Dear all,
If like me you are really hoping to see Canon finally producing an equivalent of the GH5 but with Canon colors and know how, you might want to write to Canon a letter like I did to their communication people on their website.
Here is the letter I had sent them:
Dear Canon leaders,
I am a typical "expert" amateur. I have invested, with great pleasure, on different lenses and bodies from Canon. On the photographic side, I am the happiest person on earth. I love the quality of your products. Pictures quality is outstanding. Thanks.
I own two bodies: 60D and 6D and one video camera XA-30.
I own several Canon lenses: 16-35 mm L IS f4, 24-70mm L f2.8, 70-200mm L IS f4; 135mm L f2, 35 mm IS f2 and two Rokinon lenses for Video 24mm T1.5, 85mm T1.5.
I am a bit surprised and SAD by Canon who is not offering an equivalent of a Lumix GH5 based on Canon system? I bought last year during Black Friday a Lumix FZ1000 at 500 Euros. The video quality of this bridge is WAY BETTER than the one I get from my XA-30 or my 60D or 6D...
This is a shame I think. Don’t you think also this should not be the case? A 500 Euros product offers better video quality than my 8000 Euros Canon products?
I have been waiting for the right reaction of Canon and saw nothing serious. Even the Canon C100 Mark I and Mark II were not competitive for people like me. Too expensive for an offer that was OK at best...but far from impressive.
The Lumix 4K video quality is outstanding. Maybe more for landscape/archictecture/beach/cities with large perspective than interviews. Indeed, a lot of details shown on the final video can be a problem for interviews. My XA-30 is perfect for interviews. However, I have filmed surfers in Biarritz with my XA-30 and the results are very disappointing, a complete lack of details, too soft image etc. Honestly it is a shame when I see the quality of image I get on pictures with my 6D or 60D which is perfect. Why is video quality not following the photographic quality?
I am afraid it is time for Canon to tell us if you care about customers like me on the video side or not? I am not a professional and I will not buy a Canon C200 or C300/500/700. Too expensive for me and not my need.
What I need is a Canon GH5, I don't need necessarily a Full Frame sensor. A good APS-C sensor with good low light capacity is enough, but I need a MENU in the body that looks like a GH5 menu with strong help on the focus side ( peaking etc), help on the light side (zebra). We need also details and punchy 4K video quality.
We want to see our surfers in Biarritz with details! Please.
I have a budget of roughly 2500 Euros for that body.
By the end of 2020, if Canon continue to ignore the need of customers like me, I will buy a Lumix GH5 + Speedbooster XL or a Lumix S1 + Adapter.
I would prefer to spend this 2500 Euros into a Canon body.
And sorry but the R body with a crop factor of 1.8 for 4K video is really not good enough.
I am writing to you because I really respect your company but Canon has to listen to people like me. If not, we will keep Canon for photography and move for video onto other brandnames.
If like me you are really hoping to see Canon finally producing an equivalent of the GH5 but with Canon colors and know how, you might want to write to Canon a letter like I did to their communication people on their website.
Here is the letter I had sent them:
Dear Canon leaders,
I am a typical "expert" amateur. I have invested, with great pleasure, on different lenses and bodies from Canon. On the photographic side, I am the happiest person on earth. I love the quality of your products. Pictures quality is outstanding. Thanks.
I own two bodies: 60D and 6D and one video camera XA-30.
I own several Canon lenses: 16-35 mm L IS f4, 24-70mm L f2.8, 70-200mm L IS f4; 135mm L f2, 35 mm IS f2 and two Rokinon lenses for Video 24mm T1.5, 85mm T1.5.
I am a bit surprised and SAD by Canon who is not offering an equivalent of a Lumix GH5 based on Canon system? I bought last year during Black Friday a Lumix FZ1000 at 500 Euros. The video quality of this bridge is WAY BETTER than the one I get from my XA-30 or my 60D or 6D...
This is a shame I think. Don’t you think also this should not be the case? A 500 Euros product offers better video quality than my 8000 Euros Canon products?
I have been waiting for the right reaction of Canon and saw nothing serious. Even the Canon C100 Mark I and Mark II were not competitive for people like me. Too expensive for an offer that was OK at best...but far from impressive.
The Lumix 4K video quality is outstanding. Maybe more for landscape/archictecture/beach/cities with large perspective than interviews. Indeed, a lot of details shown on the final video can be a problem for interviews. My XA-30 is perfect for interviews. However, I have filmed surfers in Biarritz with my XA-30 and the results are very disappointing, a complete lack of details, too soft image etc. Honestly it is a shame when I see the quality of image I get on pictures with my 6D or 60D which is perfect. Why is video quality not following the photographic quality?
I am afraid it is time for Canon to tell us if you care about customers like me on the video side or not? I am not a professional and I will not buy a Canon C200 or C300/500/700. Too expensive for me and not my need.
What I need is a Canon GH5, I don't need necessarily a Full Frame sensor. A good APS-C sensor with good low light capacity is enough, but I need a MENU in the body that looks like a GH5 menu with strong help on the focus side ( peaking etc), help on the light side (zebra). We need also details and punchy 4K video quality.
We want to see our surfers in Biarritz with details! Please.
I have a budget of roughly 2500 Euros for that body.
By the end of 2020, if Canon continue to ignore the need of customers like me, I will buy a Lumix GH5 + Speedbooster XL or a Lumix S1 + Adapter.
I would prefer to spend this 2500 Euros into a Canon body.
And sorry but the R body with a crop factor of 1.8 for 4K video is really not good enough.
I am writing to you because I really respect your company but Canon has to listen to people like me. If not, we will keep Canon for photography and move for video onto other brandnames.