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    New reports about the next Cinema EOS camera have surfaced [CR1]

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    eosr5cside - New reports about the next Cinema EOS camera have surfaced [CR1]

    Rumors of the next Canon Cinema EOS camera have started to hit the inboxes of like sites. This one I haven't heard anything about previously, so please treat it accordingly.

    The name for the camera is suggested to be the EOS C5, which would be a new line of Cinema EOS cameras from Canon.

    Below are the rumored specifications from Canon Watch

    • The camera is a combination of the EOS R5 C and EOS C300 III, similar in appearance to the EOS R5 C, but more square, with the electric ND filter of the EOS C300 III, the professional interface of the EOS C70, and an extended battery compartment.
    • Its XF-AVC recording format is the same as the EOS C70, but it uses a modified version of the EOS R5 C’s CMOS sensor with a total of 22.5 megapixels.
    • With a sampling resolution of 8192×2160, it is capable of perfect oversampling to 4K 120fps, making it Canon’s current 4K 120fps product with the best image quality.
    • When the frame rate is reduced to 72fps or less, DGO mode is turned on to provide a higher dynamic range.
    • Unlike the current EOS C70, it does not offer RAW recording for now.
    • Full pixel QPAF, and RAW internal recording in subsequent firmware.
    • In terms of photography, it no longer offers a mechanical shutter and is replaced by in-body stabilization.

    If this post brings about more information, I will obviously update you all.

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    1. This sounds a lot like the type of rumors people make up right after the launch of a similar product. Conjecture and wishful thinking at best…



      I still just want those rumored new cinema primes. :)
    2. I really can't imagine Canon releasing the R5C followed by the C5. Talk about a confusing line-up!

      I could believe C50, like previous rumors possibly indicated, but C5 just makes this a bit unbelievable.
    3. This one feels weird to me. To me, the specs read like something left on the table during R&D for the R5C. It's too similar and not different enough enough from anything in the lineup imo.

      Not that everything about it doesn't excite me. I just more agree with CanonGrunt that it feels like disgruntled wishful thinking. I was hoping for DGO and internal NDs in that camera, too.

      That said, this camera could easily cost upwards of $8-10K, so... that would be one notable difference. Lol.
    5. If the rumor is true then this camera will be positioned not as a hybrid but as a true Cinema EOS camera.
      Square body which means more conventional video controls layout, no mechanical shutter, built-in ND and expandable battery compartment.
      IMHO such a camera makes sense, and I do not see any confision in such a lineup:
      R5 - stills camera which is also great for occasional short video clips;
      R5C - hybrid 2-in-1 with well known limitations;
      C5 - real Cinema EOS camera.
    7. Having a hard time believing that Canon would release a QPAF body just months after shipping the R3 without it. Doesn't make sense to me. If QPAF is better and it was omitted, ouch. If QPAF is worse, why put it on the new body?

      This one might not pass the sniff test.
    8. Internal ND for RF mount is overrated. If you want ND just get an EF-RF adapter with drop in filter and voila, problem solved for a few hundred bucks. Get a PL-EF adapter and you essentially have 'internal ND' compatibility with a vast majority of cine lenses since 1980s. Canon really did us a favor releasing the drop in filter adapter and I am suprised Nikon did not follow suit.

      On the whole I agree with the C5 naming scheme being messed up. I would believe it if it was a rumor of C500 variant though, but pricing would likely be $18-20k with that BSI FF DGO sensor in tow.
    10. I really can't imagine Canon releasing the R5C followed by the C5. Talk about a confusing line-up!
      Undoubtedly to be followed by the Canon CR5, a rumor so unbelievable it became both a camera and its battery! ;)
    12. I really can't imagine Canon releasing the R5C followed by the C5. Talk about a confusing line-up!

      I could believe C50, like previous rumors possibly indicated, but C5 just makes this a bit unbelievable.
      its not a hybrid
    13. Internal ND for RF mount is overrated. If you want ND just get an EF-RF adapter with drop in filter and voila, problem solved for a few hundred bucks. Get a PL-EF adapter and you essentially have 'internal ND' compatibility with a vast majority of cine lenses since 1980s. Canon really did us a favor releasing the drop in filter adapter and I am suprised Nikon did not follow suit.
      This would obviously do not work with RF lenses.
    14. "electric ND filter " this is possible?! Why we don't have this in the R line yet....
      Not sure what they meant, probably lost in translation. EOS C300 III has mechanical ND filter assembly, and there is no way to fit it even into the slightly thicker R5 body because of shorter flange distance of RF compared to EF. RF would need a different construction.
    15. Internal ND for RF mount is overrated. If you want ND just get an EF-RF adapter with drop in filter and voila, problem solved for a few hundred bucks. Get a PL-EF adapter and you essentially have 'internal ND' compatibility with a vast majority of cine lenses since 1980s. Canon really did us a favor releasing the drop in filter adapter and I am suprised Nikon did not follow suit.

      On the whole I agree with the C5 naming scheme being messed up. I would believe it if it was a rumor of C500 variant though, but pricing would likely be $18-20k with that BSI FF DGO sensor in tow.
      Built in is far from overrated. You can use any glass with filters with a touch of a button. The rf15-35 on a c70 is amazing and compact. Also for gimbal work the filters make the cameras more front heavy so it is less work balancing as well in real world usage. If you are a set with a ton of time or a team than maybe wasting time is more acceptable...
    16. "electric ND filter " this is possible?! Why we don't have this in the R line yet....
      I really like what Sony is doing but a proper cinema camera needs fixed ND filters to properly calculate T-stops.
      That being said, I would love for Canon to make an electronic variable ND EF lens to RF mount adapter that the camera could control with autoexposure.

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