Posted by doc on 12/23/00 11:27

BTW and for an update, as of this afternoon we've switched gears and unless
something changes by monday morning, we're going to go with the DVC60
because as many have suggested in here the DVX100A is somewhat unstable in
the studio when panning. now while we won't be doing much panning (not
hardly any at all) i didn't like how it really struggled to hold color
adjustment when the f stop increased in manual and there were actually
points where it couldn't find a stable point for about 3 to 6 seconds.
that's too outta there for me. however, the dvc60 (about a 1000 cheaper) is
much more stable, and when in total manual has a nice DOF and really nice
color stability. obviously when the f stop got too far out AND the shutter
was set to the 1000's it went crazy and really looked cool :o)

in addittion, we're going to get ONE SONY pd150 or 170 for field work
because the 60's are not a comfortable camera to pack around and play or
we'll wait to get enough money for one z1u or wait for the new HD cams
coming out in november from jvc, canon, and panasonic.

doc

"Specs" <No.Spam@Thanks.com> wrote in message
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> You are a fruit cake and your mate is too.
>
> Don't bother reporting back I doubt anyone is interested in your bullshit.
>
> "doc" <doc@drdimento.net> wrote in message
> news:1mZXe.8693$i86.8253@trndny01...
>> thanks for the input Specs and just learned today from a luncheon with a
>> broadcaster who "has the facts" that there are more than a dozen regular
>> weekly shows being produced with panasonic dvx100a's AND that there are
>> nearly two and a half times the number of panasonic dvx100a's in the
>> field
>> at televisions than there are sony's fx1 & z1u's combined. that's
> amazing!
>> guess that should tell us all what we should be doing, huh? guess part
>> of
>> the reason is that by and far tv stations have been pleased with
> panasonic's
>> dvcpro that litterally captured the digital tv market and has become the
>> STANDARD like sony used to be with beta. guess, there's a NEW LEAD
>> horse,
>> huh?
>>
>> thanks for all the help guys and for the lead in this matter and i hope
>> to
>> report back some good results forthcoming next month OR "o geez, what do
>> i
>> do now?"
>>
>> leaving the FUD zone :o)
>>
>> doc
>>
>>
>> "Specs" <No.Spam@Thanks.com> wrote in message
>> news:4330259f$0$1275$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
>> > If I'd known you were a right-wing fundamentalist crackheaded christian
>> > redneck I wouldn't have given you the time of day.
>> >
>> > I think you'd be better of with the Panasonic DV100a.
>> >
>> > "doc" <doc@drdimento.net> wrote in message
>> > news:pxVXe.19930$265.13050@trndny07...
>> >> so the sony z1u WILL record in SD 4:3? and your saying that when this
>> >> changed format from the cameras origianal design (HD 16:9) captured
> into
>> > NLE
>> >> it won't degrade color and sound?
>> >>
>> >> thanks in advance,
>> >>
>> >> doc
>> >>
>> >> "Specs" <No.Spam@Thanks.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:432fc91e$0$97110$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader03.plus.net...
>> >> >
>> >> > "doc" <doc@drdimento.net> wrote in message
>> >> > news:eqLXe.4303$iu5.901@trndny04...
>> >> >> but from what i've been reading the Panasonic DVX100A has a better
>> > audio
>> >> > by
>> >> >> far than either the Sony FX1/Z1U and Canon XL2. have you heard
>> > anything
>> >> >> thusly?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> doc
>> >> > Doc
>> >> >
>> >> > Stop reading and start listening.....
>> >> >
>> >> > By using the DV/DVCAM mode, on the FX1/Z1 respectively, you can
> record
>> > in
>> >> > 4:3 (or 16:9) and with PCM audio using the super quiet audio section
>> > these
>> >> > cameras have.
>> >> >
>> >> > So think of it this way, you get an excellent DV/DVCAM camera with
> the
>> >> > bonus
>> >> > of HDV thrown in too should you wish to use it in the future.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
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