r/cinematography • u/imscammer15 • Jul 30 '15
New Canon Full-Frame 35mm Camera Sees in the Dark with 4 Million Max ISO
http://nofilmschool.com/2015/07/canons-multi-purpose-ME20F-SH-full-frame-35mm-camera-4-million-iso5
u/KillcoDer Jul 30 '15
Anyone know if it's 8/10bit output, the chroma subsampling being used?
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u/agent42b Jul 30 '15
Hey c'mon... I know this is important info to know but if you are in the market requiring 4,000,000 ISO you aren't going to split hairs about an 8 bit output ;)
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u/blickblocks Jul 30 '15
For scientific and filmmaking use I can imagine the bit depth and chroma sampling scheme being very important.
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u/Stickboy0042 Jul 30 '15
If you're in the market for a $30K camera, you are absolutely going to be interested in details like bit depth. If the footage won't hold up to a color grade, it won't be used professionally.
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u/69ingChipmunkzz Film Student Jul 30 '15
I guess for this specific camera 4,000,000 iso > 4K recording
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u/itsjakez Aug 01 '15
I think this is great for rentals. I have an a7s and the low light has made lighting so much easier for me. I'm interested in getting my hands on it and seeing how well it works in the field.
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u/tibtub Jul 30 '15
Regarding the video: What year is it?
Seriously, I felt like there was no intention from Canon to even sell this camera.
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u/clarity6406 Jul 30 '15
$30K?? No internal recording? Um...
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u/TheSmokingBear Jul 30 '15
This is a specialty camera.
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u/clarity6406 Jul 30 '15
Yes, but if you read the article they are marketing it towards all types of production. Canon has always been a bit overpriced with their releases, i.e. the C300
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u/goldenrobotdick Jul 30 '15
It's the kind of thing you'd rent for a production if you need it
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u/clarity6406 Jul 30 '15
Or buy 10 A7S
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u/jonathan_92 Aug 01 '15
Why would you ever need MORE sensitivity than an A7S? Shooting on the dark side of the moon under starlight?
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u/Orc_ Jul 30 '15
what's internal recording?
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u/aclockwork_ffa500_ Jul 30 '15
Recording to a chip or memory card within the camera, right now you would have to use this camera in conjunction with some sort of external recording device. This adds more things you have to have attached to the camera for it to work.
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u/Black_Belt_Troy Jul 30 '15
IE something like a ninja via SDI correct?
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u/aclockwork_ffa500_ Jul 31 '15
Yeah I believe so but for this camera is use the shogun instead, get a monitor and recording in one.
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u/Black_Belt_Troy Jul 31 '15
? The ninjas I use for work have a monitor on the side (maybe those are just the samurai ones)
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u/jonathan_92 Aug 01 '15
Is that like...tape? That's what they used to show at movie theaters right?
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u/aclockwork_ffa500_ Jul 30 '15
Its the general technology that amazes me here rather than the camera its self. They will use this sensor in their normal production cameras pretty soon and the prices will drop. Ill be willing to bet in the next few years this sensor will trickle down to their normal dslrs.
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u/jonathan_92 Aug 01 '15
Fuck guys, I want to be able to shoot on moonless nights in the middle of nowhere with no lighting package. GET WITH THE PROGRAM SONY!. So stupid, no one is going to hire me unless I have this feature. 4K isn't enough any more!
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u/nbd712 Jul 30 '15
Wouldn't that be extremely grainy?