Ohhhh..... looks like I could be right and there is a "Sony FS1" (as I've been calling it) coming along! I hope so. A good little B cam younger brother companion to the FS7.
http://ironfilm.co.nz/sony-fs100-discontinued-sony-fs1-coming-soon/
As Sony has confirmed something is coming: https://twitter.com/sonyproeurope/status/639713098702696448
I bet they come out with something based on the rx10 mkii sensor...with fixed lens but based on the new design parameters of the fs series, not a handycam.
I think First Base got picked off by Sony Marketing.
It is a dumbed down FS7 with S35 Sensor.
I too was hoping for an A7s Sensor.
But, that might cannibalize FS7 and A7sII sales.
I would have ponied up extra $$$ for it.
Maybe next year?
http://www.sonyalpharumors.com says:
S35, not FF. 4K internally, but 8 bit XAVC-L (note the L) 100 Mbit max. No HFR as far as I can tell, 30fps max in 4K. Looks like a baby FS7. Price will be between old FS700 and current FS7, likely $5,000-6,500 USD. Differentiation on FS7 is much better CODEC, higher frame rates (incl 60p 4K), option for RAW and ProRes, bigger build.
Looks like it will be announced on or after the 16th: http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/cwg/5211656069.html
It would be interesting to have an improved color science for this cam...LC709a LUT on FS7 straight of cam has very natural colors :)
Sony's response to the URSA mini, I'm thinking. Likely features... (my guess)...
They wouldn't want to cannibalize the FS7 too much so...
• New Full-Frame/S35 sensor
• High Sensitivity/Low-light (close to the A7s FF sensor)
• 4K (UHD) XAVC-S internal 8bit 420 100Mb/s up to 30p
• S-Log 2
• 1080p MPEG2 8 bit 420 (but hoping for 10 bit 422)
• 1080p/120fps slow motion internal continuous
• Burst 240fps in 1080p resolution
• No SDI / No Raw, HDMI only
• Records on SDXC cards or SSD (not XQD)
• Smaller body similar to FS7, but radically different from the FS100/700
• XLR inputs
• Rear viewfinder
• Price: >$5K
Essentially an A7s in a camcorder form factor.
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