CAMERA NERD NEWS: JONATHAN YI'S CANON C300 TEST VIDEO

Canon EOS C300 = Awesome from Jonathan Yi on Vimeo.

This post is totally for my fellow camera nerds, but Canon Rumors has featured Johnathan Yi's test video for Canon's new RED market intruding C300. Outfitted with either Canon EF or Cine PL mounts, the C300's Super 35 equivalent CMOS sensor will shoot 1080p with 8bit compression and an upgraded 4:2:2 color space. Issues common to HD-SLRs such as aliasing and jello effect have been addressed as well. And with an ISO range of 320 to 20,000 who needs lights!

Let's be honest, no one really likes the RED - the people who own one will sing it's virtues but really only as justification for dropping $50K on a camera more finicky than your grandma. Canon's C300 probably won't change their minds but from the looks of it, this new camera is gonna give RED a run for their money.

Kudos to Johnathan Yi's hipster filled yet still enjoyable send-up of stuffy test videos, even if Canon didn't like it.