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Well they nailed your Lal Bahadur Shastri 😉

You might try... a coat hanger.

Bridge on the River Kwai?

Pearl Harbour.

- Is Canon currently recalling shipped units? Hmmm. Weld that battery in place for the next batch? Or a nightmare.

Yes. But if Canon didn't do this, it could be your last camera purchase.

Understandable. But we all appreciate what you do Andrew. Hang in there. You mentioned heading out to India. Once Covid clears... I'd give that a go.

Lights, camera, mini screwdriver.

This is getting a little embarrassing. With all due respect, that wrecked Islandic aircraft is most photographed object since 2008... there is an actual line up with coffee shops and wet barbers all along the trail to get there.

Agreed. But still, anyone who thinks Canon are going to undermine their Cinema line are living in an odd kind of wishful thinking fantasy world. Anyone with a bit of sence could see this coming. Anyone who buys these cameras is signaling to Canon that what they've done is acceptable... and to do this again. Dig your own grave?

Great thread everyone, thanks. I've been doing things on the down low on this doc I'm on. It's meant keeping things simple, cheap and abandoning them at the end. Simple tungsten heads with a non transparent food plastic bag for difusion during interviews. The sun for everything in the streets. I'll be looking for that Falcon on the next leg out. The trick will be to get my assistant to use it as natural bounced fill in the streets if/ when required. Let's see.

"These are plain lies from the brand that limits the video capability drastically. The 8K logo on the main poster is clearly misleading. This was never explained anywhere." Did you really think Canon would just... deliver? Say it with me... the Cinema line. There is no substitute.

There won't be a firmware update fix. Instead a fridge will be offered. At additional charge. The fridge won't work either, but it will offer a clue.

Canon's Internal Data..? Receipts for drinks, call girls, hammers.... standard stuff.

Or what if after 2 minutes, a special tray opened up where one could insert themselves?

Amen. It also needs to be said that forums like this sustain themselves (and actually thrive) on exactly this type camera release with irrate champions pushing on both sides. At the end of the day this camera is 'capable' of recording 8k... just not for very long. Better to drop the expectations and actually choose the right tool for the job when the hype-smoke clears.

Year after year it goes on. Perhaps EOSHD needs a qualified psychologist to help us all deal with... expectations. Somewhere on the Isle of Japan, a suited and booted man leans back into his leather armchair, and grins.

Except that they were not mistakes, they were done with purpose.

Climate activists hate this camera.

Exactly. Go on Leica50mm... Canon are waiting for you and your first born.

A hammer will solve them.

No one should buy this camera. And those who do signal to Canon that what they've done is acceptable and to do it again... and again. Dig you own grave with this one.

Can you use an external monitor with it for something like Prores HQ? These days we've kind of skipped over Prores 4444 and gone straight to RAW. If I didn't care about IBIS then I'd be very tempted by something that shoots downscaled RAW/Prores like the P4K, P6K, or Z-Cam offerings, and just shoot 2K or 2.5K Prores downscaled from the full sensor. In a sense that gives the best of both worlds. The C100(MkII) is 8 bit 4:2:0, even through the HDMI. Although I've never tried, by all accounts, the difference in adding a ProRes recorder is negligible with some saying that they in-camera recording is actually better. Everyone was hoping for a solid and affordable 1080 camera with a great codec back in the day. It seems to me that the only ones to deliver were Black Magic with ProRes. But for my situation - run and gun doc under difficult conditions - too many features were lacking and I need a camera that actually helps me get the shots. Ah well.

Nice post Kai... thanks. If my C100Mk2 recorded at a higher bit rate, it really would be all I need in a camera. The C300MkII offers 10/12-bit 4:4:4 files in 2K/Full HD... for $7500 😂

Who doesn't love to ring the last juicy drop out of a sensor, lens, mic combo. But in our quest, least we forget narrative... for that above all brings the crown.