John Fry
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Hi all,
Just to add my opinion on the NX30 & it’s non-XLR block counterparts:
I am a ski cameraman & needed a new camcorder for this season after my ancient & well abused HVR-A1 finally gave up the ghost last year.
After shooting a little corporate for a friend with his little MC50 & being amazed at the optical steadyshot in that, I thought the newer version of that would be a good bet. I went for the CX730 because I don’t need the XLR block of the NX30 – that’s what sound men are for, and I have a Beechtek box anyway if I need those inputs. Why spend twice the cost of the CX730 on an NX30 when you can buy a Beechtek for about £200? For almost every other user there’s no other advantage of the NX30 over the CX730, so I went for that, and have been amazed!
The Balanced Optical Steadyshot is simply un-staggering! Handholding the camera for a static shot or pan gives you pictures almost indistinguishable from the same using a tripod.
In motion the Steadyshot comes into it’s own again, especially filming while skiing when unexpected jolts & bumps happen constantly. The footage was incredibly smooth
Here’s a little test film I cut from some of our footage shot on the CX730 in Andorra last week:
https://youtu.be/bac0m_V3iTE
John E Fry BA (hons)
UK Steadicam Operator – Lighting
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This is similarly worrying and reassuring. I am seriously looking at the NX70 for ski videos due to its water resistant capabilities, but after reading some of the posts here I’m worried the quality & problems may be less than I expect from a professional camcorder.
Having used Z1s and EX3s extensively, will I be sorely disappointed by CA and zoom/focus problems form an NX70? Has anyone had similar experiences with a PAL NX70E?
Thanks in advance! John
John E Fry BA (hons)
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