What is so bad about the sony???

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jrod81

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Phil Bloom had an article that I read a while back dealing with the future of DSLR:
http://philipbloom.net/2010/08/13/the-future-of-video-dslrs/
Anyway, in that he mentions a $2000 Sony camera with interchangable SLR lenses. He says it has none of the features we want... what does that mean?
i am focusing on documentary work for the time being and kinda laying my narrative stuff off to the side for a while. so the 12 minute limit is kinda more trouble than its worth. i am a one man team and remembering to go over every 12 minutes and hit record again is a bummer when i am also the one conducting the interviews... anyway, so the idea of a video camera (especially with mic inputs) that give shallow DOF without a time limit is appealing but i just would like to know why that sony is not the answer... sure the panasonic looks great but i doubt i can handle $6000 right now...

Also, are there any other cameras that have this concept that I need to keep an eye out for release dates?
I did see that Nikon just released a DSLR with 20 minute time limits...
 
It actually looks like a great solution if you don't need 24p. The initial footage looked great for what it is. If your intention is for broadcast it may be the answer. No xlr but that can be solved with a beachtek adaptor or external recorder. If you're in europe it will be 25p so that will be fine. There was a big discussion over if it is really progressive do to interlaced recording, but it looked progressive to me. I haven't seen any production model footage, not sure if it has hit stores yet. Interest around here seems to have fizzled due to no 24p, but I wouldn't be surprised if cooking shows and travel shows pick up one to add to the kit.
 
dop16mm said:
It actually looks like a great solution if you don't need 24p. The initial footage looked great for what it is. If your intention is for broadcast it may be the answer. No xlr but that can be solved with a beachtek adaptor or external recorder. If you're in europe it will be 25p so that will be fine. There was a big discussion over if it is really progressive do to interlaced recording, but it looked progressive to me. I haven't seen any production model footage, not sure if it has hit stores yet. Interest around here seems to have fizzled due to no 24p, but I wouldn't be surprised if cooking shows and travel shows pick up one to add to the kit.
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I would love to pick one up, but the lack of 24p kills it for me. Too bad as I quite like the form factor.
Its proper name is the NEX VG10 for the record.
sony-nex-vg10.jpg
 
aww man, that is my own lack of research... i didn't realize it was lacking 24p either... sorry to waste everyone's time
 
It does shoot in 24p but is wrapped in a 50i container.

Further more its getting a firmware update with more control.
 
Sony would be stupid not to include 24p with this little jewel. Then again Sony has demonstrated willful stupidity in the past when it comes to listening to their customers.
For all the big companies that is changing a bit though. The market is much more demanding now with, as Tom Lowe put it, Red holding a gun to their heads from one side and Canon holding a gun to their heads from the other.
 
wrapter said:
It does shoot in 24p but is wrapped in a 50i container.
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The US version only records 30p in a 60i wrapper at 24Mbps in AVCHD. IDK but the PAL model might shoot 25p in a 50i wrapper, but no model of the camera shoots 24p. When it was announced one computer website claimed it shot at 24p but it was clear they didn't know the difference between frame rate and bit rate.
Further more its getting a firmware update with more control.
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The only thing that the november firmware update will add is autofocus on sony A-mount lenses.
 
If I were looking for a similar price replacement for my GL2 I would get one of these in a heartbeat. 24p is not much of an issue for me as far as shooting anything for HDTV. I frankly prefer the higher frame rate.
I used to shoot 16mm film for video industrials at 30fps on a Bolex just to avoid the 3:2 pull down nastiness in the telecine transfers.
 
Wrapter,
Know something about a firmare update? Already?

I will be very curious about the (probable) pro version of this.
 
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