How much is the relay selling for Philip?

I am not sure the price. We are waiting for the Letus Corporation to release that information. Hopefully, we will know very soon.

What's the name of the song?

Well, it's still Baron von Frankenstenizing a camera, forcing lenses onto it that it was not made or designed for. Better off getting an SI-2K or Red, those suckers were made for PL-mount cine lenses from the get-go. And in the long run, those two might be cheaper options, definitely simpler.

Also, the EX3 is interframe design (Long Gap), so it you want to edit what you shoot, you would be better off with an intraframe type gear (Panasonic, SI, Red,, etc).

Yeap, I agree, Steve. For video shoots, the Sony EX3 is phenomenal, except of course when it comes to Long GAP editing of its inteframe clips, which can be problematic. I would go with the new Panny 1/3-inch HPX300 much, much, much better... before picking the Sony. For starters, the Panny is easier to balance; also has a removable lens; can record at 100Mb/second capture rate; and is intraframe using Panny's AVC Intra, same as their VariCams use. Wow!!

I do have Sony VTRs, but this new Panny blows the Sony out of the water based on specs only. It would be grand to see side-by-side projections of identical footage shot with both cameras, of course. Also, the Sony is 1/2-inch sensor vs. Panny's 1/3-inch, but in all honesty, these days one would really want a 2/3-inch sensor camera, anyhow.

RED is sort of like AVID these days -- here today, maybe gone tomorrow? I fancy the Silicon Imaging SI-2K over the Red mega-K monsters, anyhow, since neither Showtime nor HBO is insisting as of yet that I deliver to them @ 4K rez. ;~))

Unfortunately, this is really not a very good video for side-by-seide comparison. Basically, it is a roundtable discussion with a few seconds of actual test footage thrown in, and that is only in a very limited INT setting.

I am sure that a REAL comaprison of more side-by-side shots using the EX3 and the HPX300 will be coming soon, including exterior shots, right? :~))

The HPX300 looks and feels more of a D-film camera than the EX3 does, even though the EX3 for some reason is a CineAlta class camera. At that token, the HPX300 should be a VariCam class camcorder.

Also, let us not forget the fantastic Grass Valley Infinity 1000. That baby has a huge sensor and records to very inexpensive replaceable emdia, cheaper than hard drives. The Infinity also can record at 100Mb/sec and 4:2:2, it's just it does it by creating Motion JPEG 2000 images, not the proprietary AVC Intra codec that Panny uses.

Next to that, the cheapest recording/storage option is to go with a regular Sony XDCAM (not the EX series). It is just crazy that a Sony XDCAM media costs under $50, and the same capacity with the EX-series costs over $1,000. Of course, a camera recording to a spinning optical disc is also a little bit passee-looking... It's a tough choice out there, admittedly. But a wonderful marketplace nonetheless. I can't wait to see what I shall find at NAB next month!

Great stuff Phil and Steve. Thanks for your time in presenting this. I'm off shopping.

Hi Steve, very inspiring, thanks for the insight. Zacuto products is the next step for me, truly a marriage made for my camera. I have just brought a EX1 and still quite a noob wanting to learn the art of cinematography. I have read the manual and still trying to get my head around this awesome piece of equipment. I am looking at more training in the picture profile settings to reduce noise and give my pictures vibrant colors as well as wanting to learn how to over crank and under crank. Do you have video tutorials on these topics for EX1??? or can refer me to links that could be of help? Thanks for your vids
Jake