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Please need some advice: Best DVCAM decks for FCP ?
Hi! Firts time posting here..
Im about to buy a DVCAM deck (probably a Sony ) for my Non-Linear Editing Studio, and I was wondering wich model is the best for this. I usually work with minidv tapes (not HD, because my clients are film students from the cinema career’s first year).
Which is the best place (url) to buy this stuff. i love BH&Photovideo, but i would like to know other webs.
im looking something around 500-600 Dlls. (probable some item already used)
Thanks!
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Why not spend a bit more and get a deck that does DV and HDV?
Kevin Monahan
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just got a macbook pro. dont have enough to spend 🙁
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Good luck finding a working DSR-11 for that price!
Steve Eisen
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Why not just use DV camcorders?
You can buy them from pawn shops, etc. for about $100 each.
Sony and Panasonic camcorders playback miniDVCAM tapes perfectly.
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Sony models:
DSR-11 lowest price Sony, $700-$1200 used
DSR-25 much better transport, but still affordable – $1000-$2000 used
DSR-45 same as 25 with component outs and timecode i/o – $1500-$2500 used
DSR-1500 best of the half-width machines w/ SDI – $1800-$2200 used
DSR-1800 full-sized with editing capability (something you probably don’t need) – $2300-$3300 usedThere are some other models made for specialties such as medical and police, but these are the most popular models you will find for commercial video production.
When buying a used VTR, remember the single most important figure is the hours on the drum head (drum run). The drum life-span on these machines are usually around 2000 hours, so a machine nearing that will need to have drum heads replaced soon, which costs about $800-$1200, depending on who does it.
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[Yashira Jordan] “just got a macbook pro. dont have enough to spend :(“
Quite honestly, Kevin has the right idea. It’s a waste to purchase just a DV deck that only does standard definition when HD is what most projects are done in these days, at the very least HDV.
Look for a used M10U or M15U from Sony. This does DV, DVCAM and HDV all in one deck and you can control it via Firewire with FCP.
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Thanks all for the reply!
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