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Should I have received the EX1 in early November (as expected), this would be non-issue to me by now. But with the supply shortages and uncertainty on by how much longer the vignetting problem is going to further delay it, I'm staritng to reconsider:
- stick with the EX1, or go for the shoulder-mount HVR-S270E? Really, if I had to wait for both equally long, and considering my current investment into the HDV-specifc gear around my V1E which I love, it could be a serious alternative: the two cameras would complement each other perfectly. The truly "handycam" style V1E plus the full-sized, stable, better low-light camera with changeable lense. Sharing same tapes for archiving, the DR60 drive I have and/or CF media (OK - the CF only one way), the LANC controllers I have, etc...Tempting, isn't it? Or is the 35 Mbps codec and the 1/2" imager of the EX1 worth waiting, anyway? Now, I know nobody will make the decision for me, but any comments are welcome!
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From what I've seen there won't be any substitute for the DOF control you can get with the 1/2" chips in the EX1 compared to anything else existing or proposed at this price. And as far as the vignetting issue is concerned I didn't see any sign of that under normal shooting conditions, so it's not something I'd be too worried about. If you can wait until other new cameras are shipping than of course that gives you more options and you can make a more informed decision then, but you may still find the EX1 is a good choice.
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Very true, but using specialized lense with the S270 I can have even better control of DOF...
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Short of using a 35mm adapter (Redrock/Letus etc...), the EX1s 1/2" chips will offer noticeably more creative options than the S270 where DOF is concerned. Plus there is the obvious improvement in low light capability, not to mention full HD resolution, tougher codec, etc... Form-factor may be the only arguable "advantage" the S270 can really claim over the EX1, and the point about keeping a HDV specific workflow is a non-issue as the SxS can record a 25Mbs HDV stream for just this purpose. Patience Mr. Grasshopper! ;0) Dave.
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Yeah, I hear you Dave. Patience is something I need...
PS Just got an e-mail from my UK supplier - my EX1 delivery is expected next week! If so, my problem is solved; if only the unit is free from the vignetting issue!
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For weddings I don't see a point in paying so much for an S270 when the image probably won't be much different than a V1U...if you want a shoulder-mounted camera the HVR-HD1000U makes more sense. By comparison, the EX1 should have noticeably better low-light capability and noticeably better DOF control, plus recording capacity will be fine once 16GB and 32GB cards are shipping. (I shot a 27 minute ceremony on one 8GB card in SP mode and transferred the footage to my laptop in about 3 minutes, so two 16GB cards plus a laptop could be enough to get you through an entire wedding.)
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What are people's experiences between using XDCAM and HDV? I haven't used the XDCAM cameras and I assume that they are better for HD video, but just how much better are they than the HDV format of the Z7?
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I have the EX1 and the Z1 (and a Sony A1 and Canon HDV20)- so perfect comparison. THe XDCAM codec is light years ahead. Never get macroblocking - EX footage looks a lot nicer and a little sharper (could rate that a lot sharper after I do more shooting). Still like my Z1, but if you can afford it the EX has killer imaging.
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Hey there,
Been lurking on the sidelines :) Seems there's a mix of broadcast and non-broadcast folks. So I guess the big question for me is... Are we going to be broadcast compatible with the EX? Who will accept it and maybe more important, who won't? Nat Geo? Discovery? BBC? Euro broadcasters? N American broadcasters? We're focusing more on Nat History / Enviro / Factual TV stuff. This is the main reason I've been holding out as long as humanly possible... Thanks and happy holidays! Joe Joe Yaggi Creative Supervisor, Director, DP Jungle Run Productions |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/guidelines/dq/p...rmats_v1_4.pdf 2.1. The following formats are considered to be standard definition: . . . . o Non linear editing codecs with bit rates below 160Mbs The "bit rates below 160Mbs" has me wondering. |
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That's pretty strange, because even HDCAM is below 160Mbps (though it's not an NLE codec). Where does it say that?
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Section 2.1 of the document that I provided the link to. Kind of caught me by surprise too. I don't know what that means in terms of acquisition formats though, certainly excludes DVCPro HD and quite a few others including some very high end wavelet codecs. Of course they may just mean for the deliverables and yet further on in the document they exclude submission on HDCAM SR, probably because they don't have the VCRs to play it out. More likely the document is out of date, our national broadcaster has settled on SR as their standard HD format and they're very close to the BBC.
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