Dvx vs. XL2?

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ThisHideousReplica

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I'm posting here as the XL2 forum seems to be a bit of a graveyard these days...

Basically wondering--what is the difference between these two cameras. I imagine this question would have provoked vitriolic mud-slinging a la current trash talk surrounding AF100 etc, but seven years on, what can be said about the XL2 compared to the DVX?

It seems to me the dvx is much more "still in use" than the xl2 these days. Any theories as to why?
 
XL2 never caught on nearly like the DVX did. It was much more expensive, clumsier to work with, and its main advantage (interchangeable lenses) was rarely taken advantage of. That said, there were some XL2 die-hards, and DVX masses, and yes there used to be lots of mud-slinging between the two.

XL2's main practical advantage is in 16x9 -- it produces a significantly sharper 16x9 image than a DVX does.
 
Haha sounds like the more things change the more they stay the same. Hard to imagine anyone getting too worked up over an XL2 vs. dvx battle these days.

Having said that I kind of wish I bought a dvx. I thought the XL2 would sit nice on the shoulder but it doesn't really and it can get pretty heavy. Also, the interchangeable lenses feature is a bit of a waste due to crazy crop factor and $$$$.

But really both cameras were awesome then, still pretty awesome now, and we'll probably still be (maybe quaintly) awesome in five years.

Really interested to see if the tenor of camera dialogue changes after the current AF100 vs. DSLR vs. Sony F35 vs. RED Scarlet or what have you burns itself out.
 
It always struck me that the XL2 had a more electronic, digital-ish look to its footage, whereas the DVX seemed more organic and film-like. "Mojo," we called it.

That said, they were functionally identical cameras in terms of shooting modes and post work.
 
I've done a number of shoots using the cameras side-by side. I had a hard time getting the footage to match as well as I wanted, largely due to the differences in the way they seem to handle color. Both great cameras, but I had a preference for the Panny image.
 
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