Thank you Rupert, that video by David Howell is STUNNING! Too bad that there is no external mic. Looks like the HD1000 is the least expensive Xacti ($400-500) with that.
There is a great thread on external mics and the Xacti's here: http://tinyurl.com/8ane5c All the best, Andrew -------------------------------------------------- Andrew Darlow Editor, The Imaging Buffet http://www.imagingbuffet.com Author, 301 Inkjet Tips and Techniques: An Essential Printing Resource for Photographers - http:// www.inkjettips.com On Jan 12, 2009, at 12:16 AM, Rupert wrote: > Thanks! > I've been meaning to buy a Xacti for a while, and I was thinking that > a waterproof E1 would serve me well up here in the Pacific Northwest > winter. (Seems the trick is not to totally immerse it too much, or > the screen dies) > Also, I've loved the quality of the footage that people get with > their E1s. > > But I saw David Howell today in Vancouver, and he had a Xacti HD100. > It shoots great video. If you haven't seen his recent video shot at > English Bay in Vancouver with it, you should check it out - some of > the shots are stunning. Admittedly, most of the imagemaking is done > by the person making the image, not the camera... but anyway, he said > he got his HD100 at Walmart for... > $99.00 > > Maybe he was yanking my chain. > > $99 for an HD camera that shoots stuff that good. Must have been a > clearance sale or something. Or a mistake. > I've done 10 hours of travelling today so I'm too tired to check on > Walmart.com to see if that offer's still on - but it might be worth > checking out what they have, and for how much. > > Rupert > http://twittervlog.tv > . > > > - [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
