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  • how good is the XL2 for social events???

    Posted by Daniel Serrano on April 28, 2007 at 4:53 am

    just thinking on getting one for weddings mostly, but thinking on doing some other stuff besides social events…

    what do you think on this camera?

    was thinking myself on a HDV but really is a new market and I will be doing regular DVDs, so I think is an overkill just to jump on it because of a trend right now…

    will HDV yield better DVDs than the XL2 will?

    please give your comments…

    thanks

    Hello from Mexico….

    Daniel Serrano replied 19 years ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
  • 3 Replies
  • Tom Maloney

    April 28, 2007 at 2:18 pm

    Dan, Please don’t take my reply the wrong way, but YOU need to go test these cameras yourself and don’t depend on everyone elses opinion here. We all have different likes , dislikes and shooting styles. Go to a good dealer and test drive the cameras. peopel will argue all day and tell you why you must get this or that , almost sometimes like it is a cult or something. You must remember one thing, there is never the best of anything, cameras, lights , editing systems. They all will get the job done. YOU must find what works for you.

    Wish you the best in your quest

    Best regards
    Tom

  • Steven Gladney

    May 2, 2007 at 7:06 pm

    Daniel,

    Tom is absolutely correct! Check out the camera for yourself. I, for one, love the XL2, but it’s not the greatest camera for shooting weddings and/or social events (in my opinion) because it doesn’t have a very low lux doesn’t and doesn’t do very well in low light. As far as HDV goes, that’s a whole nother discussion and if you search this forum you will find several opinions as to the pros and cons with HDV. I would advise you to do so.

    Steven Gladney

    Sometimes the obvious is hidden in plain view.

  • Daniel Serrano

    May 7, 2007 at 5:26 am

    ok.. thanks for your opinion.

    guess Im sticking with my VX2100 for some more time, as I get to try this other cameras…

    Hello from Mexico….

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