Sony PMWF3L/RGB Brochure page 5

"
The Super 35 sensor
really makes network
news anchors
punch out from the
"
background.
—Dennis Dillon, freelance DP
for "60 Minutes" and "48 Hours"
"My clients come from a 2/3-inch broadcast camera
background. But the pictures out of the F3 are really opening
people's eyes. Having a Super 35 sensor enables us to
completely change our approach to shooting field interviews,
where we've got to work in the room we're given. With 2/3-
inch, I'd always be fighting the background, fussing with lights
to create the least distracting, most flattering shot. With the
F3, the background simply blurs out. It's the first time many
of the anchors have seen themselves punch out from the
background like this. They love the look. In fact, Scott Pelley
of '60 Minutes' doesn't want to work with any other camera.
He suggested that I bring the F3 into the studio. I reminded
him that his expensive set has been designed with 2/3-inch
cameras in mind.
"I compare the F3 to Neapolitan ice cream: chocolate,
strawberry and vanilla all in one. It's easy to light, gives
you beautiful depth of field and incredible exposure
latitude. I shot a time lapse of Westminster Abbey for the
Royal Wedding and the way the F3 held the exterior day
contrast blew my clients away. It really pulls detail out of the
shadows.
"I also find myself using half the key light I'd need with a
smaller imager. And the F3 sensor is so quiet, I think nothing
of using 12 dB gain. In fact, I shot a pre-dawn scene for a
'60 Minutes' piece on homeless families. The show typically
runs a shot for three seconds. This picture was so beautiful,
they let it run for eleven seconds."
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