Sony PMX EX3 for wildlife documentary

[Peter Von puttkamer]

We regularly produce award-winning wildlife/nature/travel shows for all the major global TV networks. I’ve just had DIscovery International turn down the EX1/EX3 for A Camera acquisition. Anything under 50mb- they won’t accept. Ex1 can be used for B camera use- 15-20% total of your show only. I’ve tried nano-flash on my 100mb HDX-900 camera, but frankly can’t see the difference at 220mb vs 100mb- even in tight macro, fine detail shooting. I’m told you can only see differences on a scope- once you go over 100mb. Doesn’t seem worth the thousands of dollars for the nano-flash. Tried the Canon 5D for some insert shots and dramatic recreations. It does not work well in bright, outdoor/wide shooting at all- and highlights look very blown out. You need a proper full-sized ENG camera 2/3″, 100mb at least, to meet the demands of the international TV networks- delivery specs.