I received a flyer in the mail about a week ago about a professional video show and I though that maybe some of you have the time to check it out. It will have representatives from, Canon, Sony, JVC, Panasonic, Apple, etc.

It consists of a lot of Workshops that you have to pay to attend as will as free events and seminars. Since it is a show, you will find discount prices on many products from companies such as Sony and Canon like professional camcorders and VTRs

It will be held tomorrow and Saturday and I’m hoping I can make it this Saturday.
Here is a link to their site.
http://cameraco.com/

PS: Sorry it took me a while to finally get to post this since a lot of you probably have plans already for both of those days but at least some of the major events will be scheduled on Friday and Saturday so if you miss the one tomorrow you can still try to make it to the one on Saturday.

Sorry if it was already posted.

I just want to say that I actually got to make it to the show yesterday and it had some interesting surprises. Their were the usual stuff that I was expecting to see such as the JVC HD250, the Sony V1u, F350 XDCAM, the Canon, XH-A1, XH-G1 and the Panasonic HVX200. The HV20 was also their but the one camcorder I wasn’t expecting to see at all was the Panasonic AG-HSC1U and it was actually at the show hooked up to a 50” 1366X768 Panasonic Plasma screen. There were many, many other professional electronics and you were free to touch anything you want for almost as long as you want including the preproduction AG-HSC1U. Sadly, the JVC HD7 and the Panasonic AJ-HPX2000 wasn’t their at all.

I originally planed on going to the free seminars but when I finally got there, I changed my mind because I was already predicting what was going to be said. I bet each one said the same thing. We know what we’re doing with our camcorders and the competition is clueless. That’s what I expect out of the mouths of Panasonic, JVC, Canon, and Sony. Sorry, I just had to say that.

I had a very good day yesterday and I received a few tidbits about camcorders that will be showing at NAB and don’t worry, I won’t mention anything. Later on today I will post my hands-on impression of the Panasonic AG-HSC1U in this thread.
http://dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=85746
No joke, but I played with it for about an hour. It’s a preproduction unit but it was still fully operational and a memory card was inside.

I really do hope some of you got to make it to the show because there were discounts on everything. For example, the XH-A1 was priced at 3350 and the Sony V1u was about 3800. A lot of HDV decks were at least 200 dollars off. Since it was show prices, you wont be able to get them that low anymore. I understand that its to far for most of you but luckily for me, it was in the same state I live, but it still took me a while to get their.

how many people attended and is it likely to return? i totally missed this =(.

how many people attended and is it likely to return? i totally missed this =(.
There were probably 400 to 600 people for both Friday and Saturday. The main place for the event was inside a college basketball court and a lot of the free seminars and paid workshops were in other buildings so not everybody was inside at the same time so I would say that no more than 100 people at any given time in the main place. It didn’t seam crowded at all so it was very easy to just walk up to a booth and immediately start playing with the electronics.

I think about the same time next year for another event sponsored by The Camera Company. There are other stores that sponsor events such as Hunt’s Photo/Video and it’s around every October. These events are usually held in hotels and I found it shocking that this particular store decided to have an event inside a college.

That's interesting. I used to go to those Camera Co. shows years ago and they were at hotels. In fact I gave a Steadicam demo at one somewhere around '94.

I just received this years flier and the event will be held on the 7th and 8th of March.

The Sony PMW-EX1 is obviously going to be their and I’m hoping that Panasonic brings in the AG-HMC150 so I can at least see how light it is in comparison to other camcorders such as the Sony V1u and the Canon A1.

I've been going to their shows for years, but couldn't make it last year. This year, for sure! With all the new cameras, I'll bet that it's going to be very well attended.

gonna tough, but i'll try. good thing i know about it ahead of time!!! =P. i'll pencil myself in for march of 2009.

lots of AWESOME WORKSHOP!!!! THANKS FOR BUMPING THIS BACKUP!

This is just a remainder for anybody who feels like going either tomorrow or Saturday. Most of the current professional cameras will be their and since Canon had the strictly consumer HV10 and the HV20 on display during last years event I’m 99.9999999% certain that they’ll have the HV30, HF100 and the HF10 on display this year.

Anyway, I’m praying that the Panasonic HPX3000 makes it their.

how many of DVI-ers are attending tomorrow? i might swing by depending on what i'm doing =D.

Tell me more! For example where in Mass. I'd be coming from the Hartford,Ct. area and show times on Saturday. Thanks.

The show is at Stonehill College in Easton. I attended today. Unfortunately, the Sony HVR-S270U I was hoping to see was not there. However, one of the Sony reps was doing his best to get one there for tomorrow. They had an HVR-Z7U, but the stock lens was not functioning, so they had a different lens on it. Juan Martinez from Sony was there, and spent a lot of time answering my questions. His knowledge of the HVR-S270 and the HVR-Z7U, as well as the PMW-EX1, is impressive.

I was also hoping to see the new Panasonic AG-HMC150, but the Panasonic rep said that's slated for NAB. They did have an HMC70, which appeared to make some nice images, had a decent zoom control, XLR Mic/Line switchable audio inputs with phantom power and mic attenuation, fast autofocus, and it records on SD/SDHC memory cards. Not bad for the price. I just can't get past the fact that it looks like it's straight out of the 90's.

