Sony PRO marketing department scheduled an announcement for September 12th. This is very likely going to be the new E-mount 4K camcorder leaked a couple of days ago via Filmaker.cn (see image below). It has the same resolution, sensor size and codec as the [shoplink 28410 ebay]$30k F55 camera[/shoplink]. But the new camera will cost around $10,000 only and it’s said to be a C100 and C300 killer!
Sony Uk invitiation found via EosHD.
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Specs wise Canon killed C100/C300 itself already when they released them. Outdated and out priced compared to specs. Decent out of box images and form factor were good (though I’ve always hated this mic handle solution). Anyways they have sold well which should prove they were big success, but I would guess this was more because 5D started video revolution by making video shooting much more accessible to new comers, also photographers moved to video. All these people had already invested in heavily Canon lenses and C100/C300 was easy choice just for the interchangeability… and you could always keep you DSLR as B-cam and get very close to same look.
Yup
A99 II?
Hmm, the FS700 also have the same sensor size and resolution as the F55 so that doesn’t say much!
Now, if it has the same dynamic range and colour gamut as the F55, then we’re talking!
awesome!
What Sony should do concerning the A-mount:
1. bring a new firmware for the A99.
2. bring 1 new FF high quality lens.
3. make clear that A-mount future is the FF pro market.
4. announce an A99 II for 2015.
That would give a clear picture again for A-mount.
this news doesnot concern your A-mount dude
you’re right. I know 😉
A-what?
That mount where still all the brightest lenses for Sony bodies are made for 😉
To call this is C100 killer is ridiculous.. It’s twice the price, that’s like saying the C300 is a C100 killer….. It’s retarded.
>Hai guiz, the Alexa is an FS100 killer
As someone who is actually looking to buy a camera like the C100/FS100 this new camera is completely kut of my price range. And while the FS100 is pretty nice the C100 in my opinion is just better, the form factor alone is infinitely better. I would have liked to see an actual C100 killer, but this is not it.
The C100 doesn’t need help, Canon killed it as soon as the released it as an $8,000 crippled C300. Even after they dropped the price to $4500, it’s still a horrible deal. The only people defending it are the ones who can’t afford the C300 or aren’t smart enough to spend their $4500 on something FAR better.
Things you can tell/speculate from this picture:
– 4K. Nice! probably in-camera if they’re putting the label on the body.
– XAVC. Hopefully the full-on XAVC and not XAVC-S means 10-bit in-camera recording!
– XDCAM. Hopefully means 4:2:2 internal recording!
– Dual card slots. Awesome, even if they’re XQD’s… Instant backup is the sauce.
– Slow & Quick motion button. Hopefully means at least 120 fps, possibly 22fps and 23fps for action shooters like me, too!
– Built-in ND. Awesome, especially if it has S-Log.
– Built-in shoulder pad. Nice, though won’t be as good as a full rig. I’d rather have than not.
– EVF straight out of the box in a good position? Be still my beating heart!
– E-mount = lots of lens options.
– A camera of this level probably has SDI out.
In the teaser video, they said “Easy to Use”, “Ergonomics is Crucial”, “Light camera, easy to carry around.”. The leaked photo is NONE of these attributes. So the photo is either a fake, or of a camera that is different than the one described in the teaser.
If you think about it, they almost are describing the A7S. The A7S actually is a C100/C300 killer already.
The camera shown in the leaked photo show all the attributes in a pro DP point of view.
An Alpha 7s used in a commercial production is heavily rigged to fit the need of pros.
Small doesn’t necessarly mean ergonomic and easy to used in video professionnal world.
However the video does quote different people saying “Easy to Use” and “Ergonomics is Crucial”. Nobody said “Small”. The lady said “Light camera, easy to carry around”.
How in the world is a camera with buttons on the side (facing away from the camera operator) easy to use? It is no different than the FS100/FS700 and most people agree they were terrible to use!
You seem to be making a whole lot of assumptions based on a grainy cell phone picture. No camera is perfect for all types of shooting situations.
I can see that it is different and looks to be a big improvement on the FS100/FS700 ergonomics based upon this picture. A lot of the buttons/switches on those cameras were tiny and placed erratically around the camera “cube” body. This look like a much more logically placed arrangement. There’s A LOT of settings on cameras such as these, so unless you want a complete touch screen UI, not everything is going to fit exactly within reach while it’s sitting on your shoulder.
In the professional world, there still exists people, not robots. Why put up with such horrible ergonomics.
You can tell the weight of the camera from the photo? Lightweight and easy to carry around are probably comments made in the comments of existing professional video cameras, not a pocket still camera like the a7s, which has 0 ergonomics for video production.
Video guys tend to prefer cameras that are shoulder mount and with a bit of weight so video doesn’t come out like a shaky mess when not on sticks. The curve on the bottom appears to be for a shoulder yet it is still a lot less massive than other shoulder mount ENG/broadcast cameras.
It would be if it had a global shutter. For video use the rolling shutter is a deal killer for some folks.
A7S isn’t a great ergonomic camera. “It’s a great B-cam.”
“It has the same resolution, sensor size and codec” as the F55.
Andrea, are you saying that this camera can output 4k/2k RAW video internally?
It means, you can hack this camera to make F55
Well, the f55 has an FZ/PL mount, does. 4:4:4 RAW, has SDI out and is built like a tank. Plus it seems to be more modular whereas the FS cameras are more turnkey. We’ll know soon enough but I think it’s safe to say there will be a market for both cameras.
After viewing the video several times and reading all the comments below, I believe it is a stretch to connect the video with the picture of the humongous full shoulder mount camera shown. You Tubers, bloggers, freelancers don’t normally run around with cameras that size and the comments made in the video don’t fit either. On the other end of the spectrum, I don’t think they are referring to a DSLR type rig – the size and ergonomics are just not suited to proper video shooting.
My hope (from the video) is that they have something more akin to the PMW 200/300 approximate form factor fitted with a large sensor 1″ or higher and capable of 4K 60fps, 4:2:2, 10 bit XAVC and good monitoring capability (like the specs on the LCD and EVF of the PXW-X70).
I guess we will all know for sure by next Friday unless there are credible leaks before that date.