Sony's answer to the new Panny...

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Sony's Shapiro unveiled a prototype digital cinematic camera - scheduled to be released next year. #SonyNAB

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I gotta be honest... I don't think I would trust Sony with this over Panasonic for MANY reasons. Namely.. Panasonic has already made a great m4/3 cam in the GH1, second Panasonic seems to do a better job with AVCHD in AVCCAM, third... can you say NX5U crashing, lockups, and backfocus issues?
 
I wouldnt judge sony badly but this developments excites me.
id still choose panasonic products as sony products are overpriced IMHO
 
Too many of Sony's products seem to be designed by engineers that sit in labs and never have filmed anything in their lives. Look at how uncomfortable an EX1 is to hold, or how clunky the controls are on most of their cameras, and how much menu digging you have to do to do anything...then look at Pansonic, actively listening to the feedback of their customers and would-be customers and designing cameras that are a joy to shoot on. The culture is there, from the pro division right down to the consumer level. My Gh1 is more intuitive for video than any consumer sony product (video or non video) that I have ever used. Sony can't even make an easy to use pair of headphones...I put each end in each ear and then my house burns down. Panasonic all the way :)
 
The prob for me with this is Sony just really doesn't have a good dslr that shoots video for a 2nd B cam, the new GH1 (prob GH2) or even the current GH1 will be a great B cam for the 100. That could be a REALLY nice combination to have. 100+GH2

Jan, Panny should start to think about a bundled combo with the 100 & GH2 for a discount.
 
I wonder if the Sony will have a bit larger sensor like a crop 35mm to utilize its family of still lenses for the Alpha cameras.

I also wonder about the resolutions for these cameras. Will the HD or film resolutions? Imho, it would be better to have two versions as many of us do not shoot for film but want this look without the negatives of downrezzing.
 
I don't think ANY of Sony Alpha's still camera lenses can be used in a cinema production. They're not at all meant for focus pulling, I own a few. Sony would be smart to have a shorter back flange focus distance so you can use old manual still lenses, but who knows if they'll have the smarts to do that.
 
Panasonic all the way. I've always loved Panasonic's interpretation of color and Cinegamma. Sony cameras never came close to this. Even if they go full frame, the difference to the 4/3' camera in terms of DOF is negligible.

Panasonic did a great job in going pioneer here. Its going to trully pay off.
 
An SLR with a camcorder body wouldn't make sense for Sony at this time because their best-selling camcorders are 1/2" and 1/3" CMOS and GOP, so this would be superior. It would have to cost more than 15,000 USD to protect the rest of the line, possibly $25,000. A normal video capable SLR with all the limitations would make more sense.
 
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