Canon fx305 and fx300

[eyesic]

What's up guys, what do you guys think of the Canon fx305 & fx300, they look awesome. I read that they will have interchangeable lens, a 4 inch LCD monitor and they're going with compact flash. But it looks like the price will be around 8,000.00 for one of these babies. I believe its a little on the expensive side but what do you guys think.

I went on vimeo and they have a couple of videos shot with one of these cameras.

[mr bill]

No interchangable lenses. You get an L series lens plus a wideangle attachment. 50mbs 1080p onto CF, 3 hrs a card. With interchangeable lenses, I would have bought it in a heartbeat. Still thinking about it..

[Duke]

These two cameras are the closest thing to compete with the Sony EX1. All three are great cameras. All three records True HD, full raster 1920x1080.

The canons are XH-A1's that have been modernized with an increase in resolution by 25%, an increase in color data by 50% and solid state recording.

The two canons can record in 4.2.2 color at 50Mbps. The EX1 is limited to 4.2.0 color and 35Mbps, unless you use a Nanoflash. The Nanoflash is a $2,800 accessory, but can record 4.2.2 at up to 280 Mbps. (Generally higher bit rates mean less artifacts.)

The EX1 has three 1/2" CMOS sensors, while the Canons have three 1/3" sensors, so the EX1 has a slight edge in DOF. However, the Canons have a little more zoom, so if you have enough room you can back up and even that out.

[btw, xf not fx] I haven't tested the xf's yet, but the footage I've seen so far looks good. (The A1's they are based on were ahead of their time.)

[Duke]

I phrased it wrong regarding the color data. The A1 and EX1/3 have 50% of the color data of an xf300/305. Or said another way, the XF300/305 has 200% of the color data of an A1 or EX1/3.