Wednesday, May 18, 2011

To buy or not to buy

I am debating buying a Sony F3 and subsequently  thinking of whether I would get the 35mm, 50mm, 85mm set of lenses that Sony has put together for the camera. I'm always hesitant to steer away from dependable, reputable companies for glass, ie: Zeiss, Cooke, Angenieux. Also, where's the 18mm or at least the 25mm?? There have luckily been some tests comparing such lenses to Sony's.


http://cinescopophilia.com/?p=3311



Painter- Sony F3 from Nigel Akam on Vimeo.

I have trusted friends who have used Sony's lenses and are not impressed with their build or their image so that usually is the affirmation of my hesitancy.

And as always Philip Bloom, for what he's worth, is there to compare these 3 cameras:

http://filmmakeriq.com/2011/05/panasonic-af100-vs-sony-f3-vs-sony-fs100/ 


Why, Why does the F3 only offer 60fps at 720p? Man, that really is a bummer. You can see the quality difference in the video PB does of course. The F3 is by far the better quality long term camera...it's just such a large difference in money when it comes down to it. And once you get into buying a KiPro or a Nanoflash to utilize the camera's full range. It's always so exciting and nerve wracking!


Monday, May 16, 2011

Saturday, May 14, 2011

well this is interesting...


This picture has nothing to do with the actual Cinema Club I'm posting about...it's just an old image of an old movie theatre in the Berkshires I found. So there.