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BH is listing camera only at US13,000,with 4 x 16G P2 at $16,500.
You buy from Global Camera only for US$9,500 and order 4 x 16G P2 cards from someone else for US$3,500 ……..TOTAL about US$13,000.Buying 2 cameras you would personally have saved about US$7,000.
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Thanx Peter,
how is Infinity or Pana 2100??? any news??
Sony are showing off their new XDCAM HD 2/3′ next month.. -
HPX-500 is US version
HPX-502 is european and Australian version
HPX-555 is Japanese versionDo a bit of research…it is very easy this Century……
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So far I have bought 2 video cameras and range of accessories last 2 years. Fujinon 3.3X13 HD lens is next.
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[john sharaf] “The XDCAM records a 50Mb MPEG2 recording which is a third the bandwidth and much more compressed than HDCAM.”
XDCAM hd 50Mb product with the MPEG 2 compression will actually surpass F900 145 MBit.Perhaps we should have some expert from Sony to explain it to us.
.[john sharaf] “And as regards the price, the $35K used HDCAM is the same price as the unavailable 2/3″ XDCAM is speculated to be and it will not have 24p at that price.”
Price for 2/3′ XDCAM Hd 50 will be US$28,000 including 2′ VF.
[john sharaf] “I’m afraid you’ve bought in to a lot of pre-release marketing hype regarding the 2/3″ XDCAM, the EX format, and all the rest. Bill’s origional query about the longevity of the F900 remains, and I agree with Steve, that this camera will have several years of usefullness still. Long enough to amortize it’s used price.”
Well,we will all see…
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Steve,
this will change very very soon.
Clients will experience faster post…anybody will be able to buy cheap P2 or XDCAM HD drive and edit “straight away”and record to cheap HD drive.
I was a bit slow to change myself but after seeing Vegas editing 3 camera multicam almost instantly I changed my mind.I would not buy tape camera today.
Sony EX will be for the masses and Sony EX will be the nail in coffin for most tape cameras.(almost)All new better HD cameras are tapeless today-Pana500,2000,Sony 2/3′ XDCAM HD,Infinity and do not forget Ikegami and Hitachi.
HDCAM gear is just too expansive and no longer it is so much better…that is why Sony released SR series.
Picture quality of Panasonic 2000,Thomson Infinity and Sony 2/3′ XDCAM HD will be as good or better then 900R…….yet post will be faster and cheaper …all the equipment will be and is cheaper.
The only difference(for very short time) will be ability of 900R to shoot 24 frames.
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[john sharaf] “As regards the F900 in particular, I believe (and I own an F900R as well as four Varicams) that the Cine Alta will have a life even after the 2/3″ HD XDCAM arrives. This is because the recording format on the XDCAM is only MPEG2, and it’s limited bandwidth, while appropriate for news (which is the main intended market of the camera) is not really a high end recording format that will be accepted by filmmakers, commercial producers and others who are already using the Cine Alta. It’s my understanding that it will take another several years for the next model 2/3″ XDCAM to arrive with the much improved AVC-I codec, which will begin to rival (or exceed) the recording ability of HDCAM.”
John,
if the XDCAM 2/3′ camera head is identical to 900R head,picture quality of 2/3’XDCAM HD 50 should be even higher… -
Try to get CRT one…JVC still makes good one for the money.
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Decent Tripod Head is as important as Camera You own.
Tripod will also last 3-5 times longer.I would strongly recommend Sachtler 6.
No,it is not an overkill.