Ty Harper

Some tests showing a couple of the new power and AF updates.
https://youtu.be/GrqhoyezO3I
https://youtu.be/N833scPgTbQ

Here's a more comprehensive list of the R5C updates via Barry Griffin's IG: https://www.instagram.com/barry_canonproimaging/
EOS R5 C Firmware Update:
Flex Zoom & CN8x15 IAS Lens support
Mount Adapter EF-EOS R 0.71x support (same lens support as EOS C70)
RF-S Lens support (RF-S 18-45mm, RF-S 18-150mm, RF-S 55-210mm)
EOS R5 Catchup update (adds features from R5’s July, Nov & March FW release)
Dual Fisheye: Enables Left/Right switching for VR recording
Improved Video/Photo mode switching
Adds Power Saving Mode
Enhanced Clear Scan resolution (improves compatibility with LED walls).
Adds Digital-Teleconverter function (adds 1.5x / 2x / 2.5x / 3x magnification)
Option to change WFM & Vectors cope size and transparency
Adds Canon 709 / BT.709 / CMT 709 (same as previous CEOS FW update)
Adds ‘G Gain’ White Balance option in Custom Picture settings
Adds subject selection via Lens Control Ring as an assignable function
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Additionally Youtuber Yusuke Osawa just released an interview he did with a Canon rep about the announced FW updates. Might be worth checking out for some: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uquTpEvgCRg
Thanks to user 'sugoroku' over at DVXuser for translating some key things not mentioned by NewsShooter or Barry Griffin. Specifically the following (take everything with a grain of salt obviously!):
"1) Extended battery life. It only works with XF-AVC and not for RAW recording but should extend battery life up to 30% longer.
2) Two autofocus improvements. One being detecting human head more precisely especially when facing backwards and the other being focus tracking box changing its size and shape depending on the tracking subject. (around 15min. mark on the video link below)"
 

Here's a more comprehensive list of the R5C updates via Barry Griffin's IG: https://www.instagram.com/barry_canonproimaging/
EOS R5 C Firmware Update:
Flex Zoom & CN8x15 IAS Lens support
Mount Adapter EF-EOS R 0.71x support (same lens support as EOS C70)
RF-S Lens support (RF-S 18-45mm, RF-S 18-150mm, RF-S 55-210mm)
EOS R5 Catchup update (adds features from R5’s July, Nov & March FW release)
Dual Fisheye: Enables Left/Right switching for VR recording
Improved Video/Photo mode switching
Adds Power Saving Mode
Enhanced Clear Scan resolution (improves compatibility with LED walls).
Adds Digital-Teleconverter function (adds 1.5x / 2x / 2.5x / 3x magnification)
Option to change WFM & Vectors cope size and transparency
Adds Canon 709 / BT.709 / CMT 709 (same as previous CEOS FW update)
Adds ‘G Gain’ White Balance option in Custom Picture settings
Adds subject selection via Lens Control Ring as an assignable function
===
Additionally Youtuber Yusuke Osawa just released an interview he did with a Canon rep about the announced FW updates. Might be worth checking out for some: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uquTpEvgCRg
Thanks to user 'sugoroku' over at DVXuser for translating some key things not mentioned by NewsShooter or Barry Griffin. Specifically the following (take everything with a grain of salt obviously!):
"1) Extended battery life. It only works with XF-AVC and not for RAW recording but should extend battery life up to 30% longer.
2) Two autofocus improvements. One being detecting human head more precisely especially when facing backwards and the other being focus tracking box changing its size and shape depending on the tracking subject. (around 15min. mark on the video link below)"
 

Oh man, these are pretty much all the FW updates I had hoped for!
"Improvements to the EOS R5 C include support for the EF-EOS R 0.71x Mount Adapter, faster switching time between photo and video modes, a power saving mode, 2x magnification during 8K MP4 recording and a digital-teleconverter option, maximizing flexibility by providing a quick way to increase the telephoto capability of the lens used."
https://www.newsshooter.com/2023/04/02/canon-cinema-eos-firmware-updates/?fbclid=IwAR3gafIkHuTszqC19mYmhmtG9l7H3i8U2hXb_tAwIx7NVgjY-QYm_vt9TgQ&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Some tests showing a couple of the new power and AF updates.
https://youtu.be/GrqhoyezO3I
https://youtu.be/N833scPgTbQ

