Canon C100 Mark II vs BMPCC OG: Still The Best Cinema Cameras in 2024

The golden era of cameras took place between 2012-2016. It's only been downhill since then. Today we compare the legendary Canon C100 Mark II vs the original BMPCC OG. The C100 has an 8MP aps-c crop sensor with built in ND's, oversampled 1080p 60p, dual pixel autofocus in a small center box, and only 8 bit files with c-log. The Blackmagic pocket camera has a hilarious 2MP super 16 size sensor which records cinema DNG 12 bit raw. Both camera HD only. Very different sizes and use cases.

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[cameraconspiracies]

If you buy today's gear through my affiliate links, the 2010 decade will live on forever.
Thank you for your Bitcoin donations :)
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[ChrithBraown]

A large part of the reason I love this channel is that the content is never predictable. It's never like "this is the latest embargo lift". Albeit half the time I'm like "...sure I guess that's a video" but I still end up enjoying every minute of it.

[TkeMedia]

Best camera review channel on YouTube 10/10

[djvidual]

I appreciate it very much that you upscale all the 1080p footage to 4K. So Youtube gives you higher bitrates.
Should be common knowledge, but there is lots of "knowledgable" youtubers with no clue about that.

[olafrotkohl]

Thanks for the triptych view starting at 6:20, because for the first time it clearly illustrates for me what you mean by “natural” vs “digital” looks. It’s funny how hard to describe, but it’s plainly there.

[rs-]

Congratulations on winning the Oscar for your camera review videos! I love the reviews you make.
Oh yes, I own a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera (BMPCC) original model.

[kostistau]

Discovered one week ago - you became my favorite YouTuber. Keep up the great work and attitude. I laugh and shout tonehhhh everytime I change aperture from now on

[wewlad]

ngl the footage from the c100 looks awesome

[phynx]

You had me sold on flippy screen and buttons 😂👍👍 Sounds like a movie "Cameras that time forgot"👀

[how-tohermit]

I remember Tony by a lake we couldn't see. :>)

[mochouinard]

I love the Blackmagic OG look ! I have one... BUT my LCD is broken... So I had to learn to make a sheet that tell me the number of key I need to press to change certain settings (because the menu doesn't show on the HDMI out).

[Troy_Sent_A_Message]

A comparison of 2 of the greatest cinema cameras of all time! Maybe your best work to date! And I'm glad you finally realized the superiority of the C100 mk ii

[ryanleethomas]

EOS M with magic lantern is essentially the between state of these two cameras.

[ziibinini]

I just got a C100 mk1 a few months ago. I regret not buying it sooner. I really shouldn't be as good in low light as it is.

I also think the C100 was where media/file size and battery efficiency peaked, and now almost all cameras shoot huge files size and low battery life. 🤷🏽‍♂️

Also, the side handle adds a lot of functionality to the body, definitely worth picking up when you get the chance. 👽🛸

[bramesque]

Very happy with the C100MKII.
Built in filters, very good battery life, good preamps, decent dynamic range, good color science shooting in C-log (cinema locked)
It is a good all in one solution and i like the small file size, it might not be 4k, but i can handle the files without needing a heavy processor
and loads of SSD's. it makes post more portable and less power hungry.

[FPVwineUK]

BMPCC is slaying in this... The digital 8-bit look is disgusting.

[komamusic]

Blackmagic OG all the way, looks so natural. That Fairchild sensor is something else!

[chrisbrown]

Its few channels that even come close to bringing me the joy that this one and Vegetable Police bring me on a daily basis📸❤️🥑❤️

[mjklein]

I spent most of my life in the studio. Take it from me: you want a stool. It forces you to keep your back in proper position. Never uncomfortable and doesn't take up any room. I wouldn't have even opened that box.

[huntervalleyartsartists]

I still love my 3 C100mkii's...all bought secondhand over the last 6 years...I've used them for artist interviews, music concerts (jazz, big band, opera, philharmonic orchestra) and community event coverage...for street and short coverage I use my Fuji X-S10 because it's lighter and has IBIS...the C100's are set up in my studio for interview work these days...can't do longform event or concert coverage anymore due to health issues.