Canon XF705 Professional Camcorder to be announced
 

<<Canon will soon announced a new professional camcorder at IBC 2018 later this week. XF705 will shoot 4K at 60 in 4:2:2: 10bit. Interestingly, the camera will also add a third control ring to control the IRIS. The lens will be a 15x zoom L series lens, which would be a shorter zoom range than the XF305’s current 18x zoom>>.

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I just went on the Canon USA web page and it is true!!! 4K, 4.4.2 at 10 bit! A dream come true!!!

https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/p...essional/xf705

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YES! looks like a nice camera. Finally a real replacement for the XF300.

Canon announces XF705 pro 4K camcorder
 

Scheduled to be available in December 2018 at just under $7,000.

See the full press release with images here:

Canon Launches New Flagship XF705 Professional Camcorder at DV Info Net

Pre-order from B&H: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...2855/KBID/3801

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Canon just kicked down the doors . . . again . . .

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I'm sure plenty of Canon haters will pick it apart, but it looks like a nice camera. The only complaints I would have is that canon is always a little late to the party, and I wish the price tag was a little lower. I will probably get one to compliment my xf400 and sell off my xf300, xf100 and c100 (hopefully there's a xf700- non-SDI version at a lower price).

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I was wondering about an XF700.

Up to this point CUSA has always announced two versions of each XF series camera -- with and without SDI -- going all the way back to the XH and XL H days of HDV.

This is the first time they've done "SDI only" and there must be a rea$on for that...

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Chris, usually there is about a $1,000 difference between the 300 and 305 series. In the review on Up To Speed at ProAV TV at around 3:30 seconds he states that there will only be one model, the XF705. No XF700

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I wonder if the incremental cost of adding SDI isn't as big as 10 years ago. Think of how many different SDI converters BMD makes that cost less than US$100.

I get the whole different-signal-paths thing. But I'd guess that component costs have come down. So how much less would/could Canon charge for a XF700? And would having an additional SKU with attendant inventory issues be worth it for them?

Maybe there'd be a XF600 without SDI, Log, and some other features?

All just guesses on my part.

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Great features but considering the XF-405 does 75% of what this camera does in one form or another at 50% of the price,the 705 seems expensive.

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It’ll be nice I’m sure for rental pool useage and shooting live events. If the sensors are as good as the xf305 was (meaning color tones), it will find a niche.

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I just bought an xf400 for $2599, so it's quite a bit cheaper. The 705 does seem a little overpriced, but that will drop in time. I'm very happy with the image quality of the 400, so the 705 should be a home run. I'll still be interested in also getting a 705 to pair up with my 400.

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Hello guys, I've found some videos shot with XF705, it seems there're just few units sold in the world so we must attend more to evaluate the camera:

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So an interchangeable lens version - or a fantastical dream since the days of the XLH1?

Ron

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No to interchangeable lenses. That's not the market for this camcorder.