Sony NEX-FS100 vs. AF100

[Dino]

Details of the new Sony NEX-FS100 are being released:

http://www.fdtimes.com/news/sony/sony-nxcam-super35/

http://vimeo.com/21372344

My first thoughts:

The sensor is good(albeit with aliasing like the F3), but are the claims that it is almost 2x the size of a micro 4/3" sensor in 16:9 correct?

I don't like the form factor.

No ND filters is a big omission.

HDMI out only, no HD-SDI is a deal breaker for me.

Pretty sure it doesn't have a waveform, only one display for monitoring.

 

[Luis Caffesse]

My first thoughts:

We should wait until maybe they both exist in the real world.
No good comes from these theoretical 'vs' threads.


Thanks.

 

[Barry_Green]

I agree with Luis, but let's address this first before a groundless rumor starts gaining traction...

DThe sensor is good(albeit with aliasing like the F3), but are the claims that it is almost 2x the size of a micro 4/3" sensor in 16:9 correct?

Nonsense. This notion is coming from people who don't know the difference between "Super35" and "Full Frame" 35mm stills film. 35mm stills film is 2x the size of 4/3. The Sony sensor is not quite Super35 sized. It's bigger, yes, but not anything like 2x. The AF100's is 25% smaller than the S35 sensor as used in the Sony, or, said another way, the Sony sensor is 1.3x bigger, not anything like 2x bigger.