Comments on: Cinevate Shows off Their FS100 Rig, Axis Jib, Dromos Hi-Hat and More at NAB 2012

By: Cinevate Launches the Heavy-Duty Axis Jib, Capable of Handling Camera Rigs Up to 50 Pounds - NoFilmSchool

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:31:28 +0000

[...] at NAB 2012, I stopped by the Cinevate booth to check out some of their newest products, and one that many around the booth seemed most excited [...]

By: Ricky

Ricky — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:26:39 +0000

Mitchell base would be great on the dromos, seriously who uses 100mm heads anymore? (sarcasm)

But honestly… put a mitchell base on it. I’ll buy 2 :)

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By: Ernesto Eduardo

Ernesto Eduardo — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:31:09 +0000

Hopefully that being my case… FS100 to be my first camera in a near future. Greetings from Cuba, thanks for your work, helps a lot. Saludos

By: Joe Marine

Joe Marine — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:05:15 +0000

You don’t have to purchase it like that, you can just get the rig itself without those additions. It’s really for people moving up who want a full cinema kit but have never had a mattebox or follow focus since they’ve just been using DSLRs. With DSLRs, a lot of times there just isn’t money or space for a follow focus and mattebox.

The FS100 could also definitely be someone’s first camera, because plenty of people bought HVXs and EX1s and had never owned anything more than a handycam.

By: Daniel Mimura

Daniel Mimura — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:48:09 +0000

Why would that the FS100 rig include a FF and a mattebox? Maybe just when it first comes out? I would assume that most people buying this camera isn’t buying it as their first camera and probably already have a FF and mattebox already.

By: Alan Hereford

Alan Hereford — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:00:57 +0000

sorry, 2:23

By: Alan Hereford

Alan Hereford — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:58:06 +0000

That is non other than Adam Wilt walking by at 1:11 in.

By: john jeffreys

john jeffreys — Fri, 11 May 2012 22:13:55 +0000

Okay, cool. i was always curious about it, especially because it is *reasonably* priced relative to other super 35 cameras.

By: Joe Marine

Joe Marine — Thu, 10 May 2012 22:03:06 +0000

Haven’t had the chance to use it in a professional setting yet. In terms of image quality, it’s nice, but you’ve got to do some decent grading to get out that Sony plastic look – which I’ve come to accept since I’ve shot a lot of stuff with the EX1. People complain about the clipped highlights, which I’ve certainly seen, but shooting very flat and watching exposure can help with that. I mean for the price point, nothing else compares, it has the low-light quality of its $13,000 sibling and basically the same as the C300, and can take any camera mount imaginable. I would absolutely shoot a feature on it in terms of image quality alone – but I can’t really comment on the usability aspect, except to say that Sony shoved way too many buttons into a small area. Other than that it’s like any other small camera, handheld is possible, but some sort of shoulder rig can help tremendously. I actually don’t use a shoulder rig for a lot of what I do – and for none of these NAB videos – but I may expand on that in a future post.

By: john jeffreys

john jeffreys — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:52:17 +0000

What are your thoughts on the FS100 in general, joe?