puredrifting
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Thanks,
Dan
Thanks,
Dan
Are P2 Cards Built to Mil-Spec?
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Here is a link to search for mil spec standards: http://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/
Military spec is a very broad term and I'm not sure if they define it for camera's but I do know the Military bought a bunch of hpx 3000 and P2 cards to use to make training video's, they take those camera's out in the field. A friend in the military is going over to Afghanistan and the military wants him to document thier special ops missions there with his hvx's and P2.
Military spec is a very broad term and I'm not sure if they define it for camera's but I do know the Military bought a bunch of hpx 3000 and P2 cards to use to make training video's, they take those camera's out in the field. A friend in the military is going over to Afghanistan and the military wants him to document thier special ops missions there with his hvx's and P2.
Tom 4
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hpx 3000 and P2 cards to use to make training video's ?????
I can see some lightheartedness here.---
that may be "overkill".
these P2 cams are "Bulletproof"
appropriate camera for that "mission"
sorry for being flippant, couldn't help myself,
seriously, I would have thought the HVX200A would have been more suitable/versatile in that environment, maybe they got a "war surplus" discount.
Cheers
Tom K
I can see some lightheartedness here.---
that may be "overkill".
these P2 cams are "Bulletproof"
appropriate camera for that "mission"
sorry for being flippant, couldn't help myself,
seriously, I would have thought the HVX200A would have been more suitable/versatile in that environment, maybe they got a "war surplus" discount.
Cheers
Tom K
An article said the Pentagon wanted very high qulaity training videos, I saw some frame grabs of soldiers running into buildings that were on fire and it looked like a hollywood movie. There's a new era of military media coming.
If you think 3000's are overkill I hang out over in the Avid forums and one of the military editors has 39 Avid Symphony Nitris suites for in house video for just one small building. It's not even broadcast stuff. Whats that about $2 million in Avids for in house video.
I'm sure Panny knew to charge them double since everyone else does.
If you think 3000's are overkill I hang out over in the Avid forums and one of the military editors has 39 Avid Symphony Nitris suites for in house video for just one small building. It's not even broadcast stuff. Whats that about $2 million in Avids for in house video.
I'm sure Panny knew to charge them double since everyone else does.
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Dark Side of the Camera
The price is mil-specs for sure.
...sorry could not resist.
Frank
...sorry could not resist.
Frank
Dick Campbell
Veteran
Actually there's no such thing as MIL-SPEC anymore. OK, I know the documents still exist, but DOD got wise (somewhat) some years ago, and dropped using mil-specs in contracts because they were costing too much, especially any digital hardware. The military market did not justify that OEMs should spec that to market, so the miltary was forced to buy off the shelf (COTS). Now if you want to invoke a mil-spec in a contract, you have to have justification. The real reason is not that the product doesn't measure up, it's proving it (i.e. testing), and manufacturers refuse that cost becasue of the small market.
All this to say that the commercial market pretty much sets the standards for this type of product, except in very special circumstances, such as radiation hardening for space applications.
All this to say that the commercial market pretty much sets the standards for this type of product, except in very special circumstances, such as radiation hardening for space applications.