Why I'm still using a C200 in 2024..

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[@MaxoticsTV]

Amateurs talk camera bodies, professionals talk glass and photographers talk light....filmmakers talk none of that but what the viewer will see. My guess is almost every piece of equipment used to make Gone with the Wind, Casablanca, even Raiders, has long been destroyed. Same with your projects. They will remain long after your C200 is retired.

[@MattAitia]

That’s deep!

[@bfyre1]

I preach this everyday where i work when they ask me the best camera. Filmmakers absolutely do not talk about cameras like that and most understand that their audience gives 2 shiiiits what camera the film or show was shot on. The truth is guys on KZbin that talk about cameras really care about what the other KZbin guy with a camera is going to think instead of worrying about their true audience lol

[@MaxoticsTV]

@@bfyre1 Yeah, when my wife wants to goad me she'll tease me by saying, about some show we're watching, "That looks like it was shot in RAW" ;)

[@bfyre1]

@@MaxoticsTV Lmfaoooooo because she knows thats your lingo as a filmmaker so she teases you about it. Now if she never met you she wouldn’t even think twice of saying that lol. Thats proof of my point, that’s the world we live in so we nit-pick everything camera wise and little do we know the audience can care less lol.

[@oliverticalstudios]

@@MaxoticsTVYour wife is hilarious! That just made me laugh out loud! 😂😂😂😂

[@LostInNostalgia]

We're still using the C200 too and don't plan on upgrading anytime soon either!

[@MattAitia]

Hell yeah!

[@Star_gazer_4568]

I myself owned a Sony a7iii and planned to upgrade to the bmpcc6k pro for all it’s crazy features but just like you said… I invested the money in spec projects.. learned colour grading.. hired good actors.. had good production designing.. had good scripts and read lots of film books.. one of the best decisions !! Keep inspiring mate..

[@MattAitia]

Good choice!

[@dukebozikowski3801]

@@MattAitia C200 is more than good enough if you know what you're doing and invest in things like production design and lighting. Your work looks fantastic and the improvement you would get to moving up to something like a Red or an Arri would be marginal. Honestly, I do think when investing in a camera package it's a good idea to get something that is a workhorse. For me it was a rigged out bmpcc 4k but a C200 has everything you need: internal NDs, XLR audio, good battery life, autofocus (not necessary but helpful for certain shoots), and 12 bit raw when you need the extra colour information. Having something with these features means you really don't need to upgrade as cameras really aren't getting THAT much better anymore. Honestly, getting something like a blackmagic pocket camera and rigging it out or getting a used C200 or C300 II is what more people should do. Keep up the great work! Cheers!

[@1bncxlr]

You work within your budget. When I was hired as DP of a healthcare company, I was given 2 cameras a Canon XA-40 and a XA-25. That is what i have to work with. No reason to complain, money is not available for an upgrade. I make it work and revel in that my camera weighs less them a battery for my former Sony PDW-F350 HD XDCAM

[@MattAitia]

Hell yeah!

[@h7creative]

Great video Matt! The visuals are stunning and I can’t wait to see more of your work. I just bought a C200 and videos like keep me encouraged that I made the right decision. Thank you and good luck on your journey!

[@MattAitia]

Great choice!

[@Canadiancastaway]

Totally agree with you. I still shoot on my fs7 because a camera is a tool and depending on what kind of project you do then you just grt the right tool for it. Keep going man you channel is great

[@MajorGeneralHavoc]

love your attitude and honesty man. thank you for sharing your journey with us 🙏🏻

[@MattAitia]

Thank you!

[@richardharmey8316]

Thank you so much man ❤ as a c200 owner who is always looking at other cams, this is exactly what I needed to hear 😊

[@MattAitia]

Target audience reached!

[@ravenswoodfilmco]

Really great message amidst today's culture of always needing the next big thing. Thanks for sharing!

[@MattAitia]

Thanks for watching!

[@chrisreeddigital1874]

I have an FX3 and now I want a C200.. mainly for INTERNAL ND's!!

[@MattAitia]

lol the grass is always greener mate, stick with what you got and create with it!

[@Visible-soul]

I needed to see this video the most! Very inspiring! As I’m itching to get deeper with filming, I’m seeing that I actually need to put money, in places like set design ect! Thank you man

[@MattAitia]

Hell yeah! Glad you found this video

[@kayliathequeen9612]

Loved this video and loved that you talked about the other parts of the production that acgually go into making a video/story compelling.

