It might look a little odd, but...This camera is the coolest thing since sliced bread.So far, with the .71x EF to R adapter, all the old EF glass is working - this includes the 24-70 2.8 original, 70-200 2.8 IS original, 16-35 2.8 V2, 135 F2 and more- all of these perform pretty well respective to their overall design despite the warning about optimal compatibility. The lenses overall will perform with AF about how you would expect. The old 70-200 2.8 IS along with the brick 24-70 are very impressive on the C70, so is the 50 1.2. Others that are a bit slow on the DLSR behave the same, so the camera will not bend physics yet.Image quality is incredible.

Best Video Camera Ive ever ownedThe C70 is my very first cinema camera. For decades I have only been using camcorders only one being a 1-inch type actually approx 16mm. So this unit was a serious update.Its also my very first interchangable lens video equipment. I only have the RF 24-70 f/2.8L for now.It can be quite compact without the top handle Im connecting a small stereo mic to the hot shoe connects via 3.5mm cable. Weight isnt too bad at around 5.5 to 6 lbs.Pros...Super 35 sensor with very high dynamic range.Really like how you can record two different codecs simultaneously. This really helped to save money on cards. Im currently using a 256 GB V90 card in the main slot and 128 GB V90 card in the secondary slot. I then set it up to record XF-AVC ... MoreBest Video Camera Ive ever ownedThe C70 is my very first cinema camera. For decades I have only been using camcorders only one being a 1-inch type actually approx 16mm. So this unit was a serious update.Its also my very first interchangable lens video equipment. I only have the RF 24-70 f/2.8L for now.It can be quite compact without the top handle Im connecting a small stereo mic to the hot shoe connects via 3.5mm cable. Weight isnt too bad at around 5.5 to 6 lbs.Pros...Super 35 sensor with very high dynamic range.Really like how you can record two different codecs simultaneously. This really helped to save money on cards. Im currently using a 256 GB V90 card in the main slot and 128 GB V90 card in the secondary slot. I then set it up to record XF-AVC 10-bit 4:2:2 All-I to the first card

Amazing image quality and amazing files to edit!

The c70 enabled me to step into a true professional video workflow. As a hybrid shooter (relying on the r5 w/external recorder for video, that still overheated on 1/2 day shoots) it’s amazing to finally have a professional cinema body for video and not worry about overheating or bringing extra gear to record audio. Getting the c70 has enabled me to eliminate an external video recorder and the file sizes are much easier to edit and way smaller in size. Having an external audio recorder is no longer needed since the c70 has built in 4-channel recorder with amazing pre-amps. And the best for last, the dynamic range and image quality is the best I’ve ever edited with. Especially mind-blowing since the file size of xf-avc is a quarter the size of what the r5 recorded at. ... MoreThe c70 enabled me to step into a true professional video workflow. As a hybrid shooter (relying on the r5 w/external recorder for video, that still overheated on 1/2 day shoots) it’s amazing to finally have a professional cinema body for video and not worry about overheating or bringing extra gear to record audio. Getting the c70 has enabled me to eliminate an external video recorder and the file sizes are much easier to edit and way smaller in size. Having an external audio recorder is no longer needed since the c70 has built in 4-channel recorder with amazing pre-amps. And the best for last, the dynamic range and image quality is the best I’ve ever edited with. Especially mind-blowing since the file size of xf-avc is a quarter the size of what the r5 recorded at. Will definitely buy another as my business grows.

