Brandon Freeman
September 5th, 2007, 10:23 AM
And it's the Canon XH-A1. Best bang for the buck as far as I could see. This forum seems to be overflowing with satisfied customers, and most reviews on it are stellar. Still a bit concerned with Chromic Aberration, but it seems that if it were really a large problem with the camera, we'd here about it from users more often.
So, count me in on the Canon club. :) (Although, eventually, I will return to Sony when I have money for the XDCAM EX.)
Trevor Bray
September 5th, 2007, 11:10 AM
Great choice Brandon. Check out the preset threads.
You'll be amazed at the picture quality.
I shoot HD burn to SD, watch it on my Toshiba 36 crt tv. Blown away.
Trev
Brandon Freeman
September 7th, 2007, 09:23 PM
Ah... she got here and she's a beauty. Cannot wait to shoot some video with her.
Bill Pryor
September 7th, 2007, 09:47 PM
Congrats!
You'll probably like this article. It's about the XL H1, but other than the removable lens and some other goodies like SDI out, the guts are the same.
http://blog.broadcastengineering.com/briefingroom/category/cameras-equipment/
Scroll down to the next to the last article from the bottom--Scott Billups' piece. His take on 24F is interesting too.
Steve Wolla
September 8th, 2007, 08:17 PM
The March issue of EventDV mag also has a ratyher nice write-up on the XHA1. Sorry I don't have the link, but it's worth looking up.
Brandon Freeman
September 8th, 2007, 09:19 PM
I am really loving this unit. I REALLY love the various aspect ratio guides. BRILLIANT!
Taky Cheung
September 9th, 2007, 12:41 AM
It's like a new car.. my XH-A1 smells good :)
Lou Bruno
September 9th, 2007, 06:30 AM
Best of Luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Larry Secrest
September 10th, 2007, 10:20 AM
in the following article: http://blog.broadcastengineering.com/briefingroom/2007/08/28/scott-billups-tests-canon%e2%80%99s-xl-h1-for-motion-picture-production/#more-138
Could it be that this is an article sponsored by Canon and that the gentleman received money from canon to write such a nice review?
I don't want and I hate to be in such state of mind, but this is a VERY common practice for drugs, foods, running shoes etc...why not for cams?
Bill Pryor
September 10th, 2007, 10:31 AM
That's a logical thought, for sure. Scott Billups has a pretty sterling reputation from articles he's written and his overall professional experience, so I dunno.
Chris Hurd
September 10th, 2007, 11:54 AM
Canon does not pay for reviews. I know Scott Billups and he would not accept money to write a positive review.