Where are all the Camera Announcements?

Giriki said:
I don't care how amazing and affordable it is, S35 or bust.
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I hear you, and I actually agree, after shooting S35, that is what I want in any camera
I buy. However, you have to remember Panasonic is a M4/3 company. They are in kind
of a tough spot as they have existing customers who have made investments in M4/3 glass
that they need to keep happy. And on the other hand, they probably would like to draw
some of us 'S35' types in as well. My guess (and this is only a guess) is that they may
try something where you can select either S35 or M4/3 in a menu and the camera
will use different areas of the sensor, depending on which you have selected.
Something similar to JVC's new Super 35 camera which can also crop in and use M4/3 lenses.
 
alaskacameradude said:
However, you have to remember Panasonic is a M4/3 company. They are in kind
of a tough spot as they have existing customers who have made investments in M4/3 glass
that they need to keep happy.
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Remember this is coming from the professional section - same that the Varicam comes from. M4/3 comes from the consumer side.

I agree with what you say about one set of existing customers, but from the pro division I find a s35 camera (with Varicam sensor) more probable. Like Sonys FS7 is to the F5, maybe this will be to the Varicam? Next question will be "how much.....?" :)
 
harddrive said:
Remember this is coming from the professional section - same that the Varicam comes from. M4/3 comes from the consumer side.

I agree with what you say about one set of existing customers, but from the pro division I find a s35 camera (with Varicam sensor) more probable. Like Sonys FS7 is to the F5, maybe this will be to the Varicam? Next question will be "how much.....?" :)
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The AF100 came from the professional section and was M 4/3.
 
pulpfiction007 said:
The AF100 came from the professional section and was M 4/3.
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Yes, but using components from the consumer section - GH2 sensor and GH1 image processing. I understood it only came about because the pro section hadn't got any other large sensor available at the time? Now they have, and apart from being in house the Varicam sensor is designed primarily for video, not stills.
 
Sony's live broadcast from Vegas just mentioned the PXW-X320, an XAVC replacement for the PMW320. It looks the same, a 1/2" chip shoulder mount cam with the new code.

*- edited to correct the designation.
 
Giriki said:
I don't care how amazing and affordable it is, S35 or bust.
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Why? Every other camera manufacturer already makes S35 sensor cameras. You have plenty to choose from. A big part of the reason to use Micro 4/3 is the small size of the lenses compared to S35 or FF.
 
There should be a rule set up by administrators at NAB. Whoever from camera/gear manufacturers uses a phrase "game changer" should be kicked out of it and banned for the following year.
 
alohype said:
There should be a rule set up by administrators at NAB. Whoever from camera/gear manufacturers uses a phrase "game changer" should be kicked out of it and banned for the following year.
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Ha ha, or bloggers who do the same should have their blogs shut down for a month as well! Last year there were a few promised "game changers", most of which were highly expensive luxury add on devices or accessories. Yeah, they were nice units...but mainly just made life easier for high budget productions. Not a game changer in the bunch.
 
pulpfiction007 said:
Ha ha, or bloggers who do the same should have their blogs shut down for a month as well! Last year there were a few promised "game changers", most of which were highly expensive luxury add on devices or accessories. Yeah, they were nice units...but mainly just made life easier for high budget productions. Not a game changer in the bunch.
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game changer , LOL . this Industry here is all about marketing releasing things little by little and only if they really have to. Why? because there is the big money stuff to protect: it has always been like that. So let's talk about the size of the sensor(s) for example : how big the sensor of the iphone is? when, WHEN we'll open our eyes and react with louder laughs to these people? Before the D90 (nikon) there was absolute garbage sold for a LOT of money, but the good stuff was already there, just not for the prosumers. So what now? do we STILL need to salivate about sensors and that xavc nonsense (a proprietary container? reallly?) remember the size of the iphone sensor, and the size of the iphone lens (and compare it against a .. say.. pmw-EX3?)
 
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