EX3 Survey: Sticky Zoom on stock lens

[Paul Zwicker]

Frank,

Keep us posted if you figure out an alternative solution to this motor issue. Thank you for investigating it and posting.

Paul Zwicker

ZwickFlicks LLC
Wisconsin, US
Sony PMW EX3
MacPro
Final Cut Pro 6.6
http://www.zwickflicks.com

[Frank Dimmock]

Hi all,

I thought I would let everyone know if they haven’t already discovered that the PMW-200 has the same lens as the EX1 and EX3 and appears to have exactly the same problem with the zoom. I had hands-on at BVE in London on Tuesday and vented my frustration at the Sony rep on their stand. All he could do was “apologise” and roll out the same old party line of “built to a price point” when I told him about the problem, but then I don’t suppose I could have expected anything else.

Frank.