Hooray! There's a firmware upgrade for the F3. Amongst other things you don't have to use the inane menu scroller anymore. Instead you can use the S&Q knob. http://support.pro.sony.eu/software/det ... del=PMW-F3 You'll need to register first.

Great to see a forum specifically for the PMW-F3. This is the first camera I've used with interchangeable lens and I wasn't sure what to expect. Well, I didn't expect dust, or 'micro lint.' Within the first hour of unpacking a new PMW-F3 there it was on the outside glass cover. After tediously remov...