C300mkii Price Drop - $11,999.00

[DanThePhotoMan]

Well, this certainly didn't take long. I'm not quite sure what to make of this other than they may be releasing the C500mkii closer to that price range so they had to drop this?

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1134579-REG/canon_0635c002_eos_c300_mark_ii.html

 

[TwinCam]

It's gotta be in response to the Sony FS7. Canon got spoiled when the C300 Mk I became the "it" camera in the broadcast community, and they didn't offer enough improvement in the Mk II. People I know kept shooting with the Mk I (as did I) or switched to the FS7 (which I am about to do, reluctantly).

I prefer the Canon's picture, right out of the box, but I'm told that the FS7 can be tweaked with a little work. Fingers crossed.

I love the autofocus options in the Mk II, but clients are already asking for faster non-cropped slow motion than the Mk II can do, and they will soon ask for slow motion in 4K, which the Mk II does not do at all. FS7: 180 fps in HD, 240 fps in 2K, 60 fps in 4K.

Rather than drop the price, I would have preferred Canon add features.

 

[DanThePhotoMan]

TwinCam, don't hesitate on the FS7. I purchased one in December and it is fantastic. It's being used on almost every event down here (New Orleans) that I have been to. I've been booked multiple times specifically because of the FS7. It takes a minute to get used to, but it produces outstanding images.

I completely agree with you about them adding more features instead of price dropping. 4K 60p and useable slow motion above 120p and I may have just jumped right to it.

 

[expatinasia]

US$4,000 off is a lot in anyone's book.

I was just reading about Sony's firmware update for the FS7:

http://www.newsshooter.com/2016/06/27/sony-fs7-firmware-4-0-now-available-for-download/

I looked at the C series for quite some time, but then decided for what I do, the 1DX produces the results I need (as is the perfect mix of stills and video) but I am eyeing the XF300/305 as that gives the range a DSLR can't, plus the AF that the 1DX is missing.

 

[Matt Williams]

In the UK it's a straight price drop of over £2000 - from £11,994 to £9,594 (inc VAT). No indication this is a temporary offer and no need to claim for cashback etc. Should make the camera a lot more attractive to buyers. Strange time for the price drop when there is no competition - impossible to buy the FS7 at the moment and likely to stay that way for at least another month, and even when the FS7 does become re-available it will be more expensive than when it was initially released over 2 years ago! Strange time for a price drop....