Just trawling Sonys site and I found this... at DVinfo.net

Simon Wyndham · April 14th, 2008, 04:37 AM

...press release dated 29th Feb 2008!
http://www.sony.co.uk/biz/view/ShowC...=BC+News+XDCAM

Hmmm.

Bruce Rawlings · April 14th, 2008, 05:03 AM

So really Sony broke their own embargo .. but we were all asleep!

Piotr Wozniacki · April 14th, 2008, 05:06 AM

Mixed feelings I have...

Anyway, if we could say we've been Beta-testers, that wouldn't sound bad (even though we did it for free; free for Sony that is). Unfortunately, with Sony pretending they weren't admitting our reports on the EX1 inherent flaws or wishes for improvements, I can't consider myself a proud Beta-tester; just a guinea-pig.

Why? well, here it goes:

Scenario 1: the EX3 continues the saga of bad BF, vignetting, ND filter sticking, IR colours inaccuracy, paint peeling off... No, forget it - impossible!

Scenario 2: all of the above has been rectified in the EX3... I believe all of us deserve an offer from Sony to replace our EX1's with the EX3, free o charge. Or at least for the nominal price difference.

Piotr Wozniacki · April 14th, 2008, 05:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bruce Rawlings

So really Sony broke their own embargo .. but we were all asleep!

No, we were not. This is back-dated; never actually accessible before the NAB announcement.

Grigory Volovich · April 14th, 2008, 05:26 AM

New XDCAM EX booklet

http://www.sony.co.uk/res/attachment...7064694533.pdf

George Kroonder · April 14th, 2008, 05:39 AM

Saw that this morning too, when looking for press releases from yesterday via the search option...

And for us away from NAB, PVC has the first Sony booth pictures by Adam Wilt.

George/

Mark Hartopp · April 14th, 2008, 05:51 AM

That's just what I need. - I was thinking of getting the EX1 for my next project, but noticed a price drop on CVP a week ago. Which was odd for such a good camera. But with NAB just the round the corner, it got me thinking about an upgrade may due. wasn't expecting a whole new camera.

Mark Hartopp · April 14th, 2008, 05:58 AM

Just been to CVP and it's there

http://www.creativevideo.co.uk/publi...r=sony_pmw-ex3

Expected 1st of July and a hint at UK pricing..

George Kroonder · April 14th, 2008, 06:05 AM

The Offical Sony NAB 2008 Press Kit is located here, although some links don't work (yet?).

George/

George Kroonder · April 14th, 2008, 06:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Hartopp

http://www.creativevideo.co.uk/publi...r=sony_pmw-ex3

Nice, at the same discount from LIST as the EX1, that would be just over €6000 (ex tax). I do expect it to start selling for a little more initally though.

George/

Mark Hartopp · April 14th, 2008, 06:12 AM

There is now a video sequence presented by Philip Bloom.

http://www.creativevideo.co.uk/publi...r=sony_pmw-ex3

George Kroonder · April 14th, 2008, 06:25 AM

I believe this is the first part of his review video, available here.

George/

Dave Elston · April 14th, 2008, 06:36 AM

Alister Chapman's review now up on the Sony UK site...

http://www.sony.co.uk/biz/view/ShowC...veContext=true

It's time to think through the options (been holding off the EX1 since day one because the 'step-up' from a Z1 has just not quite seemed worth it IMO).

Now I'll wait for the EX3 release and will either go for a proper 'step-up' or pick up a new or used EX1 at a decent price (slight price drop on the cards too?).

Of course, there is RED's 'Scarlet' to make things more complicated. For now atleast, I'll try to think of too much choice as a good thing, but I'm sure things will become even more 'interesting' towards July as Panasonic/JVC/Canon announce their respective 'counter-punches'.

Alister Chapman · April 14th, 2008, 06:42 AM

There is also my review:

http://www.sony.co.uk/biz/view/ShowC...veContext=true

They didn't break the embargo. The Press launch was yesterday.

Peter Wiley · April 14th, 2008, 07:48 AM

I had to chuckle at this line Sony press release:

"The PMW-EX3 semi-shoulder camcorder . . ."

Loosely translated do you suppose this means "We have no idea how to hand hold this thing, but good luck . . ."

Or perhaps the target users are semi-shouldered camera operators.

April 14th, 2008, 04:37 AM	#1
Simon Wyndham Trustee Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Malvern UK Posts: 1,931	Just trawling Sonys site and I found this... ...press release dated 29th Feb 2008! http://www.sony.co.uk/biz/view/ShowC...=BC+News+XDCAM Hmmm.

