NEX FS 100 footage thread and links

http://vimeo.com/22728996




I've seen some good stuff and some “average” stuff posted from this camera.
  • The HD version of the Cozi music video was great. [I can't get that song out of my head now!]
  • The Grand Central Station clip was good and I believe all done on the stock 18 – 200mm lens.
  • The Ballerina from the Sony clip was great.
  • The Vortex clip with the lighthouse, animals and boats was great. This clip looked more like video than any other clip I've seen so far but it was so clean and well done that it made think really hard about this camera and how versatile it could actually be.
I am really looking forward to what Mr. Bloom will do with it.


But still I'm not sure if this is the right camera for me at this price point. 6K is no small piece of scratch for this camera.
 
Sam Scoggins said:
"actually the form factor interests me. I own both an AF101 and a Sony F3 and they have more traditional form factors but they suck to be honest. The only decent form factor is a shoulder mounted camera, everything else needs to be accessorised to make them work properly. The FS100 in many way is a little like a poor man’s Red Epic in it’s stylings. Very modular. You build it up the way you want it as there are lots of screw holes all over it."

http://philipbloom.net/2011/04/26/fs100/

Slow motion test: http://vimeo.com/22911903
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Impressive. I believe this is the camera for me. The highlights in Philip Bloom's test footage are gorgeous. Sony should be buying this test footage from Philip immediately and using it to sell this camera. So should Bombay Gin (to sell their gin).

I have never been a big Sony fan. I guess cuz I "grew up" with Panasonic before going to Red. I've shot with the EX1 and been underwhelmed. And now that I'm Red-less, footage like this makes it plain to me--I'll buy the FS100 as soon as I can possibly get my hands on one.
 
I guess I'm not seeing what you guys are seeing. Looks like a solid camera but I guess I don't understand why everyone is going so crazy over it. I was worried about my AF100's highlight handling at first until I realized it was basically my fault and the fault of my settings as well (picture styles). After that it's been a really solid performer.

Buy whatever camera you'd like, but I see lots of bickering happening in the future between people who have AF100's and people who have FS100 and each trying to fight about which one is "better."

I think they're both great cameras in their own right based on what we see so far and any problems I saw with the AF100 went away as soon as I got one and actually spent some time with it. Every new camera is shown to be a Holy Grail when it comes out, but after a while the hype dies down and everyone finds their little nitpicks with it. The FS100 won't be any different.

Happy shooting...
 
KyleProhaska said:
I guess I'm not seeing what you guys are seeing. Looks like a solid camera but I guess I don't understand why everyone is going so crazy over it. I was worried about my AF100's highlight handling at first until I realized it was basically my fault and the fault of my settings as well (picture styles). After that it's been a really solid performer.

Buy whatever camera you'd like, but I see lots of bickering happening in the future between people who have AF100's and people who have FS100 and each trying to fight about which one is "better."

I think they're both great cameras in their own right based on what we see so far and any problems I saw with the AF100 went away as soon as I got one and actually spent some time with it. Every new camera is shown to be a Holy Grail when it comes out, but after a while the hype dies down and everyone finds their little nitpicks with it. The FS100 won't be any different.

Happy shooting...
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You are right. Folks need to buy what they think is best for them. Right now, for me, my camera buying decision comes down the AF100 and the FS100. I am going to go with the FS100. However, I would never slam anyone's choice for picking the AF100. My choice is really based on my fondness for Sony products and the sensor size. I have a set of vintage Nikkor lenses that I have been using on an ASP-C HD-DSLR and with the FS100 having just about that same sensor size, I am just more comfortable with the FS100's S35 sized sensor. To each their own.
 
Buy whatever camera you'd like, but I see lots of bickering happening in the future between people who have AF100's and people who have FS100 and each trying to fight about which one is "better."
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Huge waste of time. The only ones that have to be happy are your clients.
 
Hehe, I always attribute it to people waiting around from the FS100 to come out, so they need something to do, post here! :) And you know what, I am totally guilty of that when I was waiting for my AF100.

I agree, both cameras have a lot of good features, and a lot of things that are less than preferable to *some* people. Until the FS100 is out in the wild, finalized and shooting, it's still a bit of a guessing game.

Of course, now I am on here talking because I have some AE rendering happening! :)
 
my enthusiasm went into overdrive when I saw the 15db gain shot in the kuala lumpur footage - I´ve never seen lowlight footage so clean !
 
All I see these tests doing is providing lots of people who don't know what they're talking about more ammunition to make claims the AF100 "sucks in low light." Definitely great tests that show the potential, but next time some of you see yourselves using a few candles to light a whole scene you let me know. ;) I'm happy with my AF100 and don't find my inner core screaming because of this test.

It's amazing for the price-point and many will put the performance of the FS100 to use in really tough situations. Who knows maybe I'll pick one up? :P
 
KyleProhaska said:
All I see these tests doing is providing lots of people who don't know what they're talking about more ammunition to make claims the AF100 "sucks in low light." Definitely great tests that show the potential, but next time some of you see yourselves using a few candles to light a whole scene you let me know. ;) I'm happy with my AF100 and don't find my inner core screaming because of this test.

It's amazing for the price-point and many will put the performance of the FS100 to use in really tough situations. Who knows maybe I'll pick one up? :P
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Uhhhhh... WHAT?!
 
KyleProhaska said:
next time some of you see yourselves using a few candles to light a whole scene you let me know. ;)
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Why not, now that it's possible?

I mean, not literally candles (that's probably more hassle than hauling around "real" lights), but a couple $5 CFLs in chinese lanterns? Poster board for flags? More money for production design (or catering, that's where I'd blow it)?
 
I didn't mean in my post above that low-light performance wouldn't matter, but the AF100 is no slouch in low-light it's just not anywhere near as clean or as sensitive as the FS100. Even Bloom on his twitter said the AF100 has a better feature set. The FS100 seems like a decent feature set with a great chip, the AF100 has very solid feature set with a good chip. For me I want the feature set AND a great chip obviously, but at this price point I need to compromise and the AF100 is the best choice for me. The AF100 chip is by no means a compromise in general...it's a really sensitive chip, but when compared to something like the FS100 I guess you could call it that.

I feel like I'm just restating myself so I'll shut up LOL. Looking forward to Blooms tests, should be a fun read/watch.
 
Kyle ...you´re starting to sound a little conflicted ! And most people here do know what they´re talking about , and usually only get impressed when rightfully shown motives for being so. Don´t worry, I´m certain Panasonic is working on a 3mp sensor also for the af200, or was that the group that got laid off yesterday ?
 
I see it this way, there is not a clear *winner* if you will, at the $5k price point. Everything has plusses, everything has minuses. Everyone is passionate about their plusses ans minuses.

That said, on a recent movie shoot, I did in fact shoot a scene with the AF100 that used ONE small light source, a lighter. I was happy with it. It was supposed to be crazy dark with just a bit of features showing from the actors.
 
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I think we all know that any camera can be bad when not setup for the task at hand or when pushed to do things it can't do but that does not mean it's a bad camera.

It the right hands all of the these cameras look very good. Professional good.

AF100*http://www.vimeo.com/20629699?ab




I came from a still photography background and my first video camera was a digital 8.

I think we sometime forget just how good we have it today.
 
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Main thing this tells me, as a documentary maker, is that the FS100 can shoot in low light situations where other cameras at this price point can't function.
 
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