Brian Drysdale Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Here's the first trial shoot with S-log in an Abel Cine F3, that had just been upgraded at NAB by Sony. The internal XDCAM recorder looks like it's recording Rec709, rather than S-Log and the exposure is set for the latter. http://vimeo.com/22576231 http://vimeo.com/22540499 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted April 20, 2011 Author Share Posted April 20, 2011 Should add that the F3 has been modified with a top cheese plate that replaces the Sony top handle and rear V/F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted April 20, 2011 Author Share Posted April 20, 2011 (edited) Exposure wise, I gather it was exposed for REC 709 and then given a touch of over exposure to see what could be "recovered" in post with the S-log. Edited April 20, 2011 by Brian Drysdale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Vincent Sweeney Posted April 20, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted April 20, 2011 Shooting for 20 days now with an F3 (that I now own). Its looking good even without the S-log. I will post some grabs sometime soon in the production section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Gross Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 That shoot was more fun than a barrel of monkeys. Those guys came up with the idea to shoot something when they saw we had the S-Log upgrade. In a matter of hours they had a bunch of things planned out. Around three o'clock I heard that they were going to walk around the Vegas strip, but come six when the show ended they had arranged a helicopter for dusk and some models for early the next morning. The window we gave them was from 6pm (show close) to 9am (show opens again). They were a little late getting back but all was well in the end. Nuts, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Brereton Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Mitch, when will the upgraded F3 be available for rental? Any idea of how much that camera configuration will cost a week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Gross Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Sony "degraded" the camera at the end of the show. It was still Beta-firmware with some functions not yet working fully. The demand has been very heavy and they are rushing to have it available as soon as possible. I don't believe we've set pricing on the upgraded version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sellers Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 (edited) I am very happy with the footage coming out of my F3 to KiPro Mini 4.2.2. Hoping next year the Cinedeck price comes down. Right now, it is a bit high especially considering many Stations want Spots delivered on Beta SP or DVCProHD 720/60. Edited April 21, 2011 by David Sellers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sellers Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Should add that the F3 has been modified with a top cheese plate that replaces the Sony top handle and rear V/F. Who did/ can do this conversion? Any pics? I am looking for something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 Who did/ can do this conversion? Any pics? I am looking for something similar. I gather there were discussions behind the scenes at NAB about enabling Sony dealers to do this mod. It's an Abel Cine camera, so Mitch may know more detail, but you'd need to be careful about infringing your camera's warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Brereton Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 This is a really interesting setup, which could be very useful for lower budget projects. I've read on the sony site that the F3 will have a 1D LUT ability enabled along with the S-Log, but presumably this will only work through the Composite monitor out. Does the Cinedeck support LUTs? Their website is a little short on info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 Who did/ can do this conversion? Any pics? Some one took this: http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/attachments/sony-xdcam-f3-cinealta/22491d1302702047-new-f3-items-anyone-nab-have-pictures-prices-prototype.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member John Sprung Posted April 21, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted April 21, 2011 Some one took this: http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/attachments/sony-xdcam-f3-cinealta/22491d1302702047-new-f3-items-anyone-nab-have-pictures-prices-prototype.jpg Now that's more like it. The goofy handle finder was a big mistake. -- J.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sellers Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Some one took this: http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/attachments/sony-xdcam-f3-cinealta/22491d1302702047-new-f3-items-anyone-nab-have-pictures-prices-prototype.jpg Mitch, How much for that conversion? What about Warranty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sellers Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 (edited) ELEMENT TECHNICA is building those and they (should) be available in 30-45 days. As it stands, it DOES void the warranty, however, they are working with Sony to solve that. Hopefully Sony works with them! I would buy it right now but I am (not) going to void my warranty. Thanks Dave. You're welcome Dave! Edited April 22, 2011 by David Sellers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Gross Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 AbelCine (me in particular) has been been working closely with Element Technica on the development of accessories for the F3. Currently these are prototypes and there will be a few adjustments along the way. We are working with ET & Sony to protect owners. Once we all figure it out we'll let you know. Pricing on these topside accessories as well as the riser with integrated lightweight 15mm rods & shoulder pad will be announced as soon as we lock down the design to determine costs. It's all gonna be really sweet. What ET accessories did for the RED One is what they will do for the F3, even more refined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sellers Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Sweeeet Mitch! I am set w/ a baseplate, follow focus etc but removing the VF and adding the Handle I am VERY interested in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sellers Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 I'll take mine in (Red) instead of (Blue) if possible.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Gross Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Final versions will come in any color you want as long as it's black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Hal Smith Posted April 25, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted April 25, 2011 It's not easy to make a black model look really right...but darned if the S-log didn't nail that difficult exposure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sellers Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Final versions will come in any color you want as long as it's black. I'll take Black then ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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