April 14th, 2008, 05:06 AM	#3
Piotr Wozniacki Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 4,086	Mixed feelings I have... Anyway, if we could say we've been Beta-testers, that wouldn't sound bad (even though we did it for free; free for Sony that is). Unfortunately, with Sony pretending they weren't admitting our reports on the EX1 inherent flaws or wishes for improvements, I can't consider myself a proud Beta-tester; just a guinea-pig. Why? well, here it goes: Scenario 1: the EX3 continues the saga of bad BF, vignetting, ND filter sticking, IR colours inaccuracy, paint peeling off... No, forget it - impossible! Scenario 2: all of the above has been rectified in the EX3... I believe all of us deserve an offer from Sony to replace our EX1's with the EX3, free o charge. Or at least for the nominal price difference. __________________ 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

April 14th, 2008, 05:26 AM	#5
Grigory Volovich New Boot Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Moscow Russia Posts: 15	New XDCAM EX booklet New XDCAM EX booklet http://www.sony.co.uk/res/attachment...7064694533.pdf __________________ www.dvcampro.ru www.videokgb.ru http://videoprowedding.ru http://provideokids.ru

April 14th, 2008, 06:05 AM	#9
George Kroonder Major Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Utrecht, NL \| Europe 3rd Rock from the Sun Posts: 612	Offical Sony NAB 2008 Press Kit The Offical Sony NAB 2008 Press Kit is located here, although some links don't work (yet?). George/

April 14th, 2008, 06:12 AM	#11
Mark Hartopp Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dawlish UK Posts: 203	There is now a video sequence presented by Philip Bloom. http://www.creativevideo.co.uk/publi...r=sony_pmw-ex3 Last edited by Mark Hartopp; April 14th, 2008 at 06:13 AM. Reason: forgot the URL

April 14th, 2008, 05:03 AM	#2
Bruce Rawlings Major Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK Posts: 410	So really Sony broke their own embargo .. but we were all asleep!

April 14th, 2008, 05:39 AM	#6
George Kroonder Major Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Utrecht, NL \| Europe 3rd Rock from the Sun Posts: 612	Saw that this morning too, when looking for press releases from yesterday via the search option... And for us away from NAB, PVC has the first Sony booth pictures by Adam Wilt. George/

April 14th, 2008, 05:51 AM	#7
Mark Hartopp Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dawlish UK Posts: 203	That's just what I need. - I was thinking of getting the EX1 for my next project, but noticed a price drop on CVP a week ago. Which was odd for such a good camera. But with NAB just the round the corner, it got me thinking about an upgrade may due. wasn't expecting a whole new camera.

April 14th, 2008, 05:58 AM	#8
Mark Hartopp Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dawlish UK Posts: 203	Just been to CVP and it's there http://www.creativevideo.co.uk/publi...r=sony_pmw-ex3 Expected 1st of July and a hint at UK pricing..

April 14th, 2008, 06:25 AM	#12
George Kroonder Major Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Utrecht, NL \| Europe 3rd Rock from the Sun Posts: 612	I believe this is the first part of his review video, available here. George/

April 14th, 2008, 06:36 AM	#13
Dave Elston Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: UK 50i/25p Land Posts: 103	Alister Chapman's review now up on the Sony UK site... http://www.sony.co.uk/biz/view/ShowC...veContext=true It's time to think through the options (been holding off the EX1 since day one because the 'step-up' from a Z1 has just not quite seemed worth it IMO). Now I'll wait for the EX3 release and will either go for a proper 'step-up' or pick up a new or used EX1 at a decent price (slight price drop on the cards too?). Of course, there is RED's 'Scarlet' to make things more complicated. For now atleast, I'll try to think of too much choice as a good thing, but I'm sure things will become even more 'interesting' towards July as Panasonic/JVC/Canon announce their respective 'counter-punches'. __________________ Play to Learn, Learn to Earn, Earn to Play... Dave - Broader Pictures

April 14th, 2008, 06:42 AM	#14
Alister Chapman Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire, UK Posts: 4,957	There is also my review: http://www.sony.co.uk/biz/view/ShowC...veContext=true They didn't break the embargo. The Press launch was yesterday. __________________ Alister Chapman, Film-Maker/Stormchaser http://www.xdcam-user.com/alisters-blog/ My XDCAM site and blog. http://www.hurricane-rig.com

April 14th, 2008, 07:48 AM	#15
Peter Wiley Major Player Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Lewisburg PA Posts: 752	I had to chuckle at this line Sony press release: "The PMW-EX3 semi-shoulder camcorder . . ." Loosely translated do you suppose this means "We have no idea how to hand hold this thing, but good luck . . ." Or perhaps the target users are semi-shouldered camera operators.