Cinema EOS - Canon EOS c300 and 5 Lenses Announced in Hollywood, CA

[Daniel Browning]

Bryan posted a link to some coverage of Canon's new camera and lens announcements. There's some info here too:


http://www.dvinfo.net/article/acquisition/canon-eos/canon-usa-announces-cinema-eos-c300-and-eos-c300-pl-cameras.html


The camera is a big yawn for me, but I'm interested in the new lenses. Reportedly there are these EF versions:

• Canon Zoom Lens CN-E14.5-60mm T2.6 L S
• Canon Zoom Lens CN-E30-300mm T2.95-3.7 L S
• Canon Prime Lens CTZ-029 (24mm)
• Canon Prime Lens CTZ-030 (50mm)
• Canon Prime Lens CTZ-031 (85mm)

I wonder if these will cover full-formats or just APS-C? Hopefully more information will come out soon.

[Dr Croubie]

I

[Daniel Browning]

Super-35 is approximately equal to the 1.6X format. Cinema cameras and still cameras both use the same 35mm film, but cinema cameras run it *sideways*, so it

[neuroanatomist]

Canon press release on the new cinematography dSLR. Full frame sensor, but cropped to APS-H-like for 4K video, otherwise light on detail. Image looks like a 1-series body.


www.canon.com/.../nov04e04.html

[Daniel Browning]

Now *that* could be a very good camera.

[Dr Croubie]

Stealing a quote from someone over at CR:


"The new lenses have 2 red rings, so probably double price too"

[jfritz]

The press release says $47,000 for the 30-300. The primes are a much more affordable $6,800.

[Dr Croubie]

Also:


"All seven new lenses are capable of delivering exceptional 4K optical performance and offer compatibility with the Super 35 mm-equivalent image format. ***The three single-focal-length EF lenses can be used with cameras equipped with 35 mm full-frame sensors.***"


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and $45k for an effectively EFs 14.5-60 f/2.4 or so.


*drools*


*buy 17-55 IS instead*

[andnowimbroke]

That

[Rocco]

That's serious cash for something that won't fit on anything but a 1.6 crop

I suppose if you had that kind of cash you'd be buying the Cinema DSLR as well. Remember when one of the rumors was that the new 1D would have 4k video?? Who saw this coming? I wonder how the stills look. Also, what kind of res/iso would there be in a dslr like that? No way it'd trump a 1D for still quality, right? Otherwise the 1D would cease to be the flagship.