HCM40 and HMC150 alike?

I'm very excited for this cam...Just shot another wedding with 200a and 5d2 (B cam) last weekend and I give up. The 5d2 is the love of my life for stills but I cannot shoot ANY motion video with it at all:) Feel like a rookie learning to manually focus all over again....A $2000 pro video choice is perfect, I came so close to pulling the trigger on the 150 but now it's time to wait it out. My partner is my wife....and for her, 2 pounds for run and gun will be perfect! The 200a is heavy after a while on the wrist...and I avoid low light situations with my HVX anyway...I'm not as concerned with low light performance if it delivers with decent lighting. We have the Canon for high ISO shooting.

Excellent news

Barry...are you going to get a review unit? Does anyone receive units from the Broadcast Division for preliminary reviews?

J
 
ag-150 or ag 40? which ione to buy?

ag-150 or ag 40? which ione to buy?

Can u please help me between the ag-hmc150 and ag-hmc-40...i need to get a camera and am deciding which one to go with...final output of media will be short indie films for festivals and local showings in movie theatres in local theatres..i just sold my dvx100b and want a new camera...we shot an indie film on the 100b and played it on the big screen and it looked good enough ...so in that regards which camera would be the best for that again....which camera would mr. barry green go for if he was to buy either of the two sir... TIM HOLMES
 
I like the HMC150 very much. The 150 is better than the HMC40 in every possible way (except potential sharpness). But it also costs more than 50% more. If money is no object, get the HMC150. If you can't afford the HMC150, then it isn't an option anyway.

But we don't really know how the HMC40 will perform yet.
 
Bonjour Tim,

I was using some DVX for few years. Now I use a HVX200, HPX170 and HMC150.
I can tell you that you will see a big difference if you switch to the HMC150.
Specially if you work in 16-9.
As Barry said go for the 150,
and as BobDiaz refer to the spec. the 40 will not be topgun in low light.
HMC150 - 3Lx F1.6 +12db 1/25 sec.
HMC40 - 1Lx +34db 1/2 sec.

For the moment the spec show bad news, but we will see. The spec are not always the only thing.
The HVX200 have the same spec in low light than the HPX170, and in fact there is a big difference. You have to go to the HVX200a to have the same result.

hope it's help
 
Question for Berry Green ...

Question for Berry Green ...

Barry_Green said:
I've requested a review unit. I'm hoping to get one soon.
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Barry,

Once you do get a unit, test it, and write about it. Will we see the write up in this section of the forum OR will you post it in the Articles section???


Bob Diaz
 
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