FS7: New FS7 little brother?

Electronic ND is indeed similar to the 160/180-- physical screen and electronic polarization.

Keep in mind Sony's target here. The C100 MkII is $5500. The FS5 street price (body only) is $5600. C100 is only AVCHD while the FS5 has both AVC as well as XAVC-L codecs. So the FS5 should be assessed for its relative merits and shortcomings based upon other cameras at that price point.

There still is the wildcard factor of the Ursa Mini, which BMD says has now entered production. That will give you internal raw but at the higher media price point. And lower native ISO. And no WiFi. Ursa Mini 4K will still have the sun spot issue while the 4.6K will not.

And don't forget the JVC300.

In other words, this price level is a very crowded field and users ultimately have to take a look at their respective needs.

Ned Soltz
 
nsoltz said:
... In other words, this price level is a very crowded field and users ultimately have to take a look at their respective needs.

Ned Soltz
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And it should get even more crowded with the new Canikon offerings. I'd wait.
 
The body is very well thought out, 2 lb., 5-second start-up, small 6-hour batteries, SDXC cards, 960x540 3.5" screen that can be moved around.

Refined to a degree you'll never find in Blackmagic, and I think this beats the Canon C100 and C300 cameras in just about every way as well.

Not that I would buy one. Rolling shutter is a dealbreaker for me (I'm sorry, I'm a perfectionist about that, like some people impractically insist on 4K). Since I'm not a pro I can afford to hold out. Which also means I need to wait until it, with global shutter, drops in price by 50%. Oh well, maybe next year. I'm glad that Sony is finally past the awful bodies of the FS100 and FS700.
 
i was hoping for something a little more radical but i guess it makes sense for a lot of people.....goes straight at canon, i am just not sure all the people using the canon C will now start using this....price, features, yes but the main reason people use canon is color (or so they say) and i am not sure internal 8 bit will be able to do a lot to convince people to switch?

i really wish the rosette for the handgrip on the FS7 was in the same place as on this one....i would love to use the grip directly attached to the body of the FS7.....i also like the little finder....jealous about that one as well.....nice to have....

all in all a good announcement day for my wallet....nice stuff FS5 and A7sII but neither changes the way i feel about he FS7...it actually seems maybe even better now/better value for the money?

either way sony is on a roll and not stopping....
 
Just as a reminder, while its great to have a 4:2:2 10bit 1080p camera, the bitrate is still 50mpbs... We are talking the same as c300, a7s, and lower then the gh4... It will help to grade Slog3, but don't expect the 1080p to be alexa-level like. Nonetheless, its now the best 1080p camera out in the sub 10k range. and 960fps in 720p! is not to be overlooked, even if its just 720p - you will get the super slow mo punch you often see in boxing matches.
 
Judging by the release video it could be Sony have made a few shortcuts in image processing and the FS5 will not be able to achieve the same image quality as the FS7 or F5. Just saying.
 
Yup Super 35 like I said. And man I'm glad. Ain't no FF Whelp; I am a hairy man! A sexy hairy super 35 for a mean man. Gotta man up, a man's man.
 
P.S. As long as I don't get hair on my manly super 35 sensor or lens elements I'll be fine. A sexy camera for a sexy man. I'm getting one!
 
Sony just confirmed that the FS5 and FS5K will be added to the 0% 12 Month lease financing promo.

No word on if the Metabones promo will be offered.

 
Anybody know if there are any plans for an "on body" handgrip like the fs5 that will work or become available for the fs7? I would love that.
 
Nirv said:
The reason why I suspected a polariser was looking at the launch video there were some very strange colour casts towards the end from blue to green etc the WB seems to be all over the place. It reminded me exactly of the heliopan that I used with the FS100, you could dial any colour cast you didn't want with it.
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There's a brief shot inside the van where the tinted windows clearly show a polarizing effect, but maybe that was caused by a polarizer on the lens, or user error. Overall the grading on the film was terrible.
 
Dan on this piece was very sensitive to the ''Sony colours'' that people shout with each launch video he does, so he went ahead the other way so extremely in saturation and light and even the choice of location, cloth, hair, props are designed to scream COLOR.
 
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