Canon Cinema EOS C70 v1.0.5.1 released

jam05

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As crazy as that sounds that is a real possibility.
More C70 owners complained about the autofocus because they compared it to mirrorless.
I am not sure that C300 III and C500 II owners even expected the R5 C autofocus to even be possible on Digic 8.
Now that the C70 proves that is possible I can imagine Canon getting a deluge of requests.
Maybe, but I sincerely doubt it. Snap eye autofocus is not exactly a cinematic feature desired by most cinematographers. And rarely will an operator remove cine lenses an replace them with a AF lens for merely using eye AF. A waste of time and effort. This is a desire of videographers not cinematographers. Which pro motion picture Cine cameras have eye auto AF? RED, Arri, Alexa?
 
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EOS 4 Life

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It makes no sense to you because you are not an owner of the C70. Eye autofocus is not an option that has ever been requested or even mentioned by C300 or C500 owners whom most often will deny ever using autofocus on those cameras as a primary option.
You do understand that you are responding to the owner of a C300 III, right?
 
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sanj

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It makes no sense to you because you are not an owner of the C70. Eye autofocus is not an option that has ever been requested or even mentioned by C300 or C500 owners whom most often will deny ever using autofocus on those cameras as a primary option.
Could I see a link that shows that autofocus "Has ever been requested of mentioned"? I urge you. Please.
 
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sanj

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I can see this logic working for the C500 II, which was designed for true cinema work with anamorphic capabilities, but the C300 III has always been the darling of the Doc world. Documentary productions, which usually have lower budgets and less crew, can use all the help they can get when it comes to focusing. The C300 III should at least have the same features of the C70.
I think both C500 and C300 should have this option and it should be then left to the DP to decide how he/she wants to film.
 
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I am not understanding how Canon can add Eye Autofocus to the C70 and not the C300 III and C500 II. It makes no sense at all. The C300 III is the more expensive version of the C70, and now it has less features. How does that make sense?
They always do this kind of crap. It means most likely they will bring out a c300mk4 in r Mount and give it all the new features. Ie if you want them you have to buy the new camera. A very unfortunate tendency, I keep wondering when it will be the nail in the coffin for them.
 
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sanj

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They always do this kind of crap. It means most likely they will bring out a c300mk4 in r Mount and give it all the new features. Ie if you want them you have to buy the new camera. A very unfortunate tendency, I keep wondering when it will be the nail in the coffin for them.
I feel your pain, but Canon is not going anywhere.
 
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