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Hello Folks, I'm curious what kind of wireless mic units you like and why?

I have a 7 year old  Sennheiser g2 ew 100 and understand that there are new options available.

Also, I've been running A Sennheiser 416 as a camera mount mic but sometimes find that it is too directional. Does anyone here use anything other than the Rode Video Mics?

Would appreciate any advice.

Tschuss.

Why the fcuk did no one ever build a small unit that takes the signal from this camera's CF slot and encode it to a manageable format?

Hi Aaron, quick question. Does the dual pixel auto focus work well on non L lenses? Does it work well on all lenses? Thanks.

Solid Kubrickian. Good to hear that the engineers are thinking somewhat like the people who will use their cameras.

Thank again for your continued help in this process

Question?

Suppose you wanted to remove the C100 Mkii top handle. Could you then mount a mic to the hot shoe, then input the mic to the camera using the 3.5mm mini jack, then control the input volume via menu controls. If so, is accessing the menu audio level controls fairly easy?

Yeah, I've often wondered how many 1DC units are sitting in boxes in warehouses that will never see the light of day because a fairly simple firmware update was never made available.

My feeling is that Canon made an ungodly amount of money in the dslr revolution that they can sit back for a decade and roll things out in very conservative manner. And to hear that they did not even fathom what building a stills camera that could shoot video would lead to is somewhat laughable. Somewhat.

Fashion? For sure. What's next, fake eyelashes?

I don't know, I mean for me the first thing that I have to ask is why is this Fstopper guy wearing lipstick? Never mind the camera stuff.

Yep. I sort of had a bit of a break though moment today where I re-realized that story content is just so much more important that things like dynamic rage, 4k resolution etc. Having a camera that that let's you focus on content capture as a one man band in difficult circumstances is worth it's weight.

I also love the idea of losing the side and top handles and throwing a pancake on it.

Solid Aaron. Thank you for sharing. This echos what I've been hearing as well. How long have you had the camera?

Sam, Shield3, Top marks! Really appreciate you both jumping in here with your decent work around solutions.

My situation is that I'm spending years at a time running through through the streets of big dirty Asian megacities chasing characters. The city that I'm currently working in has more that 1 million people per square km and that means that I'm often jammed into ridiculous situations where I like to have the camera as small and unobtrusive as possible. If not, it attracts too much attention. I would probably just go with a bare bones 1DC but a year ago my eyes shifted and well... things are not so sharp right up in front anymore, especially in the smoke and fume, and I have to push the camera out a little further to get the screen sharper. Despite the added bulk, I'll take a closer look into the loupe and LCD option you've both suggested, thank you again for those.

Without a doubt the image on the 1DC is superior to the C100 MKii, but the tools and functionality that the C100 offers blows away the 1DC. It's a serious choice I have in front on me, good problems to have but it doesn't make it any easier. Alas.

Although BMD is seen and loved as some sort of underdog, I feel that they are in fact fooling around with people. For example, most pros will go with a camera that has a proven track record with a budget to support it. So what does Blackmagic do? They build a big heavy camera called the Ursa thinking that it can compete. And I guess on a good day it can. But why would a pro hire the Ursa when they have access to cameras that are the benchmark of the industry? Blackmagic's market is indie filmmakers like the folks here who want small powerful cameras at fair price. All they have to do is build something like the FS5 and give it decent functionality and a robust codec and they could own everything south of the $10k market - or most probably force the big guns to have to give us more bang. Maybe the Ursa Mini 4.6k will really hold together... I want to like it but to be honest it still looks too big for what I do. And what's with having to open the LCD panel to access the audio pots? Moreover, I certainly don't need all those SDI, timecode, BNC, etc connectors. I can understand that building a great camera must be a shitload of design and engineering work, but in watching a number of BDM interviews they always strike me like they don't seem to know what people want and I think that is a bit of an insult. I really hope this camera shine through for them though.

Thanks. I absolutely agree. Just wondered how they compared to 5DM2, C100, etc. I didn't expect much.

Very helpful Ebrahim. I've really come to appreciate your help on this forum 
Yes the loupe would come in handy in certain bright outdoor situations. Also, from what I understand, something like a SmallHD 502 with the Sidefinder unit could be attached directly to the camera's hot shoe. It look like Andrew has a very small unit in the photo, it's a Kinotechnik.

Of course they are never going to give is the 'perfect camera' but I think that if I could rig this camera in a way that supports proper image monitoring and sound capture, this could be the last camera I buy for a long time. The image from this unit is really stellar.

Does anyone know how good the audio pre-amps are on the 1DC?

At 10:46 Phil checks focus using some kind of focus magnifier. So it does seem that there is some native help in the focus department.

I found a few examples here: http://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/7709-canon-1d-c-used-price-slips-under-£5000-and-why-i-decided-to-take-the-gamble-and-get-one/?page=7

Nice one Franz. Can you direct my eye towards other small set-ups?

Oh and I just saw a 1DC go up on eBay in your neck of the woods. Was it yours?

Great detailed post Ebrahim. Thank you!
And as I understand it, the C100 MkII has a one touch auto focus/ iris. Would this lens take advantage of those features?

After wading through a heap of Sony material these last weeks, and then diving back into some Canon material, it really appears obvious to me that Canon have the magic color sauce. As such, and in looking towards a new camera, I've been trying to decide between the C100mkii and the 1DC. But, as I have always understood it, there are no focusing aids in the 1DC. No need to mention just how important this is in 4k. So, can someone tell me how one can overcome this seemingly bizarre state of affairs? Loupe? External monitor?

Much obliged Aaron and Kaylee

The only down side is that it's mechanically lower quality than the 16-35mm L, not bad at all but not L roughness.

Thank you Ebrahim.

Regarding build quality, I hear that dust has a tendency to wind up inside the lens as a result. What about the actual optics, can any comment on the quality of the glass? 

It's not the cards. It's Sony packing tech into cute little packages that can't adequately dissipate the heat. They knew what would happen, but after crunching the numbers, determined that it's still a win for them. I think the question a lot of us are curios to know is if A7sii do the same?

Thank you Aaron.

Yes the the extra reach in the 17-55 would come in useful for sure. I guess I just sort of always heard that this lens was a mediocre option, although having never used it I can't say. Also, I'm thinking that since the 16-35 f4 is pretty new a lot of folks have never used it either. Most owners seem to love the Sigma though.

Regarding lenses for the C100 Mkii, I need a wide angle. I've been considering these:

Sigma 18-35mm f1.8

Canon 16-35mm f4 IS

Seeing as the camera itself is heavier than the dslr/ mirrorless stuff, I'm not so concerned about handheld micro-jitter, although I do understand the benefits of IS.

Looking DXO scores, the two lenses are not that much different 'overall' with the Canon performing a little sharper.

Just wondering is anyone has anything to say about these two lenses, you preferences, or other wide zooms?

 

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