{"id":114516,"date":"2019-05-30T06:00:49","date_gmt":"2019-05-30T11:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=114516"},"modified":"2022-05-06T12:30:51","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T17:30:51","slug":"4-older-cinema-cameras-that-hold-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/4-older-cinema-cameras-that-hold-up\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Older Cinema Cameras That Hold Up to Today’s Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With the announcements of so many new cinema cameras, we often forget about the cameras that paved the way for digital cinematography.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When you revisit some of those catalytic cameras from the past, you\u2019ll find that they can still produce beautiful, cinematic imagery that measures up to today’s standards. Well, kind of, some of these lack 4K, they can only shoot slow-motion with a cropped sensor, and they aren’t particularly lightweight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the color science and dynamic range of these cameras still hold up, if not beat, some of the current cinema cameras<\/a> at the lower-priced end of the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best part is that you can now get these early cameras for a fraction of their original price. Let\u2019s look at some of those cameras and, most importantly, the imagery they can create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sony F3: Released April 2011 <\/span>– $1300<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Sony’s F3. Image via Sony<\/a><\/em>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I remember how exciting it was when the Sony F3 came out. It was an actual cinema camera with S-Log for just about $16,000. It was one of the first genuinely cinematic digital cameras to come (at that price point) with a log color profile.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the camera was quickly forgotten when Canon entered the game with the C300<\/a> shortly after\u2014and then Sony introduced the FS700. Now you can get this camera at an absolute steal\u2014sometimes under $1,300<\/a> for a complete package.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time,<\/span> it was the first low cost<\/em> camera to feature a Super-35mm size CMOS image sensor designed specifically for HD video acquisition. Offering 30fps capture at 1080p and 60fps at 720p.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producing gorgeous soft filmic colors, accurate skin tones, impressive dynamic range, impressive battery life, as well as small file sizes, giving you more chances to get the shots you need. The F3 had multiple good reasons why many filmmakers loved it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sony F3 was used alongside other cameras to shoot various<\/span> shows and movies, most notably Sons of Anarchy<\/a><\/em>, the Key and Peele<\/a><\/em> show, and 2012\u2019s film Safety Not Guaranteed<\/a><\/em>, starring Mark Duplass<\/a>, Jake Johnson<\/a>, and Aubrey Plaza<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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