Hmm, this is interesting... (http://www.digitmag.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=4410)

Thanks to Tommy Haupfear!

heath

Isn't this just about the ENG camera that has been announced for some time now? I could most certainly be wrong.

Yes, at NAB JVC was showing an early, non-functional mockup of the next HDV cam, ENG-style. They were unwilling to talk many specifics about the cam except to promise it would have 2/3" CCD's and support 24p.

I would concur. We have a photo of it at HDV Info Net (www.hdvinfo.net).

heath

Ah, ok! Thanks for the info :)

If it had 24p, and a Cine-look mode, this camera could be the new Sherrif of Indietown for low (not that low) budget film makers.

<<<-- Originally posted by Dylan Couper : If it had 24p, and a Cine-look mode, this camera could be the new Sherrif of Indietown for low (not that low) budget film makers. -->>>

Yeah, I don't know that much about lenses for 2/3" cameras, but with a couple of decent primes a rig like this could be everything an indie filmmaker would ever need.

Anyone want to run down a list of cost-effective lens options for something like this?

Cost effective? 2/3rd-inch? Bwa ha ha ha haaaa...

Okay, your basic choices are Canon and Fujinon, but there are others...

Here's the Canon broadcast lens (http://www.canon.com/bctv/index.html) site.

And here's the Fujinon broadcast lens (http://www.fujinonbroadcast.com/) site.

Prices range from just under $3,000 to nearly $50,000 (although there is one Fuji 2/3 at B&H for $1,500). For a detailed list of options, visit our sponsor B&H (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/?BI=155) and navigate to Home < Professional Video < Production < Lenses & Lens Accessories < Lenses < 2/3" Lenses, sort by price, low to high. Hope this helps,

<<<-- Originally posted by Chris Hurd : Cost effective? 2/3rd-inch? Bwa ha ha ha haaaa...
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Heh...OK, OK...got any idea how much Canon's FJs series HD primes sell for? I could get a lot of mileage out of the 9mm and the 24mm as a really stripped-down set of primes. Let me guess, they're $25k or so each?

Chris! You're cold-blooded!

Yeah, Chris - that's cold. Funny, but cold...Actually, JVC used to have some pretty reasonable lenses budled with the DV500. They currently list the low end at around $1800 for a 16:1 Canon. Of course, that's for a 1/2" lens. The 2/3" lens on the D-9 camera will start at around $4,000. Yipee!

That's for non-HD stuff.

hwm