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Sony formally introduced what it is calling the industry’s first consumer-focused interchangeable-lens camcorder.

Sony’s NEX-VG10 ($1,999 with lens) is one of the world’s first interchangeable-lens camcorders for the consumer market.

The unit adds the flexibility of a d-SLR to a camera form factor that Sony believes to be more practical for shooting video.

The Handycam NEX-VG10 (shipping in September at a $1,999 suggested retail as a kit including an 18-200mm f/3.5 lens) brings the ability to change lenses for a variety of creative shooting techniques including telephoto extensions. The camcorder was designed to use Sony’s new e-mount lenses originally developed for Sony’s new NEX mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera series.

Three e-mount lenses are available, including a new 18-200mm f/3.5 lens ($799 suggested retail) that will be made available as part of a kit with the VG10. Existing e-mount lenses include an 18-55mm ($299) lens and 16mm fixed-focus lens ($249). Sony is also offering an optional e-mount adapter for Alpha-mount lenses ($200), an ultra-wide converter ($129) and a fisheye converter ($149)… (more here)

Video images are captured in up to 1920-by-1080/60i AVCHD format at 24Mbps. Stills and video are recorded to SD or MemoryStick memory cards. [Tom: That's a pretty righteous form of AVCHD - high bandwidth at 27 mips. Can't wait to see some images!]

The company is also including its Sony Vegas Studio 10 (a $129 value) video-editing software through a download voucher that ships with the camcorder. [Tom: Nice! Vegas is THE PC video editing program, imo!]

Read more here.

[UPDATE: Paul Moon responded with lightning speed to invite us MMASFY-ers over to the NEX VG10 users group over at Vimeo and Facebook. Check out this video - SWEET images from this new cam - and get your prayers on for the BEAUTIFUL people of the East!]

Panasonic is close to releasing the world’s first micro four-thirds Camcorder!

Here’s the cam in its current state (thanks to Mikko Wilson for image)

Panny is also releasing (in July!) their new Gl-2. See Gizmodo’s “Micro Four Thirds” “everything-page” for more on that.

More on Micro Four Thirds goodness…

• Panasonic camcorder changes lenses; Sharp ups recording time (search.japantimes.co.jp)
• Camcorder With Interchangeable Lens Planned By Sony For Late 2010 Release [Sony] (gizmodo.com)
• Panasonic’s Micro Four Thirds AG-AF100 Camcorder: More Details Come Into Focus [Camcorders] (gizmodo.com)
• Sony to clone Panasonic’s 3D Camcorder (feldmanfile.blogspot.com)

Howdy, MMASFY people!

Well… MMASFY.inJesus.com and MyRightHand.inJesus.com … both fell by the wayside recently.

Tom Chaffer here and, altho its a sad thing, there’s something even better, I think, taking their place!

My 2 new sites – MMASFY.com and MyRightHandsArt.com! And 2 more besides – YeshuaIS.com and Atomsound.tv!

Interestingly, I feel I can actually post this same article to both you MMASFY-people AND you lovers of Jerusalem, my MyRightHand’sArt peeps! I’m sharing a video project (MMASFY) which has to do with Jerusalem (MRHA)!

I’ve had the wonderful privilege to help Esther Levens present 4 unique videos, through her site, UnityCoalitionforIsrael.org, for Jerusalem Day this year – May 12th, 2010.

All 4 can be viewed, either on the UC4I Youtube channel or on Esther’s website.

The 4th video, I’m most excited about, features famous Russian dissident, Natan Sharansky. It’s quite feasible that one particular man was responsible for the release of over a million Jews from the former Soviet Union. It was quite a moment to be able to record his voice live and direct… onto my iPhone! Esther interviewed him and I recorded, researched and edited together this piece.

I also had the privilege to participate in an interview with Senator Sam Brownback, regarding his bill to ensure the final fulfillment of US Law 104-45 (104th Congress, 1995) and move the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the eternal Capital of the sovereign State of Israel! If this move happens, the Lord MAY spare judgement on the USA because of other current, ongoing mistreatment of Israel and favor being shown to her (and our) enemies. See Esther’s Action Alert to help make it happen here.

We also interviewed Dr. Robert Stearns, founder of Eagle’s Wings and singer and theologian extraordinairre – and Shoula Romano Horing, (the only of the 4 in which I used my iPhone to capture video!). Shoula is an Israeli Sabra (native-born) and Kansas City lawyer and lecturer. Have a look at her moving testimony of growing up in Jerusalem during the 6 day war time frame!

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As to what my recent email might mean to those on my list (see sidebar – SUBSCRIBE if you’re not already!), I would like to urge you to stay on board with the MMASFY or MRHA emails, but, if you must, you can freely unsubscribe with this new “MailChimp” email service I’m using and I will sorely miss your presence.

In fact, if you would like to explore further into the “atomsound universe,” you could even subscribe to more than just this one MMASFY or MyRightHand email. Just sign up here for the other 3 services I’m offering now – emails along the lines of any (or all of ) the following sites -

MyRightHandsArt
MMASFY (MovieMakers and Shakers for Yeshua)
YeshuaIS and
Atomsound.TV Updates

I promise I won’t send more than once a month on each… and even THAT probably won’t happen super regularly (except for MRHA.. I try to be faithful to that one for sure). There’s a fun one-question survey in there, too!

Thanks precious saints. I’d love to hear from each one of you personally. Give me a call.

Blessings in Yeshua, our amazing, wonderful and soon-coming, ROARING Messiah!

Tom Chaffer