Canon EOS C300 Goes Up For Preorder Today [Canon's Massive 4K Camera Can Be Preordered Now, At Just A Fraction Of Its Original Five Figure Price Tag]

Posted on TFTS by Steve Anderson on Wednesday, 18. January 2012 under: Audio,Visual, Cameras & Camcorders

We haven’t heard about the Canon EOS C300 camera for a little over two months now, so it’s about time we got something in the way of an update about this one. And if you were looking to shell out Canon’s impressively huge price for one of these, you’ll be happy to know that you can finally put a preorder down on one.

The features on the Canon EOS C300 are still pretty much the same as they ever were, as it will be capable of shooting video in full 4K resolution, as well as your choice of EF or PL mounts–you’ll have to choose one or the other, they’re not interchangeable–as well as a variety of available lenses to work with this thing and themselves provide a variety of ranges and capabilities. You’ll also get an 8.29 megapixel CMOS sensor for still shooting, a four inch rotating LCD display (that itself shows at 1.23 megapixels), and a pair of CompactFlash memory card slots.

Now, a word about pricing. Originally we’d heard that Canon was looking to drop this sucker on us for right around $20,000. But you’ll be happy to hear that a substantial discount has taken place, and now you’ll be able to lay hands on one of these yourself for a comparatively meager $15,999, which is still a lot of money even with a 20 percent discount tossed in. The various lenses for this one have also gone up for preorder, and you’ll be astonished to note that, here, the lenses actually cost almost three times as much as the camera itself does, with no lens coming in at under $40,000. However, for those who can only scrape together the 16 grand, no worries, as you’ll reportedly be able to use your current Canon DSLR lenses with this one just fine.

It’s going to be hard for anyone but the truly rich or the professional out there to justify that kind of price tag, but considering you’ll get resolution that can’t be topped by Blu-ray, well, it’s probably worth the price. But what do you guys think about this one? Too much price tag, not enough camera? Or is there a value here, just not for most regular people? No matter what you think, head on down to the comments section and tell us what you think!