[@MattAitia]

Thank you!

[@ansenvideoproduction]

Maximum respect 🔥🙏🏼👌🏻👏🏻🤯🎥🎞️🎬 The final image and narration is always the key factor

[@MattAitia]

Thank you!

[@denver_video]

Same here - cost of the CFast 2.0 cards dropped so low I use the 12-bit now all the time. Great video thanks!

[@CineMilledUSA]

Great video, best I've seen in awhile.....subscribed and binging a few your videos

[@MattAitia]

Thank you! Love your products

[@gabrielshubat]

Great video Matt

[@MattAitia]

Thanks brother

[@lb7144]

Hey, your work looks awesome! You appear to have mastered the C200 for the work you do. I have a C100 MKII and I’ve been wanting to upgrade but I’m only filming Sunday School lessons. Wishing you continued success and a very blessed holiday season for you and your family.

[@MattAitia]

Thank you. You as well!

[@nur-niaz]

Specs are 100% better ROI than cameras ✨

[@MattAitia]

Let’s hope so haha!

[@alexmatha4536]

Great stuff!

[@MattAitia]

Thank you!

[@bradpaulp]

Came here from Daniels video. Nice channel. On this topic, I always think of it like this: A carpenter can use the same hammer for 20 years until the handle breaks - and then he just replaces the handle. Even a new hammer just still hits the same nail. A hammers job is to hit nails.A cameras job is capture video. “Leveling up” isn’t about a new sensor - it’s about everything you mentioned in this video. Very practically I might add. If a carpenter wanted to build a better house, a new hammer won’t do it. But perhaps better techniques or a better crew that pays attention to detail would make a better house. Cheers.

[@MattAitia]

That’s a good way to put it!

[@craigw.scribner6490]

Thanks for this video (I'm a subscriber now) and keep up the great work!

[@MattAitia]

Welcome!

[@naormeningher]

Great video. Very inspiring

[@MattAitia]

Thanks!

[@mashudali8482]

I loved that - thank you!

[@MattAitia]

Thanks for watching!

[@shotbyden]

Somehow this is exactly the answer I’ve been searching for regarding the C200 and I’m thankful to you for putting such a thoughtful video together.

[@MattAitia]

hell yeah!

[@osah8477]

BRAVO!!!!! PROUCTION DESIGN!! THE C-200 IS AN EXCELLENT GEM OF A CAMERA BY THE WAY!! 8 BIT IS MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR SOCIAL MEDIA AND RAW IS A KILLER FOR NARRATIVE WORK!!

[@MattAitia]

Exactly!

[@gonefishinzach7811]

c200 is the ultimate budget spec project camera. That raw lite is fucking unreal

[@MattAitia]

Agreed!

[@lanternstudios565]

Still delivering award-winning, broadcast content using the C200. For sure there are features that are frustratingly absent... but there's an argument for sticking with a camera, getting to know it, understand its limits; in the process, discovering how to light for it, filter, tweak settings, etc. And then use the money you save (from upgrading every six months) to invest in quality cinema glass that maximizes the C200's ability to render colours, reveal contrast and detail, extend the perceived dynamic range, and make beautiful, organic moving images.

[@TevinFosterDP]

Hey Brotha Great video I find myself being tempted to buy new cameras too, I just try to stay away from the new camera release videos lol. Can you make a video on how t hire gaffers and crew to help with your film? This is something I've been interested in knowing more about but can't find much info on it.

[@HoangMinhVuong]

C200 owner here too!

[@MattAitia]

Let’s go!

[@sureshbankar5958]

Really bro I agree with your decision iam still using C200 in 2023 ❤

[@stephanes.]

you did the right choice

[@frenchcoupon3391]

Canon C100 mark i and 1DC user here. Amazing cameras. Only downside is lack of Sony tier slow motion.

[@TrustyDigitalMedia]

I see it as the best sub $3000 personal doc cam I can own and look forward to the projects that have budget for a newer, better camera

[@MattAitia]

Truth!