Here's a more comprehensive list of the R5C updates via Barry Griffin's IG: https://www.instagram.com/barry_canonproimaging/
EOS R5 C Firmware Update:
Flex Zoom & CN8x15 IAS Lens support
Mount Adapter EF-EOS R 0.71x support (same lens support as EOS C70)
RF-S Lens support (RF-S 18-45mm, RF-S 18-150mm, RF-S 55-210mm)
EOS R5 Catchup update (adds features from R5’s July, Nov & March FW release)
Dual Fisheye: Enables Left/Right switching for VR recording
Improved Video/Photo mode switching
Adds Power Saving Mode
Enhanced Clear Scan resolution (improves compatibility with LED walls).
Adds Digital-Teleconverter function (adds 1.5x / 2x / 2.5x / 3x magnification)
Option to change WFM & Vectors cope size and transparency
Adds Canon 709 / BT.709 / CMT 709 (same as previous CEOS FW update)
Adds ‘G Gain’ White Balance option in Custom Picture settings
Adds subject selection via Lens Control Ring as an assignable function
===
Additionally Youtuber Yusuke Osawa just released an interview he did with a Canon rep about the announced FW updates. Might be worth checking out for some: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uquTpEvgCRg
Thanks to user 'sugoroku' over at DVXuser for translating some key things not mentioned by NewsShooter or Barry Griffin. Specifically the following (take everything with a grain of salt obviously!):
"1) Extended battery life. It only works with XF-AVC and not for RAW recording but should extend battery life up to 30% longer.
2) Two autofocus improvements. One being detecting human head more precisely especially when facing backwards and the other being focus tracking box changing its size and shape depending on the tracking subject. (around 15min. mark on the video link below)"
 

Oh man, these are pretty much all the FW updates I had hoped for!
"Improvements to the EOS R5 C include support for the EF-EOS R 0.71x Mount Adapter, faster switching time between photo and video modes, a power saving mode, 2x magnification during 8K MP4 recording and a digital-teleconverter option, maximizing flexibility by providing a quick way to increase the telephoto capability of the lens used."
https://www.newsshooter.com/2023/04/02/canon-cinema-eos-firmware-updates/?fbclid=IwAR3gafIkHuTszqC19mYmhmtG9l7H3i8U2hXb_tAwIx7NVgjY-QYm_vt9TgQ&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Ah right, my bad!

The 17-55mm or the 10-22mm APS-C lenses definitely work for video on the R5C and anecdotely I've heard the IQ hit is miniscule.  

Just came back from a passion project shoot in South America. A mix of talking head interviews and capturing b-roll on most days. I had 6 batteries (4 oem and 2 off brand) - no grip - and the battery drain issue wasn't as big of a deal as I thought it would be. Of course we all have different workflows/needs etc. 

Not that I personally care but the R5c is now Netflix approved.

Nevertheless a firmware update that improves the standby power is long due.

So I guess they gonna let this power sucking problem keep going? That is quite a disappointment. They really need to implant a serious power saving mode during standby.

New firmware update. Kinda disappointing tho, smh
Firmware Version 1.0.3.1 incorporates the following enhancement:
Improves the image quality of Canon Log 3 when shooting in XF-AVC or MP4 formats.
https://www.usa.canon.com/support/canon-product-advisories/Firmware-Notice-EOS-R5-C-Firmware-Version-1-0-3-1?utm_source=canon_community&utm_medium=announcements_box

eh, if you're rolling for hours (days even!) covering some random small business conference in a hotel that's only going to be put on YT (or perhaps even only used internally) then 8bit is perfectly fine. 

1080p raw video with 12ish stops of DR is hardly an obsession in IQ.
Isn't the goal to get more DR, more bitrate, more color information? I, believe, @TomTheDP 's point in this post is that a group of part time coders were able to unlock, and write, a fairly stable firmware which opened a zeitgeist of cinema settings and 14bit raw video on a prosumer camera, so surely official firmware from one of the manufacturers could easily match their efforts from 11 years ago
12bit video can display up to 68 billion shades of color, 14bit can display up to 4 trillion. Surely, those numbers will be closer when the image goes through the pipeline to an eventual rec709 delivery, but to say it will have zero effect on the final image just isn't true.
If it doesn't matter to you... cool! It doesn't mean it isn't important to someone else.
That said, I agree that story is king. But as you suggested, any aspect that supports the story and the director's vision is a worthy goal.

Aside from the obvious features the 5D MKIII lacks like DPAF and IBIS for example, there are none that I can think of when I decide to reach for it over say my R5C. The biggest issue was the large files and workflow which became a non-issue once I got a Mac Mini M1.

Going on 9 years as a ML Raw user and have never had an issue. Started with the 5D MK II and now I have two 5D MKIIIs. 

Aside from the obvious features the 5D MKIII lacks like DPAF and IBIS for example, there are none that I can think of when I decide to reach for it over say my R5C. The biggest issue was the large files and workflow which became a non-issue once I got a Mac Mini M1.

Going on 9 years as a ML Raw user and have never had an issue. Started with the 5D MK II and now I have two 5D MKIIIs. 

