Posted by nappy on 01/06/08 23:15

"Jacques E. Bouchard" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> "nappy" <n@n.n> wrote in
> news:3UUfj.33884$lD6.16880@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net:
>
>> You can't seriously be suggesting a laptop is a replacement for a
>> firestore mounted on the camera can you?
>
> I'm very seriously stating that it offers more features. Did you happen
> to read this paragraph that I wrote?

Good.. I didn;t think you were suggesting that.

>
>>> The reason I prefer a laptop isn't just that I can hook up any
>>> external HDD to it, but with Adobe OnLocation it also serves as a
>>> calibrated field monitor, waveform monitor, vectorscope, audio
>>> spectrum analyzer, etc. Plus, I can review and organize clips right
>>> as I record them.

Yes. What about it? It was meant for location recording. But you're the
only person I have ever seen that actually uses it!
Of course when someone trips on the firewire cable and your laptop hits the
ground, which will definately happen, maybe the firestore will look good!

>
> Now, if I need mobility, I'll use DV tapes, which are more portable and
> more secure than HDD, and don't require rechargeable batteries.

But they are limited to DV or HDV.

>
> But if I'm going to be stationary, and I'm going to use a field monitor,
> vectorscope, etc., then I have a 3lb Toshiba laptop with dual core that
> can do all that and even editing if I want to.

If you need a vectorscope to shoot DV then.. well.. you're either trying too
hard or..
I set up my camera before a shoot. No one wants to see me or anyone else
fooling around with a vectorscope on set. It's been ages since I have seen
anyone do that.

>
> The FireStore just seems redundant to me: pricier, and less features.

It is pricey.. They're making a bundle on it for sure. I was contemplating
just making one here if I weren't so busy. I whink I could probably sell
them for far less.... But little point in that once I bought one.

As far as features. I don't want any more than the ability to record and
playback That's all one needs.

> But, as I stated, that's my preference.



>
>
> jaybee

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