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Alister Chapman · April 20th, 2009, 02:28 AM

It's late so I'll be brief.

There's a new SxS offload device coming from Sony. The PHX-MS240 has a removable 240Gb cartridge and will offload a from SxS cards at around 10x realtime. It can be plugged in to an EX to allow playback from the device to check through footage. You can connect the unit to a computer usin esata or usb. In addition the cartridges can removed from the unit and then plugged in to a computer via USB or esata. Suggested price $2000 with cartridges at £500.

Price of a 32Gb SxS card to be reduced by 40% to approx $900.

Alexander Kubalsky · April 20th, 2009, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Alister Chapman

Price of a 32Gb SxS card to be reduced by 40% to approx $900.

Thats great news. I'm big on 60p overcranking so I need the Sony cards.

Thanks.

Joachim Hoge · April 20th, 2009, 05:26 AM

Shame they didn´t include a FW800 connection for that price

Paul Kellett · April 20th, 2009, 06:11 AM

Probably no firewire because firewire isn't hot swap.

Paul.

Alister Chapman · April 20th, 2009, 08:35 AM

You can get express card to esata adapters for less than $50 and it's much much faster than firewire.

Buck Forester · April 20th, 2009, 10:48 AM

Good news on the 32GB SxS price drop! I never made the plunge to the cheaper solution because I have two 16GB and an 8 GB and I like to have all my overcranking options without having to think about which card I have in the slot. I'm prone to stupid mental errors.

Joachim Hoge · April 20th, 2009, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Alister Chapman

You can get express card to esata adapters for less than $50 and it's much much faster than firewire.

That´s good news.
When they first came out I heard they weren´t very reliable, are they now?

Kevin Wild · April 20th, 2009, 02:18 PM

B&H already has the price drop in effect. I ordered a 32Gig card today for delivery tomorrow. Mixed blessing of a surprise seeing it under $1,000...great for this one, but I just bought one last week from Abel Cine for $1500 and asked specifically about a price drop...

Sigh...I couldn't help it (had a shoot), but one should never buy anything the week before NAB. :-)

Kevin

Ola Christoffersson · April 24th, 2009, 03:33 AM

It seems like our EX1:s and EX3:s are still "state of the art" as far as Sony is concerned. No new announcements at NAB of any new EX-cameras after what I have heard.

However, I am curious to hear what else is new. Any new EX-related gadgets or any new cameras from the competition that we have not heard about before.

Please - if anybody visiting NAB can find the time between cheap drinks, strip bars ;-) and of course visiting the convention center - please give us a report!

Jeff DeMaagd · April 24th, 2009, 04:06 AM

I think Alister Chapman covered it all, lower price for 32GB SxS and an SxS offloading device. I didn't notice anything else regarding the EX series.

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Brian Barkley · April 24th, 2009, 06:13 AM

Not that is has anything to do with NAB, but Las Vegas has moved the hotels further apart and, consequently, you have to walk further from hotel to hotel than in previous years.

Ola Christoffersson · April 24th, 2009, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Barkley

Not that is has anything to do with NAB, but Las Vegas has moved the hotels further apart and, consequently, you have to walk further from hotel to hotel than in previous years.

How on earth did they pull that off? Jackhammers and rope?

Dean Harrington · April 24th, 2009, 04:08 PM

I'd like someone to comment on the IR filter coming out of Rosco. Has anyone checked it out?

Michael Sims · April 24th, 2009, 07:45 PM

I saw a prototype magnifier at the Hoodman booth that turns the EX1 lcd into a viewfinder like the EX3. It was focusable and held in place by a neoprene cover. I really liked it. They said to look for it in about 60 days.

Barry J. Weckesser · April 24th, 2009, 09:39 PM

Did they give any idea as to cost?

