Quite simply, I have one thing on my mind. I HAVE to get my hands on this camera.
Finally Sony have unveiled something which has not totally disappointed me. I don’t care about the F3, it passed me by largely unnoticed, I’m not interested in anything HD to be honest.
Out of the plethora of tech specs (yawn), here’s what matters to me.
- Super 35mm CMOS imager, 8K (20 million photosites) delivering true 4K after debayer.
- Mechanical rotating shutter option.
- 16-bit linear RAW recording.
- F65 for $65,000 incl viewfinder.
That’s all I’m going to say. EPIC has a fight on it’s hands. There are now two heavyweight contenders in the ring. What the RED does have going for it, that would likely swing the balance for me is it’s size and weight. Sony have built a larger camera than the EPIC, and for some that will be an issue.
I can still see EPIC winning over the indie revolution for owner/operators and small crews, it’s stolen my heart but I see F65′s populating the rental houses for “traditional” fully crewed productions. That won’t stop me putting it through it’s paces in a run and gun one or two man shoot as soon as I can get my hands on it! You know where to come to hear about it and see the images when I do!
http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/show-highend/resource.solutions.bbsccms-assets-show-highend-F65.shtml
