Need help choosing between an F3 or FS100? at DVinfo.net

Doug Jensen · June 21st, 2011, 06:42 PM

If you can't decide whether an FS100 or an F3 would be the better choice for YOU, take my quiz.
It's guaranteed to give you the right answer or your money back.

Which Super-35mm camera is right for you?

Chuck Fishbein · June 21st, 2011, 08:01 PM

Well done, Doug. I think your quiz will answer a lot of questions for many.

Henry Epstein · June 22nd, 2011, 02:29 PM

Second that!

Very well done, indeed.

Thanks.

Drazen Stader · June 22nd, 2011, 03:06 PM

Brilliant...love it... after doing extensive comparation for the past month...just ordered the sony f3 and your quiz guessed right....the f3 won by 30% over the fs100 in my case...right on point...our dvd on f3 from vortex media is also on the way...

Nick Hiltgen · June 24th, 2011, 05:24 AM

the f3 won by 10% for me, which is right about how I feel about it these days, well done on the quiz.

Zach Cobb · June 24th, 2011, 07:03 AM

Doug, That is the best decision matrix I have seen yet! Excellent job!

Uli Mors · June 24th, 2011, 07:46 AM

Hi Doug,

excellent!

Can we do a german form? - I´ll do the translation for you.
(no kiddin)

How is the weighting done?

Uli

Doug Jensen · June 25th, 2011, 07:46 AM

I'm glad everyone likes it. Thanks for the nice comments.
I wasn't sure it would actually work when the idea first popped into my brain on a mountain bike ride last Sunday night. By the time I got done with the ride I had most of the programming figured out, and after that it was just a matter of writing the code Monday morning.

Uli, I think a German version would be great. I'd be happy to create one if you can can translate the questions and the answer choices. Should be pretty easy to convert.

Jeffrey Fuchs · June 27th, 2011, 11:02 AM

Nice!
What I got: "The NEX-FS100 is 58.2% more likely to be a better camera for you than the PMW-F3." I think that is pretty close. :)

Dennis Dillon · June 28th, 2011, 12:15 PM

Doug,
Great quiz. My results were for me to have two F3's. I'll order the second one.
I

Shaun Roemich · June 28th, 2011, 12:34 PM

Thanks for the quiz, Doug!

"The NEX-FS100 is 1.1% more likely to be a better camera for you than the PMW-F3."

Yup... pretty close to what I figured... SIGH.

One of each perhaps?

Steve Kalle · June 28th, 2011, 12:47 PM

Hi Doug,

Were any of those questions geared towards the F3 having ND filters and the FS100 not? Personally, this is a big difference.

Doug Jensen · June 28th, 2011, 01:35 PM

Well, both cameras have their good and bad points, and I feel that all of those have been taken into consideration of whether a certain camera would be right for somebody or not. Did you take the test and answer honestly? What did it say? If it said you should get the FS100 anyway, you shouldn't assume it is wrong. The lack of ND filters really isn't a big deal compared to other factors that might push the recommendation one way or the other.

Steve Kalle · June 28th, 2011, 01:43 PM

Yes, I took the survey and it said the F3 by 19.9%, which sounds about right for me. However, I really want both cameras but the F3 is a must due to genlock and TC to work with my EX3s.

June 21st, 2011, 06:42 PM	#1
Doug Jensen Vortex Media Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 3,417	Need help choosing between an F3 or FS100? If you can't decide whether an FS100 or an F3 would be the better choice for YOU, take my quiz. It's guaranteed to give you the right answer or your money back. Which Super-35mm camera is right for you? __________________ Vortex Media http://www.vortexmedia.com/ Sony FS7, F55, and XDCAM training videos, field guides, and other production tools

June 21st, 2011, 08:01 PM	#2
Chuck Fishbein Major Player Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Weehawken New Jersey Posts: 210	Re: Need help choosing between an F3 or FS100? Well done, Doug. I think your quiz will answer a lot of questions for many.

June 22nd, 2011, 02:29 PM	#3
Henry Epstein Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Guayaquil, Ecuador Posts: 58	Re: Need help choosing between an F3 or FS100? Second that! Very well done, indeed. Thanks.

