Re: EOS 6D Mark II & New DSLR Body in 2017
That is true. That's why Canon ''video'' cameras are all mirrorless. XC10,XC20,C100,C100II,C300,C300II,C500,C700 and their small chip camcorders too. All rely in EVFs and/or LCDs.
But, the combination that's made when you put great video ability with a FULLY capable stills camera is a killer one. A 5D + cinema grade 4K and features would be just what we want. That combination of a fully fledged FF camera with an OVF and a cinema camera, are what still makes the 5D so popular and the defacto standard even when so many only-video-mirrorless options are out there.
I'd never want to shoot stills with an XC10 or a C100 (though it's the best 2mp camera money can buy). And Canon are not making a FF mirrorless camera soon, so our hope is that they make a video oriented DSLR. A 5D most likely because of it's price bracket, and video reputation, and because they are splitting the 5D line into specialized models. This move would make a lot of sense and would bring Canon back on the front of the video world with a 5D. (The 5DIV is not that camera because of the 1.64x crop and lack of C log, mainly the former).
3kramd5 said:But a purpose built video camera has zero need for a mirror. On the other hand a purpose built video camera would have great live view framing, and thus be fully capable of producing stills.
A mirror seems antithetical to being designed specifically for video (unless of course the mirror funnels light to the sensor rather than away from it). Without one, the reduced volume could be used for any number of things...improved cooling, internal storage, etc.
That is true. That's why Canon ''video'' cameras are all mirrorless. XC10,XC20,C100,C100II,C300,C300II,C500,C700 and their small chip camcorders too. All rely in EVFs and/or LCDs.
But, the combination that's made when you put great video ability with a FULLY capable stills camera is a killer one. A 5D + cinema grade 4K and features would be just what we want. That combination of a fully fledged FF camera with an OVF and a cinema camera, are what still makes the 5D so popular and the defacto standard even when so many only-video-mirrorless options are out there.
I'd never want to shoot stills with an XC10 or a C100 (though it's the best 2mp camera money can buy). And Canon are not making a FF mirrorless camera soon, so our hope is that they make a video oriented DSLR. A 5D most likely because of it's price bracket, and video reputation, and because they are splitting the 5D line into specialized models. This move would make a lot of sense and would bring Canon back on the front of the video world with a 5D. (The 5DIV is not that camera because of the 1.64x crop and lack of C log, mainly the former).
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