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Don Palomaki · July 22nd, 2002, 06:46 AM

The cover of the July 2002 issue of 'Government Video' magazine shows a XL1s in the hands of a Navy combat cameraman. It is one of the various camcorders they use.

CarterTG · July 22nd, 2002, 06:24 PM

First it was the Canon L1 (or L2) on the NASA shuttle missions... now the Navy & the XL1s... Canon must have an easy-to-use purchase order system setup for the government. ;-)

I'm just glad my tax dollars are being wisely spent. hehehe

Keith Loh · July 23rd, 2002, 12:31 AM

What kind of lens does he have on?

Don Palomaki · July 23rd, 2002, 03:10 PM

Not enough detail for me to tell, from the front end it looked like the standard lens shade and mayhave been the standard lens.

Keith Loh · July 24th, 2002, 10:06 AM

I would have thought that a combat cameraman would at least have a higher zoom lens.

Jacques Mersereau · July 24th, 2002, 02:22 PM

We just shipped our first MARzPAK™ to the army.

The perfect weapon platform to carry an XL1 into battle.

Dean Sensui · July 25th, 2002, 02:09 AM

I was covering a Marine beach landing exercise and the Navy combat guys were using XL1's. That was a couple years ago. The standard lens was being used but one of the shooters said they also had the 3:1 wide lens for interior work.

Later, I took an XL1 aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. While other video crews wrapped their video gear in foil to protect them from the powerful surveillance radar of the carrier (it wreaks havoc with video cameras) I left mine uncovered as I didn't have time to wrap it up. Images looked bad in the viewfinder as I shot planes landing and launching. But the resulting video came out clean.

Check out both reports online at www.starbulletin.com

Marine beach landing at Bellows:
http://starbulletin.com/2000/06/21/news/story5.html

Carrier fuel:
http://starbulletin.com/2000/07/03/news/story3.html

July 22nd, 2002, 06:46 AM	#1
Don Palomaki Wrangler Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Northern VA Posts: 4,489	Combat Camera The cover of the July 2002 issue of 'Government Video' magazine shows a XL1s in the hands of a Navy combat cameraman. It is one of the various camcorders they use.

July 24th, 2002, 02:22 PM	#6
Jacques Mersereau Trustee Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,334	We just shipped our first MARzPAK™ to the army. The perfect weapon platform to carry an XL1 into battle. __________________ Jacques Mersereau University of Michigan-Video Studio Manager

July 25th, 2002, 02:09 AM	#7
Dean Sensui Inner Circle Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 2,054	I was covering a Marine beach landing exercise and the Navy combat guys were using XL1's. That was a couple years ago. The standard lens was being used but one of the shooters said they also had the 3:1 wide lens for interior work. Later, I took an XL1 aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. While other video crews wrapped their video gear in foil to protect them from the powerful surveillance radar of the carrier (it wreaks havoc with video cameras) I left mine uncovered as I didn't have time to wrap it up. Images looked bad in the viewfinder as I shot planes landing and launching. But the resulting video came out clean. Check out both reports online at www.starbulletin.com Marine beach landing at Bellows: http://starbulletin.com/2000/06/21/news/story5.html Carrier fuel: http://starbulletin.com/2000/07/03/news/story3.html __________________ Dean Sensui Exec Producer, Hawaii Goes Fishing

July 22nd, 2002, 06:24 PM	#2
CarterTG Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Midwest Posts: 42	First it was the Canon L1 (or L2) on the NASA shuttle missions... now the Navy & the XL1s... Canon must have an easy-to-use purchase order system setup for the government. ;-) I'm just glad my tax dollars are being wisely spent. hehehe

July 23rd, 2002, 12:31 AM	#3
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	What kind of lens does he have on?

July 23rd, 2002, 03:10 PM	#4
Don Palomaki Wrangler Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Northern VA Posts: 4,489	Not enough detail for me to tell, from the front end it looked like the standard lens shade and mayhave been the standard lens.

July 24th, 2002, 10:06 AM	#5
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	I would have thought that a combat cameraman would at least have a higher zoom lens.