any info on EX3 issues

Alister Chapman · November 27th, 2009, 01:43 AM

I would add to the above that I too got the IR situation on the EX3 clarified as I had been told that the EX3 had improved IR cutoff. This is correct. All EX3's compared to EX1's have an improvement in the far red response. The EX3 is a little better than the original EX1 and then the EX1R is better still.

Vincent Oliver · November 27th, 2009, 02:57 AM

Alister, you had better clarification than I have had. When I spoke to a Sony technician in some great detail about the IR problem, his response was "we hve never heard of this". I pointed him in the direction of some pictures I had put on line showing brown blacks, he suggested I send the camera in for servicing.

The upshot of this matter is, I purchased the Tiffen IR filter - problem solved.

Alister Chapman · November 27th, 2009, 12:55 PM

The engineers in Japan are aware of the way the cameras respond to near IR, hence the changes to the EX3 and EX1R.

Alan McInnes · November 27th, 2009, 05:04 PM

Alister - Please forgive my ignorance, but is there a detailed description of this IR issue in any of the forums? I bought an EX3 a year ago and have been very happy with the results. What is happening with these cameras?

November 27th, 2009, 01:43 AM	#16
Alister Chapman Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire, UK Posts: 4,957	I would add to the above that I too got the IR situation on the EX3 clarified as I had been told that the EX3 had improved IR cutoff. This is correct. All EX3's compared to EX1's have an improvement in the far red response. The EX3 is a little better than the original EX1 and then the EX1R is better still. __________________ Alister Chapman, Film-Maker/Stormchaser http://www.xdcam-user.com/alisters-blog/ My XDCAM site and blog. http://www.hurricane-rig.com

November 27th, 2009, 02:57 AM	#17
Vincent Oliver Trustee Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chislehurst, London Posts: 1,724	Alister, you had better clarification than I have had. When I spoke to a Sony technician in some great detail about the IR problem, his response was "we hve never heard of this". I pointed him in the direction of some pictures I had put on line showing brown blacks, he suggested I send the camera in for servicing. The upshot of this matter is, I purchased the Tiffen IR filter - problem solved. __________________ Eyes are a deaf man’s ears. Ears are a blind man’s eyes

November 27th, 2009, 12:55 PM	#18
Alister Chapman Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire, UK Posts: 4,957	The engineers in Japan are aware of the way the cameras respond to near IR, hence the changes to the EX3 and EX1R. __________________ Alister Chapman, Film-Maker/Stormchaser http://www.xdcam-user.com/alisters-blog/ My XDCAM site and blog. http://www.hurricane-rig.com

November 27th, 2009, 05:04 PM	#19
Alan McInnes Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Surrey, B.C., Canada Posts: 42	Alister - Please forgive my ignorance, but is there a detailed description of this IR issue in any of the forums? I bought an EX3 a year ago and have been very happy with the results. What is happening with these cameras?