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Again, another spec fanboy that will sacrifice image quality over image quality. Go film your local car dealership and leave the RED;s to the other guys.

@ lol I shoot z cam e2f6 which has better image quality than all these cameras I don’t care for none of the things I name for myself personally

I have not! You’ve just let me know about something new, so I’ll have to look into this!

@@FireFaceFilms It would be great, because in terms of quality and color reproduction, they can be better than Vaxis because of the full spectrum.

@@FireFaceFilms It would be great, because in terms of quality and color reproduction, they can be better than Vaxis because of the full spectrum.

It’s well documented that lower quality variable ND filters can cause color shifts. I don’t know about you, but I’d rather have an ND system that I don’t have to constantly adjust my white balance and tint for.

Now that’s an upgrade path that makes sense! If I were a C70 owner, I really couldn’t see a reason to move up to the 80.

You’re a big part of what made it happen 🫡

I would still say no. Yes, the C400 has more robust raw options and a comprehensive button layout, but it’s still missing things like varied exposure tools, global shutter, and anamorphic support. All of which are ideal for cinema workflows

Agreed!!

Killer ? That term seams to come up every time a new canera comes out. They have quite different capabilities.

Are you dumb? RED / Nikon dropped the price on the Komodo and Komodo X because it's going to take them a year to bring out a new RED camera. Tell your story to the new Komodo / X users that picked up the discounted cameras. It was a brilliant move from Red / Nikon. You even have C70 users that are saying the C80 isn't the upgrade to make them sell their C70's.

Comparing any camera to an Arri is silly.

Well at this stage in the game, you could say it’s because the C80 is doing 80% of its job, but in a more awkward body…I think though, if you look at the trend of **most** of Canon’s cinema offerings, they make a big initial splash, but then fall off the map as they still end up not fully certain niches or needs.

@@FireFaceFilms Yes I agree with you on that last point but the improved autofocus and improved digital in camera stablization alone should get canon users more excited about the C400 then the reduced price of the Komodo X. Canon's sabatoge of the C80 with the lack of the CF express B card slot as well as the 30 fps limit on 6K is not going to convince a lot of C70 users to upgrade. The C500 mk ii has an amazing image and if the C400 comes anywhere near it, then we will have a canon camera that rivals the RED Komodo

@@hawaiifreespeechnews I bought one. Love it, Canon won’t make the public awareness rounds like Red, Arri, Sony… but a lot of shooters love and use Canon cine cams all the time - just without the press. C400 is a very nice upgrade from my former c70, and I went with it over the 80 because I outgrew the c70 and needed a larger body with more set versatility.

Like minds!

Unless the C80 produces the same quality image, then all those features don't mean anything. Let's shoot the same content and see which content is better. You can add the DJI focus pro and the Komodo has great AF.

Bingo

I got a Komodo over that. for good reason. You can't shoot everything with that read out speed. also high light roll off.

@@highlycreativedigital5472 not worth more than double the price

Haha. Never. How old is that PYXIS sensor?

That may have been the design intention, but I’ll raise you the Alexa Mini, which was designed with the same purpose, and then people were like “oh wait, let’s rig this and use it as an A cam”. Some (very very few people) people are bold enough to use the Blackmagic Micro Cinema as a rigged out A cam. Never discount a camera’s use case based on its “intended design”!

…after spending the money on another inferior bag for my B cam…its dawned on me that I could have gotten another SHAPE bag 🫣

Always here for the sensible take 🫡

Right? I could get an S5IIX if I really wanted full frame 6K, but it doesn’t have timecode or a reliable video output (bad latency). So why would I settle for a tool that’s not meeting my needs just for a maybe better image??

I'm in Texas how can take advantage of no tax for cinematographers

I somewhat agree, but at 7K, the KX is least more in line with other options. 10K for that camera was insane

Global shutter and real raw count for something. Red cameras have the best image quality of all cameras in this price range without any doubt. To me the price is more than justified.

