As 2013 comes to an end, many of us are starting to think about fresh starts and goals for the New Year. For most, 2014 will mean expanding and upgrading gear or even taking a leap of faith. Personally, I’ve taken a very counter-intuitive leap of faith. I sold the most expensive video asset that I’ve ever had: My RED Scarlet.

http://fstoppers.com/why-i-sold-my-red-and-downgraded-to-a-c100

I still believe that for the vast majority of shooters 4K is unnecessary. All the major networks in the US have only recently upgraded their systems to high definition. I don't see them going to 4k in a while. Certainly the added resolution has it's advantages and I can think of countless applications for it in the motion picture industry, but otherwise, it's not going to be something on my plate for a while. Additionally, 4k takes up a lot of storage space, it's a slower process to edit with, and the higher quality it produces is nominal in my eyes.

Cameras evolve at lightning speed and there are so many choices today. I spent a while wondering if I should hold off until I see what happens at NAB or some other industry trade show, but I realized that what I needed was a new camera now. And I wanted to purchase one that made my life easier - not more difficult.

http://mikonhaaksman.blogspot.ru/2014/01/a-review-of-canon-c100.html

@apefos Did you get to use the combo? I'm still troubled, haven't had my hands on it for a real project.

@apefos Thank you but I didn't ask to present your googling results, I asked if you used it, a simple no would suffice :-)

I've already done that @apefos, just ended up not using it because I didn't like it. I was just wondering if I missed something. So you decided to exaggerate today about a camera that you haven't used, ok, now I understand :-) Edit: I'm sorry If I come across too harsh, I was genuinely interested in other operator opinions, and @apefos, I really enjoy your inquiring spirit, that's why I was interested in your hands-on experience.

@apefos I think you fail to understand, I'm not going to bother insulting you back ;)

I have used the camera, even just for a 1 day testing. I have actually seen the camera compared in a big cinema with 14 other -mainly better- cameras. First of all I'll say that overall I like this camera, but I don't love it, that's why I was wondering and asked you why it is "the end of all camera researches". The difference between you and me is that I express my thoughts after I've used something.

Anyway, my quick observations were that the evf is bad, the lcd misplaced, and it's noisy over 3000iso, but it has a nice sharp canon-esque image. On the big screen test it looked really mediocre, even with the atomos ninja, which just gave a bit better grading headroom. Dynamic range wise it was comparable to the 5D3, and on the big screen the 5D3 looked better overall-just a personal opinion of course-, the blackmagic was in another league. The C300 was also much better (I've used it a handful of times), which I din't expect considering the fact they share the same sensor, and the price difference reflects that. Workflow wise, most cameras can do what the c100 can, some of them even record directly to prores as you know (+raw). Personally I always have a dedicated sound guy, so the sound features are great, but not necessary to me. Lastly, 90% of the times I shoot, I bring lights, but the ND filters is a great feature, mainly for news/documentary people who need to move super fast.

Thanks @jimmydk for your input, a very different perspective :)

I think it is same as http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/comment/148244#Comment_148244

But still not available yet.

Why is this $500 - do they actually update hardware? Plus P&P? Canon making sure our buy-in is maxed out ?! Damn all that XLR input...

On practice it is very fast and accurate and I was actually very impressed ), after playing with it for 15-20min (the focusing area is limited but not that small). Now add this option to the 5D III :)