Canon C100mkII: Still Viable in 2020? 

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I feel like the best camera is the one you can buy, and not have to think about upgrading for years. That's what I love about the c100.

The nuances that you've acquired from shooting this setup and passing on what has worked for you is outstanding. 👍👍👍👍👍

LITERALLY after having discussed and decided that I was gonna give up this camera I open RU-vid and this is the first thing I see. Also the owl bot profile is a winner. Thanks.

Fantastic video. Thanks for sharing your thoughts as well as your tips and tricks. Looking to get a C100 in the near future!

I am watching this the second time now. I really appreciate your presenting style. Now I have to think about selling random stuff, as I am hyped about the c100 so much. I'd like to leave another thumbs up 👍👍

Yip... I'm still rolling the C100mkii in 2020... use it alongside a 1DXmkii and in many ways I prefer it, especilly with the OWL BOT color profile. Thanks Kenny

I totally agree I’ve been shooting with my C100 MK ii for 5 years also! No complaints!

Loving the owlbot profile man! Thanks heaps for your videos. Yeah C100mkii is still a great camera especially if you need to deliver videos fast and want to save money on hard drives. Also nice white balance trick will need to give that a go.

I agree. Been using it for 2 years, great camera!

I've used this camera and wondered how 8-bit, 1080 could possibly look this good. I was a convert to the idea of sharpness being de-coupled from pixel count right then and there. And then I found Steve Yedlin's res demos and was further converted. Love the review, love the camera.

Bought mine used on eBay a few months ago. Just love it. Very reliable. It’s just a work horse.

Thanks for that C100 profile. It is gold brother!!! I love this camera as well

Very very nice camera!!!! The image and ergonomics are just amazing!

I installed the Owl profile picture, It looks awesome!!! I love it!!! Thanks!

The C100 is great, me and my son bought it for most of our videos and movies. We didn’t have a fortune to spend but needed a lowlight beast that gave amazing color. And that same sigma is what we use but we haven’t moved into the filters yet, need to look into that.

Still loving my C100mkii

Great review!

Definitely gonna try these tips. I know the camera is capable, I just never can seem to get the image I want from it

Thank You! You're the man!

I’m all about the C100mkII love it👍

I've got one C100 MKii and 2 5DmkIV, so I`ll get another C100MKii in 2021 rsrsrs, This camera delivery just a beautiful image in 2021. I love it!

The lowlight is amazing on this camera. I love mine :)

I bought this camera as my first video camera and love the information you put out about this. Also love the C100 Mk ii picture profile you created for this. I love to hear more about he filters and footage you use with this camera/lens combo (ex. glimmerglass, black mist, etc)

Great vid bro! I’m a fuji guy but been thinking about the the canon c series. Maybe one day! Looks like a sweet setup

loving mine. just filmed within last week

I have been strongly considering buying a Canon C100 MKii to shoot a short film. I know the Sony A7iii, the Canon EOS R and the Panasonic GH5 are all the rage now days, but having a camera that is easy to use run and gun style without having to add a lot of support equipment is important to me, and I absolutely hate recording sound on a separate recorder and then syncing in post.

Buying one this year!

i use "Topaz Video AI" to up-rez to 4k. Topaz is amazing. the C100 footage is good quality to start with so Topaz uprezzes it perfectly.

Fabulous video. From noise to message.

I have it. It's a fantastic camera!

I love the canon Ef 35 / 2.0 is usm on it: looks great, good lowlight and the IS works great with my shaky hands 🙌

You're a very good communicator.

THANK YOU

thankkk youuu

You can also use DaVinci Resolves Smart upscaler which does magic in upscaling. I'm still using the Blackmagic Cinema Camera in Full HD. Nice video thx

worthy content thanks..

Just got this camera and I absolutely love it. Just wanted to ask - do you typically shoot on AVCHD or MP4? Or is there best use cases for both?

Please help... bought the c100 lut for my c100 mark ii and it will not load onto the camera, what am I doing wrong. Unzipped the file and loaded the oc100 and the oc1002 file onto the sd card and tried to load it onto the camera... but is shows that sd card is greyed out on the camera as if it was empty etc... seriously frustrated.

I love my c100 mk2..

Thanks Ken. I am trying to decide what camera to get as I am just starting my video company to shoot corporate video. I am looking at the new Sony 7 iii as it has 10 bit 422 which is very nice to have. And why did you choose that Sigma lens and not the Canon 24-105 f4 for video

Would you recommend this for a livestream setup? Maybe Using the hdmi out from this camera and a hdmi to sdi converter to go into a blackmagic switcher.

great video, I am looking at the C100 mark ii I film weddings and I am fed up with the limitations of mirrorless cameras. I think this camera the sigma 18-35mm would be perfect me, my only concern is having no image stabilisation at all, the EOSR has digital IS. which is better than nothing, how do you find that combo handheld, does the extra weight help? Have you any handheld footage with this combo I can have a look at. Many thanks in advance!

Hello,. can you upscale it to 4k ?? does it look good ?

May i ask - i've a7R3 + 6d2 canon, as long as sigma 24 1.4, canon 35 f2 is, 50 1.8 stm, 70-200 f4 (no is), 50 2.8 sigma macro (af) + 35 1.4 samyang, batis 85 1.8 (sony) This is for my photography - mostly wedding. But i wanted so much to get into video... should i use what i have or take a look at the c100-2? i find the 6d2 video a bit soft, but okay-ish. My pc is 4th gen xeon 4/8 threads, 16 ddr3, rx580 4gb. So far did 1 trailer with what i have, as i really enjoyed the DPAF. And many lessons learned.

