on.
@@dustinschmidtphoto thanks man!