Canon 1DC – 25p firmware officially coming in April 2013

The 25p firmware rumored this week is a reality, but it won’t be coming before April.

The 1DC is causing a lot of buzz on the net due the nice videos coming from the camera both in 4K as well as in super35 crop mode.

With 25p this camera will be one hard to beat rival in the affordable large sensor camera market.
We’ll have more footage to show soon.

We also have a very intriguing deal for our European readers:
If you’re looking for the best price here’s a code that gives you the 1DC at an unrivalled 8250€

CODE: 311213SWBC1DC (880€ off)
Insert at checkout when buying the Canon 1DC for 8250€ at A.F. Marcotec.
US customers can get the Canon 1DC at B&H: LINK

official German press release: LINK

via canonrumors

Video: An in depth look at the new Sony F5 / F55

If you were keen on actually seeing the F5 and F55 cameras operated here’s a nice video in which Richard Lewis, Cinematography & Product Specialist from Sony shows you around their new babies.

Recently the Yen prices for the new cameras have popped up (LINK) ahead of official announcement (apparently by mistake). A rough conversion of the prices gives us the following (seems to be before tax):

Sony F55: $34k
Sony F5: $20k
the R5 RAW recorder: $5.8k
oled EVF: $6.5k
normal EVF: $3.9k
7″ LCD: $5.3k
olivine Batteries: $579
RAW card reader: $763
6-lens kit: $30k
3-lens kit: $17k

And these are expected to ship in February 2013.

You can pre-order this bank account sweeper at B&H: LINK

And we also have another discount pre-order code for Europe, but the final pricing is not official there yet, so you can only make a deposit for pre-order:
CODE: 311212C5DF55 (gives you 500€ off, for what it’s worth)
Insert at checkout when pre-ordering the Sony F5 or Sony F55 at A.F. Marcotec.

More info on the cameras in our announcement article: LINK

Sony NEX-FS700 – 5% Discount Code for Europe

We’ve got another nice deal for our European readers: Just like the Blackmagic Cinema Camera deal (which is only valid until today by the way!), you can save some cash by using the discount code below.

Our #1 trusted European reseller A. F. Marcotec gives us an exclusive 5% discount for Sony’s new NEX-FS700 camera.

A. F. Marcotec sells professional filmmaking equipment in Europe and has some of the most competitive prices on the market.

They have the Sony FS700 listed for 8065,82€ (incl. VAT) (CVP sells it for 7948€) and the cinema5D discount code will give you -403,29€ off:

Excluding tax & shipping it will be 6439€ (=$8010).

Discount CODE: 31122012C5DFS700
SHOP link: Sony NEX-FS700E

Enter the code at checkout. The camera will start shipping in July.

American cinema5D readers can pre-order the camera for $7999 at B&H.