Sony XDCAM EX

FrankC said:
Yep...the Sony manual says 77mm... besides, I've already bought my 77mm UV filter and polarizer!
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Can you tell me where you purchased yours? I may have to get one too. Anyone know what kind of matte box I need to get for this camera too?
 
myCharlie said:
Can you tell me where you purchased yours? I may have to get one too. Anyone know what kind of matte box I need to get for this camera too?
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Its not a "may", its a MUST. The first thing people do when they received a camera is to put a clear or uv filter to the camera IMMEDIATELY.

Get the German made 77mm B+W MRC UV F-Pro filter.

Chrosziel is industry standard mattebox. However not everyone can afford it, look at the new Redrock mattebox (if you can wait), Hyson films, geardear or the Breavis mattebox.
 
Dxmetal said:
W.O.W , coming from an ex-HVX200 user, the low noise, cleanliness of the EX1 is NIGHT and DAY vs the HVX200.

According to the shooter, Grabs were taken from 720/ 24p with the lens at f4 - f5.6, This camera can almost see in the dark !

http://www.thevideodepartment.net/EX1/IntheDark001.tif
http://www.thevideodepartment.net/EX1/IntheDark002.tif
http://www.thevideodepartment.net/EX1/IntheDark003.tif
http://www.thevideodepartment.net/EX1/IntheDark004.tif
http://www.thevideodepartment.net/EX1/IntheDark005.tif
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I can't believe how clean this stuff looks!
As you know, I'm looking forward to the camera, hopefully next week.
 
myCharlie, also check out

http://www.cavision.com/pictures/EX1/EX1.htm

It is a mattebox specially designed for the EX with its low position on board mic (which shouldnt be used at all (maybe for ambiance noise only while running and gunning).

The cavision mattebox should be more affordable than the Chrosziel mentioned in Nigel's review.

But if you have money to burn, Chrosziel all the way !
Their stuff are all bombproof.
 
Once people start getting these cameras, please test the follwoing:

Shoot some non-important footage to a card, then test ejecting it while recording, etc.. let is know what happens to the clip? footage?

Hook up a monitor to the outputs and go to a non-standard framerate. Ideally we can get all the outputs tested at various framerates. What happens? Picture or no picture?

Record (at various framerates/shutter speeds) and fire off a bunch of camera flashes. Is partial exposure an issue? Try shooting a press event perhaps, or in a nightclub with strobes.

- Mikko
 
Any further thoughts on the ASA of the EX1? Does it rate at 800 ASA with 0db gain, 6db, or 12 db?

If the EX1 stays clean with gain added, are there any undesired side effects (eg, NR on the old xl2 came with ghosting)
 
mikkowilson said:
Shoot some non-important footage to a card, then test ejecting it while recording, etc.. let is know what happens to the clip? footage?

Hook up a monitor to the outputs and go to a non-standard framerate. Ideally we can get all the outputs tested at various framerates. What happens? Picture or no picture?

- Mikko
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Mikko,
these are good tests. If we don't know the results, I'll run these tests in a week when my camera arrives.
 
I believe 800 asa is at gain of 0db. The gain is pretty noiseless even up to 12db from what we saw.


Brian
 
Nice... I wonder if prices will settle or remain high like with the HVX?

Who knows?

But, this camera is looking good so far.

Can't wait to see lots more footage and footage with adapters like the Letus Extreme....

Thanks for your replies! :thumbsup:
 
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