Will you buy the $899 upgrade?

[WestView Digital]

I'm curious to start the discussion of whether those who have not gotten the upgrade plan to do so. I've only had my F3 for about 3 months. I also have an EX-1 and I still use that for most of my work but I'm transitioning to using the F3 more and more with the clients that appreciate (and will pay for) the extra time required to shoot with it.

When it comes to S-LOG I'm guessing that most of my clients wouldn't see any difference but they would see the difference is the amount of time the added workflow requires and wouldn't want to pay for it. In short, I could get the S-LOG upgrade but I probably wouldn't use it that much. Right now I do a lot of quick turn-around TV spots and corporate communication projects.

Then again, I don't want to have the only F3 on the planet without the upgrade and at $899 with a 32gig card, it seems like a no-brainer. Even if I hardly ever use it - it's not worth it to tell the one client that wants it that I don't have it.

So... For those of you that don't have it, do you plan on getting it and why?

For those of you that do have it (no matter what you paid), was it a good investment?

 

[starcentral]

Absolutely I will get it, for $899 its worth having for simply having the option to use it and offering the option to your client. I shoot a lot of music videos and don't plan on using it for them (but might) but definitely for features which I am being hired to shoot I would offer the option to my clients so they could benefit from a higher quality image.

 

[Fotojorno]

I bought it at $899 and when clients who are able and know how do deal with it in post want it, I charge them a small premium for it's use, should pay for itself in no time.

In my mind, not having it would be equal to buying a Ferrari but opting out of it's 6th gear or whatever they go to just to save a few bucks.