Camera Comparison-Please Help (Canon vs Sony)

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TheTruth

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I have a question for everyone here on the group. I am about to film my first feature length film and I am wondering exactly which way to go so far as the camera goes. I am currently raising money for a horror-comedy and would like to get the usual things out of it (distribution, hot girls swarming me, and a 3 picture deal with Lions Gate) but the problem I'm having is WHICH camera to raise money for. Please help me sort through the promotional propaganda and break it down for me. I really want the Canon XL1 but this new Sony HDDV camera is out now and priced at $2000. The question is which is better? I know there are people that feel one way or the other but I've only used Samsung cameras beforehand and will have to relearn from using it solely. What are the hard facts about them and is it worth spending the extra couple grand on what is supposed to be the hottest camera around the XL1. Especially if I want to do a film print from my digital master. Can I even do that with the HDDV? I'll be honest I'm not the brightest light bulb in the box when it comes to HD either. I just know it looks pretty on screen and all the distributors seem to have a hard-on for it. Any help you guys could give me would be much appreciated...thank you.

Yours Truly...
James "The Truth" Moser
www.veritasfilms.net
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Off topic, but if you lack experience is it best to attempt a feature already?

I would get a good few shorts under your belt first, it is REALLY worth it. If you have already done this, please ignore me. If not, you may be wasting a lot of time and money in starting a feature prematurely. Sorry, back to your question.:)
 
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In regards to your comment I have done a few shorts here and there. And a commercial. Thing is I'm not too sure if you are aware of this but...other than experience shooting...shorts are a waste of time. It's best to jump in feet first after a couple of shorts and fail miserably to learn what you did wrong. I'm from the Ben Franklin school...a fool will learn in no other and we all have to be a little foolish by getting into film. Thats the allure of it afterall. The one business that's "impossible" to break in is the one attempted by many, every single day. Anyway thank you for the heads up...I do know the pains quite well but my question still stands...of the two I have listed (XL1 and Sony's new $2000 HDDV consumer cam) which one stands over the other and if so by how much. As my first feature I would shoot it on my Samsung camera but I'm needing a resolution jump. Ultimately I can get anything that's offered at a Best Buy type store cause a friend of mine runs a store similar to it and can get me a discount. But do I go that route or get the Holy Grail of independent dv filmmakers and get the XL1? Any help would be much appreciated. But yeah touching on what you said....your first feature....damn, what a headache. lol

Yours Truly...
TheTruth
www.veritasfilms.net :evil:
 
TheTruth said:
In regards to your comment I have done a few shorts here and there. And a commercial. Thing is I'm not too sure if you are aware of this but...other than experience shooting...shorts are a waste of time. It's best to jump in feet first after a couple of shorts and fail miserably to learn what you did wrong. I'm from the Ben Franklin school...a fool will learn in no other and we all have to be a little foolish by getting into film. Thats the allure of it afterall.

www.veritasfilms.net :evil:
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That's cool, I was just worried about your personal investment. Obviously shorts are a less of a risk and cost.
 
Stay away from the JVC hd100 if your shooting a horror with low light. The split screen issue will be overwhelming to fix in post. Sony's cineframe looks great. However if you are planning a transfer of video to a film print it perhaps is not the most efficient process. But at all costs don't let the hd100 bite you in the arse as it has so many already. THe panasonic dvx series would be ideal for 24 p shooting, but you won't achieve the same resolution as with the hdv formats. Unless of course you use the 200a and the chips that are astronomically expensive.
 
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