Wooden Camera Elite Accessory System for Canon EOS C400 Available to Pre-order

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by Francesco AndreolaAugust 1^st, 2024

Wooden Camera’s Elite Accessory System for Canon’s latest cinema camera, the EOS C400, consists of a series of rigging and power accessories that can help you be up and running in no time. These include a 3-piece top plate, a NATO side rail, a baseplate system, a cheese plate for the Canon’s original top handle, a hot-swap V-mount or Gold mount battery plate, and more.

On paper, the new EOS C400 looks like a very well-rounded camera, and one that can potentially allow Canon to recover ground in the cinema space. To learn everything about it, make sure to read and watch our initial coverage here.

We have previously taken a look at a few EOS C400 accessory kits coming from ARRI, Zacuto, and Vocas. Wooden Camera’s premium Elite accessories already exist for popular cameras – like the ARRI ALEXA 35, RED KOMODO-X, Sony VENICE 2, and BURANO – and are now being adapted to fit the new EOS C400 body. Let’s take a look!

Wooden Camera Elite Accessory System for Canon EOS C400 – features

Starting from the top of the camera body, Wooden Camera offers a modular top plate with a 3-piece design. In particular, by removing the center part of the top plate, you will still be able to use the camera’s original top handle. Alternatively, you can keep the center plate on and screw Wooden Camera’s Ultra Handle on top of it.

The top plate offers numerous 1/4”-20 and 3/8”-16 mounting points for accessories, including 4 front-facing 3/8”-16 threads. These can be used to attach a dual rod clamp to run 15mm rods above your lens.

Moreover, if you plan on using the original Canon top handle, then you can add extra mounting points to its top and right side by attaching the dedicated Top Handle Cheese Plate. This has a cutout design, so it doesn’t interfere with the top handle’s hot shoe and mic mounts.

On the other hand, if you opt for Wooden Camera’s Ultra Handle, you can still mount the original EOS C400 viewfinder to its front by using the Ultra Handle Viewfinder Mount.

Moving on to the camera’s right side, here you can mount a Side Rail to accomodate NATO-clamp accessories that need to be quickly transferred on and off your camera rig, like a wireless video transmitter, for example. The NATO Side Rail securely screws to the side of the top plate and can be mounted in either a vertical or horizontal position.

At the bottom, we find a Base Plate System to complete the rig. This consists of an ARCA Riser Plate with side 1/4”-20 threaded holes and the actual Base Plate. The ARCA Riser Plate can fit a lens mount support at the front that is compatible with Wooden Camera’s shimmable PL to RF mount.

Hot-swap Battery Plate for Canon EOS C400

To top it off, Wooden Camera offers a hot-swap battery plate that is available in both V-mount and Gold mount options. It screws directly to the back of the EOS C400 body without the need for rods, plugs into the camera’s 4-pin XLR power port, and has a tilting design to grant access to the original EOS C400 BP-U battery. This means that you can virtually supply uninterrupted power to the camera.

Finally, the battery plate has 3 D-Tap ports to power accessories as well as a digital fuse that cuts power to the accessories in the event of an overload, while leaving the camera running.

Price and availability

These new Wooden Camera accessories for Canon EOS C400 are now available to pre-order and should start shipping in September. The company offers two pre-bundled kits – Elite and Core – that retail for $2,499 and $1,499 respectively, but you can also purchase parts à la carte.

The camera is also available to pre-order for $7,999.

For more information, please visit Wooden Camera’s website here.

Have you pre-ordered the Canon EOS C400? What do you think of these accessories from Wooden Camera? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below!