Filming Wildlife with Canon Cinema C300 Mark II

I recently tried the Canon Cinema C300 Mark II to test its suitability for wildlife and low light filming. I have been using the Canon Cinema C300 Mark I since 2012 and was eager to test the Mark II version.

The Canon Cinema C300 Mark II camera is priced at a hefty $16000 US dollars.

I found the 4K files of the C300 Mark II to be highly detailed. The dynamic range is good even in the c-log. According to Canon the C-log 2 has got 15 stops of dynamic range.

For more check the attached video review.

Wild India: Wandering with Camels

Rann of Kutch: Wandering with Camels

Sharing a short video of from my explorations in Rann of Kutch. Technically this short video is not of wildlife, as I have focused on Camels. I shot this while taking break from the intense midday heat of the december sun. Yes, it was december and Kutch like any other desert landscape is very hot during day tiime. 

These camels can drink about 70-100 litres of water at one go. This helps regulate their body temperature. The maldharis who manage these camel herds are poor folks. They drink the milk and tea. They hardly have anything else to eat. The camel milk is to be drunk fresh. 

Do let me know after watching this:

You can also click this link to watch the video: https://youtu.be/va4pNemgHVU

This was shot with a Canon Cinema C300 camera at 1080p. More of this series will be posted later. 

Changeable Hawk Eagle on Kill

Sharing a short video of a Changeable Hawk eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus) eagle with its kill. I was in Kabini ie. Nagarhole National Park in India and was in search of leopards. This Changeable hawk eagle was perched on a tree infront of us and then suddenly it dived to the ground. Thinking that it would have caught some prey, we moved ahead and the eagle landed on a nearby tree with the rodent kill.

The Changeable hawk eagle then proceeded to strip the fur of its prey and after eating cleaned its beak by rubbing it on the tree. It defecated and then flew off.

Without these birds of prey the rodent population would have exploded. We should have enough trees so that these birds can perch and then hunt the rats.

This was shot with a Canon Cinema C300 camera in 1080p at25 fps.