So here’s a fun one. When the HPX300 rolled in and I saw the 1/3″ B12 lens mount, I was reminded of the JVC HZ-CA13. It’s an optical relay system similar to the old Angenieux CA55 rig. The JVC unit is a true aerial imaging optical system that takes Super16 PL mount lenses and projects their imaging down to a 1/3″ sensor. You get the field of view advantages but no change in depth of field, so it’s not like the popular lens systems with the spinning groundglasses out there. Another advantage of the device is the light loss – more specifically the lack thereof.

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So they finally did it. Sony has enabled a write back function on the PDW-U1. Now MXF data can be written back to the U1 through the OSX XDCAM transfer software. They have also released version 2.9 of that software. In my online videos, I show how to write back to the ProDisc from Final Cut Pro with a PDW-700 or PDW-HD1500. Now this same process will work with the U1 through USB. Sony has posted the software on their site here – Sony XDCAM Downloads.