Sony XDCAM EX

marques said:
my charlie

if you follow the links for the camera, there will be some shop phone numbers and more than likely they will beable to speak english. if not maybe i could help you some way. there maybe some issues with the ntsc differences between japan and usa
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It's a bit late now. I just put an order on B&H for the camera and Manfreto tripod.

As to the recording options, I wonder if there is any laptops that are equiped with HD-SDI port for recording the HD-SDI in low compression.

As for the SxS card, does anyone know if any third party besides Sony and SandDisk is making this card? Hopefully their will be more manufactures making compatible express card for this camera.
 
myCharlie said:
As to the recording options, I wonder if there is any laptops that are equiped with HD-SDI port for recording the HD-SDI in low compression.
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No laptop cards with HD-SDI that I'm aware of but there's the IO HD option from AJA that will record and compress HD-SDI signals via FCP and a MacBook Pro. It works by using an HD-SDI equipped portable breakout box connected to the MacBook Pro via FW800. You can record direct to ProRes, DVCPRO HD and other codecs.

It's not the ultimate portable solution such as the Flash XDR from Convergent Design, but it's much better than lugging a workstation around.
 
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RichardVClark said:
Maybe we should start a list of authorized dealers and their prices. I will go first (the only price I know)...

US Authorized Dealers

B&H PHOTO - $ 6,699.00
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/520761-REG/Sony_PMWEX1UC_PMW_EX1_XDCAM_EX_SxS.html
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That is a good idea. There is a person in this thread mentioned a price of $6500 but when I contacted via email, I did not get a response back. It would be a good idea to list the SxS card too. I've been trying to pre-order the 16GB SxS card but there is no where to be found....not even at B&H site.
 
Sorry, my last PM to you must be stuck. I already resend the info to you again. Check your PM. The info is all there, if any of you would like to get the sales info please send me a PM.

Thanks
 
I followed Dxmetals suggestion and ordered two EX1s about two weeks ago!
I'm hoping to have them before mid December.
 
That doesn't mean that everybody who wants one (or two) will have them by the end of the month. There's going to be a good-sized backlog of orders.
 
Richard,

Check your PM. You an get the Sony XDCAM EX for only $6449.00 with 2 free 8 gig SxS cards.

That is like buying the 1/2" full HD, Variable Frame rate, tapeless camera for only $4449.00
 
Shipping is confirmed to be on track for the 19th. The Cameras should get to the consumers beginning on the week of the 26th.

The dealer that I work with said, confirmed that they still have a couple of XDCAM EX preorder slots available for the Nov 19th batch.

Final confirmation on the Memory Card: 16 gig card is $ 899 and 8 gig card is $499.
 
Barry_Green said:
Can't happen. The EX1 doesn't output anything other than HDV over its firewire port, so a FireStore won't be an option now or ever -- unless all you want is HDV, of course.

If you want to record with an EX1, you have to either use SxS cards, or somehow record the HD-SDI signal. And no HD-SDI recorder is going to be anywhere near the cost of an SxS card.
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Okay, so what about an independent external hard drive with an express card reader? Or an independent external hard drive that can transfer files from the USB port in the camera? Any options like that out there? It would be nice though if there are.
 
If you're going to record on the EX1, you're going to be using SxS cards. No other options.

Once you've recorded to the cards, you may be able to transfer through the USB to a hard disk, don't know -- the HVX can do that (through firewire) so perhaps the EX1 does as well.

If there were such a thing as a dedicated expresscard hard disk reader (something like the Nexto CF2525 does for compactflash) then that may work for SxS, but it may also have to be specifically engineered to recognize and support SxS (just like devices have to be specifically engineered to recognize and support P2).
 
Will the ex be able to offload footage to an ipod through usb. I know this was an idea with the hvx, but it used firewire and apple suddenly changed the ipods to usb.
 
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