BergVision
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Buying a HVX200 - What's the skinny?
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wgzn
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there is no magic to it:
- hvx200a has replaced the 200. the "a" is better in low light
- hpx170 is coming out in september. its going to be the identical overall camera as the 200a but has a handful of extra features (that you may or may not care about) and does away with the dv tape drive and thus is much smaller and lighter
buy from reputable dealers you read about on the forum. abel cine, spec comm, full compass, bh, etc...
not much more to know.
- hvx200a has replaced the 200. the "a" is better in low light
- hpx170 is coming out in september. its going to be the identical overall camera as the 200a but has a handful of extra features (that you may or may not care about) and does away with the dv tape drive and thus is much smaller and lighter
buy from reputable dealers you read about on the forum. abel cine, spec comm, full compass, bh, etc...
not much more to know.
Hi,
I just went with specialized communications
http://www.spec-comm.com/store/
Andrew who you can find on here sometimes is great and answered my questions promptly. Nothing but good things to say about them.
JP
I just went with specialized communications
http://www.spec-comm.com/store/
Andrew who you can find on here sometimes is great and answered my questions promptly. Nothing but good things to say about them.
JP
There is a sticky at the top of the general news section that details this process.
Chris Santucci
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Spec-Comm
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Buyer beware with eBay.
We put together an FAQ on Gray Market joints. I'm not saying that the folks at the link are Gray Market, but just be careful.
http://www.spec-comm.com/hvx200faq.php
Let me know if you have any more questions.
Best regards,
Andrew Hoffman
Vice President
Specialized Communications Corp.
20940 Twin Springs Dr.
Smithsburg, MD 21783-1510 USA
800-359-1858 (US)
301-790-0103
Fax: 301-790-0173
andrewh@spec-comm.com
www.spec-comm.com
Please visit our new online store at ( http://www.spec-comm.com/store ). New products being added daily!
We put together an FAQ on Gray Market joints. I'm not saying that the folks at the link are Gray Market, but just be careful.
http://www.spec-comm.com/hvx200faq.php
Let me know if you have any more questions.
Best regards,
Andrew Hoffman
Vice President
Specialized Communications Corp.
20940 Twin Springs Dr.
Smithsburg, MD 21783-1510 USA
800-359-1858 (US)
301-790-0103
Fax: 301-790-0173
andrewh@spec-comm.com
www.spec-comm.com
Please visit our new online store at ( http://www.spec-comm.com/store ). New products being added daily!
HerzogisGod
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Id never be completely comfortable with the 170. I make DV backups in the rare case that my HDD's crash.
HerzogisGod
Well-known member
The "good" is, I at least have a 16:9, 24 frame version of the film I am making in the worst possible scenario ie: HDD crash. I want at least that is all else fails
Chris Santucci
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Jason Wilson
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exactly as justyn says just burn your qt movies to data dvd..then your golden
and abelcine is THE place to buy the HVX, great price, excellent service and super fast inexpensive shipping...i've bought 2 from them..they rock!
and abelcine is THE place to buy the HVX, great price, excellent service and super fast inexpensive shipping...i've bought 2 from them..they rock!
William_Robinette
Shallow Member
I don't understand why you are giving the guy a hard time for taking a responsible approach to backing up his footage?
If you don't want to back up your HD material to tape then don't, but don't ***** about other people doing it. Jeeze.
If you don't want to back up your HD material to tape then don't, but don't ***** about other people doing it. Jeeze.
dregenthal
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yeah but he's backing up his HD material to standard def -- seems like they are implying their might be better options (which there are).
wgzn
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im sure there are exceptions. but if my client is expecting an HD end product, an SD version isnt a realistic back-up plan. and in my world would just end up being work for the sake of work...
id think that just copying your captured content to another [reputable] hard drive is reasonable back up process. and one thats worked flawlessly for me for the past near decade. is it more expensive than a DV tape? yes. but i'd imagine the time saved and real-world usability would more than pay for itself...
not trying to give the guy a hard time. just trying to bring other, more effective options to light.
id think that just copying your captured content to another [reputable] hard drive is reasonable back up process. and one thats worked flawlessly for me for the past near decade. is it more expensive than a DV tape? yes. but i'd imagine the time saved and real-world usability would more than pay for itself...
not trying to give the guy a hard time. just trying to bring other, more effective options to light.
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puredrifting
Major Contributor
Andrew:
Are you taking orders on the 170 yet? If not, when will you begin your list?
Thanks,
Dan
Chris Santucci
Veteran
I bought 2 USA HVX200's from this place in the past year with no issues whatsoever and paid under $4K for them. Some folks are OK with shelling out a grand more to buy the same camera from an "authorized dealer" but I'd rather not.
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That's your call.
But I can't follow the $1000 savings you claim.
Bundled 16 GB card = $900.
Batteries (SC) = $100.00
Free Shipping (SC) = $50.00
Barry's Book = $90.00
US Warranty = Priceless.
Total: $1140.00
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