I guess this is different for every one and depends on the user. I have read several DPs complaining that even at the minimum setting it's pretty loud. I think I just read something the other day in one of my older ASC Mags issues. It may have been from Harry Brown, don't remember. If the minimum setting was really quiet enough, there would be no need for the fan to turn itself off when the the camera starts rolling, as is does when you have a recognizable deck attached. I see this as a minor disadvantage to recording with a non authorized Sony recorder such as the Hyperdeck or Samurai. Even if you could manually turn the fan off every time before you roll (which it seems you can't), it would still be a drag as compared to just pushing "run" and have the camera automatically doing it for you. Not to mention that forgetting to turn it back on could be bad for the camera. Which brings me to another point. Even if you consider the slowest fan setting to be quiet enough, having the fun constantly running on low may be also be bad for the camera. What if you are shooting dialog in a very hot day? I believe if the fan was on some sort of auto (which I think is an available option. At least it should) the camera would boost it as needed and just shut if off when the camera is rolling, if you use a Sony authorized recorder. This in my opinion is another "small" thing to consider.
This is what I seem to remember.
Absolutely! Which is why I keep saying that it's not realistic to just pretend that shooting with a F35 is as easy or the same as shooting with something like a F3 and it's just a matter of getting the parts. This is an illusion. It's one thing to shoot random stuff around. It's another to fit the camera into a production workflow for serious production. The F35 is a different beast and dictates a different workflow!
The F35 is a fantastic camera and I agree that it produces better footage than any 1080p camera in the market now and even bests the RED in it's images apart from resolution. But it's a film production camera and needs to be treated as such. If you can treat it as such and afford all the extra costs that come with that, then you will be extremely happy with it. If not, you may not get all the camera has to offer, in which case you have to ask yourself if you wouldn't be just better off with a F3.
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