Fujifilm p2 card updates?

I totally agree Barry. Interesting that this DP happened to have been hired by both Sony and Panavision to shoot test material to promote the F35 and the Genesis, isn't it?

I always treat my P2 cards with kid gloves as far as always putting the rubber cap on and putting them in the case but it is reassuring to know that if I am ever in a rougher situation, the cards and the material will make it through intact.

Dan

Barry_Green said:
This is an utter load of crap though -- this is the stuff that Sony was saying in their booth at NAB 2007 that caused a few of us to blow a gasket.

I put this to the test -- I put a bare P2 card in my pocket, then I went to the casino cashier and got $10 worth of dimes and dumped 'em all in that same pocket. Then I wandered around the casino floor, swishing the card around with the change, trying to statify the hell out of it.

Then, since Sony was also telling people that magnetic interference from CRT monitors could cause a problem, I went to the CRT slot machines and rubbed the card all over the monitors, on the front, on the back, anywhere.

Then I walked through the entire convention center (still with that card, raw and bare, unprotected in a pocket full of dimes). Then I threw the card on the carpet and dragged it all over the carpet to work up as much static as I could.

Then I put the card in a camera. It played, just as perfectly as it did on day one.

Your DP friend has been victimized by a pack of lies courtesy of the Sony corporation.

And, curiously, they then released their own solid state media a few months later, and they specifically warn against static electricity and also against getting cell phones too near the cards! Ridiculous. Pathetic. And grossly irritating.
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My thought is why has Sony (if they have actually) stooped to this ridiculous level. Or at least at the representative level?

I don't get it.

28 months with our HVX200 and a original 8 GB card, and it still keeps on ticking.
 
amazing what corporations will spew..


i remember Jan saying that she had a card that went through the washer and it still worked after that. Maybe sony was trying to cover for their production defects that riddled the EX when it came out.
 
Barry_Green said:
Your DP friend has been victimized by a pack of lies courtesy of the Sony corporation.

And, curiously, they then released their own solid state media a few months later, and they specifically warn against static electricity and also against getting cell phones too near the cards! Ridiculous. Pathetic. And grossly irritating.
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So enough holding back already, what do you really think?
 
Sony eh.

One minute installing DRM software illegally via music CD's to owners computers with no uninstall functionality, the next minute helping propogate rumours of Panasonics solid state P2's of being easily corrupted...

;)

Dave
 
It looks promising.
Hopefully it hits the market soon which will certainly create a bit mote of price competition.
 
I haven't seen any issues with RED CF cards yet. The HDD leaves something to be desired, though.

Static can even destroy film. You wouldn't walk around with a reel of film in your pocket all day, right? P2 is the most rugged and reliable format I have ever used. I would go so far as to call it static, vibration, high temp, low temp, high-pressure, low-pressure, magnetism, water, shock, x-ray, and idiot resistant.

The label looks cooler on the Fuji cards... maybe that's worth something? ;)
 
So if I'm looking to buy an HVX200A with P2 cards soon, would it be worth it to wait until Fujifilm releases their cards in hopes that the price might come down a bit? I don't have a major production waiting in the wings right now, so I could theoretically delay purchase as much as a month... Or should I just buy the camera now so I can start getting used to it and use it just with the included 16GB card and wait to buy more cards until Fuji releases?
 
That's exactly what I'm worried about (well, not really worried). I'm waiting for Fuji to come out with their cards in case the prices drop some more. I can continue shooting to the FS-100 indefinitely, but there are times when I would be extremely happy with a P2 card for run & gun stuff.
 
May be I'm wrong here, but I don't see any substantial price drops until the 64GB cards are released at year's end.
 
David,

I think you're absolutely right, though I wonder if the release of the 64gb will cause the 32gb, and 16gb cards to drop in price?

I remember seeing in Jan's interview with freshdv, that they're going to re-introduce an 8GB P2 card, so I can't imagine they're going to drop the prices significantly across the entire line. That said, I can't imagine paying $2000+ for a 64GB P2 card either, but until they release pricing on the 64GB card, I think I'm going to hold off on my purchase.

I'd like a 32gb card, but can't justify the $$ right now. I could deal with a used 16gb card in the $500-700 range, though.
 
Personnaly, I like the size of the 16g cards, I hope Panasonic (or Fuji) don't faze them out... A 16g, shooting 720/24pn, is a nice size...
 
I agree mac. Seems to fit the offload speeds well. Because of the reasonable size I think Id prefer to carry 10 16s, and offload these as preferred to 5 64s, in the field.
 
Allegedly they're available, but they are the same price as Panasonic cards, so no real reason to rush to buy them.
 
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