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  The point you raised is that Canon have priced you out of making your project... Forcing you to either choose talent in front of the camera, or features in your camera.   I put forward the counter argument that Canon have already created a budget indie camera that shot Shane's film and made him a good income and received praise from critics and viewers alike. In fact, they added a better codec, better low light, less aliasing and moire in their 5DIII upgrade.   Face it, Canon have provided cameras that any indie film maker could shoot a watchable film on, if they have the script and talent.... prices from $500 to $30,000.   I'm sure we'd all prefer more features.. resolution, dr etc.. and we'd all prefer things to be cheaper.... But the art of making an indie project succeed is to find ways around such problems and use your talents and script to drag people into the art.   Anyone sat on a script thinking they need to wait to shoot it in 4K, or with 14 stops DR, or must have raw, or must have x lens are just wasting their own time.   If you have a good script, buy a D800, a 5DIII, a 6D, a GH3... hell, grab a 2nd hand GH2 or 5DII.... Learn to light your scene and get pristine audio... and go do

I just wrapped a shoot with a rented C100. I can't comment on the footage yet as I have not seen it (obviously the recording codec has its limitations), but I was surprised by how much I loved the design of the camera. It was intuitive and handled beautifully and had everything that I needed within easy access, much more than the FS100, AF100, probably the BlackMagic and certainly moreso than any ENG-type camera I have ever used. By the look of it, the C300 and the C500 are the same. Based on this experience alone, I believe that Canon is still in the game even though I can't afford to own one of these cameras for personal projects.   I believe that the "Democratization of Filmmaking" has already happened, and now we're just clamoring for slight IQ improvements. I've been caught up in it like so many others, but I'm trying to direct that energy towards shooting more stuff and building my skill set. The improvements will come sooner rather than later. But if I can't tell a story with a GH2 or a 5DIII, then those improvements will be lost on me when they get here.

I'd ask why Panasonic, Sony and Nikon haven't even made a 4K DSLR, rather than bashing Canon for making it happen, but out pricing you.   At least Canon have one on the market. If resolution is that important to your film making, shouldn't they be applauded for getting the ball rolling? It is still the cheapest (by some way) 4K solution on the market.   As this article mentions Shane, you realise his film, "act of valor", shot on the 5DII, grossed millions and was well accepted by the film goers and critics? No one was sat moaning about it not being 4K.... They were just engrossed by the film.   It seems to me that feature lust and pricing might be being used as an excuse by people to not just go out and shoot a project.

  Public perception, I to was in the Canon boat until I herd about the GH1, then the GH2.     Yeah, I'm all good with whats possible already. More people need to focus on their craft then anything else, but that doesnt mean a little advancement isnt bad either ;)

  Zeiss lenses or Canon lenses via adapter       More DOF when opening up the iris.     SLRMagic 12mm, Olympus 12mm     A slight inconvenience. 

Canon are pricey but one thing for sure they can stand a beating and you can put fast cheap and light primes on a 5d   if only they could have put a swivel screen on them.....

Agree Ben.   But what a shame we've no 4K DSLR for $6k or even a full frame DSLR with proper 1080p resolution and no moire.   The 1D C since it is based so heavily on the 1D X also has some drawbacks like no HD-SDI or 25p 4K for European shooters.   When oh when will they get the blindingly obvious (to us) right.

For anyone that can't afford the BMCC, I suspect that the GH3 is going to swallow up this part of the market for next year or two.   With an image that is at least as good as the 5d3 and lots of other juicy bells-and-whistles -- at a price point that is similar to Canon's current Rebel line -- it'll be a no-brainer for most enthusiasts. 

I use the Sony RX100 for this kind of 1080/60p thing, it's very sharp, easy to use and works well. Doesn't like low light though. The GH3 will produce higher quality video in terms of bitrate, but has more aliasing and moire problems and is more expensive. Decisions...