"I respect the reasoning but remain unconvinced about making the investment right now, despite becoming increasingly fed-up with a hodge podge of DSLRs."
Why are you left unconvinced?!
Apparently some issues with the FS7 raw output https://www.cinema5d.com/sony-fs7-raw-issues-found/
Matching the appearance of the FS7 EVF and the Odyssey Screen
The Fs7 is the right camera for Erik Naso.
http://eriknaso.com/2015/11/22/how-i-picked-the-right-camera-for-me-the-sony-pxw-fs7/
I respect the reasoning but remain unconvinced about making the investment right now, despite becoming increasingly fed-up with a hodge podge of DSLRs.
S35 is the cinema standard, not 135 format. It strikes me as unlikely a "FS8" would be 135 format. Besides, the FS7 / F5 / F3 etc... can already see well enough in the dark. What are you needing, military grade night vision? :-P
Will the FS7 be upgraded to a FullFrame Sensor in 2016? Will it be called a FS8? I need an affordable CamCorder that can shoot in the dark. Even $8k would be worth it. The A7sII does not even come close to a viable upgrade from A7s.
Using Smart Grip
Initial Camera Setup
Display options, video output and the user menu.
The difference between Custom and CineEI modes.
A glass-to-glass in-depth exploration of the PXW-FS7
FS7 test with 15 different lenses
Bloom posted full review. Video above this post.
Ugly video highlights, look at her at 1:10 for example. Can't anybody do a better grading from that camera?
PXW-FS7 2.0 firmware
http://support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp/download/HXR/0sMtGAHDwD/PXW-FS7_V200_firmware.zip?fm=na
FS7 to Get 4K, ProRes and Four-Channel Audio in March Free Firmware Update Will Allow Full 4K XAVC-I Recording at up to 60p...
Sony announced new details of an upcoming free firmware update for the PXW-FS7 camera that enables 10-bit 4:2:2 4K recording in the XAVC-I format. The update also enables the promised ProRes 422 and 422 HQ options for HD recording, which require the optional XDCA-FS7 extension unit and a compatible power supply to support encoding the camera's uncompressed 16-bit signal. (The extension unit provides 12-bit raw output over a single BNC cable to third-party recorders such as the Odyssey 7Q and 7Q+ and the Atomos Shogun, but sends the ProRes data back into the camera for on-board recording to XQD cards.)
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