Best bang for your buck cinema camera

I've had the C70 for a little over a year now and this is my A-Cam. Auto focus is really strong and I love that you can choose face only AF. The only knock I'd have against it is the AF tends to slow down when shooting at 120fps but that still hasn't stopped me from shooting fast action sports like hockey with it.If you're looking for just a video only camera, this has got to be near the top of your list. (Yes, it can take photos but you have to re-map some buttons.). The C70 is a little heavy so if you plan on flying this on a gimbal or a glidecam, I hope you've been hitting the gym! I have been able to get this to fly on a ronin-S but it needs some serious counterweights. I usually use this on a Devin Graham series glidecam.I primarily use this for sports so ... MoreI've had the C70 for a little over a year now and this is my A-Cam. Auto focus is really strong and I love that you can choose face only AF. The only knock I'd have against it is the AF tends to slow down when shooting at 120fps but that still hasn't stopped me from shooting fast action sports like hockey with it.If you're looking for just a video only camera, this has got to be near the top of your list. (Yes, it can take photos but you have to re-map some buttons.). The C70 is a little heavy so if you plan on flying this on a gimbal or a glidecam, I hope you've been hitting the gym! I have been able to get this to fly on a ronin-S but it needs some serious counterweights. I usually use this on a Devin Graham series glidecam.I primarily use this for sports so having the ability to shoot 4K, 120fps with audio (even though the audio is recorded onto your second card) is a huge plus for me. Speaking of audio, I do wish that canon did not use the mini XLR on this camera. Personally, I would've rather they use a full size XLR and ditched the white balance option buttons on the side of the camera. But hey, not every camera is perfect. Though this one nearly is.My last knock on the C70 is unlike the R5 or R6, not every control dial on the camera controls the three aspects of light (ISO, shutter, and aperture.). On my R6, having those three dials is huge for quick adjustments. On the C70, I can only control ISO and aperture with dials and I have to push a couple buttons to change the shutter speed.All in all, I still love this camera and use it as my primary camera!

Better and Better!

As one of the owners of a video production company I have used a lot of cameras, both hybrid mirrorless cameras and ones such as from Blackmagic. The C70 piqued my interest a while back, as I'm primarily a Canon shooter and have a lot of RF lenses for my R5. I held off at the time as I was unsure if I wanted to grab the C70 or an R5C and wanted to feel them out a bit first. But in the last year Canon has released two major firmware updates adding internal RAW video with multiple codecs, and now enhanced autofocus and even more codecs. It feels like it should be the C70 Mark II. I really have no complaints, its barely larger than a gripped and caged R5, with tons of customizable buttons, a WAY better audio system, so I don't always have to lug a sound bag around with ... MoreAs one of the owners of a video production company I have used a lot of cameras, both hybrid mirrorless cameras and ones such as from Blackmagic. The C70 piqued my interest a while back, as I'm primarily a Canon shooter and have a lot of RF lenses for my R5. I held off at the time as I was unsure if I wanted to grab the C70 or an R5C and wanted to feel them out a bit first. But in the last year Canon has released two major firmware updates adding internal RAW video with multiple codecs, and now enhanced autofocus and even more codecs. It feels like it should be the C70 Mark II. I really have no complaints, its barely larger than a gripped and caged R5, with tons of customizable buttons, a WAY better audio system, so I don't always have to lug a sound bag around with me. If I could give it more than 5 stars I would.

C70 after 1 year of use

I am using this camera for a while now, however it has some severe issues.1. There is a heavy antialising and moire problem that make most of my recordings unusable!!! The effect is increased when Digital IS switched on. DIS makes every straight line jitter, no matter which lens or zoom range I am using.2. The autofocus is really bad, probably worst than in my R7 camera, despite the Face Priority mode which would have been nice, but not working properly.3. The battery is pretty mediocre, but costs a furtune!4 The LCD panel is full of garbage, the hinge already came off from the body of the camera. Poor engineering.5. It is prone to be get scratched due to the plastic of the body, especially the upper part.I can't beleive I paid for this camera almost the ... MoreI am using this camera for a while now, however it has some severe issues.1. There is a heavy antialising and moire problem that make most of my recordings unusable!!! The effect is increased when Digital IS switched on. DIS makes every straight line jitter, no matter which lens or zoom range I am using.2. The autofocus is really bad, probably worst than in my R7 camera, despite the Face Priority mode which would have been nice, but not working properly.3. The battery is pretty mediocre, but costs a furtune!4 The LCD panel is full of garbage, the hinge already came off from the body of the camera. Poor engineering.5. It is prone to be get scratched due to the plastic of the body, especially the upper part.I can't beleive I paid for this camera almost the same amount as my little apartment did cost.Ugggghhhh.