Thought it worth mentioning that the R5C internal audio is imo the best internal audio I've ever used/heard from a mirrorless/DSLR cam. Maybe not as good as a C100/300 etc but I am so used to having to find a way to minimize the internal preamps with some kind of external recorder's that I was truly surprised when I realized I could just plug my G3 directly into the mic/line and get pretty good results.
To be clear, if you're buying an R5C - the days of also needing an external recorder and Sescom attentuation cables, etc, etc (at least for one/two person interviews), are over!

While I have moved on to the R5C (and either an R5 and R6 MKII as a b cam in the future!) - I still have two 5D MKIII's and don't think I'll ever part with them. Look the look, and the workflow is so much easier in the post M1 era!

I am currently running n gunning in South America for a family passion project. I've got an R5C, a Sennheiser G3 that I plug directly into the cam, 6 batteries, a mini stand and a basic ballhead. I brought a Zoom F3 just in case but haven't needed it bcuz the audio I'm getting plugging the G3 directly in-camera is solid. I sold a bunch of my Canon lens so I could buy/bring a 35mm RF f1.8 IS and the Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 OS ART. I've been using all natural light, and figuring out subject placement day-of on the fly. Of course it helps that I'm in a place that is sunny and beautiful 24/7 - but I can tell you I was only comfortable travelling this stripped down bcuz the R5C comings with pretty much every light and visual measurement tool you need (except for timelapse). So far the interviews have looked great, grabbing b-roll has been easy (the various crop modes have also been clutch for this!) and I definitely see myself using this type of stripped down setup more often!

I am currently running n gunning in South America for a family passion project. I've got an R5C, a Sennheiser G3 that I plug directly into the cam, 6 batteries, a mini stand and a basic ballhead. I brought a Zoom F3 just in case but haven't needed it bcuz the audio I'm getting plugging the G3 directly in-camera is solid. I sold a bunch of my Canon lens so I could buy/bring a 35mm RF f1.8 IS and the Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 OS ART. I've been using all natural light, and figuring out subject placement day-of on the fly. Of course it helps that I'm in a place that is sunny and beautiful 24/7 - but I can tell you I was only comfortable travelling this stripped down bcuz the R5C comings with pretty much every light and visual measurement tool you need (except for timelapse). So far the interviews have looked great, grabbing b-roll has been easy (the various crop modes have also been clutch for this!) and I definitely see myself using this type of stripped down setup more often!

It is tough, very tough, even now most of my well paying clients are repeat clients; I do a ton of one hit wonders like headshots, photo studio work, etc. but repeat business and word of mouth is the real secret. Of course that is the photography side of things. For video many of my customers started with photography and eventually needed video then kept coming back to me for both.  
My particular video niche is big events (boat races, car shows, food festivals, fashion shows, etc). That niche in turn spawns tons of side projects (photo shoots, promo videos, talking heads, training videos, etc. etc). So if I were starting over right now today I would just Google events in my area and start going to them and filming them for free.
I have a branded shirt with my business name on it, I also have business cards, and I would wear my shirt and pass my cards out literally everywhere. I would shoot entire highlight reels of the events, really focus on handing out my business cards to the vendors and try to figure out who the organizers were. If I could work my way up to the organizers and main sponsors I would offer to tag them on IG and FB when the video and photos were out and give them my business cards which would ensure they saw my work.
I would give it less than 3 months of that before I started having sponsors, organizers, and event attendees reaching out to me for photos and video. Within about 6 months in a reasonably large city I would have my whole network built back up.  I keep stressing photography because in my niche it is so important. So many people contact me for photography and they never even considered video until I recommend it. One thing leads to another and next thing you know I've been working with that client for years. Events are also great because they are recurring year after year so that is repeat business if you work for the main sponsor or the event organizers.
Almost all of my business comes from these events, people at these events are getting married (they need wedding videos), they are having kids (birthday party videos / gender reveals, etc.), they run their own business (business promo videos, product demos, etc needed), etc. etc., I shoot a ton of small stuff thanks to these events. To this day if I haven't handed out 500 cards at an event that I am filming then I am not doing it right.  I never let up on the networking because events, sponsors, and attendees come and go each year so relying too heavily on any one of them for revenue the next year is a recipe for failure if they don't host or sponsor that event the next year.
Of course my approach only works in a large city or somewhere where you can easily drive to a large city. Where I live I could literally shoot nearly any type of event I wanted on any given weekend (sports, food festivals, music festivals, races, fashion shows, etc.). I once shot a live concert for a customer that needed a city activities promo video and ended up shooting a music video for the band because I gave them my card after the concert.
I have also had plenty of offers to work directly for the sponsors on their media team but I like being freelance, after working literally everything for the past 10yrs I am not interested in joining a team; but if that is your thing that could be the way into a more predictable career field.

True, but not for a while bcuz practically speaking, unless you're a new shooter making your first foray into buying glass, what are the actual advantages of buying into that system now? Especially with all these Canon adapters that essentially give the EF very practical advantages over the RF line.