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Sony NEX-FS100UK Super35??
All,
I’m still shooting HDV with a Sony HVR-V1U because it still works pretty good for me for video that mostly ends up on the web. However I just saw this and I’m wondering if it’s time to step up to the next level of quality.This is the B&H link to the camera details:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?sku=761580&Q=&O=&is=REG&A=detailsIs this a good deal for a camera with these features?
Will it provide a significant jump in visual quality for web and DVD delivered video?
Are there Canon or other brand similar cameras I should consider?
Any and all thoughts appreciated.Mary Waitrovich
Media Plus You, LCC
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4 Replies
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Consider the following also:
C300 from Canon-
AF100
HMC160 from Panasonic
New soon to be release Canon 5Dmark3…and then you will need to re-fit your hardware to handle HD files. Encoding, digital backups, processing to make files play nicely…
Excellent discussion here>>
https://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?260461-FS100-and-AF100-compared&p=2421988#post2421988
Let me know what you do, you’ve been very helpful over the last couple of years!!
T
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Mary
Ask yourself these questions to help you decide.
What will you use this camera for? Weddings? Stage work? Point and shoot? How much manual control will you need?
Will you be mostly shooting handheld or on a tripod?
Do you need good quality external sound inputs?
Is 11x zoom sufficient?
Do you need to use a LANC controller or similar?
What look do you want? If you want a cinematic look with shallow depth of field, also check out Sony’s NEX VG-20, which is a much cheaper version of your FS100, minus many of the manual controls.
The large sensor size coupled with interchangeable lenses can create that 3 dimensional look by allowing a shallow depth of field to be achieved. It makes your subjects stand out from the background.
My system specs: Intel i7 970, 12GB RAM, ASUS P6T, Vegas Pro 10e (x32/x64), Windows 7 x64 Ultimate, Vegas Production Assistant 1.0, VASST Ultimate S Pro 4.1, Neat Video Pro 2.6
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I like manual controls and I need XLR inputs so the Sony NEX VG-20 unfortunately wouldn’t work for me. I don’t do weddings, but rather a lot of office interviews, green screen interviews, and b-roll shooting, so both tripod and handheld. Also some short film work. The Canon C300 looks great, but it’s 15 grand! Of the cameras listed above the Panasonic comes closest to the Sony NEX-FS1000UK, but I find myself leaning towards Sony probably just because that’s what I’m used to. I also really like the idea of 60 progressive frames per second, or having that capability, and the other cameras in this price range don’t seem to have that.
Thanks.
Mary Waitrovich
Media Plus You, LCC
http://www.mediaplusyou.com -
You might want to read this very good review by a working pro on the Sony. He was not impressed.
https://www.dvuser.co.uk/content.php?CID=270
I ended up with the Canon XF305, and I back it up with a 7D for getting those DOF shots if needed. If you insist on one camera to do it all, I might look at the AF100. I like Panasonic’s ergonomics, but ultimately the Canon’s dual slot shooting and spectacular 4:2:2 out of the box, (which works great for green screen), was a deciding factor. While I love Panny, I am not a fan of AVCHD, having worked with it for two years. The layout of the files on disk is a nightmare to deal with, compared to MOV and MXF (once you export to MXF in the Canon utility to strip out the file structure). If the Panny 250 would have been out, I might have seriously considered it, but the notion of using P2 cards is not something I was looking forward to.
Al
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