First XDCAM EX3 Review

Ivan Snoeckx · April 13th, 2008, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Dennis Joseph

The page has no video or text and only says "Phil Bloom -Review of SONY EX-3"

Phil removed everthing a couple of minutes ago.

What a mess, and NAB even hasn't started!

Phil Bloom · April 13th, 2008, 11:00 AM

yep. I had to. That was not the proper review. It was on my .mac webspace, not philipbloom.net which is where it will be hosted this afternoon.

Alexander Kubalsky · April 13th, 2008, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian Cassar

From what I've read so far I cannot see any justification for the EX3 being almost £1500 / €2300 / $3000 more than the EX1 unless there are some other surprises! Or else I'm suspecting that the EX1 was underpriced so that it sells and now the EX3 has been correctly priced. Which might hint that the EX1 could have benn underpriced because the early buyers were unwittingly the beta testers?!

I wonder if the EX3 might scan at more than 60 fields a second? 72 a second or something. That would justify it.

Brendan Pyatt · April 13th, 2008, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Phil Bloom

guys I you hadn't had searched out that link. That is not for public consumption and using it through .mac will crash my bandwidth very quickly. I said I would publish the link as soon as I was allowed to.

Sorry Phil.

I had assumed it was public.

Phil Bloom · April 13th, 2008, 11:26 AM

I deleted it from iweb republished to iweb, now I seem to have lost my review. Oh dear. Now have to find a way to rebuild it...

How did you get that link Brendan?

Brendan Pyatt · April 13th, 2008, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Phil Bloom

I deleted it from iweb republished to iweb, now I seem to have lost my review. Oh dear. Now have to find a way to rebuild it...

How did you get that link Brendan?

No trickery ;) from this page:

http://web.mac.com/philip.bloom/Philip_Bloom/Home.html

1st link from the box below the pictures.

Phil Bloom · April 13th, 2008, 11:36 AM

but where did you get that link from? Just trying to work out how that happened..

Sami Sanpakkila · April 13th, 2008, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Phil Bloom

I deleted it from iweb republished to iweb, now I seem to have lost my review. Oh dear. Now have to find a way to rebuild it...

I still have a browser window open with your review on it. I think I could save and email it to you if you want.

Sami

Phil Bloom · April 13th, 2008, 11:40 AM

thanks Sami, I have found a copy that I had backed up thankfully, still recreating it all now though!

Brendan Pyatt · April 13th, 2008, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Phil Bloom

but where did you get that link from? Just trying to work out how that happened..

I don't know - i can't go 'back' further with my browser I must have opened you mac homepage in a new window.

Checking my history I have been here:

http://www.philipbloom.co.uk/Philip_Bloom/Home.html

and on your blog.

Must have been from one of the two.

Dave Morrison · April 13th, 2008, 11:45 AM

Phil,
What time will the review being posted (Vegas time zone)?
(or GMT or UCT or whatever)

Phil Bloom · April 13th, 2008, 11:46 AM

doesn't matter. I don't think it was out for long. It was all incorrectly formatted and a work in progress but more worryingly all traffic should be directed through www.philipbloom.co.uk or philipbloom.net otherwise the whole site crashed very quickly due to my bandwidth being really limited on .mac. I only keep a version of my site on there due to the limitations of iweb and the way the blog HAS to be hosted there otherwise comments don't work.

I really need to use a proper web building prog or get someone to do it for me!

Phil Bloom · April 13th, 2008, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave Morrison

Phil,
What time will the review being posted (Vegas time zone)?
(or GMT or UCT or whatever)

Probably in about 3 or 4 hours!!

Floris van Eck · April 13th, 2008, 11:55 AM

On Nigel's website:

The EX3 takes half-inch interchangeable lenses, but with a different mount to that found on Sony’s professional half-inch shoulder-mount XDCAM HD camcorders. Having said that, the EX3 will ship with an included adapter to allow use of standard half-inch lenses (such as those currently used on Sony’s XDCAM HD full size camcorders such as the F330, F350, F335, and F355) to be used; standard B4 mount.

I guess that explains the price difference with the EX1.

Gerald Loidl · April 13th, 2008, 12:02 PM

Phil,
I found the link to the review and the video on a german forum. Thats why I asked in my initial post here that I wondered that it is already online, and thats why I did not post the link here.

I read it early this morning...

regards,
Gerald

April 13th, 2008, 11:00 AM	#92
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	yep. I had to. That was not the proper review. It was on my .mac webspace, not philipbloom.net which is where it will be hosted this afternoon. __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

April 13th, 2008, 11:26 AM	#95
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	I deleted it from iweb republished to iweb, now I seem to have lost my review. Oh dear. Now have to find a way to rebuild it... How did you get that link Brendan? __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

April 13th, 2008, 11:36 AM	#97
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	but where did you get that link from? Just trying to work out how that happened.. __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

April 13th, 2008, 11:40 AM	#99
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	thanks Sami, I have found a copy that I had backed up thankfully, still recreating it all now though! __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

April 13th, 2008, 11:46 AM	#102
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	doesn't matter. I don't think it was out for long. It was all incorrectly formatted and a work in progress but more worryingly all traffic should be directed through www.philipbloom.co.uk or philipbloom.net otherwise the whole site crashed very quickly due to my bandwidth being really limited on .mac. I only keep a version of my site on there due to the limitations of iweb and the way the blog HAS to be hosted there otherwise comments don't work. I really need to use a proper web building prog or get someone to do it for me! __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

April 13th, 2008, 11:45 AM	#101
Dave Morrison Major Player Join Date: May 2002 Location: West Central Florida Posts: 762	Phil, What time will the review being posted (Vegas time zone)? (or GMT or UCT or whatever)

April 13th, 2008, 11:55 AM	#104
Floris van Eck Major Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 993	On Nigel's website: The EX3 takes half-inch interchangeable lenses, but with a different mount to that found on Sony’s professional half-inch shoulder-mount XDCAM HD camcorders. Having said that, the EX3 will ship with an included adapter to allow use of standard half-inch lenses (such as those currently used on Sony’s XDCAM HD full size camcorders such as the F330, F350, F335, and F355) to be used; standard B4 mount. I guess that explains the price difference with the EX1.

April 13th, 2008, 12:02 PM	#105
Gerald Loidl Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Austria Posts: 122	Phil, I found the link to the review and the video on a german forum. Thats why I asked in my initial post here that I wondered that it is already online, and thats why I did not post the link here. I read it early this morning... regards, Gerald