[@danbrockettDOP]

Excellent video Matt. I bought my C200 in late 2017 to go straight into production on a feature documentary. I shot with it for two years, largely on the ocean. The C200 was and is a beast, I was accidentally fully submerged with it, riding on the nose of an 18' Boston Whaler in 10' waves. I had to pay Canon for new internal fan and over the course of the project, two more LCD screens where saltwater spray got into the monitor. But the camera itself just kept going. The C200's RAW is amazing. Adding a Tentacle Sync E into Ch 3 takes care of the the time code issues. I do miss not having a 12G SDI out, one more SDI out and TC/genlock in but I can live without those. I like your take on all of this, subscribed.

[@MattAitia]

Damn that’s impressive!

[@pilsplease7561]

Damn you tried to kill that camera lol.

[@danbrockettDOP]

@@pilsplease7561 I did buy it for that documentary thinking that it might be nice if I still had a functioning camera at the end of it. Shooting on the ocean is about the worst thing you can do to a camera. Here it is five years later and it's still going strong.

[@pilsplease7561]

Salt water is not good for just about anything lol. Really corrosive and destructive to metal and electronics. WIneries are also bad places for cameras had someone filming in a winery I worked at and got caustics on the camera cause the guy wasnt paying attention and they ate the coating off the lens ruined a expensive lens. @@danbrockettDOP

[@d.edwardsfreelanceeditorvi4212]

You make that c200 look great.

[@MattAitia]

Thank you!

[@a6production]

Love this! What kind of lens set up do you prefer with your c200?

[@MattAitia]

I use what I got which is a good ol siggy 18-35

[@user-wi7zg1py5d]

hi, help me choose what is best for me to buy now in 2023 for filming films and advertising? Thank you

[@LuisMameri]

Smart man

[@dailylife9209]

Hello, which one is better in autofocus or Sony? Thanks

[@randallburgess6393]

I’m still using my C100 Mark ii I love the image it is a bit of a challenge to deal with the eight bit colour but you just have to be more discerning and accurate in lighting and exposure but it gives off an awesome image and at the end of the day that’s what it’s all about most of everything that gets delivered ends up in 1080 P in any case so I agree with you I’m in no rush to upgrade the camera I’d rather invest in lenses and good filters dollies and camera gear in general than investing in a camera

[@Sutterjack]

I'm in the C100 M2 cult too and still love it as a workhorse camera for long event and concerts

[@Sutterjack]

Really great video - I still shoot on the C100 M2 and I was bitterly disappointed by the C200 after it came out after waiting so long for a 4k successor to my workhorse C100. Just too little too late. Terrible internal code, card - eating "light" RAW and crazy price at the time. OK Canon finally really cut the price but even at a "reasonable" price this camera is still really showing it's age against the competition (this coming from a man still shooting with a almost 10-year old camera!). If the C70 had come with a EVF, even a optional EVF, I would have bought it immediately. If Canon had just upgrade the C100 to 10-bit 422 4k and made some modest improvements they would have sold a million of them. And you remind us all of the most critical thing to remember - at the end of the day it's easy to make excuses for not creating content because your gear is "not good enough" A great compelling story, with good audio and editing will look great no matter what you shoot it with - Content is KING, production is Queen!

[@pilsplease7561]

I am in the market for a camera right now, Canons offerings are either way more than im going to pay for features I wont use or they cost a lot and then dont have features i really need or are old. Sony has cheaper cameras but they all have horrible dynamic range, poor codecs and really bad rolling shutter and the lens options kind of suck. Panasonic is only worth it if I got a gh6 but I dont really want to do micro 4/3 and blackmagic cameras are pricey dont have the best quality control which is scaring me if one died if i bought it. Kind of feels like going with canon and taking the hit and just going with and adapting a camera that isnt ideal is the best choice tbh.

[@sorinmedia1]

I would argue that the 4K 8-bit video files of the C200 are superior to the 8-bit video files of the C100 mark2… Based solely on what I’ve seen, I do not own any of them. Been doing tons of research on both… but perhaps someone can chime in?

[@Sutterjack]

@@sorinmedia1 I'm glad you're happy with the results you get, but after a highly anticipated 4K version of the C100M2 in the C200 I was very disappointed. No excuse for not having internal 422 10bit at a decent bitrate going straight to SD - I still don't know what Canon was thinking.

[@potbtech]

Honestly, how can one not subscribe? I subbed instantaneously with all notifications enabled. You, sir, rock. I wonder if you film your KZbin video with the C200. Also, what do you think about the combo r7 18-35 Sigma. I saw you use the lens a lot.

