I’ve been totalling up how much money I’ve spent on Canon gear since starting EOSHD.
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Canon announces development of 8K Cinema EOS camera and 120MP DSLR
Canon today issued an unusual development announcement for two upcoming cameras.
The first is a Cinema EOS C500 successor with 8K recording. The second is a 5DS style full frame DSLR featuring 120 megapixel resolution.
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Canon Interview – “investigating 4K and LOG” for future DSLRs. Also C500 successor will be ‘Alexa-style’
In this illuminating interview with Canon’s Masaya Maeda by Neil Matsumoto, stuff happens.
Arri AMIRA priced to compete with Canon C500 – plus, the secret of Arri’s success
Full information on the AMIRA can be seen at CVP
Looking at the Oscar nominations recently at EOSHD, with not a Red camera in sight, it’s clear Arri are a run-away success in the filmmaking industry. Now Arri are gunning for the Canon C300 and C500 with a camera which could seriously erode the market for Cinema EOS cameras at the high end of the broadcast and single-operator videographer market. The Amira’s pricing starts at 25,980 euros which puts it in the Sony F55 and Canon C500 range.
What’s the secret to Arri’s success?
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RED cameras absent from all Oscar cinematography and best picture nominees
SetLife Magazine (a recommended follow on Facebook) has compiled technical specification slates showing us who shot on what when it comes to the big 2014 Oscar nominees.
Interestingly Arri cameras still sweep the board. There are also nods to the Cinema EOS cameras and even the GoPro, but the really surprising thing is not a single one of the films were shot on RED.
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The Canon 1D C review
Iscorama anamorphic on the 1D C and my test footage at Vimeo
I shot with the Canon 1D C and Canon C100 Cinema EOS cameras recently with SlashCam in Berlin. The 1D C is the most Jekyll and Hyde camera I’ve ever used and a difficult camera to review. The 1D C is a marriage of beautiful 4K images and an unwilling partner who hasn’t shifted an inch to accommodate it.
NAB rolling news update – Atomos firmware for native 24p on Nikon D800 / Canon C500 official specs sheet
Atomos have released a firmware update for the Ninja ProRes recorder to make it Nikon D800 certified. It is now able to obtain a true native 24p progressive feed from the Nikon D800! No more interlaced. They say quality in this mode is very good. I don’t yet have a D800 (or the Ninja!) so can’t test this for myself but if any readers are willing to give this a go, be my guest.
Canon set to announce 4K 120fps RAW C500 and Cinema 1D 4K DSLR – specs and price revealed
Canon are due to issue a press release ahead of NAB. What my source says about the new cameras is pretty extraordinary even in light of what Sony are doing with the FS700.
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