Martin Duffy
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Hi Robert
Well I am taking a punt an ordering 2 XF205’s today. Canon are saying they will arrive in 5 days.
Canon are saying there is a 14 days test and return if unsatisfied warranty period so I will give it the full go over during this period.
All the footage I have seen on the internet looks pretty keen and nice to me. Do you have any links to any footage that shows obvious noise issues? Better still you can google drive a 5 second clip if you like to martin@dufftv.com.au. Cheeky of me but I am so keen to see with my own eyes.
Thanks again for your valuable input.
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Wow
Everywhere I read people are saying images are noisy even at 0DB. Is it a case of Canon have over cranked the camera and 0db is like really +6.
SO therefore to get a clean image in normal daylight run the camera at -6db?
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I am very confused here with regards to just how noisy the XF200/205 really is.
Just for a little background on myself I film fulltime and mainly film sport and also dance/theatre shows and have been at this caper for nearly 15 years.
I have used a XF300 for 3 years and recently filmed 8 dance concerts under typical lowish light using the 300 plus a friends XF100 and also a XA20. Here is my evaluation;
The XF100 and XF300 match up pretty well, the 300 is a touch sharper but by the time the video clip hits DVD I can\’t pick the difference. The 300 has a much more pro feel to it and feels better on the tripod as its heavier and the 3 dials at the front of the lens makes adjusting iris/focus in the heat of the moment so much more easier. I do wish though that the 4 inch LCD screen was closer, like another 6 inches closer to the operator. Its sort of further to the front of the camera. Personally I like having the LCD closer to my eyes. Also I find the LCD image quality of the XF100 a little more pleasing but this is not a biggi
The XA20 (same lens and sensor as the XF205) was not as nice to use as the XF100. Its zoom rocker was smaller (I like big). As far as image quality goes here is where I am really confused. For a few shoots we ran all 3 cams and popped the XA20 on a locked off wide. I found it to have no problems with low light in fact NO NOISE AT ALL. Weird thing was that in order to match the exposure we had to boost the XA20 to 12DB v 3DB on the XF300. I found the blacks on the XA20 nice and dark and rich and focus very sharp.
Here is a sample though this concert was in fairly good light so maybe not the best example.
XF300 and XA20 side by side with the 300 zoomed into stage and XA20 the locked off wide. XF100 up close near stage.