Pulled the trigger! at DVinfo.net

Josh Dahlberg · August 25th, 2010, 12:40 AM

Rather going against the fashion (and knowing Canon will announce a 5DII/XF crossover camera tomorrow just to spite me) I ordered an XF300 today.

I suspect Canon won't sell many units (nothing like their previous 1/3" line up) - they came a bit late to the party - but I believe they got this camera spot on. Four sources (I think I found all of them through DVinfo) convinced me this is the right camera for the majority of my work:

* the review at Luminous Landscape
* the test vis-a-vis EX at repaire.net (French site)
* Alan Robert's (BBC) technical test
* Nick Wilcox-Brown's shots on Vimeo

So thank you to everyone who linked to this info, and thanks especially to Nick for his fantastic shots.

I know I'm going to have a hard time over the next few months deciding what to shoot with the 5DII and what to shoot with the XF.

Josh

Tania Ratu · August 25th, 2010, 01:05 AM

Josh
Awesome mate. I see that A2Z are introducing the XF300/5 tomorrow in Auckland. I would like to check them out, but was up in Auckland last week. No offense to the Aucklanders, your traffic sucks, especially when most of the cars that go past has only one person in it.

Post back your thoughts on the camera. Would love to know what u think of it after putting it through its paces.

Ratu

Jeff Gibbs · August 25th, 2010, 09:02 AM

Congratulations, I just bought one myself and WOW!!! I am not even sure that it will intercut that well with my 5d footage it has so much more resolution and lack of DSLR goofiness when trying to film documentary style. Trying to figure out two things: which is best shoulder mount, and which picture profile settings to use.

Jeff Anselmo · August 25th, 2010, 09:04 AM

Congratulations Josh!

Like Tania, I'd be interested too in what you think of your new XF cam. What types of filming would you be doing?

I've been trying to follow as much as I can in regards to this cam; and I'm close in my decision whether or not I should buy it (or an EX1R). Seems like the longer I wait, the less opportunities I could be making money (or at least practice shooting :)

Best,

Nick Wilcox-Brown · August 26th, 2010, 01:22 AM

Congratulations Josh! I think you're going to enjoy this

Nick.

August 25th, 2010, 12:40 AM	#1
Josh Dahlberg Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 513	Pulled the trigger! Rather going against the fashion (and knowing Canon will announce a 5DII/XF crossover camera tomorrow just to spite me) I ordered an XF300 today. I suspect Canon won't sell many units (nothing like their previous 1/3" line up) - they came a bit late to the party - but I believe they got this camera spot on. Four sources (I think I found all of them through DVinfo) convinced me this is the right camera for the majority of my work: * the review at Luminous Landscape * the test vis-a-vis EX at repaire.net (French site) * Alan Robert's (BBC) technical test * Nick Wilcox-Brown's shots on Vimeo So thank you to everyone who linked to this info, and thanks especially to Nick for his fantastic shots. I know I'm going to have a hard time over the next few months deciding what to shoot with the 5DII and what to shoot with the XF. Josh Last edited by Josh Dahlberg; August 25th, 2010 at 03:15 AM.

August 25th, 2010, 01:05 AM	#2
Tania Ratu New Boot Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Tokoroa, New Zealand Posts: 18	Josh Awesome mate. I see that A2Z are introducing the XF300/5 tomorrow in Auckland. I would like to check them out, but was up in Auckland last week. No offense to the Aucklanders, your traffic sucks, especially when most of the cars that go past has only one person in it. Post back your thoughts on the camera. Would love to know what u think of it after putting it through its paces. Ratu __________________ Rugby is the winner at the end of the day.

August 25th, 2010, 09:04 AM	#4
Jeff Anselmo Major Player Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 566	Congratulations Josh! Like Tania, I'd be interested too in what you think of your new XF cam. What types of filming would you be doing? I've been trying to follow as much as I can in regards to this cam; and I'm close in my decision whether or not I should buy it (or an EX1R). Seems like the longer I wait, the less opportunities I could be making money (or at least practice shooting :) Best, __________________ --JA

August 26th, 2010, 01:22 AM	#5
Nick Wilcox-Brown Major Player Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 231	Congratulations Josh! I think you're going to enjoy this Nick. __________________ Nick Wilcox-Brown, Film-maker and Photographer https://nickwb.com https://wildphotographer.co.uk

August 25th, 2010, 09:02 AM	#3
Jeff Gibbs Regular Crew Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 38	Congratulations, I just bought one myself and WOW!!! I am not even sure that it will intercut that well with my 5d footage it has so much more resolution and lack of DSLR goofiness when trying to film documentary style. Trying to figure out two things: which is best shoulder mount, and which picture profile settings to use.