Posted by Ty Ford on 01/11/85 11:45

On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 06:26:02 -0400, yarock@aol.com wrote
(in article <1145355962.817732.74270@z34g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>):

> I've been shooting with an XL2 for about a year and a half, and it's a
> great camera. As bernie says, the main drawback is the weight.I
> countered the "front heavy" problem with an Anton Bauer battery , etc.
> on back, and that helped balance it out.
> For tripod use, you can't beat it. The image is beautifull and fully
> customizable, plus the camera shines an 16:9. It's just a bit heavy to
> carry around hand held for long periods of time.
> As a matter of fact, I have an all day run and gun shoot on wednesday,
> and wish I had one of the satbilizing systems (eg., dv rig xl by
> dvtech.tv)
> You can't go wrong with an XL2.
> Bruce Yarock
> P.S.- I'm also a recording engineer, and I find the on board audio to
> be quite good.
>

As an audio guy gone crazy into video, I like the audio section, although it
isn't line level. I'm too unexperienced to make qualified statements about
the picture, but I like it and, yes, it's a bit heavy, mostly in the front
compared to a DVX100 or PD170.

I got a Sachtler DV6 tripod and FS-4 Pro DTE. The FS-4 has been a learning
experience. The Sachtler is very nice.

Ty Ford

-- Ty Ford's equipment reviews, audio samples, rates and other audiocentric
stuff are at www.tyford.com

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