[Marios Karageorgiou]

Thank you for your help Al.
Yes things now are very clear since I got in my hands C100 MKII a couple of weeks now.
I was talking about the colors because I couldn’t find any video with C100 recording with EOS picture profile cause I wanted to make a comparison how colorful were the colors between these two.I was thinking that it will be very nice to be able to shoot internally vibrant colors with crushed blacks like my old 5d3 without the need to apply my clips in post everytime.So when I used for 1st time EOS picture profile on my C100 I was amazed and I can say that I like it even more than my 5d3.Ofc I have to confess that from the time I started using this camera I didnt use this pp again because I find it “video” or lets say better “plastic” look if you can understand what I mean.As I said I just wanted a ready to go profile with vibrant colors when I use the camera for personal use, like when Im recording my little daughter in the park for example and want something colorful and w/o the need of post.. but again even when I use my camera like this I prefer to use Wide DR as I find much better in terms of DR and accurate colors.The only thing I can’t explain is that when I connect my camera via Hdmi to my monitor Dell U2413 or to my Samsung LE32B650 and push the iso until 20000 I see very little noise.. but if I take the SD out and use it with the same monitor/tv the noise is much much more and visible.

[Marios Karageorgiou]

Hello again,
I just got in my hands my C100 MK II and I can say that Im really excited with this little powerful tool!
I received 3 days ago and since then Im testing it all the time in different aspects and I have a few questions to ask that came after using it.
First of all Im from Greece (Europe) which means that I’m in Pal territory and I was surprised when I saw that in Pal mode (50hz) the camera doesn’t provide 24p.I did a research on the web and I saw that 24p actually is from NTSC region but my 5d3 had this option in both PAL/NTSC.
Second I plugged my camera via Hdmi with my monitor Dell U2413 set to SRGB to test how accurate are the colours of my IPS panel comparing to OLED camera’s monitor.Then by watching at the same time my monitor and the OLED camera;s monitor I pushed the iso in different high values to test how performs in low light conditions and I figured out that at 20000 ISO the camera performed amazingly well.So I took off my SD to test it in FCPX with neat video to see how NR performs with this camera.For my surprise the footage at my pc (same monitor) was much much noisier… at least twice against when I was looking it on the same monitor through HDMI straight from the camera.
Finally I would like to ask if C line series suffer from magenta colours as I can’t figure out if my monitor needs calibration or the camera produces much more magenta colours through the rest.
After all I can’t believe how sharp the camera is and how beautiful images it produces.DSLR world for me now is only a good memory.. these cameras play at a very different level.

[Marios Karageorgiou]

Its really a bargain for the specs URSA has… really really amazing.Canon sadly doesn’t provide big innovations in terms of technology anymore but it has very well built cameras which can produce very nice pictures and also an amazing collection of EF lenses which do everything easier for a cinematographer.The review you sent me also was very interesting… if BM solves a few bugs this would be an amazing camera with so many tools that it has on the body and with the amazing 12 bit 4k Raw it provides and the EF mount.Im waiting to see your work when you get it in your hands Craig and I wish you enjoy it in every section of your needs.
Best Regards and thanks again for the help.

[Marios Karageorgiou]

Hi Craig and thank you for your helpful advice.
Im still searching to find C100 MK II in stock in my country or in Europe but still can’t find it.I sold my lenses also so I can have enough money to make the move to a Cinema Camcorder and also to invest for start in different lenses for the S35 sensor that will help better for run and gun situations.In reality if I had enough budget to make the move without selling my existing equipment then I would do it with not second thought.I do colour correction/grading for a web tv channel last year and I have done a few personal projects working with Raw video with ML installed in my 5d3.To tell you the truth Im already missing Raw and the huge information every frame was carrying making colour grading a Heaven with so many possibilities.Take a look at one video when ML did the the trick in the beginning https://vimeo.com/70441748 .Of course the S35 sensor of C100 has much more DR, sharpness, better image quality but it will never be like Raw in 5d3.That said if C100 MK II had at least 10 bit input or at least output with clean hdmi then I would never be able to think of buying it again and again.. it would be a perfect camera! Its really shame to have only 256 shades per channel and to come across facing it in a camera that has so many potentials and great image quality but Canon doesn’t give it because it wants to protect the bigger brothers of Cinema Line.Its really a shame!
I thought many times to go for the Blackmagic URSA camera but without being bad, I never liked the colours of Blackmagic cameras.You hear so many ppl today to talk about tech specs of each model, for example the a7s or the Gh4 but never hear form someone talks about the colours.. and in my opinion the colours of Canon Cameras and Dslrs are the best.Only Arri has more magic in their colour science they use in their cameras.Finally I really need a Run and Gun camera cause occasionally Im doing weddings/events and also need a tool with very good low light performance for documentary work.I hope in the future Canon address a few things about C100 with a firmware maybe.. who knows..

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[Marios Karageorgiou]

Thanks again Todd,
It was very helpful to know what to choose from a man that has work with the Cinema line of Canon Cameras.
I will finally buy the C100 Mark II.To tell you the truth I had already took the decision but I wanted to hear from a Pro filmmaker that has work with these cameras, his opinion.
Thanks again.

[Marios Karageorgiou]

Hi Todd,
Thank you very much for fast and very helpful answer.
In the Web TV Im working right now Im using filmic look and thats why the team which has only DSLRs shoot with flat profiles.
In weekends many times I do events/weddings so again a Run n Gun camera like C100 would be amazing.
So from the time a Canon DSLR and a C100 record at the same frame rate for example 23.976 which is progressive, is there no difference
in the way these cameras sensors process the images?
Last, is there any other option in this budget (5k) and similar to C100 and ready to go?
Thanks.