Canon C400 Thoughts from a C500 II Owner

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Is this the new camera to buy? Or is it all hype? Let's talk about it.
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@frankfeng2701 Месяц назад

C400 is probably the best value and most well-rounded cinema camera ever released by Canon, except for R5c. However, this camera alone won't drastically change Sony's dominance in the video camera market. Canon needs to put a lot more work in opening RF mount, releasing more mid- and low-end RF video bodies, improving the accessory ecosystem.

@dustinschmidtphoto Месяц назад

Yeah, Canon really does need something else on the RF side of things for cinema cameras. Even a C70 mark II or something on the higher end than the C400 would be a good start at rounding things out in the same way that Sony has.

@JeanSebastienLEGER 25 дней назад

Sony has still a better camera line up : FX3 - FX6 - FX9 - Burano - Venice. Still, the C400 looks great for Canon shooters! But for my part, I won't switch brand again this time (I did that too many times and it's just a big waste of money). I have a FX3 + FX6 at the moment and will get someday a Burano, or perhaps a second hand ARRI AMIRA, or Komodo X.

@scottievee7467 Месяц назад

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.

@dustinschmidtphoto Месяц назад

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.

@kevinbatts2804 Месяц назад

I'm just watching the used market to see where the C300 mkiii is going to land in all this.

@dustinschmidtphoto Месяц назад

It would be a fantastic pick up for sure. I've seen them going used for anywhere between $3500 - $5500 depending on accessories.

@JosephRossPhotography Месяц назад

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 !

@dustinschmidtphoto Месяц назад

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.

@StarLightDotPhotos Месяц назад

Will you rent the C400 and throw the cost into future jobs just to use it?

@dustinschmidtphoto Месяц назад

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.

@TheRonellCross 28 дней назад

Sony Burano vs 3 C400s for multicams?

@dustinschmidtphoto 28 дней назад

Certainly comparable in price is all I’m saying. But should anyone buy 3 C400’s? Probably not if you’re a solo operator. That’s a bit overkill.

@JeanSebastienLEGER 25 дней назад

I'd choose a Burano for my part, but mostly because I already have a FX3+FX6. Otherwise if you don't have anything, why not 3 C400 ;-)

@JeanSebastienLEGER 25 дней назад

@@dustinschmidtphoto he talked for muticams

@dustinschmidtphoto 25 дней назад

@@JeanSebastienLEGER Yep, understood. I definitely like two identical cameras for matching in Multicam if you can, but it's usually pretty achievable to match things up nowadays with most digital cameras. Having something large and small can be helpful when rigging out cameras in different ways, but in this case the C400 is small enough it could probably be both your "large" (when rigged out) and "small" camera.

@JeanSebastienLEGER 25 дней назад

@@dustinschmidtphoto all Sony Cameras looks pretty identical to be honest. It's really easy to match them. And if you struggle to do it, there is a plugin called "cinematch" that allows you to match any cameras. I use it all the time when I use other brands (RED, Canon, Blackmagic, Panasonic,...) with my Sony cameras. A lot of big video productions compagnies use Sony cameras for live events, mixing FX3, FX6, FX9, Burano,.. But if you think you ll prefer the C400, I guess go for it! I'm pretty sure it will be perfect for your needs :-)

@TheGroundWeWalkOn Месяц назад

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.

@LonzosStudios Месяц назад

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

@dustinschmidtphoto Месяц назад

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.

@dustinschmidtphoto Месяц назад

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.

@robinmc123 12 дней назад

I posed this same comment already. Canon is just too late. Canon as company just baffles me, just screw your customers for no reason. Never give your customers the much need things. while we waited for them to catch up. It started with no 10 bit for the C200 so people moved onto the Sony, black magic, red, ZCAM and Kinefinity. They have lost the cinema race. Move over to the new RF mount for mirrorless, lockdown out the mount. Then didn’t provide lens or cameras with good dynamic range. Holding back a good log curve. So they lost lens mount race and mirrorless camera race. People have invested into other systems. Very few people will move back to canon. New system is too expensive and they era a generation behind. Their RF glass is more noisy than the third party lens and finally a full size HDMI. They have destroyed the Canon name. They’re more known as “canon cripple hamer”. They chose to wear that badge for a decade and proudly. Segmented their cameras to useless models. They are so out of touch with their customers base, to the point of going out of business. Wow!! How only 3 worthy cameras can’t keep them a float. Sad just sad.

@dushyantbhatt9345 Месяц назад

arri raw ???

@dustinschmidtphoto Месяц назад

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?)

@dushyantbhatt9345 Месяц назад

@@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.

@phrasalsyntax 24 дня назад

Nice camera the C400 but, unexpectedly, the C70 looks better in your comparison

@dustinschmidtphoto 23 дня назад

At this point you can get a C70 for so cheap, it's an amazing buy. If you don't need certain features...it may be the smarter business decision.

@PeacefulMoments1844 23 дня назад

Where is this footage?

@DuffTV 23 дня назад

Yeah what comparison @@PeacefulMoments1844

@carlosq00 28 дней назад

I'm not sure if this is public knowledge but the C400 is the current Canon Flashship, because Canon is allowing people who purchase multiples of the C400 to also get a FREE C500 MK2 or C300 MK3 with their purchase, buyer's choice. so the C500 MK2 is no longer their flagship if they are giving it away...under the right purchasing circumstances.

@dustinschmidtphoto 28 дней назад

That’s certainly interesting, I hadn’t heard about that promo. I primarily put the C500 II at the top purely based on pricing, but there’s no doubt the C400 packs more into a smaller and cheaper package. Aside from a couple of niche features that the C500 II has, the C400 is an arguably better camera for most things. I’m sure Canon is chomping at the bit to move fully over to RF but they probably need to unload their EF inventory first.

@sa.t.2507 Месяц назад

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.

@dustinschmidtphoto Месяц назад

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.

@sa.t.2507 Месяц назад

@@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.

@dustinschmidtphoto Месяц назад

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.

@sa.t.2507 Месяц назад

@@dustinschmidtphoto thanks man!

@frankfeng2701 Месяц назад

I agree. At $11k launch price, FX9 is the worst value camera body that carries the IMX410 sensor. I'm surprised FX9II is still not out yet, which should carry the a9iii GS sensor.