INTRODUCTION: This guide to Cine-EI is based on my own experience with the Sony PMW-F5 and F55. There are other methods of using LUT’s and CineEI. The method I describe below, to the best of my knowledge, follows standard industry practice for working with a camera that uses EI gain and LUT’s. If you find the … Continue reading Cine-EI Mode when recording S-Log2/3 and raw on the F5 and F55.
I decided to review both of these cameras together. Why? Well because many of the people I have met recently have been looking at both of these cameras as possible options. The price of both of these cameras is very similar, yet both cameras are actually quite different. On the one hand the Z100 offers … Continue reading A Tale of Two Cameras – The PMW-300 and PXW-Z100 reviewed.
I’m currently sitting in the airport lounge at Bangkok airport, on my way to Taiwan for a training event tomorrow (teaching local camera operators to become trainers). So I thought I’d take a few minutes to catch up on things. The big news is the release of the firmware version 2.0 for Sony’s F5 and … Continue reading PMW-F5 and F55 firmware released. 4K shooting in Myanmar, Saigon Film School.
Just a brief update from IBC. Firmware version 2.0 will be released at the end of September and will include the high speed raw shooting modes, 2K at up to 240fps. In addition there will be the addition of waveform, vectorscope and histogram. The Audio button and File bottom on the side panel will be … Continue reading PMW-F5 and PMW-F55 Version 2 firmware update.
It’s official and I can talk about them now! Sony are bringing four new cameras to the market from their pro, consumer and semi-pro department. These cameras straddle the market and will find a place in the hands of both home shooters and professionals. Starting with the smallest, this one will look very familiar to … Continue reading 4 New Cameras From Sony! ActionCam, Music Cam and 2 new 4K cams.
Great news for PMW-F5 owners. The F5 will get the ability to record 2K raw at 240fps (with the R5). In addition it will also get 1.3x Anamorphic De-Sqeeze. Sony have just released an updated firmware timeline. There are no major changes to the timing of the already announced features, but now we can see … Continue reading PMW-F5 WILL get 240fps and Anamorphic De-Squeeze!! New Firmware Timeline.
Sony have just released an update to Content Browser. The new version (2.1) now has a 30 day trial period before a licence key is required. From version 2.0 Content Browser has included support for XAVC as well as XDCAM and NXCAM, so just one unified content management tool is required for the majority of … Continue reading Content Browser V2.1 Released.
As things quieten down after the very busy Broadcast Asia show in Singapore and while I kill some time before flying to Manilla tomorrow, I decided to look at some raw clips I shot with the Sony FS700 and R5 recorder. On the Sony booth there was a PMW-F55 with a 50mm f2 Sony PL … Continue reading Stunning FS700 raw performance, really impressive!
So here it is… a short compilation of clips shot across 10 days in the US this May. To get these shots I drove over 3,500 miles criss crossing the states of Oklahoma, Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and South Dakota. It was a trip that started and ended with some tragic events and left me … Continue reading Supercell 4K. Severe storms and tornadoes, shot in 4K.
I’m running an in depth and extensive workshop on Sony’s PMW-F5 and F55 cameras in LA on the 4th of June at AbelCine. This workshop is for DP’s and DiT’s and will look at how to setup and configure the cameras in their various modes. Lens choices and lens options, rigs and accessories as well … Continue reading Want to learn more about the Sony F5 and F55?