-
Lower cost alternative to P2 cards and Firestore?
-
Oh yeah…just like that! I don’t have tons of money man!! I shot my wad on this “paper weight” of a camera!! I also only paid $1,200.00 for it. I don’t have enough to buy an SD capable camera!!
You guys are amazing! I wish I could get the GD work in this area, but newsflash…there isn’t any in this God-forsaken part of the globe!! I had to move here because I’m my Mom caregiver!!
You guys are amazing! Just sell your camera…hahahaaa!! Very funny!
Phil Lister
-
Can we just shut this thread down already????? Sorry I even asked my original question!!!!! Sheesh!!
Phil
Phil Lister
-
You could easily get into a Canon 60D for that budget. Starting with a used P2 camera and expecting dirt cheap media is not doing enough research.
Noah
Call Box Training.
Featuring the Panasonic GH2 and GoPro HD Hero. -
[Phil Lister] “You’re nuts then! How can they justify the price???”
Have you ever owned a tape based camera? The cost of tape whether MiniDV, DVCAM, DVCPro, Betacam, etc. adds up over time. In the life of a camera, you could easily spend $3000-6000 in tape stock. You wouldn’t dare reuse your tapestock unless you don’t mind dropouts in your precious videos.
P2 cards are reusable. The A and R series are supposed last infinitely. The E series, 5 years if used EVERY day. Most don’t fill their cards up every day. Maybe every 3 days or even a week. Do the math and your P2 cards will last a good 20 years. You could easily spend $10,000 in tape stock over a 20 year period. How much is a 64GB P2 card? $650! I think the price of P2 cards are very justifiable.
Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
Vice President
Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group -
The Firestore FS-100 has reached “end of life” and Focus Enhancements’ parent has been dumping the last of them on the market real cheap. I picked up two of them (with some accessories too) for my HVX200 and 200A for less than $500 each. Can’t do better than that.
-
Look around for some used P2 cards, Phil; half the priced of new.
-
I just searched ebay and there are lots of options.
-
[Ken Zukin] “Phil; half the priced of new”
From reading this and other posts, that still may be to expensive for Phil.
I’ve gotten some great deals on used P2 cards.
Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
Vice President
Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group -
Phil
people are helping you here.. you need to sit down with a nice cup of tea.. and look for another line of work..
Good luck to you sir..
-
$330 for a 16GB P2 card! Thats cheap! I bought 6 of them at over $600 a piece just back in November! Time to buy a few more
Reply to this Discussion! Login or Sign Up