At the Bench: Introduction to the Sony PMW-F55 - Part 1

Sony has just started shipping their new F5 and F55 cameras, so I thought the timing was perfect for an At the Bench video. The cameras are so packed full of features that I opted for two 15-minute videos to cover the camera system. The first video goes over the F55′s form, function and IO capabilities, while the second covers its menu system, various recording modes and output options.

See the full blog post here:

[combatroo]

I’m going to be cam assisting tommorow and I have never done it before. Using the F5. This video is a life saver

[ulfmurdo]

Thanks _ that was a brilliant talk through!

[thomaskohut]

Great Video! I am shooting a party/club scene with the F5 soon. The room will be partially lit as we will be doing walking interviews. as for slog or HG what do you suggest I use for a lower light situation like a partially lit bar or club.

[RhysClark]

Hey, so I am not sure if this comes accross as shitty but my university is too low budget to ever get any production grade cameras, the best thing they have is some black magics, but everytime i even see anything more expensive the interface seems so impossible to use with functions i dont understand, is there a video out there that breaks this down a little better because every job offer i see its with production level cameras i have never used before and no ability to use said camera a week in advanced to get used to it.

[minarimon]

What about it’s performance in extremely low light situations??

[alexairth]

May be worth a rental but very expensive?

[Ben]

Kind of looks like the ARRI Alexia body.

[BigBucks]

Andy, get ready to destroy that camera if RED wins the lawsuit. ;-)

[raredreamfootage]

mmmm "Future Upgrade", how long is "future"? A year? two years? lol

[VictoriaFilmsgroup]

shit this thing cant cost 30K$$$, this is not even a quarter of an old car, maybe worth 2K