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7DDude

7DDude

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Well, Hey everyone! I'm Officially All In! Just purchased a new DVX-200, Sachtler Camporter Bag, Varizoom/Focus Control, Orca LCD Hood, StormJacket Cover, and a 18%Gray/White Card! Yahoo! Man, I can't tell you how many late nights I have spent reading reviews, watching every video on you-tube, Vimeo and hanging and conversing on this forum, to help me make a decision on this camera. Here's what I kept seeing that No other camera had that I tried to find in this price range, SUPPORT, PERIOD! I know there is no perfect camera, and I know there will be things I'll need to live with and a few compromises, but, I felt that many of you existing users that went through the early adoption of the DVX200 still wanted to keep your camera and buy it again. That resonated and spoke well to me.

So let me say, A very special thanks to, Mapper65, JRJPhoto, Larry Chapman, Mike Harvey, and any others that conversed and commented with me on this forum. You guys are above board! I also want to say a special thanks to Mr. Barry Green. What a dedicated, articulate, unselfish, and Very knowledgeable Guy! You ain't done with me yet Barry! I promise to read, study, experiment, and practice, LOL!

Everything was in stock, and should be here this coming Tuesday! If your all wondering what I'm going to do with the DVX-200, I have a marketing contract to create Stock Footage, over the next 12 months. Plus I will use it for any events that exceed 30 minutes. along with my personal Docs I love to create. I'm semi-retired, so I have time to learn and create with out a lot of deadline pressure. Last, let me say If there is anything I can do for our community here that would help, don't hesitate to contact me. Wow, wish I could change my user name to DVXDUDE, I sold that 7D a while ago! Again, thank you everyone for all your help!

Tripod it, Shoot it, Produce it! Oh yeah, collect on it. :happy:
 
Wow, you went from borrowing one to try to ordering one. What happened with the one that you were going to test out?

I'm sure you are going to like it. As I mentioned before there's a little learning curve but being that you bypassed the early heartache you can go into it with a lot less pressure than some of us did. I must have flip flopped back and forth 6 or 8 times during B&H's return policy on if I should keep it on not. I can honestly say that Barry kept me from returning it. Barry's GH4 scene files gave me a glimpse of its potential and then I just couldn't believe that in this day and age a company would produce a camera that just didn't have what it needed under the hood to produce a quality image. Fortunately Panasonic stepped up and modified the firmware to unlock its potential.
 
I was misled by a sales rep, in regards to a demo. Also the price, I went to get it from VA1, and then he calls me back and says they have to charge me my States Sales Tax, 2 screw-ups from that rep. So I figured with B&H's return policy, why not. I think I'll be fine with it. Like I said above, I'm not under any pressure to have to learn immediately. Now I'm psyched!
 
Hey Barry, I have tried to download your Ebook from Panasonic, filled out the form, and then it said I would receive a link in my email shortly, It also said that there was only one download per email, I never got the email with the link, and I tried to have it emailed a second time, but did not see the limited download, until after I did it the second time. Any way you can help with this, maybe a different link?

Thanks
 
7DDude said:
Hey Barry, I have tried to download your Ebook from Panasonic, filled out the form, and then it said I would receive a link in my email shortly, It also said that there was only one download per email, I never got the email with the link, and I tried to have it emailed a second time, but did not see the limited download, until after I did it the second time. Any way you can help with this, maybe a different link?

Thanks
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Try this: dvx200_guide.pdf
 
No worries. Congratulations on the new tools.

Before I purchased mine I had my nose deep in Barry's literature and YouTube videos, learning everything I could about the camera and the others I was considering. At the end of the day, I went with the DVX200, of course, and couldn't be happier. I haven't had mine a month, yet, and it's already been used on some projects that, a month prior, would have been frustrating experiences.

People haven't moved out of my way on shoots like this since I carried around the big, full-size ENG cameras. There's always going to be an amount of respect projected onto you while lugging around the bigger cameras. Occasionaly people will ask what TV station you work for. There's something very deliberate about the DVX200 that makes it look like it means business. Something that says this dude is a professional and that's kinda neat. The big Sachtler doesn't hurt, either.

Anyway, point is owning/operating the DVX200 is awesome. It's a solid tool and not as difficult to learn as other systems. It's different-enough from older Panasonic camcorders to make it interesting, but not enough to be completely alien. Any proper video camera will be leaps and bounds different from those in the VDSLR category, so be prepared to do lots of tests before taking it out on a real shoot. Sure, you can automize everything, but the real power is the amount of customizability and precise manual control the DVX200 gives you. It is a highly capable camcorder, one that can potentially give you many years of professional use. Mine is definitely seen as a long-term investment. Maybe not as long as my cinema glass, but definitely an investment that won't be seeing the need for an upgrade in possibly 5-8 years. If the original DVX100 and HVX200 are any indication as folks still use those cameras today, the DVX200 should be in operation for a long time.

Congrats, again, on your new acquisition. If you need any support, let us know.
 
JRJphoto said:
No worries. Congratulations on the new tools.

Before I purchased mine I had my nose deep in Barry's literature and YouTube videos, learning everything I could about the camera and the others I was considering. At the end of the day, I went with the DVX200, of course, and couldn't be happier. I haven't had mine a month, yet, and it's already been used on some projects that, a month prior, would have been frustrating experiences.

People haven't moved out of my way on shoots like this since I carried around the big, full-size ENG cameras. There's always going to be an amount of respect projected onto you while lugging around the bigger cameras. Occasionaly people will ask what TV station you work for. There's something very deliberate about the DVX200 that makes it look like it means business. Something that says this dude is a professional and that's kinda neat. The big Sachtler doesn't hurt, either.

Anyway, point is owning/operating the DVX200 is awesome. It's a solid tool and not as difficult to learn as other systems. It's different-enough from older Panasonic camcorders to make it interesting, but not enough to be completely alien. Any proper video camera will be leaps and bounds different from those in the VDSLR category, so be prepared to do lots of tests before taking it out on a real shoot. Sure, you can automize everything, but the real power is the amount of customizability and precise manual control the DVX200 gives you. It is a highly capable camcorder, one that can potentially give you many years of professional use. Mine is definitely seen as a long-term investment. Maybe not as long as my cinema glass, but definitely an investment that won't be seeing the need for an upgrade in possibly 5-8 years. If the original DVX100 and HVX200 are any indication as folks still use those cameras today, the DVX200 should be in operation for a long time.

Congrats, again, on your new acquisition. If you need any support, let us know.
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Thank you! Already downloaded Barry's Ebook, It's very good, Your right, this is not your typical VDSLR or consumer Camcorder! Just learning the Scopes & Monitors, is a task in it's self. I use Lumetri, in Adobe PP CC 2015. So knowing that I can be using the same Scopes and Monitors, in camera and in post is a good thing I think.
 
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