The new Sony F65 camera is being rolled out. It’s still not quite feature complete, but there are dozens going straight out the door onto features. Here’s a fairly comprehensive overview of the cameras features. Sony F65 Overview

Abelcine have a new blog entry giving a short demonstration of the advantages of the PMW-F3 S-Log upgrade. The difference is striking, particularly in the last shot. Well worth upgrading. The upgrade is back ordered worldwide, till the end of January, but thanks to Videocraft I have their rental S-Log installed on my F3 until   Read More …

Abelcine have posted an overview of the C300, along with the official RRP price of $15999US for the body only. That puts in roughly in line price wise with the Sony F3, but the C300 lacks a 10bit 4:4:4 upgrade, a true log mode, and the dynamic range is about 1.5 stops less. Canon C300   Read More …

The 1.31 firmware for the F3 has just become available. Single Link-A 4:2:2 S-Log output with simultaneous HD-SDI monitor output with or with a LUT is enabled, as well as 1080/50/59.94P Dual Link S-Log. PMW-F3 1.31 Firmware

Consumer 4K is arriving. Well not really 4K, the redefined by RED 4K, which resolves around 2.8-3K with a decent lens after de-bayering. All in a 1/2 CMOS sensor, so each pixel will be that much smaller with all the attendant noise and lack of dynamic range that follows. With cheap glass, higher noise and   Read More …

All of the currently available HD-SDI viewfinders are flawed in some irritating ways, be it the diopter, the panel, the build quality, the mounting system. Here’s a new entry which hopefully improves on these problems. TVLogic EVF035W-3G.

Here’s a very complete technical run down of the new Canon C300 sensor. Canon S35 Cinema Sensor 12 stops and 640ISO, short of the F3, but a smaller package.