Posted by mv on 09/23/06 14:14

In message <45152f11$0$37667$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com>, Toby
<kymarto123@ybb.ne.jpp> writes
>
>>>
>>> Plus, strangely, they don't seem to be very Panasonic-friendly here. You
>>> find a lot, I mean a damn' lot stuff from Sony, you can find some Canon
>>> cams too such as the XL2 (not the HD ones though). But Panasonic cams are
>>> difficult to find. Unless you want to buy entry-level cams like NV-GS
>>> series, I just know one shop that sells the AG DVX100B...
>>
>> Simpletons who read Panasonic "influenced" websites are the only ones that
>> buy that turkey.
>>
>> The Sony A1E shoots rings round the HVX200 for a 1/3 of the price.
>>
>> If you are renting then take a look at XDCAM HD from Sony.
>
>XDCam has major problems. CBS bought a whole bunch and have been tearing
>their hair out over the miserable quality of the software, among many other
>issues. I would stay far away from XDCam for at least another year or two.
>If you are renting think about the Panasonic Varicam. I've shot a bunch of
>footage on it for some glossy docos and it looks excellent.
>
>Toby
>
>

I think I'm getting the picture now. Toby, are you or are you not a
person with some sort of vested Internet in Panasonic? I guess if you
are a person who shoots Varicam for "glossy docos" it would suggest you
have professional provenance, however your remarks about broadcasters
being concerned with HDV drop out on another thread did raise an
eyebrow. I won't argue as to whether or not CBS have had problems with
XDCAM software because it's yet another non secitur. Other people
including BBC and major independent producers are getting on very well
with XDCAM. Like HDV and other 'new' formats, there are steep learning
and appropriate equipment acquisition curves to be completed. Clearly
CBS, like certain other over large organisations who mistakenly take the
erroneous assertions of their in-hose techies to be gospel, should not
take their own shortcomings for a generality.
--
John Lubran

Bullshit baffles brains

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