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Canon C80 Cinema Camera

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Canon C80 Cinema Camera

The long awaited successor to the Canon C70 is here, the Canon C80 Cinema Camera.  The only disappointment to us is that it doesn’t have DGO (dual-gain) sensor like the C70.  However, it does make a few quality of life improvements, a full frame sensor, and provides some additional outputs, all at $5500, so we aren’t really complaining.

Some of the main features include:

  • 6K FF Back-Illuminated CMOS Sensor
  • 6K30, DCI 4K/2K, UHD 4K120 S35 Recording
  • Full Frame and Super35 Modes
  • 12G-SDI and HDMI Simultaneous Output
  • Triple-Base ISO: 800, 3200, 12,800
  • Cinema Raw Light LT, HEVC, AVC Codecs
  • 16+ Stops of Total Dynamic Range
  • Dual-Pixel CMOS AF II
  • Built-In NDs up to 10 stops
  • 1 x BNC Timecode
  • 2 x Mini-XLR Audio In
  • 2 x SD Card Slots
  • $5500

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RED Digital Cinema V-RAPTOR [X] 8K VV

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This small cinema camera is targeted at a niche audience with its $30,000 price tag.  It’s still good news for all of those who produce video as technology, given enough time, tends to trickle down and become more affordable.  An affordable full-frame global shutter sensor may come our way given enough years and demand.  Those who shoot RED will likely find this camera interesting.  They’re stating this is the worlds’ first large format global shutter camera.

This camera is an achievement and RED should be praised for that.  The previous Raptor’s were and still are excellent cameras, and perhaps more will become available used now.

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OCTOPUS16 Super 16 Cinema Camera

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Octopus Cinema has a camera in development that looks amazing to us.  There hasn’t been a good 16mm digital cinema camera for a while since Blackmagic abandoned that sensor size and let’s not talk about the Bolex D16.  And the price is said to be under $1000.  The unfortunate reality here is that this product is in development and may never see the light of day.  But here’s to hoping.

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