Posted by mv on 01/11/18 11:45

Steve and Specs have answered Mikes question perfectly. With regards to
the 170 over the 150 I always thought it to be a much greater
improvement than usually acknowledged. The improved audio and iris
graduation being significant. Also improved low light from 2 lux to 1
lux. Daylight viewable LCD, option to keep both view finder and LCD live
simultaneously, two speeds slow zoom rocker on handle was handy for
those without a remote assist. The 170 was a cracker for a 4x3 SD camera
and with extremely high build quality too.

From my own point of view I always found the image quality of the both
the 150 and 170 to be consistently superior to the Canon XL types and
the JVC DV500. The Panasonic DVX100 though was probably a tad better
though not to the extent that I preferred its overall effectiveness
compared with the 170. The BBC came to the same decision after extensive
trials with DVX100, it was a close call but the 170 won because it
ticked a lot more boxes than the DVX100.


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John Lubran

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