By site editor Dan Chung:
In what is surely a sign that new cinema EOS cameras are on the way, B+H have today announced a massive price drop on the Canon C300. All flavours of the camera have been reduced. You can now get the standard C300 in EF for $6499 and the Dual-Pixel CMOS AF or PL versions of the camera for only $6999.
Perhaps the best deal, however, is on the C300 with a complete Zacuto Recoil system for $7999. The Recoil is my favourite support system for the C300 and I would recommend it to anyone wishing to shoot on-the-shoulder shots with the camera. The Z-finder works incredibly well and transforms the LCD screen into a pretty good EVF.
At the new prices the C300 is now an interesting proposition for users who were otherwise looking at the C100 mkII (currently $5499 on B+H). If you need the higher bitrate internal recording then the price of the C100 mkII plus an external recorder isn’t so different to a C300.
The only sour note for existing C300 owners is that prices for used cameras will be highly depressed as a result. Upgrading to whatever comes next is going to be a little harder if you were looking to trade-in or sell your old C300.
You can head to the B+H website to get all the options. I’m guessing that other retailers will be following suit and offering similar C300 deals soon.
