The PS-Cam X35 Takes a Bow and the Sony F3 and FS100 Get Serious
Leitner says the PS-CAM definitely drew curious onlookers last weekend, but he felt the show's bigger buzz belonged to Sony's F3, which "is gaining momentum and continuing to gain respect" in the wider production community. There were also quite a few F3 rigs on display, something also in evidence at NAB. "Hot Rod Cameras showed a terrific F3 mod that adds rods, bracket for an external viewfinder (moved to the front), an adjustable handle, and side mount for Convergent Design's Gemini recorder," he says. But the most convincing evidence of an F3 rising, he adds, was a split-screen demo of F3 with S-Log footage vs. similar footage shot with the RED One and its MX sensor. "F3 appeared so superior, the results were hard to believe," Leitner admits. "These Convergent tests were very thoughtful, however. They used the same lenses, T-stops, etc. on both cameras to capture the footage." If you were stuck on the East Coast last weekend during Cine Gear, as we were, we can only hope Convergent and others stage similar comparisons when Cine Gear comes to New York in September.
Leitner showed off some of his own footage at another Sony demonstration during the L.A. show, this time for the company's FS100 camera. He says he loved shooting with the FS100 and captured his New York City scenes, which demonstrated the camera's nimble handling of low light, slow motion and time lapse, with Zeiss and Sony G-series lenses.
For some nice exhibition "beauty shots" and detailed product discussion of even more gear, check out Adam Wilt's fine coverage of the show, posted yesterday at his Camera Log site at PVC.
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