Dave Barnes
January 5th, 2011, 10:08 PM
I was looking at the new A10 on Canon's website and notice under SD cameras there is only the GL2 listed now as a product.
I still use my XL2 for many of my projects and will continue to do so....
So long to the end of an era!!!
Pete Bauer
January 5th, 2011, 11:48 PM
Yup, all XL cameras have been removed. See also this thread:
http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/canon-xl-h-series-hdv-camcorders/485951-shoulder-mount-canon-hd-cameras-dissappearing-retailers.html
Tom Hardwick
January 14th, 2011, 02:55 PM
It's odd that the GL2 is still on Canon's USA books, as the XM2 (the PAL version) was discontinued many years ago. And for good reason - 4:3 looks horribly dated now.
Colin McDonald
January 14th, 2011, 03:09 PM
I don't know if anyone has it in stock, but the XM2 is still listed on Canon Uk's website Canon XM2 - Professional Camcorders - Canon UK (http://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_Finder/Camcorders/professional/XM2/)
Does that just mean that they have stocks of them or that they do still manufacture them, I wonder?
The new cameras are listed OK so it's not just a matter of not updating the website.
4:3 is still sometimes better, for example if the footage destination is school computer monitors and projector screens. It's a pain to change the aspect ratio on some of the data projectors to 16:9 (and have to put it back after) and even new SmartBoards tend to be distinctly 4:3 shaped.
Wouldn't like being stuck in 4:3 though now I must agree.
EDIT: It's still in the current online brochure, updated 2009. The latest ones aren't, of course.