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Posted by doc on 06/07/06 03:11
it's this delimma that keeps our company out of HD until the dust clears and
a true picture is resolved, then and only then, will we invest a dime in HD,
let alone there aren't that may stations broadcasting HD that have a strong
audience for it. don't get me wrong by this, what i'm saying is that the
broadcasters who are broadcasting in HD in small markets, have little
audience. their major market is still (and the reason why their cam's are
SD) SD.
drd
<yarock@aol.com> wrote in message
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> <<The XL2 (and its cousins) have been described by many
> as a "video chainsaw in clown colors">>
>
> Even as an XL2 owner, got to admit that's funny.
> My dilemma is figuring out which camera to go with next. Some of my
> work is 2 cam, and my first thoughts were to get a second XL2. But
> then I realized that investing in another sd cam is kind of senseless.
> I rented a Z1 for the week end and was able to match up the Z1 (in sd)
> and the XL2 by tweaking both. Then on sunday I went out and shot some
> nature footage, came home and hooked the Z1 to my Sony hdtv...WOW!
> So my next thought was to get a Z1 or FX1 with a Beechtek box.But I've
> also been looking at the Canon XLH1 and the HVX . The HVX looks like
> it's got most everything, except changeable lenses and hd to tape. If I
> went with the HVX and used a firestore drive, I wouldn't have the
> safety net of tape backup.(I've had FS 4's fail on me a few times).
>
> So I have 2 issues to think about.
> 1-I have a couple of medium range projects that we started on the XL2.
> Do I sell the XL2 now, while I can still get $3200 for it, sell the XL2
> accessories seperately, or wait till I'm done with my current
> projects to sell the XL2?
> 2- Do I get an FX1 now to get my feet wet in hdv, or wait till the
> Panny HVX makes more sense, or pony up for the canon XLH1?
> From what I read on the forums, lots of people are going through the
> same dilemmas .
> Any ideas?
> Bruce Yarock
>
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