I started with a B&H DR70 many, many moons ago. Turret lens, no through the lens viewing, wind and shoot. 15 – 20 seconds a scene. Someone once said it was used as a hammer too. It was an ugly camera, but we produced some great movies with that camera. I sure felt a lot cooler once I started using the ARRIs, but its a tool! The DR70 would do 90% of what the ARRI would do. When your show is finished and the audience is filing out, you don’t want them asking, “What camera did you use to lens that incredible video?” You want them to tell you how great your message was communicated. How interested they now are in your subject and what effect the viewing had on them. Let your son use the HVX and let’s see what he can do with it.
Michael Neal
BHTV
Creativity Unleashed