Ikegami Hldv7w cam at DVinfo.net

Shawn Mielke · May 25th, 2004, 10:04 AM

Hi, all.

I'm very curious about this popular Ikegami model. Why is it so low in price, considering it's native 2/3" 16:9 cam with excellent sounding controls, etc? Is it old? I don't know a great deal about these higher end cams, and I'm not exactly in the market at this time, but this one really seems to take the cake, with an $11k starting price...

Just curious.

Bill Pryor · May 25th, 2004, 11:20 AM

It's probably as cheap as it is because Ikegami sort of lost the market to Sony in this area. It's a great camera, every bit as good as the equivalent Sony, and actually, if my memory for statistics is accurate, it is about 2 db better in S/N ratio. But, in addition to at least $5,000-$6,000 for a minimal quality lens, you'll have to put in about another $1,500-$2,000 for batteries and charger.
Still, you could get a decent package for right at $20K, significantly cheaper than the DSR570. I've had a DSR500 with 16:9 chips for about 4 years now and couldn't be happier, but if I were going to buy another one today, I'd get the Ikegami just on price alone.

Shawn Mielke · May 25th, 2004, 04:44 PM

So it's not that it has any, er, eccentricities or idiosynracies, it just fell prey to market outcome. Well, I hope it's like happens again when I am in the market! Thanks.

Boyd Ostroff · May 26th, 2004, 08:49 AM

Shawn, one of the regulars over at DV.com (I think) has this Ikegami and has written quite a bit of positive things about it in the past. You might want to have a look if you're interested.

Shawn Mielke · May 26th, 2004, 09:17 AM

Will ask around/search. Thanks, Boyd.

May 25th, 2004, 10:04 AM	#1
Shawn Mielke Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Santa Rosa, California Posts: 745	Hldv7w Hi, all. I'm very curious about this popular Ikegami model. Why is it so low in price, considering it's native 2/3" 16:9 cam with excellent sounding controls, etc? Is it old? I don't know a great deal about these higher end cams, and I'm not exactly in the market at this time, but this one really seems to take the cake, with an $11k starting price... Just curious. __________________ Breakthrough In Grey Room

May 25th, 2004, 04:44 PM	#3
Shawn Mielke Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Santa Rosa, California Posts: 745	So it's not that it has any, er, eccentricities or idiosynracies, it just fell prey to market outcome. Well, I hope it's like happens again when I am in the market! Thanks. __________________ Breakthrough In Grey Room

May 26th, 2004, 09:17 AM	#5
Shawn Mielke Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Santa Rosa, California Posts: 745	Will ask around/search. Thanks, Boyd. __________________ Breakthrough In Grey Room

May 25th, 2004, 11:20 AM	#2
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	It's probably as cheap as it is because Ikegami sort of lost the market to Sony in this area. It's a great camera, every bit as good as the equivalent Sony, and actually, if my memory for statistics is accurate, it is about 2 db better in S/N ratio. But, in addition to at least $5,000-$6,000 for a minimal quality lens, you'll have to put in about another $1,500-$2,000 for batteries and charger. Still, you could get a decent package for right at $20K, significantly cheaper than the DSR570. I've had a DSR500 with 16:9 chips for about 4 years now and couldn't be happier, but if I were going to buy another one today, I'd get the Ikegami just on price alone.

May 26th, 2004, 08:49 AM	#4
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	Shawn, one of the regulars over at DV.com (I think) has this Ikegami and has written quite a bit of positive things about it in the past. You might want to have a look if you're interested.