[John Brookes]

Hey, I have a 5D Mark II on approval. Is the 7D as good as or better than, the Mark II? What about lenses? Are the 7D lenses cheaper than Mark II? Case in point, I have a 70-200 2.8 I am testing. As I recall it costs 2500 or so. It’s a monster. I would appreciate any comments on difference between the cams. The Mark II body is around 1000 or so diff in price. I dont mind paying the diff, but if the 7D uses cheaper lenses (The Mark II uses “L” lenses which tend to be expensorama..), and if total expense for 7D is say 1/2 the Mark II, then…
I am interested in still photography and good functional video. I just don’t want to be a pioneer with an arrow in my back. 🙂 kThanks in advance for any help or opin-onions.

[John Brookes]

Jan
So hw is the 500 selling?
JB

[John Brookes]

Thanks. So did it solve the issue, and has anyone reviewed it?
JB

[John Brookes]

Hello
I am considering buying a hvx300, and I don’t see any resolution of this noise issue. In the last analysis, the buck should stop with Panasonic, with a demonstration or other evidence that the disturbing observations are fixable with settings or were handled in development. Why don’t we see any final answer to these concerns? Am I missing something here? I emailed Panasonic managrment, but received no reply: could be too soon. However, as time goes by, and I don’t see any resolution to this, I have to conclude the worst. I would aply these common sense approaches to buying a car, why not a video camera?
Does anyone know of a detailed eview of the hvx300 including these issues? A comparison with competing models from other vendors would be helpful.
Hoping for some clarification.
John Brookes
HD Productions