I just received a 350 and when I checked the Diagnosis menu the ROM package version showed 1.56 already loaded. Looks like the other viewing software is also the latest versions.

I just received a 350 and when I checked the Diagnosis menu the ROM package version showed 1.56 already loaded. Looks like the other viewing software is also the latest versions.

Welcome aboard, Bob. Yeah you definitely have the latest software as there was no ROM version screen to look at on the earlier version. Sometimes when a revision like this comes out, the dealers do the upgrades to all their inventory. Just make sure your printed manual corresponds to the latest version. I suspect it is since you say you have the latest versions of the software that accompany the camera.

So which lens did you get?

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Greg, the manual must be new because it showed me where I could find the Diagnostic/ROM version.

I had a Fujinon S8.5X4.2BEVM that I was using on a Panasonic AJ-D700 DVCPro camera that I had modified with a Sony Bayonet mount. I use the 12 pin lens cable instead of the dual hot shoe connections and everything is working well. I have not had the chance to look at the combination on a HD monitor, but it looks good on my Sony PVM 14".

I also picked up a used Fujinon S20X6.4BERM that has a Sony dual hot shoe mount to use as a telephoto lens.

I have only had a few days with the camera but it is amazing. A whole new way of thinking about video. More like my Nikon Digital still camera. Hopefully Sony will improve all the viewing and managing software into a more cohesive software unit.