Sony FS100-an older camera but STILL gets the job done

R

robfilms

Veteran
Worked on a corporate gig this afternoon.

Some talking head interviews.

Used two cameras: FS100 and FS700.

The FS100 was paired with Sony/Zeiss 24-70/2.8 and A mount adapter.

The FS700 had the Sony/Zeiss 28-135/4 E-mount.

Now I was working with a DP who does a fabulous job lighting faces.

And I know we were using decent glass but the images from these "older" Sony camera bodies were darn good.

Client - interviewee/interviewer - crew - happy folks all around.

YMMV

Be well.

Rob
Smalltalk Productions/NYC
 
robfilms said:
Worked on a corporate gig this afternoon.

Some talking head interviews.

Used two cameras: FS100 and FS700.

The FS100 was paired with Sony/Zeiss 24-70/2.8 and A mount adapter.

The FS700 had the Sony/Zeiss 28-135/4 E-mount.

Now I was working with a DP who does a fabulous job lighting faces.

And I know we were using decent glass but the images from these "older" Sony camera bodies were darn good.

Client - interviewee/interviewer - crew - happy folks all around.

YMMV

Be well.

Rob
Smalltalk Productions/NYC
Click to expand...

I think you should show the results....but you probably can't. I will say, I love
the Sony FS series.....just love them. They are perfect for a 'corporate' shooter
who wants to be able to offer a little of everything, slo motion, shallow depth of field, but
still good resolution on the wide shots, 'smeary' timelapse in camera, great looking 'talking heads'
plus you can mount then all over with their bodies which have mounting holes everywhere (mount
on an auto or helicopter or whatever else you need), use autofocus lenses, power zooms if needed,
really you can do pretty much whatever you need with them. I use them for my video business all
the time, but have heard people say they are not 'acceptable for broadcast.' Which is absolutely not
true. I was hired two days last month shooting for ABC World News, and I'm leaving tomorrow morning
to fly out and shoot for Al Roker. They are great travel cams too, because you can take a pouch the
size of a pack of cards and have six 64 gig cards, each which can hold 6 hours of HD video on them.
I will be flying north next month to shoot a docu drama on how the introduction of new diseases
from Russian fur traders, affected Native Alaskan's wiping out many villages. We will be in remote
locations and it's a perfect camera for shooting this stuff as I can pack a few cards and batteries
and the camera can be good basically all day with a 64 gig card and a 970 battery or two.
 
Last edited:
alaskacameradude said:
I think you should show the results....but you probably can't. I will say, I love
the Sony FS series.....just love them. They are perfect for a 'corporate' shooter
who wants to be able to offer a little of everything, slo motion, shallow depth of field, but
still good resolution on the wide shots, 'smeary' timelapse in camera, great looking 'talking heads'
plus you can mount then all over with their bodies which have mounting holes everywhere (mount
on an auto or helicopter or whatever else you need), use autofocus lenses, power zooms if needed,
really you can do pretty much whatever you need with them. I use them for my video business all
the time, but have heard people say they are not 'acceptable for broadcast.' Which is absolutely not
true. I was hired two days last month shooting for ABC World News, and I'm leaving tomorrow morning
to fly out and shoot for Al Roker. They are great travel cams too, because you can take a pouch the
size of a pack of cards and have six 64 gig cards, each which can hold 6 hours of HD video on them.
I will be flying north next month to shoot a docu drama on how the introduction of new diseases
from Russian fur traders, affected Native Alaskan's wiping out many villages. We will be in remote
locations and it's a perfect camera for shooting this stuff as I can pack a few cards and batteries
and the camera can be good basically all day with a 64 gig card and a 970 battery or two.
Click to expand...

Indeed still a great workhorse.
 
robfilms said:
Worked on a corporate gig this afternoon.

Some talking head interviews.

Used two cameras: FS100 and FS700.

The FS100 was paired with Sony/Zeiss 24-70/2.8 and A mount adapter.

The FS700 had the Sony/Zeiss 28-135/4 E-mount.

Now I was working with a DP who does a fabulous job lighting faces.

And I know we were using decent glass but the images from these "older" Sony camera bodies were darn good.

Client - interviewee/interviewer - crew - happy folks all around.

YMMV

Be well.

Rob
Smalltalk Productions/NYC
Click to expand...

Indeed your are using wonderful glass, but the camera also performs very well with Canon FD lenses. I use them all the time.
It all depends on what you do with in in post.
I also want to see the results if possible.
 
I think the FS100 still holds its own against any HD camera on the market. I have a GH4 for the occasional time I need to shoot 4k but so far, there hasn't been a camera with the price & performance that would tempt me to upgrade.
 
I actually just scored an FS100 for 900 bucks the other day. Ive been shooting on a nex5n for the last 2 years, and this was an opportunity that I just couldn't pass up. Ive got so much to learn on how to use it properly!
 
It's a great camera and I owned it once and some people here still use it, but it's going on 5+ years, so the activity may be a bit lower compared to some other cameras.
 
[Re-post from "LIGHTBASICS"]:

I just bought a Sony NEX-FS100U in mid-February of 2016, brand new from Adorama. I'm still in the process of assembling my rigs for it: Studio configuration (built mostly with Lanparte rail components), a handheld rig, and eventually, a Steadicam rig. I can't believe how good this camera looks, but I'm a bit surprised by the lack of activity in this forum. Although I own several video-capable Nikon DSLRs, I never liked the idea of shooting video using the DSLR form-factor. My last video camera was a broadcast 2/3" camera, so the FS100 marks my first large-sensor digital cine camera purchase, and I have to say, I'm pretty impressed.
 
NorBro said:
It's a great camera and I owned it once and some people here still use it, but it's going on 5+ years, so the activity may be a bit lower compared to some other cameras.
Click to expand...

Thanks for your reply, NorBro. Yeah, I guess it's ancient by "digital" standards. I thought I saw a "members viewing" tally somewhere on the forum, where I saw quite a few people (70+) currently browsing the FS100/FS700 forums, but I don't see it anymore.
 
Ralph Oshiro said:
I thought I saw a "members viewing" tally somewhere on the forum, where I saw quite a few people (70+) currently browsing the FS100/FS700 forums, but I don't see it anymore.
Click to expand...

I found it. It's a tally of those viewing the entire Sony section, shown on the main forum page (I thought it was just the FS100 forum).
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top