Posted by doc on 05/15/06 04:28

have you thought to look at the Panasonic DVX100B which has multicam
timelock and quite portable, let alone all the latest in improvements?

drd

"Steve King" <steveSPAMBLOCK@stevekingSPAMBLOCK.net> wrote in message
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> "popwar" <sk8r@coinet.com> wrote in message
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>> so overall steve if u had to pick for skate filming a gl-2 or a vx2000
>> which one would u pick
>> ?
>
> I don't know. I have a VX2000. It is an amazing camera for the money
> IMO. I haven't tried the GL2. I chose the VX2000 over the GL1, which was
> available at the time, but I understand there were some improvements in
> the GL2. I'm sure either would work admirably for what you want to do.
> Temper this opinion by the fact that I have no idea what "skate filming"
> entails. I have yet to read a description of the shots you need to make,
> the support you plan to use with the camera (tri-pod, hand-held,
> SteadyTrakker, Glidecam or similar). Maybe I missed it. Those are the
> issues that would help make the decision if I were in your shoes (skates).
> All other things being equal or close to it, I might make the decision on
> weight if I were going to have to skate along with the camera on the
> bottom of a Glidecam. I might make the decision on which lens I liked
> best. Or, whether low-light was a paramount decision. Or, if audio was
> very important to me (music video use for instance) I might use that to
> make my choice. I believe that it is in these kinds of details that the
> cameras differ. Only you can decide. If it were me, and the budget was
> flexible -- not in your case, I believe -- I'd be looking at the new batch
> of HD cameras for that capability plus a longer useful life.
>
> Steve King
>

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