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Sony FS5

Sony FS5 With Letus Helix Junior Gimbal

When Sony launched the PXW-FS5 on 11th September 2015 at IBC it looked like a Canon C100 MkII killer to me! So I pre-ordered one straight away, along with a Metabones MkIV EF to NEX adapter. Whilst I awaited it’s arrival, I also imported a new Letus Helix Jr. direct from the USA too.
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FCPX - First Commercial Project

In last months blog I mentioned that I was trying out FCPX and really liked some aspects of it over the Adobe CC suite I use all the time. Things have moved on a bit so this month I cut my first client project on it. Read on if you want to see how I got on.
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SWIT S-8U63 Batteries with Sony PXW-FS5 & PMW-300: UPDATED

Recently, I became aware of reports from Alister Chapman of certain pre-2020 manufactured third-party BP-U type batteries completely bricking Sony cameras. I knew nothing of this before so I wrote to SWIT about my two SWIT S-8U63 aftermarket batteries, bought in 2017. This is what I found out. Read More…

Sony FS5 4K Raw & XDCAM Firmware Updates

Sony FS5 Raw and XDCAM Firmware Updates.
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Sony FS5 4K - Testing Canon 35mm F2 IS

Sony FS5 and Canon 35mm F2 IS Test.
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Sony FS5 Test Film - Vortex Picture Profile and 4K 'End-to-End' Workflow

Sony FS5 4K Workflow & Vortex FS5 Pro Picture Profile Test.
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Sony FS5 Picture Profile Testing - Plus 4K 50p Raw Firmware Option Announced

Sony FS5 Picture Profile testing.
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The Sony FS5 firmware upgrade and BVE 2016

Sony FS5 gets new firmware.
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