Sony PMW-EX3 Booth C8505

Phillip Bloom has posted a great video review of Sony's new PMW-EX3:


Sony XDCAM EX3 review from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.

A very well done review, I really appreciate Mr. Bloom's candor and to-the-point style. Very good of him to throw in the 35mm adapter portion, an essential aspect when considering any camera's feasibility IMHO.

Following along at Final Cut User, readers might have enjoyed the following observation:

Pricing is just ridiculous for this thing 13k for the cam and 30 k for the player/recorder WHATTTTT….Wake up Sony. I can get a RED ONE with some accessories for that combo or a Hdx900 that has 2/3 in chips.

So Richard, does this begin to answer your question? It seems that RED's Scarlet has preemptively struck at the core of the prosumer / entry-level professional camera market. Assuming, of course, that a clear field acquisition and post-production work flow evolves in time for Scarlet's arrival.

I have no doubt it will.

proactively • peter