Sony FX2 announced – a cheaper FX3 with a7 IV sensor and EVF
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This is like the higher-spec Lumix S9 with EVF and mechanical shutter I wanted Panasonic to make. For $2700 the Sony FX2 is an interesting beast but it does have a few major caveats. 1 – quite a slow sensor with a lot of rolling shutter in 24p. 2 – Sony still doesn’t have an internal RAW recording codec to call their own, or even ProRes RAW in the FX2 – it has external RAW output only via HDMI and only in APS-C crop. 3. Unfortunately there’s still also no internal ND of any kind, which is strange considering the electronic ND equipped Sony FS5 is now over 10 years old. Sort it out Sony!
Camera prices – Have the Japanese taken leave of their senses?
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A Fujifilm JPEG-only half-frame toy for 850 smackers, the latest Sony flagship for 7000 something + tax, and the new mid-range “standard model” S1 II from Panasonic yours for a bargain $4000 with ‘basic’ kit zoom. It all begs the question, have the Japanese lost the plot?
What to expect from Nikon’s first RED mirrorless camera, the Nikon Zr
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Nikon is expected to bring RED technology, including the famous REDCODE RAW recording format to a camera resembling the Sony FX3. According to Nikon Rumors, it will be dubbed the Nikon Zr (R for RED). Panasonic is also expected to launch an FX3 competitor, whilst Sony themselves are to launch a cheaper FX2 with the same sensor as the a7 IV. All in all, it could be an interesting Summer for filmmakers.
Now we get to set up our quantum computer to work out which codec is active in which crop mode.
Above: One of my stills shot on the EOS R6. Comment on the forum Limited dynamic range, heavy rolling shutter, line skipping in 4K/60p and a crop of the edges of the sensor. The EOS R6 is a car crash of market segmentation.
This is like the higher-spec Lumix S9 with EVF and mechanical shutter I wanted Panasonic to make. For $2700 the Sony FX2 is an interesting beast but it does have a few major caveats. 1 – quite a slow sensor with a lot of rolling shutter in 24p. 2 -…
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