$1500 Canon Cinema Camera! C100 Mark II Review

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Canon C100 Mark II

Canon C100 (Original)

Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 (Lens Used in Video)

Sony a6400

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VIDEO CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
0:42 Price
1:02 Sensor and Body Style
1:36 Monitor and EVF
2:19 Media, Power and I/O
2:43 Assignable Buttons
2:55 Built in ND
3:07 Audio
3:28 Auto Focus
3:46 Image Quality
4:46 C100 Mark II vs Sony a6400
5:49 Picture Styles and Color
6:33 Exposing Footage
6:55 Low Light
7:17 Should You Buy the C100 Mark II?
8:21 C100 Mark II vs C100 Original
8:57 Conclusion

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DISCLAIMERS

This video was not paid for by outside persons or manufacturers.
No gear was supplied to me for this video.

The content of this video and my opinions were not reviewed or paid for by any outside persons.

[jasonbullockfilms]

I've been using this camera at my full time job for the past five years. Still a good camera to this day.

[AirFlightTravels]

I've got my C100 mkII in December 2015 and sold it in April 2021. I miss this camera. I worked with ARRI, RED, C300 mkII, but I miss how fast you could work with this camera. Run n gun! Also image quality was incredible.

[meditationstorytime]

I've been shooting commercials for 5 years on this camera. Never fails and never had any complaints from clients.

[ReubenLiu]

Yes, color quality over resolution! With all the race to 8k and beyond, many forget that our screens (and eyes) have a limit too.

[isaiahkazarovich]

Great video! I absolutely love the c100 mark II. It has aged incredibly well. It's almost the PERFECT camera for small high school, summer camp, or college film programs because the files are so easy to edit, the camera is so rugged, and the form factor makes it is easy to learn.

[CarlOlsonArt]

I love this series of revisiting older cameras. These old beasts still have a lot going for them - at a very affordable cost. Thanks for doing these reviews, Caleb!

[Troy_Sent_A_Message]

Crazy when the C100 MK II is "rediscovered" showing how great of a camera it still is, smashing most new cameras out today.

[AustinNewman]

C100 original was my first cinema camera - what a workhorse!

[EposVox]

Oh man, this was my dream camera at one point. Wild it's so cheap!

[caringplaceyouth]

We use a C100 Mk I AND a Mk II at our church. We LOVE the results we get! the Mk II is very much worth the extra cash :)

[MitchGFilms]

I used to mainly shoot with a Panasonic GH4 and G7 but I found a barely used C100 Mk II on eBay back in November and it has been my favorite camera to shoot with. So many featured packed into this thing and it feels so good to hold, too! It has made my video workflow so much more efficient and the quality is amazing! An absolute workhorse of a camera!

[outrage]

Still using this camera today, love it. Keep thinking I want something newer but hard to justify anything much better than this, and especially at the price. I also think it has better low light quality than it was given credit for here. I've seen footage shot outside at night that's still amazing . Who needs 4k anyway when 99.9% of us are just shooting for online streaming, most of which is viewed on a phone.

[FilmMakerKlausKusserow]

5:20 Wait, was that a hint of humor??? 😯😁🍀

[cmiller]

The C70 should've had this form factor. Fingers crossed for a C100 Mk III.

[Praderanoire]

"color will always be more important than sharpness" - Caleb Pike (Also the engineers at ARRI)

[JPerkoStudios]

Still use my 2 C100 Mark II's every week for weddings, corporate, and pro video shoots. The image and DPAF is still amazing to this day especially if you don't have to deliver in 4k. Going to update to C70's soon but I will always keep my C100MKII's forever!

[andraeelite]

I remember drooling over this camera years ago, im glad you are reviewing these now classic cameras.

[tristanmorgenstern]

Please more videos on old cinema cameras.

[EposVox]

Also it shoots 4K downsampled to 1080p!

[Rick-J]

We run a C300iii and C70 but kept hold of our 2 C100ii’s because they’re still so versatile and produce a beautiful image. Probably my favourite camera, long live the C100ii.