Hyperbolic
Member
Man, I tell ya, it's tough to earn any respect talking about any other cam 'round here. Entirely unexpected? Not with the name of the forum. 
But I suspect I speak for the group when I say that those of us who are enjoying the FX1/Z1 aren't feeling buyer's remorse, as John Hudson and others have surmised.
I post here because I like the DVX and this forum. It's really become the starting point for most do-it-yourself filmmakers (and prospective filmmakers). Unfortunately, I feel like a lot of people are dismissing Sony HDV cams out of hand when they really don't know what they're missing (this doesn't include Barry, btw).
The new HD Panny cam could change everything, and if it comes in at the same price as the Z1 while offering 24P, anyone who just bought a Z1 may well feel regret. But that ain't happened yet, and by the time the new cam comes out, I will likely have owned and operated an FX1 for a year or more (got it in 11/04). No shame in that game!
I'm sure "I doth protest too much" or whatever, but I have been so impressed with the results of 1080i HDV that I am trying to earn it respect in the hardest place possible -- the hearts of DVX users. It doesn't have to be your favorite cam or even your cam of choice, but it's legit. That's all I'm saying.
Even Barry and John admit that great work may well come from it, and that's all I think I'm really saying, too. It may not be the way everyone wants to go about making that great work, but it's viable. For some of us, it's preferred. And as long as that's not gotten lost in the shuffle, I'll happily shut the f--- up.
But I suspect I speak for the group when I say that those of us who are enjoying the FX1/Z1 aren't feeling buyer's remorse, as John Hudson and others have surmised.I post here because I like the DVX and this forum. It's really become the starting point for most do-it-yourself filmmakers (and prospective filmmakers). Unfortunately, I feel like a lot of people are dismissing Sony HDV cams out of hand when they really don't know what they're missing (this doesn't include Barry, btw).
The new HD Panny cam could change everything, and if it comes in at the same price as the Z1 while offering 24P, anyone who just bought a Z1 may well feel regret. But that ain't happened yet, and by the time the new cam comes out, I will likely have owned and operated an FX1 for a year or more (got it in 11/04). No shame in that game!
I'm sure "I doth protest too much" or whatever, but I have been so impressed with the results of 1080i HDV that I am trying to earn it respect in the hardest place possible -- the hearts of DVX users. It doesn't have to be your favorite cam or even your cam of choice, but it's legit. That's all I'm saying.
Even Barry and John admit that great work may well come from it, and that's all I think I'm really saying, too. It may not be the way everyone wants to go about making that great work, but it's viable. For some of us, it's preferred. And as long as that's not gotten lost in the shuffle, I'll happily shut the f--- up.
)) give me some content please. 
And scharky has a valid point; we all need to just work and have fun with our art.