Address:
Stonehill College
320 Washington Street
Sally Blair Ames Sports Complex
North Easton, Massachusetts 02357

Seminar Listing:
http://www.cameraco.com/events/expo2008/events.cfm?sem=1

Workshop Listing:
http://www.cameraco.com/events/expo2008/events.cfm

ill be there... coming from the cape... probably going to be the youngest there...

sweet

This years event will be on the 20th and 21st of March at the Dedham Holiday Inn.
55 Ariadne Rd., Junction Routes 1 and 128, Exit 15A, Dedham, MA 02026

I just noticed on their site that you can actually purchase either the JVC HM100 or the HM700 at the show. I don’t think you’ll be able to purchase the Panasonic HPX300 but who knows.
http://www.cameraco.com/category-s/213.htm
That should be an incentive for some of you who weren’t originally planning on going.

The HPX300 actually was available for purchase but not the HM100, in fact, it wasn’t even on display. JVC is most likely either taking a little bit more time smoothing out the firmware or the only one that could have been available for the show was the one that had the stabilizer disabled. I really wanted to try it out.

At least I got to try out the HM700 and the HPX300. The JVC rep said that it’s better to get the HM700 now because of the bundled Fujinon lens which is going to be in limited supply. It seams to me that he was implying that it’s much better than the bundled Canon lens. I wasn’t paying attention to how much they were selling the HM700 compared to B&H’s prices but I did see that the HPX300 was selling for only $8,000 and a Panasonic rep told me that 6 of them got sold at the show so far and that the HMC-150 was so popular that it got sold out and someone ended up buying the display model for $1,000 less. I should have got to the show earlier to try it out. Anyway, I would have been extremely happy to be able to afford the HPX300 and gone home with it today. It’s very comfortable to hold especially for a full size camera.

Their wasn’t much action at Canon’s booth but I give them a lot of credit for being the only company that shows their top consumer camcorders. It may be a Pro video show but a lot of people use these types of camcorders for professional applications especially as a B camera. Panasonic, Sony and JVC should learn from the way Canon markets their consumer HD camcorder. Canon even had the 5D Mark II on display. I can’t say the same thing about the Panasonic GH1. Hint to Panasonic; Bring it to NAB!

The JVC rep said that it’s better to get the HM700 now because of the bundled Fujinon lens which is going to be in limited supply. It seams to me that he was implying that it’s much better than the bundled Canon lens.

JVC did a session on the 700 and 100. The 100 isn't out yet...supposed to be coming soon.

Re the 700. I wasn't paying close attention - as I wasn't thinking of buying one - but the presenter said the camera was supposed to ship with the Canon lens, but the lens was delayed, so they are bundling a more expensive (and better) Fujinon lens because they wanted to ship the camera.


I can’t say the same thing about the Panasonic GH1. Hint to Panasonic; Bring it to NAB!

The GH1 isn't shipping yet (not expected until June.)

Well I just overheard the conversation with a JVC rep and an actual buyer.

I’m not sure why they wouldn’t show the GH1 because it’s not shipping. It doesn’t make sense at all. In that case, they shouldn’t have showed it at PMA, but they did. Like I said, they and a few other companies needs to learn from Canon when it comes to marketing.

I’m not sure why they wouldn’t show the GH1 because it’s not shipping. It doesn’t make sense at all. In that case, they shouldn’t have showed it at PMA, but they did. Like I said, they and a few other companies needs to learn from Canon when it comes to marketing.

It's a small - tiny really - show, and most of the exhibitors seemed to be the area reps for the companies, not the head offices i.e. for PMA, Panasonic's head office would have arranged that, hence the prototype cameras.

Re showing consumer gear; you might want to take that up with the organizers of the show: The Camera Company. From their website, they appear to primarily sell pro-gear (probably can't compete with Best Buy etc.,) In fact, if you look under their link for consumer video, all you see are four Canon cameras! (which may actually be why Canon was the only one there with consumer level cameras!)

I thought it was worth going to the show. Yes, I wish it was bigger and with a wider range of equipment, but it was worth checking out.

Panasonic did show the AG-HSC1U before it was released in that show but this time they didn’t even show the TM300. It may not have the AG in the beginning of the name but it’s significantly better. As for the GH1, Panasonic intends on making sure it becomes as successful as possible and bringing it to every show that professional video stores organizes is a smart marketing move. I’m sure it wont be too difficult persuading the stores to sell it.

I've received the email for a while now but never bother to post it yet until now.
The dates for this year's event will be on the 12th and 13th of March.
The Camera Company's 20th Annual Pro Video Show (http://www.cameraco.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=18)

The Sony cameras that you'll see are the 350K, EX1R and the NX5u. As for Canon, I'm sure they'll show off the HF S21 since they always show their top of the line consumer camcorders. Perhaps Canon will even show it's 422 camcorder. I'm hoping Sony and Panasonic will show off both the CX550V and the TM700 respectively. I would also like to see Panasonic bring it's 3DA1 camera and it's 3D TV.

thanks for keeping this thread alive! do u think videographers in MA are growing or shrinking?

I think videographers in MA are shrinking along with the work out there, I don't know when things are going to turn around.
I will be at the show, I never miss it and I always spend money there,T2i is on my list this year and I hope they have it.

It's amazing how time really flies. It doesn't seam that long ago that I posted the dates for the 2010 one. Well anyway, here's the dates for this year's event.
The Camera Company's 21st Annual Pro Video Show (http://www.cameraco.com/The-Camera-Company-s-21st-Annual-Pro-Video-Show-s/18.htm)

This thread is actually 4 years old.

I'm going to try to make it but what I really need to do is finally get to NAB.