The Canon C500 II - The Cinema Camera That’s Making a Comeback?

Is the Canon C500 Mark II actually one of the best cinema camera buys of 2024?

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[davidmorefield]

$6500 for a fully functioning camera package is great! Nice find!!

[evanthecameraman]

Looking forward to the side by side testing between the C500 II and Komodo.

[pchuck]

It's a shame that Sony fx9 and fx6 are dominating the corporate/broadcast/doc markets. C300/500 are great cameras but are't in demand in Chicago. I'm probably have to go with a fx6. I still do lots of narrative work, it sucks because the fx6 doesn't have internal raw like the C500 2 or c300 3.

[LuisCruz-ygrs]

I honestly think it would be so much better to use a second/ compact mirrorless camera for gimbal work and put the c500 on a good quality lite tripod or mono pod.

[TrustyDigitalMedia]

Highly suggest putting chapter markers in these type of videos

[jaron_hayden]

That comparison video would be awesome!

[queefreak]

I've never been one to follow the herd, which is why I'm STILL in love with my C500mkll. I don't ever want to be forced to be a part of a popularity party. Everyone I know who has owned both the FX9 and the C500mkll say that the Canon is by far the better camera, even though they get more work on multi-cam shoots with the Sony. I guess it depends on how you make your money.

[MattNormanFilms]

we need more c500mk2 videos. Great stuff

[SNKFA]

C500 MII is not weather sealed in the way the C300 MIII. It was intended to be more of a studio camera than the C300 MIII

[sonofthesea]

I'd love to own and operate this camera. I have the Canon C70 and love the image.

[kevinbatts]

Been waiting on this review. The. 500 mkii is so under reviewed online. I shot a C70 and an R5C as a freelancer in OKC as well.

[matthewqnelson]

C500 MII has the best colors on the market. I bought one last year and I've got a bunch of sample footage on my channel. $5k for this camera is an insane deal and I'm incredibly jealous considering I paid 11K for mine 😂

[avdcam]

For monitor brightness, have you tried setting luminance to +2? i find on my c300 it makes a huge difference in brightness.

[memostothefuture]

I own the C300-3 and rent the C500-2 all the time and I also own the Fullframe Camera Co V-mount plate. My recommendation is to add the level they offer, it fits onto the rear top just about the V-Mount plate without any issue and is a great addition. Did you find a good solution for rods?

Anyway, I am still happy with the image coming out of it, although I would like to have 6k from this so I can have some extra meat in my 4k delivery. The other part that bothers me is that third-party monitors don't get touchscreen abilities. Other than that I am absolutely happy with the camera and have used it from temps as low as -40C to +45C, in deserts, on mountains, in factories and cities. It works and I never have to worry about it. That's also true for the audio - the preamps are dependable and great. An RF mount for these cameras would be nice but isn't totally necessary either. I live and work in China and when I go to remote areas the absolute dependability is crucial to me.

I don't use the audio limiter, can you explain how it works and what to watch out for?

[marklholloway]

Wow you got a great deal! I’d love it if Canon released a full frame RF camera in a C70 or C500 body

[Owlbot]

I still love my C500mkII. I got serial number 008!

[LuisCruz-ygrs]

I agreed, the canon menu is very nice, and user friendly for non Blackmagic/red camera, and yes the Sony cine cameras have some of the worst menu that I had seen although once you set everything up, the way you like it it is not too bad.

[eddietor_cine]

11:45 would you be willing to do a video showing how you balance the C500 on the RS3 Pro? I’ve never accomplished this successfully

[WildHorseProductions]

Wait, you got a bargain off the borrowlenses merger? Are they still selling stuff?

[BrodiBarringer]

People, you kill me!!.. buying a camera because it's 8k? WHY for gods sake..6k not enough? 4k not enough? 2k not enough?..when will videographers stop with the insanity..K hunting, more Ks the better...humans can only see so much..film in 6k then put a pro mist filter on to soften the shot!, ha..camera companies and computer companies (cause youll need a new computer to handle more storage) are laughing their collective assessment off watching you chase around the Latest camera!..making bank off you..4k is enough for Anyone on any level, if that..my next camera will be a Varicam, an old used camera with Great color..maybe I'll wait for a 50k camera, it's coming, or a 75k haha..stop the insanity