CANON C70 vs ARRI ALEXA MINI LF | $6,000 VS $75,000

In this video I compare the Canon C70 vs the Arri Alexa Mini LF cinema camera.

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[gundisrambo]

I have bought your C70 LUTs a couple of days ago and I really have to say they are a great. They use the tonal range of c-log2 much better that the Canon Conversion LUT, and also get rid of that reddish touch. I can highly recommend them, they are absolutely worth the money.

[shagral_]

Green-magenta shift was a dead giveaway - canons are notoriously magenta and Alexa is known for its green tint. With both images properly balanced it would be very hard to spot the difference, at least here on youtube.

[ElBoyoElectronico]

It was pretty easy to spot, but doing video as a side hustle, the C70 ticks a lot of boxes for me and would be far enough for me. Currently I only own a R6 and a R, but I also do a lot of photography. Since I switched to only using RF lenses, I really hope more options will come out for that mount.

[GriffinConway]

Test note: both cameras matched exposure. White balance at 5600k +0 tint. Canon 24mm 1.4L lens on the c70, GL Optics Leica R 28mm on the mini LF.

[mcgovernzoo]

Hey Griffin, can you do a test that uses the same lens on both cameras? I think a huge reason for the quality difference is actually the glass you put in front of the sensor. If you have two different lenses, it will give you two vastly different looks. Even the 24mm in the Alexa won't look nearly as good since it's just Canon glass

[Josh_Sattin]

Great video Griffin! It's great how you show how powerful an entry level cinema camera like the C70 is. I love mine so far!

[marcopervo]

I'm impressed that C70 is captures such a high quality image in Pro Res at this price point.

[geoffbrowne-qvrz]

I am grateful for your videos. In a pinch of I shot some pick ups, B-roll with C-70, would it pass to be cut into a feature shot on Alexa mini? Exterior drive by’s with snow, early day late day… snow… lower light… it's a gritty film anyway… thanks

[taylorstanley]

I have both, and they're both incredible cameras. I use C70's for documentary coverage and gimbal shots, and the Mini LF for everything else.

[benjhaisch]

Such a cool thing to see for someone who will never get their hands on an ARRI.

[noahyv]

It doesn't really make sense to show a bunch of shots that are unmatched since it would be trivial to make them look closer to each other with some basic grading or just the right LUT anyway. I'm more interested in how close the c70 with an clog2 to arri709 conversion lut looks compared to the miLF in rec709 ideally on the same lens and everything. Or however they are matched it would be most useful to see all the shots matched and normalized. Who cares how they look when the image is 3stops too dark or 3stops too bright, no one would ever deliver that, so what's more useful is how does it look when it's under/overexposed and normalized?

[adamgarceau]

I haven’t touched an Alexa yet! I did a shoot with the C70 and the RED Monstro 8k and I could definitely tell the difference between operating and post production. I feel like I could use the C70 for any shoot under the sun, but if I want to know I’m getting the best quality possible, I would definitely rent something like a Red Monstro or Alexa mini.

I’m such a fan of Red’s post production workflow. And I would use it for big productions just because I know it’s going to be easy to work with and there won’t be any surprises.

What do you think the difference is between the Arri workflow and the RED workflow?

[familybriggs]

Great video. Not sure I'll ever work with an Arri Alexa but I enjoyed the comparison you did. Would love to shadow you for a day to see your workflow.

[chrisnguyendop]

Curious...is the joystick a hair unresponsive sometimes? Like you move it to the right and it won't go right until you move it to the right again

[ryanpostas]

you should have had the same glass on both cameras... makes a big difference.

[cuadros]

Stop with this ridiculous habit of labeling cameras as Camera 1, Camera 2, Camera A, Camera B. Is it really that hard to write the actual camera model? This never makes it clear which camera is which. Just write the model name!

[miltontan]

Does the LF's white balance seem kind of off? Were they at the same wb settings?

Was also hoping to see the 3 stops over and 2 stops under brought to the correct exposure to get a feel of the dynamic range. Great video!

[Eric_In_SF]

The magic of the arri the people aren’t realizing isn’t the chip or the lens. It’s the way it handles the motion. Just look at the leaves blowing in the background.

[SpencerStanley]

I actually can’t believe the difference between the two. Was not expecting that!

[CVX]

Oh boy, can’t wait for that C70 vs FX6 video