Sony News Release

P.S: This is not a product related review. When the news broke out about the release of this film in 120mm film format, I knew that I had to have it. I would like to thank B&H for their prompt shipment. Being in India, they are my go-to-store for anything photography related. They always ship on time and they are very customer-friendly. Thank you B&H!

I purchased my first Claw Quick Release set in the summer of 2022 to swap a GoPro and Sony ZV1 on some tripods. After a few months of use, I purchased a few more for my other cameras, tripods, hand grips, lights, & sound gear. After using several of these mounts for more than a year, I have swapped out almost all of my quick release mounts to the Claw Quick release. I've had good luck with this system on my Sony A7R4, A7C, ZV-1, GoPro Heros, Insta360 and other equipment.

We use the CameraRibbon when we need to do extended handheld TV News Videography. We use Sony PMW200 Camcorders in the field, and the CameraRibbon allows us to shoulder mount it with a counterbalance that takes the strain and muscle out of the process. Plus it frees up the other hand, for live cues. The quick release mount feature allows us to switch to our tripod quickly. Note, I strongly recommend others to buy an extra lead counterweight, when using with a Sony PMW200 Camcorder.

I'm the Chief News Videographer for a small-market CBS/NBC duopoly, and we have a fleet of eleven Sony DSR-PD150s. Most of our batteries are the now out-of-production F960s, but we're replacing them with the F970s as the old ones are lost/broken.The run-time of either battery model is unheard of in the ENG business...the five-pound bricks we used on our Betacams and Doctors would last maybe 90 minutes, half that when using the camera light. With a F970, our PD150s get a solid 6-8 hours of real-world power-on time.We do use several Sony HVL-20DW2 camera lights, and we have issues with the batteries shutting themselves off. Like the previous reviewer stated, we have to put the batteries either on the Sony charger or on the camera for them to reset. My theory is the 10-20 watt power drain from the lights upsets the batteries' built-in computer.I've read complaints about how expensive the Sony batteries are, but we're only talking $105 for a battery that will power your camera for many hours.....in a news environment, it's wonderful not having to worry about batteries going dead. The old NiCad bricks were $300 or more each, and you always had to carry extras..... Expertise: 10 Years Broadcast News Videographer Problems Encountered: Seems to be incompatible with Sony's HVL-20DW2 camera light. Previous Equivalent Item Owned: NP-F960

Perfect for running and gunning on the news beat with multiple IDX Sony BPUs, working like a charm so far.

This is so far my favorite camera out of 3 that I've owned. I went from Nikon DX and heard so many great news about the Sony Alpha 7 line so i knows I had to try it out. Best decision I've made so far. Quality of pictures are very sharp and colors are amazing. Love the 5-Axis stability.

I got this shutter release for my Sony A6400. It's simple, but it does its job.

I have had a few quick release plates, including Sony's. For my purpose this was great value, and works perfectly. I guess if I was doing NEWS again I might opt for the SONY - but for medium usage this works great. I read other reviews with complaints on its stability but have not found any issues. I have a complete Small Rig shoulder rig for SONY FX6 and their products are well made and have great value. BH sales provided great insight on this quick release plate. I have used it several times already and performs as it should

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i can report the fake news so much better now!