I'm getting there

When I first got the C70 I worked through all the various recording formats and camera functions. I record now in CLOG2 XF-AVC as it seems to be the best bang in terms of quality and file size etc. Using the Canon LUT, I'm getting amazing video with very little grading. Battery life is awesome, ergonomics are great, and the cinema extras like zebras, peaking etc. are helpful upgrades coming from the DSLR/mirrorless world. My only wishes are for better AF (my R series cams are much better), a level meter, and the ability to see how long each scene I am shooting is vs. just having the running clock. I know these features are standard on DSLR cams and not of the "cinema" world, but if Canon is trying to drag more folks into the C world then they should consider putting ... MoreWhen I first got the C70 I worked through all the various recording formats and camera functions. I record now in CLOG2 XF-AVC as it seems to be the best bang in terms of quality and file size etc. Using the Canon LUT, I'm getting amazing video with very little grading. Battery life is awesome, ergonomics are great, and the cinema extras like zebras, peaking etc. are helpful upgrades coming from the DSLR/mirrorless world. My only wishes are for better AF (my R series cams are much better), a level meter, and the ability to see how long each scene I am shooting is vs. just having the running clock. I know these features are standard on DSLR cams and not of the "cinema" world, but if Canon is trying to drag more folks into the C world then they should consider putting these features in the C line to help folks with the transition. Bottom line however is picture quality and this camera is worth every penny.

It's a great camera, but it does have limitations.

The c70 is a very good camera when you're use case works with it's strengths, and even then, there are a few little quirks about it that you should be aware of.First and foremost this is an amazing 4k/60 cam, you can go slower with it, but the sweet spot really is at 4k/60 and under with DGO enabled. Secondly, while you can shoot in slow and fast mode - which can be great in the right scenarios! Be aware that doing so disables certain features you would be getting otherwise in the normal shooting mode.I bought mine to work almost exclusively as a gimbaled B cam paired up with an Alexa mini or c500 mk2 and I got say, considering the price difference, the picture that the c70 produces holds up surprisingly well!That said, balancing it on smaller gimbals like the ... MoreThe c70 is a very good camera when you're use case works with it's strengths, and even then, there are a few little quirks about it that you should be aware of.First and foremost this is an amazing 4k/60 cam, you can go slower with it, but the sweet spot really is at 4k/60 and under with DGO enabled. Secondly, while you can shoot in slow and fast mode - which can be great in the right scenarios! Be aware that doing so disables certain features you would be getting otherwise in the normal shooting mode.I bought mine to work almost exclusively as a gimbaled B cam paired up with an Alexa mini or c500 mk2 and I got say, considering the price difference, the picture that the c70 produces holds up surprisingly well!That said, balancing it on smaller gimbals like the rs2 has it's challenges. The body is just large enough to make you work for it if you want a simple solution and a secure fit! You can always offset your mount and slot it in as designed, but the whole thing becomes a little more cumbersome and requires constant tweaking when you do so. I recommend grabbing an extended sled for the rs2 mount and a bottom plate for the c70 with offset mounting options - I bought both the blue Kondor bottom plate and the small rig plate (small rig was first :( and only the Kondor allows you to offset on the extended sled! This will give you two points of contact from the plate to the cam, and two points of contact from the plate to gimbal - easier to balance and stay balanced, plus the added security knowing the gimbal is supporting the weight evenly across the entire sled, and not just sitting everything on the original rear slot plate. The other gimbal issue I've discovered is that you kind of need the cam's screen and an external monitor for most use cases and with the rs2 at least, converting to underslung correctly requires extra steps because you can't do it with the screen out - not a big deal, but it can be a pain point if you're constantly having to adjust for it.Gimbal tweaking aside, the c70 a lot of strengths in it's favor. The picture when shooting with DGO is simply amazing to work with and pretty flexible. Unless you're use to shooting RAW and have the post workflow to be in that world, the IQ of the c70 among the best I've seen for standard 10bit 422.It's also definitly worth mentioning the battery life, this cam sips battery and a single bp a60 can get you through most of a day provided you're powering down between setups - 6+ hrs easy and it fast boots in seconds, ready to go if you are powered down.The touch screen is also great new additon to the cam as well, I found myself using it a lot for quick adjustments and with the new firmware update, the touch to focus capability has improved nicely, though I'd still love easier access to object tracking on the fly.Just finished a long 7 day shoot in constant sun, heat, and dust, shooting 4k 60 on an rs2 gimbal all day with a two lens setup. Cam never overheated, one bp a60 lasted all day, and the built in ND worked beautifully without haveing to rebalance the gimbal. Cine shooters may be used to that, but I've typically ran a hybrid build for gimbal work in the past and this made a big difference in my day! Not to mention the c70 is just a nicely self-contains body to be shooting on, they give you pretty much everything you need on body and easy access to most of it.The not so great - the RF mount. This is where I feel like this cam is definitly in a transition point for Canon. I typically shoot crop sensor cams so lenses like the sigma 18-35, tokina 11-20 are staples in my bag along with a fair amount of native stills glass (no cine glass in my personal kit yet) The c70 plays very nice with these and I have no issues using them. But the native RF glass is all full frame so now you've got this amazing cam with a new mount that comes with tons of benefits... And you're stuck with older EF glass for optimised performance! Adding insult to injury, they released their speed booster for your older EF glass and while you don't get the same benefits of the new RF lenses, you do get better performance with your old ones!? This is kind of causing me a headache at the moment, I could spend the money on newer RF glass with all of it's benefits but it's limited by the super 35 sensor in the c70, or I can track down older EF glass and get a full stop faster lens and a very near the advertised full frame image! The two lenses I shot with on my recent job? My Tokina 11-20 2.8 (the newer i series) for close in work where the space literally confined me being right next to subject, and a used OG Canon L 24-105 f4 IS USM gen1 I picked up for cheap paired with the speed booster! That effectively gave me an actual 24-105 at an f2.8 when I wanted it - which is an amazing trade off all said and done. But it's a louder, slower lens, it's doesn't have the same communication with the camera as native RF so certain settings weren't available to me. In this way, the c70 is a trade off, your milage will very, but the best combos as of right now is to use the speed booster with older EF lenses or crop lens lenses - either of which are not supported by the native RF mount. Hopefully we'll get native crop sensor RF lenses in the future, or at the very least a new speed booster for just RF, but until that time the c70 is a two steps forward one step back camera, and a solid 4 on the B&H rating scale for me.