April 20th, 2009, 02:28 AM	#1
Alister Chapman Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire, UK Posts: 4,957	XDCAM EX News from NAB It's late so I'll be brief. There's a new SxS offload device coming from Sony. The PHX-MS240 has a removable 240Gb cartridge and will offload a from SxS cards at around 10x realtime. It can be plugged in to an EX to allow playback from the device to check through footage. You can connect the unit to a computer usin esata or usb. In addition the cartridges can removed from the unit and then plugged in to a computer via USB or esata. Suggested price $2000 with cartridges at £500. Price of a 32Gb SxS card to be reduced by 40% to approx $900. __________________ Alister Chapman, Film-Maker/Stormchaser http://www.xdcam-user.com/alisters-blog/ My XDCAM site and blog. http://www.hurricane-rig.com

April 20th, 2009, 06:11 AM	#4
Paul Kellett Trustee Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bristol UK Posts: 1,273	Probably no firewire because firewire isn't hot swap. Paul. __________________ Round 2 GH5,FZ2000

April 20th, 2009, 08:35 AM	#5
Alister Chapman Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire, UK Posts: 4,957	You can get express card to esata adapters for less than $50 and it's much much faster than firewire. __________________ Alister Chapman, Film-Maker/Stormchaser http://www.xdcam-user.com/alisters-blog/ My XDCAM site and blog. http://www.hurricane-rig.com

April 24th, 2009, 03:33 AM	#9
Ola Christoffersson Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 462	So - what's going on at NAB? It seems like our EX1:s and EX3:s are still "state of the art" as far as Sony is concerned. No new announcements at NAB of any new EX-cameras after what I have heard. However, I am curious to hear what else is new. Any new EX-related gadgets or any new cameras from the competition that we have not heard about before. Please - if anybody visiting NAB can find the time between cheap drinks, strip bars ;-) and of course visiting the convention center - please give us a report! __________________ Ola Christoffersson, Kamrat produktion, Stockholm - Sweden www.kamrat.tv

April 24th, 2009, 04:08 PM	#13
Dean Harrington Major Player Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tokyo Posts: 898	Rosco solution for IR ... I'd like someone to comment on the IR filter coming out of Rosco. Has anyone checked it out?

April 20th, 2009, 05:26 AM	#3
Joachim Hoge Major Player Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 402	Shame they didn´t include a FW800 connection for that price

April 20th, 2009, 10:48 AM	#6
Buck Forester Major Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: California Posts: 230	Good news on the 32GB SxS price drop! I never made the plunge to the cheaper solution because I have two 16GB and an 8 GB and I like to have all my overcranking options without having to think about which card I have in the slot. I'm prone to stupid mental errors.

April 20th, 2009, 02:18 PM	#8
Kevin Wild Major Player Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 540	B&H already has the price drop in effect. I ordered a 32Gig card today for delivery tomorrow. Mixed blessing of a surprise seeing it under $1,000...great for this one, but I just bought one last week from Abel Cine for $1500 and asked specifically about a price drop... Sigh...I couldn't help it (had a shoot), but one should never buy anything the week before NAB. :-) Kevin

April 24th, 2009, 04:06 AM	#10
Jeff DeMaagd Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Grand Rapids, MI, USA Posts: 202	I think Alister Chapman covered it all, lower price for 32GB SxS and an SxS offloading device. I didn't notice anything else regarding the EX series. News from NAB - The Digital Video Information Network

April 24th, 2009, 06:13 AM	#11
Brian Barkley Major Player Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 233	Not that is has anything to do with NAB, but Las Vegas has moved the hotels further apart and, consequently, you have to walk further from hotel to hotel than in previous years.

April 24th, 2009, 07:45 PM	#14
Michael Sims Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Palm Harbor, Florida Posts: 102	I saw a prototype magnifier at the Hoodman booth that turns the EX1 lcd into a viewfinder like the EX3. It was focusable and held in place by a neoprene cover. I really liked it. They said to look for it in about 60 days.

April 24th, 2009, 09:39 PM	#15
Barry J. Weckesser Major Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 427	Did they give any idea as to cost?