How to Rig your Canon R5C for Interviews

[@TicTacSync]

How's the R5C as a timecode master? Everybody seems to put their cams in slave mode (Canon or else)... I'm designing an apparatus to evaluate the jitter from timecode cam outputs... and at 6:32 is this a MC012 Oktava mic? 🙂

[@dustinschmidtphoto]

I can't comment on the R5C as a timecode master. I always feed it timecode via a Tentacle Sync, so I'm not sure how it would function as a master. And you have a good eye! That IS an Octava MK-012 at 6:32. It's a great, inexpensive little mic. I use it quite a bit for indoor interviews.

[@rhodesy937]

Appreciate the breakdown! Just grabbed the R5c and about to pull the trigger on the Bright Tangerine Left Field 3 Baseplate. Are you using the C70 one for the R5c? Thanks in advance!

[@dustinschmidtphoto]

Hey thanks for the comment. I'm actually using the C200 version of the Left Field Baseplate. I happened to have it after selling my C200 and just worked it into the R5C setup. No idea if it's the proper height for LWS 15mm rods, but I mostly use it for rigging.

[@rhodesy937]

@@dustinschmidtphoto Thanks for the quick reply! Ahhh gotcha. Good to know it was compatible even with differences in camera bodies. Given that, I'm sure the C70 version will work just fine since it's a similar build as the R5c (especially with the battery grip).

[@rhodesy937]

​@@dustinschmidtphoto One last question: how do the 18-80 servo and R5c get along? The first thing I'm doing when the R5c comes tomorrow is putting that lens on!

[@dustinschmidtphoto]

⁠ make sure the camera body firmware and lens firmware are both updated and you shouldn’t have any issues.

[@rhodesy937]

@@dustinschmidtphoto So far so (almost) good. On page 7 of the first menu (camera icon) Lens Optical IS is greyed out and it says "This function is not compatible with the current lens." Same thing for you? Firmware updated on both lens and camera). Thanks in advance!

[@mauricalv1]

Hello The C-Box (Converter, V-Mount) , can convert a micro HDMI signal from the R5C canon to SDI monitor Atomos V+ or Osee?

[@dustinschmidtphoto]

Yes, it will convert the hdmi signal from the R5C to SDI. But you would need a micro hdmi to full size hdmi cable to get your signal from the R5C to the C-Box. The C-Box only has a full size hdmi input.

[@mauricalv1]

@@dustinschmidtphoto Thank you I owned same cable, but my is the 4K Micro HDMI to HDMI.