Sony DEV-50

A couple of years ago I was invited to attend a Sony media event in California where quite a few fascinating new products were being introduced, among them the NEX-7 camera. Among the other "toys" on the shelf were a pair of hybrid digital binocular / camcorder called the DEV-5. I had an opportunity to play with them briefly during a session where we were photographing and filming hang-gliders, and I was captivated. 3D binoculars with HD video capture. Wow, how cool! But then my attention turned back to work, and testing and analyzing a number of new cameras and lenses that were more mainstream and relevant to reporting on this site.
But from time to time, when using binoculars for distant landscape views, or looking though a long lens, I found myself remembering the Sony DEV-5. I was also starting to work on a video project, a short documentary tentatively called "The Unseen". The idea was to film various landscapes (rural and urban) with a very long lens, searching out hidden views...