A1 lens vs XL-H1 lens at DVinfo.net

Raul Canas · October 31st, 2006, 03:43 AM

I´m considering buying the A1 insted of the H1 because I don´t need the SDI output and probably I wont change the lens. Acctually I´m working with a DVCAM DSR-390 with the canon YH19x lens but if I change to HDV I don´t want to loose camara resolution and lens quality. A1 and H1 have the same ccds, is the A1 lens going to be as good as H1´s?, will A1´s resolution be as the H1´s?

Pete Bauer · October 31st, 2006, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Raul Canas

...is the A1 lens going to be as good as H1´s?, will A1´s resolution be as the H1´s?

That is the general expectation, but since the A1 hasn't been released yet, we don't know. Once they're on the street, reviews will appear quickly.

Tom Roper · October 31st, 2006, 10:37 AM

The XH-A1/G1 uses fluorite, Canon very best L-Series glass. Whether that translates into equality with the XL-H1 or not, it's going to be very good. In fact Kaku's clips already look nicely resolved.

You can count on over exhuberance to rule the day. But I suspect that as before, there will be little to no actual discernable difference between this and even the little Canon HV10 under bright sunny conditions. That's how close these HDV cams are to each other. The differences between cams and brands will be more apparent in low light and feature sets.

October 31st, 2006, 03:43 AM	#1
Raul Canas Tourist Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ponferrada (Spain) Posts: 2	A1 lens vs XL-H1 lens I´m considering buying the A1 insted of the H1 because I don´t need the SDI output and probably I wont change the lens. Acctually I´m working with a DVCAM DSR-390 with the canon YH19x lens but if I change to HDV I don´t want to loose camara resolution and lens quality. A1 and H1 have the same ccds, is the A1 lens going to be as good as H1´s?, will A1´s resolution be as the H1´s?

October 31st, 2006, 10:37 AM	#3
Tom Roper Trustee Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 1,891	The XH-A1/G1 uses fluorite, Canon very best L-Series glass. Whether that translates into equality with the XL-H1 or not, it's going to be very good. In fact Kaku's clips already look nicely resolved. You can count on over exhuberance to rule the day. But I suspect that as before, there will be little to no actual discernable difference between this and even the little Canon HV10 under bright sunny conditions. That's how close these HDV cams are to each other. The differences between cams and brands will be more apparent in low light and feature sets.