Triste Han

base plate sample has arrived today. Need a little adjustment😉

thanks! I figured it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xylbwiWkAPE Here comes the FERARRI (still didn't find out how to insert U2B video straight into post😅

Actually this film is not on the professional side. NO gaffer, NO sound guy, even NO AC😂 The full version is more like an interview and I managed to put those B roll together to make some kind of trailer. Since this is my first time playing with F3, I'm not familiar with it and did my best in post stablization, the outcome is a far behind perfect in my perspective. Next thing on my list is get a decent wireless follow focus and find a way to put F3 on a Ronin. The useless daddycam grip and that power zoom thingy is really annoying and getting in the way with my gimbal.

It will be available on youtube at saturday night around 20:30(UTC+8), I'll post a link to this thread then😉

fast update 0.2: Today I get to shoot a replica Ferrari 250, and here are some sceen shot with simple color grade shot on PMW-F3 and sigma 35mm f/1.4 lens: and a lovely BTS:

Yes, the money I paid is like a steal. Also I managed to find a pretty nice looking used EF-FZ adaptor made by KIPON, no LDS but with full manual iris control just around 90 US$, so the total price is exact 619$. I think the last owner is a well known rental company located in Beijing, the man who sell me this camera says he had to dig in the storage cabinet to get this old camera out, and he still got 5 more in hand with the same price but no 444 upgrade. Funny thing is, although this camera is in CINEALTA product line, but the sensor is actually provided by FUJIFILM, I found a used parts disassembled form F3, and it clearly says the manufacturer. So Sony, what are you guys doing? I don't really mind the weight, in fact I like heavy camera. Heavier camera will gives you a more 'cinematic' movement IMHO. But size does matter. Besides the price, a important reason I choose baby alexa instead of the REAL ALEXA (CLASSIC) is size, the real alexa is just too big for small team operation.

update 0.1: since it doesn't come with mic or mic stand, there were a big ugly hole on the right side handle, so I used some soft silicone rubber that left from some old project, cut it with razor and voila! a rubber cover, not pretty but it works and I don't need to worry dust and rain water will get inside handle anymore. Here are some screen shot fresh comes out of it, RGB444 on PIXE5, 180° shutter and ISO800, SLOG of course, 5600k WB, just transferd it to R709 and a tiny touch to exposure. The dynamic range and color science is truly amazing! Indeed it is a reason that F3 was called 'baby alexa'

Last week I got a F3 include the original FZ-PL mount for 530US$ in China, NO SXS card, NO battery, NO mic, but with 444 upgrade and 3D shooting upgrade with only less than 500 hrs op time. Thought it was a relly nice bargain. Only down side is there is some kind glue marks on the LCD hinge cover. But it dose come in cheap and nice, I can live with it. Since this camera was discontinued for a decade, I don't think there were any 3rd party rigs for sale. So I designed a base plate and a top cheese plate this weekend, waiting for machining and oxidizing now. Maybe I'll get back next week to show your guys the outcome. Tested it for a little bit with video devices PIX-E5, truly amazing image quality (or more specific: the color science) both under sunlight and nighttime. Looking for some amatuer project to shoot, and get some lovely pictures😀 Forgive my English, i"m not very good at it.