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Posted by Martin Heffels on 07/14/07 11:54
On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:50:42 -0700, P.C. Ford <meoh@mouse-potato.com>
wrote:
>I have heard that the 150 is one of the BBC's favorite cameras for
>shooting in far corners of the world. As a friend said, it shoots good
>footage but is not too expensive not to put down and run when things
>get a mite uncomfortable.
More and more camera's like the PD150 are discarded in the UK (my
friends who work for RedBee etc tel me so), and like Spex said, they
use the Z1, but then running in DVCAM. It's because it has a true 16x9
sensor, so no finicking necessary with optical adapters.
Now obviously the PD150 will still be around for some time, but then
probably only in the hands of the folks working for ITV/Channel
4/Five. It is a cheap and proiven to be reliable camera, so, yes, it's
a workhorse.
I have to agree with Spex that uprezzing a 400 pixel image won't look
that fantastic, and will jump out, compared to HD. Reall, you would be
better off buying a cheapo HDV-camera, and if budget allows and the
market has settled, get a decent camera. maybe a XDCAM-HD or the GVG
Infinity.
cheers
-martin-
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