June 22nd, 2011, 03:06 PM	#4
Drazen Stader Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia Posts: 30	Re: Need help choosing between an F3 or FS100? Brilliant...love it... after doing extensive comparation for the past month...just ordered the sony f3 and your quiz guessed right....the f3 won by 30% over the fs100 in my case...right on point...our dvd on f3 from vortex media is also on the way...

June 24th, 2011, 05:24 AM	#5
Nick Hiltgen Trustee Join Date: May 2003 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 1,427	Re: Need help choosing between an F3 or FS100? the f3 won by 10% for me, which is right about how I feel about it these days, well done on the quiz. __________________ I have a dream that one day canon will release a 35mm ef to xl adapter and I'll have iris control and a 35mm dof of all my ef lenses, and it will be awesome...

June 24th, 2011, 07:03 AM	#6
Zach Cobb New Boot Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 9	Re: Need help choosing between an F3 or FS100? Doug, That is the best decision matrix I have seen yet! Excellent job!

June 24th, 2011, 07:46 AM	#7
Uli Mors Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 565	Re: Need help choosing between an F3 or FS100? Hi Doug, excellent! Can we do a german form? - I´ll do the translation for you. (no kiddin) How is the weighting done? Uli

June 25th, 2011, 07:46 AM	#8
Doug Jensen Vortex Media Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 3,417	Re: Need help choosing between an F3 or FS100? I'm glad everyone likes it. Thanks for the nice comments. I wasn't sure it would actually work when the idea first popped into my brain on a mountain bike ride last Sunday night. By the time I got done with the ride I had most of the programming figured out, and after that it was just a matter of writing the code Monday morning. Uli, I think a German version would be great. I'd be happy to create one if you can can translate the questions and the answer choices. Should be pretty easy to convert. __________________ Vortex Media http://www.vortexmedia.com/ Sony FS7, F55, and XDCAM training videos, field guides, and other production tools

June 27th, 2011, 11:02 AM	#9
Jeffrey Fuchs Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Zimmerman, Minnesota Posts: 89	Re: Need help choosing between an F3 or FS100? Nice! What I got: "The NEX-FS100 is 58.2% more likely to be a better camera for you than the PMW-F3." I think that is pretty close. :)

June 28th, 2011, 12:15 PM	#10
Dennis Dillon Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hobe Sound, Florida Posts: 213	Re: Need help choosing between an F3 or FS100? Doug, Great quiz. My results were for me to have two F3's. I'll order the second one. I

June 28th, 2011, 12:34 PM	#11
Shaun Roemich Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia (formerly Winnipeg, Manitoba) Canada Posts: 4,088	Re: Need help choosing between an F3 or FS100? Thanks for the quiz, Doug! "The NEX-FS100 is 1.1% more likely to be a better camera for you than the PMW-F3." Yup... pretty close to what I figured... SIGH. One of each perhaps? __________________ Shaun C. Roemich Road Dog Media - Vancouver, BC - Videographer - Webcaster www.roaddogmedia.ca Blog: http://roaddogmedia.wordpress.com/

June 28th, 2011, 12:47 PM	#12
Steve Kalle Trustee Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,554	Re: Need help choosing between an F3 or FS100? Hi Doug, Were any of those questions geared towards the F3 having ND filters and the FS100 not? Personally, this is a big difference.

June 28th, 2011, 01:35 PM	#13
Doug Jensen Vortex Media Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 3,417	Re: Need help choosing between an F3 or FS100? Well, both cameras have their good and bad points, and I feel that all of those have been taken into consideration of whether a certain camera would be right for somebody or not. Did you take the test and answer honestly? What did it say? If it said you should get the FS100 anyway, you shouldn't assume it is wrong. The lack of ND filters really isn't a big deal compared to other factors that might push the recommendation one way or the other. __________________ Vortex Media http://www.vortexmedia.com/ Sony FS7, F55, and XDCAM training videos, field guides, and other production tools

June 28th, 2011, 01:43 PM	#14
Steve Kalle Trustee Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,554	Re: Need help choosing between an F3 or FS100? Yes, I took the survey and it said the F3 by 19.9%, which sounds about right for me. However, I really want both cameras but the F3 is a must due to genlock and TC to work with my EX3s.