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I shot this on a supercharged 19 year old Sony HDW-F900R in 2024

M. Windon

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I bought a trashed Sony F900R for $150 in Ukraine. The camera's in bad physical shape but still works and delivers a pristine image over HD-SDI for ProRes 422 HQ recording.

Here's the first video I shot with it last week. Will post more:



This cinematic short was filmed with: HDW-F900R cinema camera in 24p, Canon J20ax8 zoom lens, Blackmagic Design Video Assist 12G 5", Apple ProRes 422 HQ in HD and upressed to 4K.

Color graded in DaVinci Resolve 19 using Cineon Film Looks (Rec709 Kodak 2383 D55).

The F900R has the following specifications:
- Global Shutter
- CCD sensor for cinema, film-like quality
- Uncompressed HD 10-bit 422 via HD-SDI
- S-Log gamma and HyperGamma4
- True 24p recording (not 23.98p)
- Native ISO 320
- Native Tungsten balance 3200K
- 12-13 Stops dynamic range
- Internal NDs
- Internal colour temperature filters (not digital or white balance)
- Internal OLPF to eliminate moire
- 4-channel internal audio
- TC input and output
- Genlock
- Weighs less than 4KG
- $80,000 purchase price in 2006
- $150 purchase price in 2024 :)
 
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Here’s another video I shot on the F900 yesterday evening. I’m having a blast experimenting with this thing. Gonna do a bunch more soon:

 
My latest music video shot on my supercharged vintage (and trashed) Sony CineAlta F900R

 
My latest Sony HDW-F900 video

 
This camera is not bad at all! I have a feeling that the CCD might make a comeback - not out of nostalgia, but out of necessity. They already have global shutters as part of their design. So... who knows. I am just thinking aloud.
 
Agreed. The CCD cameras have "character". Certainly more filmic in my experience.
 
New latest short with the Sony HDW-F900 and Panavision Primo Digital Zooms

 
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