Canon has just announced the latest (and smallest) addition to its prestigious Cinema EOS line: The Canon EOS R5 C is the cinematic sibling of the existing R5 with advanced features geared toward filmmakers rather than photographers. In addition to this major product release, Canon has also announced the availability of new firmware for the EOS C70 that enables a host of new and improved features. Please also give Johnnie’s short first-look review of this new offering from Canon a read here! Don’t get me wrong, the Canon EOS R5 C is still a hybrid mirrorless camera designed to please both filmmakers and photographers. This makes the new R5 C the only member of the “Next Gen” Cinema EOS line that isn’t a pure filmmaking tool (I’ve excluded the 2012 EOS 1D C from this, as it’s a bit outdated now). What’s probably one of the biggest distinctions between this and the original EOS R5, you ask? Well, the new R5 C sports active cooling for longer recording times, so no more overheating, and, three new Cinema Camera RAW Light recording modes. With the inherited 8K recording capabilities of the R5, this release marks Canon’s first 8K Cinema EOS camera. Canon EOS R5 C. Image credit: Canon Canon EOS R5 C First off, here’s a quote from Canon’s official press release: Underpinned by a high-resolution, full frame CMOS sensor, DIGIC X processor and the RF Mount, these three elements enable high fidelity 8K capture, and 45 megapixel still photo capture...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 19 January, 2022