Anyone using C300 for Weddings?
Tried the FS700 and C300 recently. Really dig the C300 but the price is way too high. Just wondering if anyone here is on C300?
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That's like using a Ferrari to deliver pizza I think. I think Ray Roman has one... and David Robin. I'm very happy with my 5DmkIII Autofocus is overrated.
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As I just mentioned over on another thread I am using a C300 for weddings & I totally disagree that it's overkill. It is a wonderful camera that produces stunning images but it is still cheaper than the HD broadcast camcorders that I see in use by more traditional wedding videographers. In fact the motor zoom lens on those probably cost more than a C300. It's just a few years back that people started using semi-pro cameras like the Canon XH-A1 or Sony Z1 for weddings & latterly DSLRs have driven the price of decent entry-level video cameras right down but good cameras cost money. The C300 may appear pricey but you get what you pay for & there is no other self-contained camera with such flexibility & ease of use available. The images are fabulous not least because of the great dynamic range & low light capability. It's quite instructive to see the images from a 5D2 or 5D3 shot alongside the C300. Check out the two most recent videos in our portfolio that feature the C300 alongside 5D2 & 5D3 footage. I think that it's pretty easy to spot the difference in quality. The 5D footage looks nice but the C300 footage looks amazing. Alice Barker Images - Cinematic Wedding Video & Photography - Video Portfolio
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Joe Simon of Joe Simon Films in Austin, TX has one and he does weddings. I guess that doesn't answer the question.
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Joe Simon stated that he uses his C300 for commercial use only. He still uses his 5d's for weddings
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I could tell that some of the shots had punchier colours and much sharper. I'm guessing that's the C300? |
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You can print out extremely good quality 8x10 stills direct from the C300 video. Who needs a tog doing reportage when we can shoot 25 photographs per second:-)? |
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C300 looks sharper somehow
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For weddings
by the way guys the names mentioned... their prices are $7k -10k or more than that the last time I check. I'd definitely Love great cameras for that price range but I start lower than the prices mentioned. Also, if you are a multi camera team - then that would mean you gotta use more than one C300 ? if clients booking will increase a lot because of the C300 camera that is soo nice. You can see this by looking at cilents reviews (yours or clients) if most of them mentions the C300 and its quality. just my 2 cents. |
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I do see some issues with overexposure or a weird colorcast on some shots which I think originates from an unmanned 5D or a 5D in manual exposure making it too difficult to adjust that during a shot (like the shot where Emma walks out the ceremony.) To be honest Nigel, your demo's look great but it looks like the c300 puts the 5d's a bit in the shade, I think for these ceremonies like the one from Emma, you would be better of pairing the c300 with a Panasonic HC-X900 type of camera as it would work much better unmanned in automode and could stand up to the higher resolution of the c300. It already shows in a vimeo resolution and I can imagine looking at it in full HD on a large screen it will show too much (regarding the image being too soft on the 5d?) |
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