Sony ex3...still worth it?
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wannabeapilot
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theres no doubt that its a solid camera.
If it fits your needs and doesnt break the bank then i would definitely say its worth it
Lensmith
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Buying an EX3 depends on what you're wanting to do with a camera. Frankly, it was the best investment I've made in a long time. I got mine right as many of my higher end clients began accepting it for network jobs over larger models. I used it on a shoot last week where the client was trying to save a buck and we used a Canon D5 Mark III for the reverse angle. The two shots cuts together very well!
A couple of my buddies who are long time network television freelancers are going the route of having an EX3 and a Sony F3 for shoots. Again, instead of a larger, more expensive shoulder style camera, they are using the two cameras, and charging for two cameras, to deliver product...and having a lot of success.
Let me be clear. My friends and I are shooting EX3 cameras and making an OK buck but our cameras have a lot of add-ons. Stronger base plates, larger battery systems for more power to light and shoot longer, wide angle lens adapters or buying the more expensive Sony wider angle lens to mount on the camera in place of the standard lens it comes with.
It's not a "take it out of the box and blow people away" camera. You have to get to know it, get the right picture profiles in it, and make the extra investment in quality support gear to help the camera reach it's awesome potential...but these facts are true with just about any camera you buy, no matter how much it costs.
I am constantly learning more and more about what my camera can do. It is a great piece of equipment with it's only limitation being the person who is shooting it.
It's a great investment at a great price.
After the two camera shoot with the D5 Mark III, where the DSLR camera body alone cost about 4 grand. I looked back at my EX3 and smiled knowing how much more someone with the DSLR was going to have to spend to create some kind of Rube Goldberg contraption to equal my EX3. Sure, the DSLR made it easier to achieve depth of field but...for getting work and getting the job done under real world, client set deadlies...my EX3 is a Triple Crown winner in both price and function categories against just about any other camera model.
A couple of my buddies who are long time network television freelancers are going the route of having an EX3 and a Sony F3 for shoots. Again, instead of a larger, more expensive shoulder style camera, they are using the two cameras, and charging for two cameras, to deliver product...and having a lot of success.
Let me be clear. My friends and I are shooting EX3 cameras and making an OK buck but our cameras have a lot of add-ons. Stronger base plates, larger battery systems for more power to light and shoot longer, wide angle lens adapters or buying the more expensive Sony wider angle lens to mount on the camera in place of the standard lens it comes with.
It's not a "take it out of the box and blow people away" camera. You have to get to know it, get the right picture profiles in it, and make the extra investment in quality support gear to help the camera reach it's awesome potential...but these facts are true with just about any camera you buy, no matter how much it costs.
I am constantly learning more and more about what my camera can do. It is a great piece of equipment with it's only limitation being the person who is shooting it.
It's a great investment at a great price.
After the two camera shoot with the D5 Mark III, where the DSLR camera body alone cost about 4 grand. I looked back at my EX3 and smiled knowing how much more someone with the DSLR was going to have to spend to create some kind of Rube Goldberg contraption to equal my EX3. Sure, the DSLR made it easier to achieve depth of field but...for getting work and getting the job done under real world, client set deadlies...my EX3 is a Triple Crown winner in both price and function categories against just about any other camera model.
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