Sony V1U

[DSE 5]

The new Sony second preproduction model arrived last week for testing, got a few jumps on it this week.
It's not a tandem vid cam, that's for sure, but for most anything else, it's great.

You'll want to turn off all stabilization for best imaging, the LUT is great for getting really deep color. You'll also want to remove the mic holder. No audio on the V1 model, but the FX7 model does have a mic, no screwed in mic holder.

[freekflyguy 0]

Why is it not a tandem camera ?

It looks about the same size as my HC1, just a little higher, but not as high as a VX2000.

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[DSE 5]

It's actually nearly 3" taller than the HC1/A1, and a couple inches longer as well. Of course it could be used for tandems, just that it's a larger cam, and the trend seems to be going smaller, not bigger. But...It's sure a nice cam for tandems too.

[FeFe 0]

the whole lens block looks like a heritage from z1 - is it?
(and altogether looks like an attempt to merry z1 lens block and pd150 body )
any idea if it has the same potentially faulty zoom/lens controller as z1?

[DSE 5]

The Z1 is a 72mm lens assembly; the V1 is a 62mm assembly. But yeah, it very much looks like a souped up/hotrodded PD170.

I like the zoom on the V1, and rarely use the rocker on the Z1, not just because of the ramping, but because I grew up with manual zooms anyway. But I'm well aware of the problem, and it's not the same with the V1. I do like that you can use the rocker in combination with the zoom ring on the V1 as well. Very cool for creating odd backfocus zooms.