New-Mount Canon Cinema

Bear with me. I have been shown a marvellous Canon camera that I cannot fully appreciate - I can only parrot what I've been told. I'm not a video shooter. Indeed the last movie I went to see had Danny Kaye in it and it cost 2/6d to get in. I could even afford a choc bomb without having to take out a loan from the bank. The chief selling feature of the new Canon EOS C 70 seems to be the use of the RF lens mount. These are the Canon lenses intended for their line of mirror-less still cameras ( themselves quite capable in the video line ) and have extremely good performance on the Canon sensors. The literature refers to the format as super 35, though there seem to be a number of choices that users can make about the size and shape of recording field. There is even one that makes a portrait-orientation shot intended for inclusion on smart devices. That's good thinking as so many people use social media sites to show their productions. Okay, the lit. says that this camera scores highly with stabilisation. " Advanced " is the term applied. The RF lenses can also be stabilised so if the camera agrees to shake in a complimentary manner you can get a steady shot even on the morning after. You're also given the opportunity to adapt the Canon EF-mount lenses to this camera via adapter - so all of your lens cupboard can be used. Here's where I part company with any actual knowledge. The shooting is described as 4K 120p. 4:2.2 ( 10 bit ). I'd be willing to bet the menu has a list of choices that would make your eyes water - I did not press the button for fear I would see it. Whatever you are tasked with matching should be possible. Recording goes to 2 SD slots so you can serial or parallel the image stream. It also has inbuilt ND filter capability - 2/4/6/8/10 stop range. If you need to match depth of field to the subjects this will give you a chance in-camera. Dynamic range? Because remember you're recording a stream of work rather than just single images - fixing it in post-production may be very much more complicated. The range is listed as 16 +stops - surely enough for any sensible situation. I'm afraid I'll have to rely upon the customer's innate understanding of the features listed on the rubber socket doors to decipher them. But I can admire the steel connectors for rigs and tripods and the wise use of a battery door that can be accessed without disturbing the setup. Would that we had that on some of our still cameras. That's it. Yes, I am ignorant, and yes, I would like a skilled videographer to teach me more about this camera. It's available to check out at both the Murray and Stirling Street stores, so go and admire it.