I have my Camera

Steven Thomas · November 26th, 2007, 08:35 PM

Great, let us know how it works. Maybe a frame grab or more. :)

Andreas Johansson · November 27th, 2007, 04:08 AM

Oh I just cant keep quiet anymore :)

I guess this will make some of you jealous or even start to dislike us :)

We got a new batch of cameras delivered yesterday, photo at ex.bolanski.com.

And a Sony PR guy called and did a phone interview with Per-Axel about our investment in new cameras for the University.

/Andy

Piotr Wozniacki · November 27th, 2007, 04:14 AM

The top one on the left pile was supposed to me mine :)

Steven Thomas · November 27th, 2007, 08:06 AM

Wow,
It must be nice to be rich guys! LOL

Paul Cronin · November 27th, 2007, 08:11 AM

Just received an email that my EX1 ships tomorrow.

I have started to build a custom alum shoulder brace with a two gyro setup. I will post pictures once it is built and is working well with the camera.

Brian Rhodes · November 27th, 2007, 10:26 AM

Just picked up my cam. and 16gb card. I willTry to post some clips today or tomr.

Steven Thomas · November 27th, 2007, 10:31 AM

Thanks Brian. I'm looking forward to it.
Mine should be here tomorrow.
Fortunately, I have this week off!

Christopher Witz · November 27th, 2007, 11:00 AM

FYI....

I just got word from abelcine that they have not received their shipment yet.... and that they are not getting as many as promised by sony. They say that a big reseller in NY got the lions share.

I'm apparently #1 on the list to receive.... we will see.

Eric Pascarelli · November 27th, 2007, 12:33 PM

Just got mine - #122

First Impressions:

It's a real tour de force of design and engineering - I'm referring to the box it came in. Some of the most complex cardboard sculpture I've ever seen in any kind of packaging.

Tiny! The camera is much smaller than I thought it would be - about 10% smaller than I had thought - feels compact and solid. Doesn't have the hollow "toaster" feel of the HVX.

No one mentioned the clever integral matte box lens cover - pretty neat and good for those of us tired of sending $50 checks to Panasonic.

LCD screen is amazingly sharp - just the setup screen was impressive.

I agree with the handholding criticisms - the handgrip strap seems slightly wrong. The camera is heavier than you would expect when you first lift it, though it is still pretty light.

Brian Ladue · November 27th, 2007, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil Bloom

It's like I put my F350 in the washing machine on boil, then tumble dried it and it shrunk but also came out smarter!

As I have said earlier I am going to see how well it works as an F350 replacement, not just a B camera on a 5 day shoot across Britain next week. Lots of flying so it's ideal.

Hey Phil, Have you tried to fly the EX1 on your Merlin?

Nate Weaver · November 27th, 2007, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steven Thomas

I really believe these cams are going to make awesome event cams.
I can't wait to do a multicam live concert shoots with a couple EX1 cams!

I had two concerts to shoot, one in NYC at the Hammerstein and one in Atlanta, 11/10 and 11/16. Budget indicated the EX1, but I couldn't find any.

We stretched and I called in favors from my friends that own 350s, so it became 5 camera F350 in the end...which worked out ok :-)

I would have really loved to have some EX1s there though to replace the floating V1s we had. Oh well. Next job.

Phil Bloom · November 27th, 2007, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Ladue

Hey Phil, Have you tried to fly the EX1 on your Merlin?

Not yet...on my list after trying the extreme on it!

Steven Thomas · November 27th, 2007, 03:49 PM

Good to hear from you Nate!
The F350 is one heck of a camera. I bet the EX1 would work well for on stage shots. We've used a couple HD100 cams in the past. It worked ok, but a bit noisy and light hungry. If anyone knows about the HD100, it would be you.

Are you multitracking yourself, or does another company provide the two track master?

Nate Weaver · November 27th, 2007, 04:30 PM

I'll try not to derail this thread too badly.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steven Thomas

Good to hear from you Nate!
The F350 is one heck of a camera. I bet the EX1 would work well for on stage shots. We've used a couple HD100 cams in the past. It worked ok, but a bit noisy and light hungry. If anyone knows about the HD100, it would be you.

Over the last few years, I've learned that HDV cameras are generally not that great for concert work, with the sensitivity issues compared to 1/3" DV cams. It's a tough call, great looking resolution downconverted to SD if you find that you have enough light, or bad grain/gain issues if you find yourself on the unlucky side of the lighting levels. I used the HD100 on just one concert, and moved on.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steven Thomas

Are you multitracking yourself, or does another company provide the two track master?

