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AJ-HDX900 tripod plate
Purchase price of camera does not include plate. Panasonic’s plate, the SHAN-TM700, is listed at $495, available as low as $425 with some dealers. However, I note that the Sony plate (VCT-U14) appears to be interchangeable; the new price is $189 or less. Does anyone know a reason why the Sony plate should not be used with this camera? If not, new purchasers should buy the Sony, at a savings of over $200.
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Been using the Sony on the SDX for years, and the HDX for months. Works just fine.
mh
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Exact same plate. Don’t know why Panasonic charges so much.
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Just be sure to order the right toe plate for matte box with rods. The mounting holes are different on the SONY vs the Panasonic plates. I had to recently re-drill holes in my plate in order to use mine.
Visualeyes
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panny also gets you on the camera mic. It’s now a non-standard 4-pin stereo onboard mic. I was hoping to save a few bucks on that too – but no.
Ernie Santella
Santella Film/Video Productions
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When we got our HDX900, I wired up a short XLR Female to XLR Male cable. The male end had the four pin and the female end had the standard XLR 3 pin.
We then used our standard Sennheiser shotgun mic “on Camera”. -
I bought a RODE NTG-1 short shot gun (on my soundman’s rec)for under $300 cdn and then had the modified 3-5 pin XLR made by the company that sold me the 900. I also had a custom sliding plexi case cover made for the Pan monitor (protect the face and controls during travel)and drilled out holes top and bottom and used a couple of 3/8 short bolts to attatch it to the existing mounting holes in the monitor itself…doesn’t take up a ton of space in the travel kit and gives me great protection from screen damage.
Visualeyes
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