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One of our trusted sources just told me that Sony will very likely introduce a new NEX-FS700 camcorder. And if Rick at DVXuser is right than the camera will be announced next Monday (April 2). Don’t know yet if the NEX-F3 and A37 will be announced the same day.
UPDATE: EosHD says the NX700 does 4K via 3G HD-SDI to an external recorder. It has 3 internal ND filters and 960fps slow motion. It will be released in June for $9000.
Stay tuned!
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Reminder (SR = Sonyrumor):
SR1=probably fake rumor
SR2=rumor from unknown sources
SR3=50% chance it is correct
SR4=rumor from known sources
SR5=almost certainly correct!
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$9000 hmmmmm. Was thinking about putting that towards a down payment on a home but this seems more a solid investment for my recreational shooting of kids football games and plays.
Decisions, decisions
Pretty good price compared to the Canon C300, with 4K output at that !
Trap sprung etc.
Maybe if you capitalized on creativity you could enjoy something like this, but alas.
Actually, the EosHD has it as $8,000. Its clearly in the headline of the article.
The $9,000 numbers comes from Engadget, which is citing EosHD, but for some reason have it as $9,000 instead of $8,000.
Granted, this is the same site that is quoting the Red Scarlet as $9,000 in the article (its more like $16k for a body that can turn on).
The Engadget article seems like it was written by a Red fanboy,that is more than happy to make up numbers and erroneously report information.
Good to see Sony stepping up the game against the Scarlet X and C300
Sony has thrown down the gauntlet. Let the games begin!
4K porn is gonna be real nice!
Aloha from Hawaii!!!!
Hope this is not an early April Fools Day prank U_U Because it sounds so damn good!
I have nothing but distaste for pranks that are pulled days before April 1st. A good prank will still get you even if you know it’s April Fools’ Day.
960fps with fullHD or 4? Sounds too good to be true it is not possible, and won’t be soon.
4K for 9K I don’t think so… We will see.
I would like to see better video in below FS100 price range. Updated VG20 or even better small form factor like NEX-7 without overheating.
Probably not 4K at 960fps. But even if it’s 720p that is simply amazing.
This bad boy could bring other prices down.
There is already 4K for 6K so does seem plausible and supposedly only using an external recorder. 960fps will probably be at a much lower res, but hopefully we can get 120ish fps at full HD (definitely possible).
I would like an M3 for 20 grands, delivered at my door.
New one, of course!
I’m hardly able to believe this could be true. The F3 costs much more and would be canibalized with such a low priced cam with such features. But I really hope Sony is bringing better codecs cause people who are editing and espacially color grading don’t want to have AVCHD/H264 and such low bitrates as most current Sony cams expect of the F3 and above have.
My guess is new F3 would be coming a little later with onboard 4K.
I think there was something about the new CineAlta being priced to undercut Arri somewhere…
Hello Everybody tomorrow is the Fish day, April fool !!! too nice to be true
This is the final nail in the coffin for the 5Dmkiii, for me. I hope it’s true, and has 4:2:2 colour space, etc.
I was hoping for an upgrade on the design of it. LCD on the left, a proper mic holder, a built in mike and speaker. ND Filters
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7253/6880161502_9464a4d220_b.jpg
‘Professional’ grade camera at the top of the pyramid 😀
A69?
For Broadcast it needs 4:2:2 colour space, but its resolution is beyond broadcast standards, so for Cinema it needs 4:4:4, does it do 4:4:4? If not, I can’t see what market it is aiming at :S
But it sounds epic.
I was hoping to see a Sony 4k handheld camcorder with an onboard codec. Looks like Canon wants to try that with 4k MJPEG?
Sony could be waiting until next year’s h.265 ratification for that to happen.
Interesting.
confirm. just a few hours ago with the Sony booth at Rome Photo Show, I was told by staff that Sony is coming to the ‘big sister’ of the NF-S100 and exceed 2k … I asked for news of firmware update for Vg20 but still nothing. try the new alpha including a57 and Nex 7, fantastic!
Didn’t SAR report that Sony going to spread out their announcements, rather than have one big announcement? This SR5 report seems to contradict that.
it’s April soon.
why if everybody, in the world ( I am from Mexico), is asking for a NEX FF. sony could use de minolta CLE body and lens and create a FF DRF digital camera or something equivalent to Nex 9: In my opinion it would be easy because they have the technology and the patens from Minolta
What the Game?
Has anybody noticed the FS100 mail in rebate u get by buying the camera through B&H and Samy’s which ends March31 and now this rumor about Sony having big announcements for early April??
Coincidence?? April Fool’s ?? Reality??
TV makers NEED 4k as hdtv and 3D sales have fallen flat, and there’s going to be a mad scramble to get product to market. Think survival here Cliff, not some polite lineup waiting for a new standard to be agreed to. Actually, if I was in the business, I would hope my competitors would be stupid enough to wait for the new standard, and flood the market with units that could be updated with firmware later.
Here’s an excellent article by our friends at Luminous Landscape, that explains why we likely have a 4K future ahead of us.
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/4k_future.shtml
I really hope Sony will announce some full-frame lenses and a lens roadmap this month 😉
I have money burning a hole in my pocket right now for a fast Zeiss prime and a new long zoom.
4K managing to sell much into the consumer TV market, when People have just spent huge sums (for them) on HD? And in spite of all the rosy predictions the economy for ordinary people is way down and will be so for a long time.
And without a significant audience to watch it 4K is sure going to have an uphill battle. Just like 3D did.
Uhg no more of these 9k-11k price ranges, 3k max lol. I have to agree that I’m glad Sony is actually stepping up, loving there products!
Walt, you and Cliff need to spend some time together.
One thing 4K has on it’s side is that most movies will be made in 4k now – almost all movie theatres are changing to digital format this year, and you should recognize that the procedure of shooting film and scanning is EXPENSIVE. It’s so much better to have it captured digitally right away.
Mando – the 4K revolution will work its way downmarket to you in a few years, just like 1080p. I’m not an early adopter, but suspect I’ll be on board within two years after it’s available – and that’s a hell of a lot more attractive for manufacturers than the prospect of just sitting around trying to undercut each other for a smaller piece of a decreasing pie. Is that what you want Walt – no innovation, no improvement, in a world where your negativity reigns?