Generally we hire a portable ProTools rig and an engineer to record night of show, and then session is handed off to mixer/producer of the band's choosing.

Bigger bands are increasingly recording every night's performance because it's so easy and cheap to do so, all you need is a $3k hard disk multitracker and a stack of bare drives.

This particular band was carrying their own ProTools rig for every show, and they will get me final mixes.

Chuck Wall · November 27th, 2007, 04:39 PM

Just got mine #149!

Fisrt thoughts... dont like little pigtail wire on battery charger for camera power... Canon has the better idea with a detachable cord.

Hand grip is harder to use one handed, I like the rotating feature just wish there was more to hold on to.

Havent had a chance to do anything but record bars and try with my macbook pro to FCut.. worked like a charm

Chuck

November 27th, 2007, 04:14 AM	#63
Piotr Wozniacki Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 4,086	The top one on the left pile was supposed to me mine :) __________________ Sony PXW-FS7 \| DaVinci Resolve Studio; Magix Vegas Pro; i7-5960X CPU; 64 GB RAM; 2x GTX 1080 8GB GPU; Decklink 4K Extreme 12G; 4x 3TB WD Black in RAID 0; 1TB M.2 NVMe cache drive

November 27th, 2007, 08:11 AM	#65
Paul Cronin Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 4,048	Just received an email that my EX1 ships tomorrow. I have started to build a custom alum shoulder brace with a two gyro setup. I will post pictures once it is built and is working well with the camera. __________________ Paul Cronin www.paulcroninstudios.com

November 26th, 2007, 08:35 PM	#61
Steven Thomas Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,896	Great, let us know how it works. Maybe a frame grab or more. :)

November 27th, 2007, 04:08 AM	#62
Andreas Johansson Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Stockholm Posts: 93	Oh I just cant keep quiet anymore :) I guess this will make some of you jealous or even start to dislike us :) We got a new batch of cameras delivered yesterday, photo at ex.bolanski.com. And a Sony PR guy called and did a phone interview with Per-Axel about our investment in new cameras for the University. /Andy

November 27th, 2007, 08:06 AM	#64
Steven Thomas Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,896	Wow, It must be nice to be rich guys! LOL

November 27th, 2007, 10:26 AM	#66
Brian Rhodes Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 753	Just picked up my cam. and 16gb card. I willTry to post some clips today or tomr.

November 27th, 2007, 10:31 AM	#67
Steven Thomas Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,896	Thanks Brian. I'm looking forward to it. Mine should be here tomorrow. Fortunately, I have this week off!

November 27th, 2007, 11:00 AM	#68
Christopher Witz Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 591	FYI.... I just got word from abelcine that they have not received their shipment yet.... and that they are not getting as many as promised by sony. They say that a big reseller in NY got the lions share. I'm apparently #1 on the list to receive.... we will see.

November 27th, 2007, 12:33 PM	#69
Eric Pascarelli Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 498	Just got mine - #122 First Impressions: It's a real tour de force of design and engineering - I'm referring to the box it came in. Some of the most complex cardboard sculpture I've ever seen in any kind of packaging. Tiny! The camera is much smaller than I thought it would be - about 10% smaller than I had thought - feels compact and solid. Doesn't have the hollow "toaster" feel of the HVX. No one mentioned the clever integral matte box lens cover - pretty neat and good for those of us tired of sending $50 checks to Panasonic. LCD screen is amazingly sharp - just the setup screen was impressive. I agree with the handholding criticisms - the handgrip strap seems slightly wrong. The camera is heavier than you would expect when you first lift it, though it is still pretty light.

November 27th, 2007, 03:49 PM	#73
Steven Thomas Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,896	Good to hear from you Nate! The F350 is one heck of a camera. I bet the EX1 would work well for on stage shots. We've used a couple HD100 cams in the past. It worked ok, but a bit noisy and light hungry. If anyone knows about the HD100, it would be you. Are you multitracking yourself, or does another company provide the two track master?

November 27th, 2007, 04:39 PM	#75
Chuck Wall Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 111	Just got mine #149! Fisrt thoughts... dont like little pigtail wire on battery charger for camera power... Canon has the better idea with a detachable cord. Hand grip is harder to use one handed, I like the rotating feature just wish there was more to hold on to. Havent had a chance to do anything but record bars and try with my macbook pro to FCut.. worked like a charm Chuck