schlomo rabinowitz wrote: > [...] tell me what you use/like. I know I'm going to blow at least > a couple thousand dollars, so lets play Gear Porn and show me > something to drool over.
You might be interested in the camera that I use, the Sony HVR-A1U HDV Camcorder which is around $2,500. If you don't need the XLR audio inputs and other pro features, the consumer version, the Sony HDR- HC1, sells for around $1,600. In terms of image quality the two are practically identical. I've written about the HVR-A1U on my blog: The little camcorder that could: http://kino-eye.com/2006/03/14/a1u/ How does the 'little camcorder that could' compare to its larger siblings? http://kino-eye.com/2006/03/22/a1u-fx1-z1u/ The achilles heel of this 1 CMOS chip camera camera is that the low- light performance is not as good as 3-chip CCD cameras. Have fun shopping, there is a growing number of HDV camcorders starting to hover down at the $2,000 price point. Cheers, David. David Tames, Filmmaker & Media Technologist http://kino-eye.com | 617.216.1096
