advantages of having both...

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Spdamf

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I'm buying my A1 this week, but.. may consider buying another.. just wondered what your thoughts were.

would there be any advantages of having both the HVX and the A1?

if so would there be problems matching footage with a 2 camera shoot using both cams?

would the HV20 be an acceptable second camera for the A1?

or would it be best to just buy 2 A1's instead?

sorry for all the questions.
 
For matching footage two idetical cams would be perfect.

I would imagine having HV20 and XH-A1 would make matching easier, but I'll find out soon enough after our company gets the HV20.

I would be possible to match HVX and A1 after some (days, weeks?) adjusting and testing the settings, good enough that the average viewer would not notice anything. If desperate you could run the whole thing thru Magic Bullet in the end...

If you need the special features of HVX a lot then get 2 diferent cams, if you need mostly 2 cam setups, then 2 A1s would work much better. Besides using just one (kind of) camera makes the routines easier to learn.
 
spdamf:

What use is the second camera: a backup, a "B" roll or do you need it because you do a lot of two camera shoots?

With the HV20 (or HV10) you get a camera with far less controls but if the footage is at least equal to the HV10 you have a "b" roll and or a camera that can be used in a stealthy way for candid shoots. It also serves as a lower cost playback deck taking the extra wear of the A1 heads.

A second A1 gives you a backup, a second camera for two camera work and it would share duty as a playback device. It's more expensive but if you really need two camera's then the cost may be worth it. Both Canon's will match the prime A1 footage reducing time in post.

The HVX is a whole different camera with specific features and work processes vastly different from the Canon. If you can afford to buy it as second camera why wouldn't you buy it as the prime? With its P2 workflow your tapeless and no deck is needed. Color matching to the A1 would require tweaking settings in one or both camera's but you should be able to get them to match up reasonably well with some work.

Really you have to decide what you can afford NOW, what your immediate needs are for the type of work you plan and whether disparate workflows and extensive tweaking and CC are acceptable.

Good shooting,

S Cannon
 
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