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Jon Roemer December 17th, 2012 03:27 PM
Re: C300 & Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM - Lens Support?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul Cronin (Post 1768392)
Jon thanks for your recommendations. The Kessler baseplate and RRS 130mm camera plate both arrived and they are a perfect combination. Leaves perfect space for the RRS quick release for bigger glass.

Also so far I am very impressed with the 1DX, nothing like it on the market for stills.
Paul - Great! Glad to hear it's all working out.

Matt Davis December 20th, 2012 11:07 AM
Re: C300 & Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM - Lens Support?
 
Sorry to come to the party late AND wrench it in a slightly different tack, but very keen on keeping my C100 'au naturel' for projects next year:

How about the 70-200 f4? Light enough for straight mount to camera?

Andy Wilkinson December 20th, 2012 11:52 AM
Re: C300 & Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM - Lens Support?
 
Yes. Doing that now with my Canon 70-200 F4 IS. Lovely combo and images.

Jon Roemer December 24th, 2012 12:16 PM
Re: C300 & Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM - Lens Support?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon Roemer (Post 1767092)
Work around mentioned above for using the Kessler Kwik Release with the C300/70-200 f/2.8 Combo

Lens locked down, camera in normal position, on left. Rotate camera/lens to get the camera body out of the way and give clearance to lock/unlock the large lever.

If you were to use the RRS B2-LR2 II clamp instead the photos are those that you see in my post #9 above. The RRS lever is smaller on the back end. Depending upon how the lens foot is placed in the clamp it can be a bit snug to unlock. It works but if the lens foot is too far forward one would have to rotate the setup all the same.
Just wanted to add, too, a simple solution for this setup (C300 + 70-200 w/lens collar) with the Kessler Kwik Release would be to reorient the release 180 deg. The lock-down lever then is not on the camera side, it's on the opposite side. So, no clearance issues between the lever and the camera body.

Richard Jacobs January 27th, 2013 06:29 PM
Re: C300 & Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM - Lens Support?
 
I hope I'm not hijacking this thread.. I'm trying to build my Canon Lens collection around the C100. I would like to hear opinions on the benefits of IS with the 70-200 f4. I'm tempted to go with non-IS and help purchase the 100mm macro. It's really double the price for IS, and I wonder if you're typically locked down (tripod) while this tight,, say greater than 100mm. Is there a focal length where IS is no longer viable for video. Lastly, 70-200mm IS or non-IS??

Michael Turano January 27th, 2013 10:52 PM
Re: C300 & Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM - Lens Support?
 
I have he 70-200mm f/2.8 non-IS lens. I rented the IS version several times before buying the non IS lens. In a pinch, if I had to get a long lens, hand held shot, the IS definitely made it possible. The downside is that the IS version is not parfocal. I ran into a number of situations where I would start focused on a tight shot and then widen to a mid shot and lose sharp focus. So, it's a toss up. If you don't mind refocusing when you reframe, it is nice to have the IS.

Richard Jacobs January 28th, 2013 05:54 AM
Re: C300 & Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM - Lens Support?
 
The IS is not par focal, but the non-IS is! Thanks, that's a major consideration.Thanks!


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