Administrators Andrew Reid Posted March 22, 2016 Administrators Share Posted March 22, 2016 The Canon C300 Mark II appears to have faulty firmware, which will need a fix for it to be bullet-proof on a shoot. Bright highlights burn to black in certain situations (such as car headlights). Read the full blog post here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Have you checked to see if this is just a faulty model? I have not seen anything similar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Naso Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 It happens so far past overexposure that it probably went unnoticed. It's pretty ugly that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRenaissanceMan Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Yikes...that's pretty bad. Now that the Varicam LT is only $500 more, I don't see that much reason to pick the C300 II unless you're married to Canon or actually use AF for serious work. sudopera 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Munoz Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 LMAO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members Mattias Burling Posted March 22, 2016 Super Members Share Posted March 22, 2016 2 hours ago, TheRenaissanceMan said: Yikes...that's pretty bad. Now that the Varicam LT is only $500 more, I don't see that much reason to pick the C300 II unless you're married to Canon or actually use AF for serious work. Or shoot run n gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 in UK at least... C300 II is about $5k less than the barebones LT (no EVF) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcs Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Maybe it's already fixed in the secret 4K60 NAB surprise update Varicam's P2 storage is vastly more expensive than CFast 2.0, and an equivalent Varicam LT is still much more expensive than a stock C300 II. Until other pro cameras get PDAF-level AF, the C300 II is a unique camera. We had budget for an Amira, but went C300 II due to AF and much lower energy costs. Under normal shooting conditions, we've never seen the black-hole sun. While I'm sure canon will fix it, in the rare case it happens before then, it's an easy fix in post (cover with blended white mask and track if needed). A lot easier to fix than messed up colors in skintones... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tugela Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 5 hours ago, ZachGoodwin said: They were ahead of their time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Goyette Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Any shred of evidence that the camera involved in that shot is an actual c300 mark II. I just did the same thing with mine, and well...I'll let you decide whether there is a black sun phenomena or not. Jimmy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Santucci Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Because it's completely normal to achieve clipped highlight level X a thousand percent. Yep. TomasSunyer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassius McGowan Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 On 3/22/2016 at 1:13 PM, ZachGoodwin said: LOL Too funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 On 23/03/2016 at 4:50 PM, Barry Goyette said: Any shred of evidence that the camera involved in that shot is an actual c300 mark II. I just did the same thing with mine, and well...I'll let you decide whether there is a black sun phenomena or not. It seems likely that whoever made the clip has a faulty camera. Even if it is a widespread problem, facts shoould be checked before it is made it into an article... As it stands, it is just 3rd hand, unverified info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomasSunyer Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 12 hours ago, Jimmy said: It seems likely that whoever made the clip has a faulty camera. Even if it is a widespread problem, facts shoould be checked before it is made it into an article... As it stands, it is just 3rd hand, unverified info. Whoever did the test was pointing the camera at a car headlight beam at a really short distance at night on a street that isn't badly exposed with the street lights. Without knowing the ISO and the actual light output from the car is really difficult to judge if the issue appears because the camera is Faulty or as Cris Santucci mentions the camera was at a X thousand percent clip and then the issue appears. Note how the artifact appears in the shape of light only on the parts the light is way more strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Santucci Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 On 3/26/2016 at 4:07 PM, TomasSunyer said: Whoever did the test was pointing the camera at a car headlight beam at a really short distance at night on a street that isn't badly exposed with the street lights. Without knowing the ISO and the actual light output from the car is really difficult to judge if the issue appears because the camera is Faulty or as Cris Santucci mentions the camera was at a X thousand percent clip and then the issue appears. Note how the artifact appears in the shape of light only on the parts the light is way more strong. It's set to 3200 ISO and with lens wide open. Maybe he should try a laser next :-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomasSunyer Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 10 hours ago, Chris Santucci said: It's set to 3200 ISO and with lens wide open. Maybe he should try a laser next :-p XD let's not get carried away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gelaxstudio Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 C300II：just like the old days，right？5D2（also had black spots） 5D2：yeah，they fixed it by replacing a new model~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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