PMW-F55 and PMW-F5
Click on the links below for more guides and information about the Sony PMW-F55 and PMW-F5 cameras. In most cases it will be the same info for either camera as they are very similar.
- Using The S-Log3 LUT To Bake In The EI
- Improve the accuracy of manual white balance with the FX6 and FX9.
- New LUT for Sony cameras and S-Log3 – Elixir
- Removing Screws From Sony Cameras
- New SxS/AXS drivers and New Raw Viewer
- CineEI is not the same as conventional shooting.
- Should You Use In Camera Noise Reduction Or Not?
- DaVinci resolve Frame Rendering Issue and XAVC
- SDI Failures and what YOU can do to stop it happening to you.
- New LUTs from Sony
- How Good Is The Raw From An FX9 Compared To The F55?
- What Benefits Do I Gain By Using CineEI?
- XAVC-I v ProResHQ, multi-generation test.
- FX6-FX9 XAVC Card Recording Times
- New LUT – Chess
- Catalyst BRowse and catalyst Prepare Updated.
- DIY Assignable Button Labels.
- Sony Introduces Cinema Line and teases the PXW-FX6
- Don’t Upgrade FCP-X or OSX!
- Don’t Panic! The A7S III didn’t just make your big pro camera obsolete.
- Making Sony Log Cameras Behave Like Arri Cameras When Shooting Cine EI and S-Log3.
- S709 LUT (Venice Look) And 709(800) For LEGAL RANGE PRORES S-Log3 On Atomos and other Recorders.
- Struggling With Blue LED Lighting? Try Turning On The adaptive Matrix.
- Catalyst Browse and Prepare V2019.2 Released. Includes support for FX9 Image STABILISATION.
- If you have an AXS-AR1, you need to update the firmware.
- Sony’s Internal Recording Levels Are Correct.
- Vocas Sliding Base Plate System.
- Recovering footage from formatted cards.
- Do the images from my Sony camera have to look the way they do?
- Black and White LUT set.
- Film Emulation LUT’s for S-Log3 and S-Log2.
- New Venice Look LUT’s Version 3. Includes minus green LUTs. For FX9, FX6, FS5, FS7, F55, A7S, A7R.
- Hedén VLC Zoom and Focus Control.
- What’s wrong with my viewfinder, my old camera had a much better viewfinder!
- Venice Look LUT’s For 14 stop cameras A7, FS5, FS7, F5, F55 etc.
- Sony Venice LUT.
- Why is the white balance limited to 3 presets when using S-Log2, S-Log3 or raw?
- Revised and improved HLG camera LUT for FS7, F5 and F55.
- Beware the LC709 LUT double exposure offset.
- DaVinci Resolve, ACES and the “Sony Raw” input transform.
- How can 16 bit X-OCN deliver smaller files than 10 bit XAVC-I?
- Sony Venice. Dual ISO’s, 1 stop ND’s and Grading via Metadata.
- Using LUT’s for exposure – choosing the right LUT.
- Why are Sony’s ISO’s different between standard gammas and log?
- Version 9 Firmware for the Sony PMW-F5 and PMW-F55 Released.
- Want to shoot direct to HDR with the PXW-FS7, PMW-F5 and F55?
- Why do I always shoot at 800 EI (FS7 and F5)?
- Auto Knee when shooting with Rec-709.
- What is XOCN? Why is it so good, why do we need it?
- The great S-Log2 or S-Log3 debate.
- Looking For LUT’s for the Sony S-Log2 and S-Log3 Cameras?
- Revealing Signal to Noise and Exposure experiment for PMW-F5, F55 and FS7.
- New AXS-R7 raw recorder for the PMW-F55 and F5.
- XAVC Class 480 – What is it?
- Deeper Understanding Of Log Gamma. Experiments with a Waveform Display.
- Treat it like a film camera!
- Metabones Sony FZ to Canon EF adapter launched.
- Which to buy F5, FS7 or FS5?
- Why can’t I have LUT’s in S&Q on the F5, F55 and FS7?
- WYSIWYG LUT’s to play with.
- LUT set for S-Log2 in Custom Mode for F5/F55/FS7
- More info on CMOS sensor grid artefacts.
- Over and Under Exposure LUT’s for the PXW-FS7, PMW-F5 and PMW-F55
- Using the High/Low key function on the PXW-FS7, PMW-F55 and PMW-F5.
- New Film Look LUT’s for the PXW-FS7, PMW-F5 and PMW-F55
- Major Update to my Cine-EI guide for the PMW-F55 and PMW-F5
- PMW-F55 and F5 Viewfinder High Contrast Mode as a LUT for HFR.
- How to create a user LUT for the PMW-F5 or F55 in Resolve (or other grading software).
- LUT’s or LOOK’s when exposing via a LUT on the PMW-F5 or PMW-F55 (and FS7).
- Exposing via LUT’s with the PMW-F5 and PMW-F55.
- What is a Gamut or Color Space and why do I need to know about it?
- When To Use The 2K Optical Low Pass Filter for the PMW-F5 and PMW-F55
- PMW-F5 and PMW-F55 Quick Reference Guide.
- Vocas PMW-F5 and PMW-F55 Shoulder Rig. Really Nice Stuff.
- Understanding Sony’s SLog3. It isn’t really noisy.
- New Extended Version Supercell Video.
- Cine-EI Mode when recording S-Log2/3 and raw on the F5 and F55.
- Aliasing when shooting 2K with a 4K sensor (FS700, PMW-F5, PMW-F55 and others).
- Correct exposure levels with Sony Hypergammas and Cinegammas.
- Exposure levels using EI ISO and zebras with the PMW-F5 and raw.
- When should I use a Cinegamma or Hypergamma?
Quick Reference Guide PDF – Helps figure out why things won’t work as expected, Downloadable PDF, keep it on your phone/ipad or print a copy and keep it in your camera kit.
How to create a user 3D Look for the F5 or F55.
Exposing via a LUT. (video clip).
Using the Viewfinder High Contrast Mode as an alternative to the 709(800) LUT in High Speed (HFR).
Understanding Sony’s new S-Log3 curve.
Log curves and exposure, why Slog2 or Slog3 may look under exposed.
Correct exposure for Sony’s Hypergamma’s.
Using the High / Low Key function.
LUT SETS:
Custom Mode S-Log2 and S-Log3 LUT’s
- CVP Brussels Technology Showcase
- Burano – What’s it like to shoot with Livestream
- Film making workshop in Dubai, 25th May 2024
- Sony Burano Events and Workshops
- 2025 Northern Lights Expedition and Workshop tour – now taking bookings.
- Sony Future Film Maker Awards 2024
