Fair assessment of each camera systems, there are so many great options for filmmakers now.

Nice vid Damien. Would love to see some image comparisons between these cams.

No mistakes made. As your business grows your needs change and adapting is a smart move.

Extremely useful video.👍👍👍 Many, many thanks!

Hochinteressanter Vergleich. Daumen hoch. Freue mich auf die angekündigten Tests. LG Kai der Bienenfilmer.

Excited for the video I run a c70 for all of my small to mid sized productions and there’s been jobs where a c300+ would be ideal The c500 was on my mind if canon would make a RF mount, then came the KX I’m now considering the KX haha

You're onto something about the RAW codecs of both camera but I want to add something here: the c70 and komodo both use whats called a DCT compression that is used for prores and h.264 with 8x8 blocks, so they're both about equal in quality. Where the difference lies is the encoding that happens before the RAW data is stored as a file. C70 applies a 12bit log transform to this data to lower the data rate since 16bit linear consumes way too much data and is inefficient. Where this goes wrong is that because the c70 is compressing it's tonal values to 12bits, the highlights end up suffering the most. The C70 looks like it's missing that "pop" because of the compressed highlight tones.

I'm curious, so how do feel about the C300 now? It seems that many of the RED advantages would have not mattered if you had kept the C300?

Achtung, die OG Komodo unterstützt diese XLR-Adapter nicht ohne eine zusätzliche Stromversorgung. Das tun nur die V-Raptor, DSMC2 mit dem Base Expander Module und die Komodo-X. Tolles Video Damien!

I want that C70 when your done with it! 💪🏽🤤

I rock my R5C but I'm more photo focused and solo gimbal work. Cheers!

also Canon depreciate more/faster than REDs I think, at lease it did with my C500 MK II. Paid 16K 3 yrs ago now a brand new one is like 11K which means resale value is even less. Paid 5.5k for my C70 a little over a year now they're going for 4.5K...That's one of reason I'm seriously consider upgrading to something like a V-Raptor, not sure how much of an upgrade it will be but I'm seriously considering it.

Sir i am sony fx3 user, i whatched almost your every c70 video and i fall in love with c70. İ found clean used second hand c70 price is 3.700 usd. ( i have that money) for coming 2 years more canon c70 will still heandle the tehcnology? İf i have c70 it will step up my bussiness for sure.

Damien, @2:33 I see you are lighting an interview subject with a lantern and a light dome and a Pavotube, which I guess is your hairlight? Do you have any explanation on why you chose that in a video? I'm currently thinking about how to light a two camera, single person interview series myself and thus noticed.

interesting because I find the c70 image more like old studio 35mm film camera in terms of looks...that more pleasing image with the roll off looks more like something shot on film to me rather than something with more digital sharpness....I actually think these 2 cameras would work pretty well together

Actually my solution to the multicam monitoring is to use a $100 4k quadviewer and 25+ft HDMI cables and/or wireless hdmi. It's actually a better solution than the sumo since the sumo is only 1080p but with a 4k quadviewer and 4k HDMI monitor you can have 4 full-res 1080p camera images on the same monitor and it's monitor-agnostic and comes with a remote control to easily switch between view modes and cameras and even can use it as a super simple live switcher in a pinch. I agree HDMI is somewhat more flimsy than SDI but then SDI ports blow out constantly on all the new cameras so I'm glad to not have to constantly worry about that. I love the canon raw+proxy capability that looks amazing and has more dynamic range than komodo while also shooting at much lower bitrates.

what xlr module do u recommend for original red Komodo ?

Would be nice if Canon in the future all cameras from the R6-series to the R1 give standard c-log2 and sdi.

Just a question: When you are working by yourself which camera is your goto camera?

I think the next generation of C300 will have an RF mount and put you where you want with all the benefits the smaller C70 offers. Having said that, it really Matters having name recognition when working on larger productions. RED, ARRI…names filmmakers looking for. I’ve retired from television, and shot Arriflex cameras when I shot film. Now that I’m retired, I want to do smaller, intimate projects that are mostly me, not a huge crew. Selfish…maybe, but true. If I were expanding my abilities and heading in the other direction, I would also have to assimilate to what the rest of the industry considers the standard.

