Canon Cinema EOS C300 Mark II Now Shipping

[Canon Rumors]

The Canon Cinema EOS C300 Mark II has started shipping in North America. While the major retailers don’t appear to have stock, <a href="http://www.lensrentals.com/rent/video/cameras/canon/canon-eos-c300-mark-ii-dual-pixel-ef" target="_blank">LensRentals.com has started to rent it</a>.</p>
<p class="fs16 OpenSans-600-normal upper product-highlights-header">PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS</p>
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<li class="top-section-list-item">Super 35mm CMOS Sensor</li>
<li class="top-section-list-item">4K,1920×1080 60/50i, 23.98/25p True 24p</li>
<li class="top-section-list-item">Canon XF AVC H.264 Codec</li>
<li class="top-section-list-item">EF Lens Mount</li>
<li class="top-section-list-item">with Dual Pixel CMOS AF</li>
<li class="top-section-list-item">Rotating 4″ LCD Monitor</li>
<li class="top-section-list-item">2x 3G-SDI Output, 2x SLR Inputs</li>
<li class="top-section-list-item">2x CFast Card Slots</li>
<li class="top-section-list-item">Timecode I/O, Genlock In & Sync Out</li>
<li class="top-section-list-item">Canon Log 2 Gamma</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Preorder: </strong><strong><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1134579-REG/canon_0635c002_eos_c300_mark_ii.html/BI/2466/KBID/3296" target="_blank">Canon EOS C300 Mark II EF</a>| <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1134580-REG/canon_0635c009_c300_markii_cinema_eos.html/BI/2466/KBID/3296" target="_blank">Canon EOS C300 Mark II PL</a> Rent: <a href="http://www.lensrentals.com/rent/video/cameras/canon/canon-eos-c300-mark-ii-dual-pixel-ef" target="_blank">LensRentals.com</a></strong></p>

 

[Local Hero]

Have been out for a couple of weeks in Australia already.

Only EF mount, no PL mounts yet.

I'm surprised B&H Photo and the like haven't got theirs already.

In Australia batteries are in extremely short supply.
No after market batteries available yet also.

 

[leGreve]

Cinema 5D just published a test that shows that the C300 II has to stops less of DR than promised. What an awful start for that camera. More or less they come out saying that the C300 II pretty much is (only?) as good as the FS7, but atleast the FS7 has 240fps to go for it where Canon is still slacking behind with 60fps.

https://www.cinema5d.com/canon-c300-mark-ii-review-dynamic-range/

And then this:

I must also mention: Curious about the 120fps (crop) mode in 2K I found that it’s actually very soft (think 720p) making it much less usable. Personally I expected much more from the Canon C300 Mark II.

Come on Canon!

If I was in the market for a camera just now, I would look past Canon and check out Ursa 4.6K or Sony.