Perfect Affordable Cinema Camera

This camera is fantastic! The image that comes out of it is so close to the C300 Mark II and I'm never disappointed by what I see. The added internal RAW codec gives you a lot to play with when it comes to post, but the XF-AVC codec is also pretty flexible (almost the same). The DGO sensor is incredible. I can miss exposure and save highlights and shadows, and image is so organic/filmic.Coming from an FX3, Internal NDs have been a lifesaver and timesaver. I also like the form factor: it feels like a DSLR with a batter grip (without their grip obviously). For some that may be a problem, and while yes I would prefer the box form factor like the Komodo or somewhat the FX6, I think the fact that you can run this as it is and don't have to rig it up was biggest draw to ... MoreThis camera is fantastic! The image that comes out of it is so close to the C300 Mark II and I'm never disappointed by what I see. The added internal RAW codec gives you a lot to play with when it comes to post, but the XF-AVC codec is also pretty flexible (almost the same). The DGO sensor is incredible. I can miss exposure and save highlights and shadows, and image is so organic/filmic.Coming from an FX3, Internal NDs have been a lifesaver and timesaver. I also like the form factor: it feels like a DSLR with a batter grip (without their grip obviously). For some that may be a problem, and while yes I would prefer the box form factor like the Komodo or somewhat the FX6, I think the fact that you can run this as it is and don't have to rig it up was biggest draw to me. I was considering the FX6, but ultimately I found it to be too big when you have everything attached to it. This camera is perfect of run and gun, and is right in that sweet spot of not being too big.My only complaints about this camera are (1) the flip out screen. Yes, it's not the best design. I must have gotten a good one, because it doesn't feel loose to me, but we'll see how it holds up over time. And (2) I wish it had more mounting points on the body, but if you plan on adding a cage then this isn't a problem.I love shooting with this camera and can't wait to use it more!

Updates have been great, super capable for price

For a long time, it seemed that you had to accept certain compromises for any cinema camera less than $10k. The C70 entered the market in a weird place, with some of the guts of a C300 Mark III in a different package. It initially felt limited, but the 10-bit 4:2:2 recording is clean and robust. Using old EF lenses with the speed booster has been fantastic.But then they filled in the blanks with updates, including raw light recording, time lapse (which should have been there), eye tracking auto focus, and the feature set now punches above its price point. The image quality and tweakability is great when you shoot log, and you don't really have to work that hard in grading to get something to meet your intentions. Huge fan of the camera.