If you use a speedbooster with 8sinn cage + speedbooster lock it’ll give you no play in the mount

you can put a lut on black magic converter ?

is that an audio technica mic at 0:26?

I agree, but by watching all the comparison videos I have a feeling no one compares red raw with Canon Raw which is available now on C70. I would love to see that comparison rather than codec.

Definitely not a mistake. The only mistake anyone in our field can make is having blind loyalty to a brand. Shoot with what works for you, your clients and the work you do. Also, don't shave. You look good.

Like you, I think the C70 has it's place in today's production. For me the paring (having the option to choose) of the KOMODO and KOMODO X as well as the C70 effectively give us the flexibility we need to respond to just about any type of project. Thanks for the video.

I like the c70 a lot, but i do regret buying it over the fx6. The c70 is good for single operators, quick turnaround projects, studio shoots, or even people looking to step up from a hybrid system for the first time. However, it is not a professional camera, even though it can make a beautiful image. Every time I take the camera out into the field, I worry about damaging the screen (again) and especially because I no longer have warranty coverage available and Canon doesn't allow you to purchase insurance out side of the 30 day purchase window. Cameras like the Red Komodo were made to be crash cams and can hold up in demanding environments. The fx6 has a better design language than the c70.

I guess im the one outlier here, but I thought the c70 footage you showed looked better than the reds at least in those comparisons.

people have to ask themselves, WHY they "really" want the RED...is it because the quality will be legitimately more noticeable than say the R5c or the c70 now that it has raw OR is it because you want the "Name Brand" and "Status"- you hit on that late in the video - I think a lot of people choose Red because they think it makes them seem or "look" more professional... I have made feature films and videos for around 15 years or so (back when 4k was reserved for huge studio productions only or your friends with 6 figures to spend lol) and I have shot and edited and matched everything from Canon 5dmkii to Red Ones - try matching a Canon 7d to a Red One in post lol - but it was possible (the first Avengers film used the 5d mkii as the crash cams and blended it seamlessly) ...honestly I feel like once you get over 4k raw in the Netflix approved category, I am not sure it will make a difference to 99.9% of all people - nobody is going to care that anyone had to capture way more data and store way more data to produce an image that is virtually the same to their eyes on their 4k TV or their local movie screens...in the end, it will be shot composition, having multiple cameras to seamlessly cut between angles on a shot in a scene, lighting, etc etc that will be the difference in looking "studio quality" and "indie quality" ... I enjoyed the video! . ."buy what you NEED, rent what you WANT"

Before watching : you got the money 😂

it must have been a tough decision for you, when we chose our camera it felt like a much bigger decision than it realistically is

sad to say, won't be checkin' in as per years...really ain't interested in hearing about "RED"... but "thank you" for all your thoughts on the C70. enjoy...

Sounds like a C300 mkiii would have made more sense, tbh.

A pretty long in-depth video about the C70 short comings and a "skim over" of the RED negatives. Kinda funny, no NDs, crap audio, single memory and just okay AF are HUGE short comings. RED has something in their cameras with color. The color is sweet. But to be honest most of the images people post shot on RED are just a bit soft. Some people like that. Me personally, I'd much prefer sharper with the option to go softer. I'm sure you'll do just fine with both. Huge advantage having the RF glass for both. RED made a good decision there to work with Canon. RF glass is stunning. Do you shoot everything at 5600 and adjust in post? Anytime I see a screen you shave that's how it's set?

There is no correct answers for this topic. It will all depend on what you do, if you do commercial work, controlled environment and you sell services that will be a part of a bigger production, yes maybe having a RED camera will be the better option. But if you documentary work, event work, run and gun etc, having tried both cameras, the C70 beats the RED for a long run. Like I said, both cameras has their advantages and disadvantages, it will all come down to what’s your field of work and personal decision.

Plus you can pick up more chick's 🐥with RED

R3d Raw from Komodo is not a real R3D raw) you can compare r3d from old Epic X to Komodo and see, that Komodo's R3D is worse. So, to be honest, Red from C70 is not worse, than Komodo's Raw.

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C200? Has none of the downers of the C70 an is cheaper.