[@MattAitia]

Thank you! Yeah, all my videos are shot on the C200. I don’t know much about the R7, whatever camera is great as long as you’re shooting!

[@potbtech]

@@MattAitia Thanks! I'm looking forward to watching more of your stuff. Would be happy to see your lighting (for the YT vids and favorite lenses and filters). Just a suggestion. Keep up the fantastic work!

[@Nick_ID_1VFXArtist_und_Cutter]

Interesting, 1:34, I was watching a test video the c200 was compared to other cameras, Usa, Sony etc and the ISO-grain in lowlight was the best and most usable with the c200, no other of the 4 cameras was that good in lowlight

[@EricCheung]

Damn..right in the feels! Im keeping my C200!lol

[@MattAitia]

good choice

[@nickdual]

I subscribed.

[@MattAitia]

Welcome Nick!

[@ISKRA.CORPORATE]

Put money in great portfolio instead of crazy coast gear. 100% true

[@ErisedMediaCo]

I had a C200 and really loved it. The main thing that made me upgrade was that I already had a canon mirrorless photo camera and had been investing in RF lenses that I wanted to be able to use for video, and I wanted a camera that gave me a better image straight out of camera. My wife’s company does livestreams twice a week and the image right out of my C70 is leaps and bounds better than my C200 was. The ability to shoot a 10-bit, added dynamic range, and usable 120fps is great too. All of that said, I do miss the form factor and modularity of my C200!

[@ErisedMediaCo]

I would also say, the C70 has not made me a better film maker either. It solved a few technical issues and that’s about it.

[@MattAitia]

Exactly!

[@pilsplease7561]

Raw on the c200 is very much superior in dynamic range and it is 10 or 12 bit if i recall its very much better than c70 for everything else the c70 is better but the c200 format is just better overall camera body wise.

[@Spectrumpicture]

What do you think of the Sigma FP?

[@MattAitia]

Don’t know anything about it

[@sampriest12]

Great video. Just one thing: It seems you're creating it to ask for someone or something to say yes to you. It would seem that you should make the film you want to be hired for. I teach filmmaking; teachers teach and not do, which is kind of true. I have students who are so good, and I tell them to do it. I teach film history, which is essential, and structure is also important, but not as important as Doing the thing. What are you asking for? Your work is great. You are a filmmaker, director, producer, and, I think, editor. Make the film!!!

[@MattAitia]

Facts

[@joshdiditt]

Get the C70, you won't regret it.

[@AdrianVenturaMusic]

'Prosumer' is just a marketing term invented by Sony to sell mid-cost cameras. It means nothing to someone who uses a camera to get paid. Let's all stop using marketing terms and instead embrace cameras of all costs as long as they get us paid =)

[@AdrianVenturaMusic]

otherwise, I love your message. It's brilliant and important for all other creators to hear. Keep it up!

[@brettalexander.studio]

C200 is amazing and we use it everyday. One thing you didn't mention tho is how much of a tank they are . I've had 2 of my c200s dropped on set from about 6feet high and the cameras where 100% fine like nothing even happened. You could NEVER do that with a C70 or any other dslr type camera or likley any new camera. ❤

[@MattAitia]

Damn, no more dropping cameras haha

[@brettalexander.studio]

@MattAitia both times where stedicam docking fails. First time the cstand must have been a chaep-o because the leg had a slight bend and I guess the nut was loose. (Wasn't my stand) the most recent time a lady brought her kids to the set (owner of the building we where shooting) and siblings got into a shoving match infront of a stedicam dock that had one of my c200s on it (mom wasn't paying attention to the kids and I was busy getting the next shot ready) and one kid pushed the other into the stedicam dock and knocked it over..... I thought forsure the camera was toast because it slammed HARD. It ended up taking no damage somehow (maybe the shape cage saved it?) Only thing that got damaged was the battery that was in the camera and that was also just an easy fx of popping the battery case back on. I was shocked! Ohhhh man was that an emotional Rollercoaster for like 5 mins 🤣🤣🤣 I've never seen a lady yell so badly at those kid tho... almost felt bad for them.... almost 🤣

[@randallburgess6393]

Do you have a list of filters and wireless focus gear etc that ypu like to use Been using a lot of sigma glass with the c100 as it seems to work well with the AF when needed

[@MattAitia]

I just rent that stuff each time I need it