Tim Martin
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Noah,
I’d normally agree with you, because it is true. But, the DV Shop sells more brands (as David listed) to a specific demographic, the one that would actually buy the HVX. The larger stores we’re discussing (in gerneral) don’t even specialize in Video equipment. A lot of them are photography stores with a small video department, that 80% of is consumer.
We are talking about a store that only caters to the prosumer / professional video market in Toronto. I would have thought that it would be the exact place Panasonic would want to place a demo camera in. They are also one of the only players to have taken this stance with Terry.
Tim
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I also look to the DV shop for many pieces of production gear, probably not as much as I should. Terry is knowledgeable and has a great client base. He’s really changed the options here in Toronto, from just the large companies to more of a boutique sales shop. Side note, he does carry a lot of items in stock. Often I can get an item in stock with him that would be an order in at other locations. I haven’t checked, but I think it would be really sad if outlets like Henry’s or Vistek have had cameras demo cameras delivered.
Great post David, just wanted your not alone in your disappointment.
Tim
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Jan,
Thanks for the info about DVFilm. Waiting to here back from Marcus. Will let everyone know how it goes?
Tim
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Noah,
I had read that entire thread. That’s why I asked for “clear” instructions.
Tim
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Gamma, curves, looks.
Not the Magic Bullet suite, just Looks Suite.
Tim
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Bunch of different tests were done.
In Final Cut Pro with Nattress Plugins. Add ons to Shake. Add ons to After Effects. There isn’t a lot of noise, so it wasn’t hard to remove. Just was testing to see what did a good job.
Tim
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The 440-03HVX200K2 Kit from 16×9 Inc. It’s classified as a sunshade. I couldn’t really tell the difference between the Matte Box and Sunshade other then price.
We purchased the DV Studio Rig by Chrosziel.
Tim
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I was told by my VAR months ago that it has been discountinued. We were looking at what it would cost to get one in our shop and he only a couple left in stock. I would expect that the used market would raise their prices now that it can’t be bought new. There are all kinds of new models, but the VAR had been told that it was a move to start pushing SR as the mastering format for 108024p even in 4:2:2 mode. None of this was told to me directly from a Sony rep, so take it for what it’s worth. Made sense to me though.
Tim
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Hey,
Personally, I hate up converting. But, I also understand that it occurs in most HD programming at this point. I’ve seen footage up converting using both the Teranex and the Kona 2. I’m sure if we got into very precise testing that there would be a scientific winner. But, I’ve been quite satisfied with the job that the Kona2 is doing. So, these comments should be followed by the crap in crap out philosophy. And that if the mini-DV looks like crap neither is going to fix that. But, the Kona 2 does a professional job.
Cheers,
Tim