Pascal Scheffers
Member
The other thing to keep in mind is usability and how much crap the device can take.
As much as I like my beginner indie status with my nice H4n, I long for the robustness and ease of use of the pro gear we had for radio production. I'm not dropping my H4n 5 times with much hope of it surviving unscathed and those fiddly buttons are going to fail on me when I least like it. And where are my nice big knobs!!! The list goes on. Things we take for granted on more expensive gear.
And then there's the fact that the zoom tries to be a jack of all trades, which is just perfect for my indie needs, but the menus... <shudder>
So it is not just the audio quality, the whole design of the pro gear is more robust. If I had the choice, I'd go for the Real Stuff, but hey. How can I record a movie with no budget left for the camera... hmmm.
As much as I like my beginner indie status with my nice H4n, I long for the robustness and ease of use of the pro gear we had for radio production. I'm not dropping my H4n 5 times with much hope of it surviving unscathed and those fiddly buttons are going to fail on me when I least like it. And where are my nice big knobs!!! The list goes on. Things we take for granted on more expensive gear.
And then there's the fact that the zoom tries to be a jack of all trades, which is just perfect for my indie needs, but the menus... <shudder>
So it is not just the audio quality, the whole design of the pro gear is more robust. If I had the choice, I'd go for the Real Stuff, but hey. How can I record a movie with no budget left for the camera... hmmm.