SXS Cards

[Mike Drew]

William, is the SXS reader a Sony or Sonnet unit?

Mike

Mike Drew

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[William Mims]

It came in the box from Sony.

Mims

[William Mims]

I appreciate all of you whom I respect for your knowledge of this system and the reason I started this thread was to see the quality of the SxS vs. the MxR+SDHC cards, since I have not been able to use the Sony SxS card from day one. (I now have been able to do so)
I am in the process of beginning a feature using the EX 3. I can not really afford the cost of the external raw recorders. So I am looking for the best quality I can get without any more investment as the cost of good actors and crew will be as much as I can manage right now (and history has taught me a better place to spend the money).
So the real question becomes is the Sony SxS card any better quality than what I have gotten from the SDHC class 10 cards I presently use? Since your input from this thread, I have been able to do a side by side test using both media and I can not tell any difference. So any suggestions from Ian, Michael, Mike and anyone else on this subject will also be appreciated.
And let’s just be realistic about filmmaking, if movies like Paranormal Activity can make a lot of money and still look like it was shot with a palmcorder, I think the quality of the EX 3 is light years ahead of that and an acceptable compromise of not using a F3 or 65.
If I may suggest a series that is shot beautifully with one of those cameras, it is Murdoch Mysteries, a Canadian series – Stream it on Netflix. Worth your time to view.

Mims

[Michael Slowe]

William, as I’m sure the others will tell you, the image quality shouldn’t differ at all, as your test indicates. The difference would be with regard to security. The reliability of the Pro S X S Sony cards is absolutely first rate. There have been horror stories concerning the use of some other cards, although I’m not clear which ones because I use only the Sony ones. My reasoning is that we spend a lot of time and trouble shooting decent pictures, not mentioning the kit itself, so why compromise on the media?

Others will support the use of cards other than the S X S and, it is true, there is quite a cost saving. As they say in England “You pays yer money and takes your choice”.

Michael Slowe

[William Mims]

Thanks, Michael for your suggestion. I agree.

Mims

[Don Greening]

[Michael Slowe] “”You pays yer money and takes your choice”.”

Here in North America it’s “You pays yer money you takes yer chances.”

I also agree with your sage advice, Michael. I have never had an issue with Sony SxS Pro Memory cards.

– Don

Don Greening
A Vancouver Video Production Company
Reeltime Videoworks
http://www.reeltimevideoworks.com