5 November 2024, Tue |
7:54 AM
Canon celebrates the tenth anniversary of its acclaimed Cinema EOS line-up, which has been commended by filmmakers such as Jimmy Chin, director and producer of the Academy Award-winning documentary Free Solo, in a special Shutter Stories episode. The podcast contains a discussion of Canon’s acclaimed colour science and great picture quality, as well as Jimmy’s own experiences with the range.
Yuichi Ishizuka, CEO Canon EMEA, comments: “As we mark the 10th anniversary of our Cinema EOS System, we reflect on the developments that have unlocked new possibilities for the film industry. Following the success of the EOS 5D Mark II for film and TV, we began to hear demands from the industry for cameras and lenses optimised for film and so we developed the Cinema EOS System.”
He added, “Since then, we’ve continued to listen to the changing needs of the industry and over the last decade have pushed technical boundaries to develop a versatile range, including 13 cameras and 30 cinema lenses which have helped cinematographers bring stories to life through video.Now, the future of the video industry is exciting – it is more active and more diverse than ever. As one of the few companies which develops all three core components of its cameras –lenses, sensors, and processors– it is our ongoing responsibility to develop increasingly flexible products that exceed customers’ expectations of image quality, which has always been at the heart of the Cinema EOS range.”
In 2011, Canon made history by introducing the Cinema EOS System, which included the world’s first Full HD digital cinema camera and specialised camera lenses. The EOS C300 was Canon’s first specialised cinema camera, following the success of the EOS 5D Mark II in filming Hollywood films and popular TV shows. It won a Technology and Engineering Emmy in 2012 for their CMOS sensor, which delivered video reproduction comparable to 35mm film.
This opened the way for the remainder of Canon’s Cinema lineup, providing filmmakers with a step up to a genuine motion picture camera that was quickly adopted throughout broadcast and feature films, including the Oscar-nominated Captain Phillips and Netflix’s blockbuster true crime series The Confession Tapes.
The new method was groundbreaking, providing cinematographers with a slew of new creative filming options and possibilities.
Since then, Canon has introduced groundbreaking technologies to the film industry with each of the 13 innovative cameras added to the line, ranging from the Canon EOS 70D’s powerful and precise Dual Pixel CMOS AF to the EOS C200, which debuted Canon’s Cinema RAW Light – a technology that has made shooting RAW more efficient than ever before.
Last year, Canon launched a new era of Cinema EOS with the EOS C70, the first of the line to feature a touchscreen.
Canon is thrilled to speak with filmmakers Meena Singh and Jimmy China about the Cinema EOS line to commemorate the special milestone. They will look back over the past 10 years of Cinema EOS, highlighting important technological advances and the outstanding spectrum of high-performance cinema cameras available today, hosted by Canon Ambassador. They will explain the tales behind some of their most memorable projects while discussing the gear they use and how it supports their workflows.
