EX1 feature documentary question

[navitas]

Hey guys,

I'm shooting a feature documentary starting this winter. The process will take about 2 years and a lot of my own money so I need some good advice The film will involve a lot of nature shots - kinda what you see on Discovery in terms of technical difficulty. That is why I want to get the best quality possible.

What do I need?
- small size
- small weight
- full HD sensor
- High bitrate
- good in-camera monitoring

My concept:
- EX1 + nanoFLASH recorder (100Mb/s Long GOP)

Please tell me If this will make a good package. I'm a "canonuser" and I'm not familiar with Sony camcorders and how they handle bad weather (cold winter for example). If you'd be so kind to recommend me also a good lightweight tripod+head.

Thanks in advance.

ps. I was also considering Scarlet and Canon rumored CMOS camcorder. <- I do still have an option to postpone the production till May 2010 so maybe It's worth to wait . What do you think?

[DavidChia]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3dPhVAXS68

check this out and it will answer your question

[Jay Gladwell]

You can spend the rest of time waiting for the next "better" camera. You can't go wrong with either of the Sony EX cameras.

[ian515]

I took my ex3 on the iditarod trail last year, it recorded perfectly in -35f. The only problem you will have with extreme cold is the LCD monitor, the liquid begins to freeze at those temps and lag a LOT, so if you are trying to follow action, it becomes a little tough (the images on the LCD smear). but once it warmed back up in the cabin, everything was fine again.

[navitas]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3dPhVAXS68

check this out and it will answer your question

That's exactly what I wanted to do!

You can spend the rest of time waiting for the next "better" camera. You can't go wrong with either of the Sony EX cameras.

My thoughts are the same...

I took my ex3 on the iditarod trail last year, it recorded perfectly in -35f. The only problem you will have with extreme cold is the LCD monitor, the liquid begins to freeze at those temps and lag a LOT, so if you are trying to follow action, it becomes a little tough (the images on the LCD smear). but once it warmed back up in the cabin, everything was fine again.

I had the same LCD problem with my XH-A1 last winter. It's good to know that there are no recording problems. I had some with miniDV's in extreme weather...

[ian515]

no heads to clog up when the temp dips so low. the beauty of the SxS card!