@@andersistbesser It’s quite a premium to pay even at 7k for a Super 35 camera with no internal NDs, bad autofocus, bad lowlight and overpriced proprietary accessories that are necessary for the camera to function normally including their insanely overpriced monitor because the onboard screen is unusable. Honestly, a lot of cameras look just as good if not better than the RED even the Blackmagic 6K which is pretty inexpensive. With a capable operator and decent color correction many of these images are difficult to tell apart. It’s not that the KX isn’t a good camera, it’s just that it’s overpriced gear in today’s market which is saturated with incredible cameras that do a lot more for a lot less.

Why fret about image quality when we all know that camera image quality is a game of diminishing returns unless you’re ARRI or don’t know what you’re doing? We know we can make great images with any camera, this is simply a matter of what camera works for what workflow 😃

@@FireFaceFilms If you don't think image is an issue I guess you need to find all sorts of other reasons to justify what you spent on the komodo and all the extras just to get it into a usable state. Red makes good cameras but overpriced IMO.

I more mean that image *isn’t* the most important thing to consider when picking a camera. Spending money on extras and rigging will vary wildly depending on the job. If I’m honest, I could spend a fraction of the money on any of the cameras discussed here and get a Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K or Pyxis with appropriate rigging and get an image that I know I’d like more than what comes out of the C80.

@@csound55 You are wasting your time. The dude has toys on his desk. When he talks about spending money, he’s talking about his parent’s money.

⁠​⁠​⁠@@matthewmaccarthy8542weird assumptions to make about a person you don't know but ok... and you seem very secure in your masculinity. It's a fucking tranformers lego dude. I've seen many adults that enjoy much more childish things, such as leaving rude comments on a small creator's video rather than having constructive, thought provoking discussion 🤷🏼‍♀️

Mmmm probably the Komodo for me simply off the flexibility of R3D

So you’ve got a tough situation with the F3. It doesn’t have dedicated timecode and only two inputs, so if you want to do the LTC method like discussed in the video, you’ll have to give up one of the only two audio channels you have. (Not impossible, but not ideal)

Ultrasync blue works with F3. Mic track M4 has timecode and same preamp as in F3. Tascam has a new F3 like recorder with timecode too.

Without hyperbole, this bag changed the way I work, and I love it for that

Which nodes do you speak of? There's five! Do you mean the nodes with the windows on them?

Well well, we have just the video for you! The COMPACT XH2s Cine Rig (Does it get Better?) th-cam.com/video/3JLAvi_yWg8/w-d-xo.html

Welcome to the fold 🫡

Missed you around these parts!

@@FireFaceFilms Sorry I'm late. I been here and there.

Right back at you, skipper

Stay tuned, I’m doing an updated version that involves color grading stuff

@@FireFaceFilms when

@@Hollow-tree-films before the year is over! I've been sciencing super hard on color grading and I want to make sure this comes out right

@@FireFaceFilms ok

Unfortunately, upon initial testing, it seems like the Deity sync app doesn’t do just LTC conversion and expects you do only do syncing in app. So for our *current* use case, it’s not very helpful

Perhaps user error, but I haven’t found the method for getting it to consistently engage. Also as I shoot for other folks, I like to have a mic track from a legit mic to make it somewhat easier for them (it’s already a process to have to explain it to them)

It does have a mic on the unit

We’re always here to inform 🫡

This is the closest I could find! If this doesn’t work, my best suggestion is to round up a few variants like this and see which. Avoid any TRRS cables though, only TRS a.co/d/011IfmML

We try 🫡

we're very close to posting our findings, but spoiler alert yes* (that is a HUGE asterisk though)

even though it's way more expensive, I would choose the Wooden Camera cage as it actually has mounting holes in the area where I complained that the tilta doesn't

we had that happen to a Godox SL-150 II on the first day we got it :'( Hopefully you have warranty on the light!

Thank you thank you! Should we we talk about the Pocket 4K rig next?

Well then, the QC alone may be enough to scare us off getting that lens…though I do hear a 16-55 mark II is coming, so that could be exciting. Though a 16-80 mark II could be cool as wella

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@@FireFaceFilms I got you

We’ll see you on the road to 10,000 🫡

@@FireFaceFilms I just hit 50

Join the gang! Full size hdmi and better autofocus is gonna make the XH2s so very worth it!