This is great. There is a used C100 mkII for sale in our area (asking $1800). Did you upsample the 1080p footage to 4k? We are currently using the EOS R6 and R. They are great and have some nice features. But the actual shooting experience with it, isn't fun. What do you think of the C100 mkII as a run and gun camera set up versus a modern hybrid mirrorless camera?

Thanks for the Video! It really helped me a lot! What lens do you recommend to start with as a decent allrounder setup? I want to do some short film, commercial stuff. 18-35 Sigma?

HI BRO I have two options to buy a Sony A7III or a Canon C100 II at the same price, I ask about sharpness, dynamic range and colors, and is the quality of Canon FHD really comparable to 4K

Hi Kenny, great video, thanks heaps. Man, its a tough decision, C100mkii or the new eos r6. Your footage looks so good. A couple of questions if you don't mind? Do you tend to shoot in CLog or wide dynamic range? Also, do you think its work recording prores to an external recorder? If not, which internal codec do you use? Thanks in advance, John

Do you shoot clog in Avhc or mp4?

Hey was wondering what microphone did you use to pair with your c100? Im trying to research for one right now

If 2K upskale to 4K does this image been great?

great vid. so informative. thanks for the effort and the sharing. can you look into your future and imagine your next camera? c200? stay well. thumbs up.

Great video, thumbs up! Question please. Is it true that when recording long time videos, if the clips is larger than 2GB in size, the camera will automatically split the video into smaller files? If this is accurate, I find this disappointing. Here's an excerpt from the B&H site on the C100ii specs: "The camera records video to SDHC/SDXC cards using AVCHD, a high-efficiency codec that has quickly become a standard in both the professional and consumer video markets. Maximum bit-rate is 24 Mbps. Video files greater than 2GB are split into multiple files while recording, which are automatically joined together upon import using Canon Data Import."

Hey. What is considered too many total hours on the camera before it’s bad? I’m lookin at one that has over 1,000 hours of use. Also I have a 5D mk IV. Would this be better overall?

How big and noticeable is the advantage of C300 mk1 over C100 mk2 ? Should I worry about 4:2:2 10-bits if I don't plan to adjust the color changes in post production?

Is there any discount for purchasing the profile for a second camera platform? I bought the c100 last month, and have managed to get the c100mk2 now. Would love to have the profile on both cameras.

you could have given us a link to cage and side handle

I had that for a short bit but unfortunately never used it that often. The UI felt a bit dated but after you got past some of that and other little clunky things, it was honestly a DREAM to shoot on. All the buttons were so intuitive. If they make a c100 mark III with a gradual ND, 10-bit 422, a few higher bitrate options, better codec and if nothing else DP-AF on any lens, it’d be all over that.

Great video - just bought a C100ii - do you use the OWL picture profile with the cinema CP9 footage or Wide DR? Thanks!

Good Good~

does canon's dual pixel autofocus still work with the sigma 18-35?

Man, you have great audio!

I use a different camera but I wanted to know what you though about the noise reduction in camera. Should you leave it at the default or lower it all the way. Anyone can answer this please.

Thanks for the superb intel. At 9:52 you talk about tricking YT by rendering out at 4K out of Premiere and uploading that into YT. Does doing that improve the look significantly? For Vimeo too? If so I'd be interested in learning. Do you have a tutorial on how to do that? TIA.

Wasn’t expecting a lot wit this video.. but… damn you were entertaining. Lol. Not toooo funny.. but funny, and you shared some good tips.

I am currently considering buying a Used C100 Mii as my entry camera. I've seen multiple recs' on the sigma lens, so I am probably going to get that as my priority lens until I can get enough money together to buy a second lens. As the Sigma kind of covers wideish-standardish ranges, Do you have any other recommendations on a really solid lens option that can cover the short/medium telephoto ranges? That way I can kind of have my bases covered in shot options, and upgrade from there.

great vid. Do you use atomos or bmagic? or no need. Sorry if you covered. Next vid....is it still viable in 2022!? yes!! PS. i already have 18-35 new collecting dust. hmmn.

Do you have any glitching footages when editing MTS file in resolve? Is there a way to solve problems beside using external recording? Anyway, I have 2 C100 II pair with Sigma 18-35 & 50-100. Absolutely love it until now. but wait. are you Peter Mckinnon's brother?

Do you have any recommendations for external power? D-Tap solutions?

Thinking about getting this but it's hard to pick when you can also get the GH5 which is better in almost every way

Does the 18-35 have face tracking or is that only for efs stm lenses

does it have dual pixel too?

Why they call it cinema camera when it looks like video?

It is so annoying that the C100mk2 Face Detection only works with STM lenses

I'm assuming the OWLCOLOR C100mkII Picture Profile wont work for the c100

C100 mkii vs eos R what do you think

How is face tracking with this camera?

But why not just get a Z Cam E2C and rig it out for about the same price

Personally I think going into 2020, most stuff are shot in 4k now. It is better to invest in a 4k camera.

I just came here for the thumbnail and I got disappointed.