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Thanks Tech Space! The lighting was actually a lot simpler than you’d think. We only had a few fixtures. Stick a light in a window and walk away. The only spot where I did more than that was a skypanel s60 through a 6x6 diffusion in the red dress scene. Then lots of negative fill.

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cool.cool.yes.cool.i guess that's true.works great for the other run and gun types with no ibis.no not really.crank shutter and screen cap or ask them to stand still.HOPETHATHELPS

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Time the day right and the sun will do the work for you ;)

I'm not sure about that - I'm sure Canon's website will have their weather and dust rating listed.

Thanks Matt. TBH I’m not the expert in that area. I’ve toyed around with it but I’m not very knowledgeable. I know one of the secrets is to isolate the shadows and lower mids and only reduce the noise there - retaining the sharpness in the skin and highlights where there is less noise. I’ve tried AE, Resolve, and Neat. In the end, my strategy has either been to over expose and crush out the noise or hand it off to a competent Colorist to do it properly.

Thank you Eugene!

Thank you Rata del Desierto! I wouldn't be too concerned about DR. From a practical POV both of those cameras are very similar and about as good as it gets for mirrorless cameras. Image quality is rather subjective, so that's up to you to decide what pleases you the most. Best of luck!

Hello Miles, $15 smoke machine rental. :)

Thanks JLS! I think that if you’re doing doc work (which wouldn’t be the ideal use for this camera), you’d run into issues using LP-E6. I mean, LP-E6s are pretty lousy batteries at the best of times. We had a good amount of them, however and we’re able to cycle them out between takes as needed. I don’t recall the feeling that we were swapping out more than say, if I was shooting on an A7Siii or an SH1. Maybe we did 3-4 swaps for the day. Which, in my mind - for an 8K mirrorless camera, is quite good. Maybe my expectations are lower than other reviewers. In an actual professional context (if I owned the camera) I would have it set up for v-mount/gold mount power. That way you can run the camera all day + accessories on one or two charges at most.

@@vistek thanks again for so much practical detail. I’ve found my real world usage to be very different in reality than people who aren’t actually using these things in actual production scenarios. So Basically this tells me that in some situations (for me) having some extra LP-E6s will be fine (ie on a gimbal) and in other situations I’ll just use an external power source. Which is what I do when using my BMPCC4K. For me that’s why I really like hybrids, I have the option to scale up or have it super lean and inconspicuous. THANK YOU!

@@Malick333 The BMPCC4k is an absolute hog on batteries. My R5C hasn't arrived yet (should be arriving tomorrow), but I have a feeling the R5C might fare better. Either way, if the camera is being caged up, there is absolutely no issue running a V-mount or an Anker power bank on the setup and not having to worry about power anymore.

@@vistek Hi, so you think that this camera is not so good for running around and shooting documentaries... well that is what I do and wanted this camera :(

Thanks K. Raw is only available in 8K. It plays surprisingly well on a timeline, so the bigger issue will be file size vs performance.

There is an 5,9K RAW option up to 60fps, but only with a Super35 crop

Thanks Roderick! How do you find the c70 more difficult to use? The experience should be the opposite.

@@vistek hi, thanks fir the reply! well.... Coming from stills, I'm used to the evf stuck to my face, a little stabilisation.Also ,I'm using a neat VND adapter on R3 and shooting raw (on zeiss lenses). With the C70, I have no auto iso and struggle to see what I'm doing.... I think the sensor is distinctly gentler though. And I love the video menu and tools.

Thanks Myles! I had a professional colourist colour the film. Not a LUT to be seen for miles. :). But if you look in the review, you can see the canon clog3 to Wide DR lut produces some pleasant results out of the can.

@@vistek haha thanks! I thought that conversion LUT looked good, I get really overwhelming red skin on C70 but will have to revisit it! Great work

My assumption is, yes.

Thank you! You may be right, but also I’m a bit sceptical because of the fan/base size and the placement of the time code port. The extended EVF may also affect it.

@@vistek probably. But we won’t know until we try 😄😄

In a Interview with Canon I think at fstoppers, the canon guy said the cages are still fitting.

I saw one reviewer fit the Smallrig Black Mamba R5 cage on it no problem. Of course I’m sure they will make R5C custom cages eventually. I highly recommend the super tight form factor of the Mamba btw.

@@vistek Because the growth in the R5C body is to the rear it will not interfere with the Smallrig R5/R6 cage. Other similar cages should also be fine.

