Sony F3 Camera

[Ravi]

http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/product-PMWF3L/



The Sony F3 is basically a Sony EX-1 with a Super-35 sized sensor and a PL-mount, so you can put cinema lenses on it. I was a 2nd AC on a shoot with this camera a few days ago. My first impressions of this camera are rather good. It has a very clean image (less noisy than EX-3, probably due to the larger sensor), good sensitivity (500 ISO at -3 db, according to Abel Cine), and overall is pretty easy to use. I don't care for the viewfinder in the back, and the camera we used was a little finicky about the lens data being transmitted from the Sony lenses that are available to buy with the camera. Like with the EX-1 and EX-3, you have to watch for overexposing highlights, but its not a huge deal. Eventually a S-Log gamma option will be added, which supposedly allows you to preserve more of the dynamic range.

I think the Sony F3 is a very good middle ground between DSLRs (low-end, lots of issues) and the RED or Alexa (overkill and too expensive for most purposes), if you want a shallower depth-of-field than traditional video cameras.

[matt35mm]

Thanks, Ravi!

[Pubrick]

How much?

[OrHowILearnedTo]

What have you heard about the FS-100 Ravi?

[Reinhold]

How much?

18k US with basic lens kit

http://www.abelcine.com/store/Sony-PMW-F3k-Super-35mm-XDCAM-EX-Camera/

[Ravi]

What have you heard about the FS-100 Ravi?

Are you talking about this camera? Haven't touched one, but it records to a lower bitrate (28 Mbps vs. 35 Mbps in HQ mode from F3 or EX-1/EX-3).