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“You can struggle like hell with other cameras just to get to the kind of starting point that the C200 provides. It’s actually very difficult to get bad results from the camera”
COMPACT WITHOUT COMPROMISE: EOS C200 The Canon EOS C200 packs pro-level features into a small, light and mobile body and, as it’s compatible with the full range of Canon EF and EF cinema lenses, it’s ready to open up all sorts of creative possibilities for your production. Harnessing its dual DIGIC DV6 processors, recording options are impressive with internal 4K recording at 10-bit 50p and 12-bit 25p using the Cinema Raw Light codec, which offers the flexibility of Cinema Raw, but at smaller file sizes. You can also shoot Full HD 120p without crop for dramatic slow motion so, when combined with its wide built-in NDs, 100-102,400 ISO range and Dual Pixel CMOS AF, it’s ready for whatever you’re shooting.
If Kenchington is saving time in grading, what does that allow him to do instead? “Any colourist will say their main goal is to create depth and use contrast to guide the viewer’s eye,” he answers. “So in the same way a DOP would light an image, the colourist develops it to create layers and add colour to control the mood. There’s so much creative power in grading that to waste time trying to get accurate colour, or noise-free images, is dispiriting, because you know you could’ve spent that time creatively. With the C200, you can spend minimal time on the primary grade and maximise developing colour and depth.” He adds: “I went away from Canon for a few years, but it was the image quality and colour of the C200 that brought me back. “I know I can rely on Canon to develop products that prioritise image quality over gimmicks in spec. We also use the EOS R, and because it has been engineered by Canon to match precisely with the rest of the EOS cinema system, it’s easy to match up the footage in post. It’s this approach to image quality and colour reproduction that make us stay within Canon’s EOS ecosystem.”
and C-Log 3. He’s thrilled with the results. “We tend to shoot compressed MP4 for our work, because the camera’s 14-bit internal processing is so good, even though it encodes it to a 4:2:0 8-bit codec, it somehow ends up more than the sum of its parts,” he explains. “We used MP4 even in bright sunshine, pointing the camera straight into the sun, and for the low-light sequences – all the things that are pushing it to its limits – the stuff we got is amazing. All the six models had different skin tones and all look great. It’s excellent that the C200 can shoot this way, as it saves time, keeps costs down and increases profit, which is vital when you’re shooting commercially.”
Canon is offering you the chance to experience the EOS cinema system by winning your very own camera – an EOS C200, worth £6499.99 RRP! The closing date is 31 October. To enter and for full terms and conditions, visit canoneveryanglecovered.co.uk COMPETITION TIME!
MORE INFORMATION: Visit canon.co.uk/pro
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