I’d be interested to see what other viewers think - but based on my experience with both cameras now, I think the C70 is still a very strong camera. 8K is nice, no question. But it’s really not necessary. It’s a nice to have kind of thing. The built in ND of the C70 also makes it a great (if not more suitable) product for pro use. The one clear reason to get the R5C is if you want both a video and proper photo camera.

@@vistek Thanks so much. Really appreciate the thoughtful answer. One last question - if you were shooting a feature and you had to pick one, do you have a clear winner personally?

@@abnerqjames I think I'd end up going with the C70, simply because there are limited options for full frame cinema glass. Depending on the speed of production, and the subject matter - you may also really appreciate the internal ND. But ultimately there are so many factors in determining the right camera for your production that you probably have to weigh out several things.

@@vistek Awesome. That makes sense. Thank you again!

@@vistek Why is c70 almost a thousand dollars cheaper at Maple leafs photo than Vistek ? what is the difference ? Thanks

Hahaha. Happy to hear! Thank you! 😀

Hi Malte. Yes the camera was very much a pre-release model.

Hi There - yes, some elements were shot in RAW but not all. Only those in which I wanted the full 8K or needed the extended dynamic range. Most of what you see is XFAVC; a good 90%. RAW is a bit over-kill for stuff like this. I can't remember precisely which clips were raw (it's been a while), but I do recall the stairwell being raw because I was getting lens vignetting with the ultra wide lens, and 8K allowed me to punch in for a vignette free shot. My suggestion is to save RAW for anytime you need the dynamic range or the digital zoom/reframing option. It's a very efficient RAW codec, but XFAVC is still a powerful 10 bit codec that should be more than enough for all your projects and at a fraction of the file size. If you are relatively in control of your lighting, there is little need to ever use RAW on any camera (save maybe for VFX integration).

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Whatever the official canon one is.

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Hi Alexander - I'm sure other viewers / shooters can chime in with their thoughts here as well. I'm just gonna flex my opinion, but opinions can vary greatly. My feeling when it comes to using this camera is to be aware of unique nature of the situations in which you're using it. If I was a wedding shooter and I knew that I'd have to shoot for a long while before back ups - I'd want to make sure my camera had a back up or proxy capabilities. But I'm willing to guess you're not going to be shooting a 2 hour wedding with 8K VR. This means, like all other cinema productions, that you off load your card often, and use professional software like ShotPut Pro or Hedge vs the ol' drag & drop. Most card corruption issues come from the files not being closed out - which those programs effectively do. There is never a 2nd (back up) card for any film or commercial project I work on. One card, that we ensure we off load regularly, in a proper way, and double check the footage after import. Fortunately I've never had anything ever go wrong, but if it did, we'd be able to re-shoot on the day.

@@vistek Thanks for the detailed response! I was ignorant of how that all fits together. Makes sense.

Well this one won’t overheat whilst vlogging…

Lens was too wide, amongst other issues. Trust me, if I can go with a matte box and drop in filters, that’s always the preference. It wasn’t an option budget wise on this job.

@@vistek so you only got vignetting at the 15mm end of the canon glass up to what mm ?

That's a complicated question. RAW is not inherently LOG. When de-bayering in post, you can chose LOG or any other gamma profile. It just depends on how you are used to working. The dynamic range or any other attribute is unaffected by whatever profile you chose. Raw, is raw. You (the creator) just have to decide how you want to "view" it.

Thank you!@@vistek

Sadly it does not! But maybe in future firmware? Tho I don't know if the C70 has a gyro in it - which would be necessary for this feature to work.

Hi Miguel. We had a set of 4 batteries and cycled through them. Definitely in a camera like this - especially shooting 8K, it’s going to eat through the LP-E6. I based my comment on the general understanding that the LP-E6s performed as expected or better than expected. But if someone is using this camera with a couple E6s and expecting them to last a few hours, I think that simply wouldn’t be possible. Either you want a large external source or a nice handful of E6s.

@@vistek That is very interesting. LPE6's last tops 8 minutes on 4K when toggling between 60 and 24fps. The LPE6NH gets to about 30minutes (roughly) just while being on standby and taking a few shots. Then I get a warning and within 5 minutes of battery warning - its dead. I am seeing erratic reports online. Some boast 1hr10minutes, others like me are seeing unexplained battery drain and so far Canon has not been forthcoming or helpful to resolve or admit this. I think these are all first model bugs. To anyone interested , I would say to wait till they fix all these beta bugs.