Is the DVX dead?

Darren_Wharton

Darren_Wharton

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Hey Guys & Gals...

Don't want to rock the boat here....but isn't the beloved DVX100 dead?
Low res SD, no 16:9,....mmmm.... for me personally, I can't see a reason to be interested in this camera any more!...SORRY!

Panasonic should re- release this cam with 16:9.....with a built-in guerilla35..!

COME TO THINK OF IT?

Why don't the big boys Sony, Panasonic, JVC, Canon, build cameras with the
old DOF...adapters built in?....it would be massive!

How cool would that be?

I've just had 3 pints of good old English bitter.............in my local Welsh Pub!

Hope I don't sound tipsy..!!!!

All the very best everyone...

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Darren Wharton.
 
LOL Interesting post.

For me, the dvx is most certainly not dead. It won't be dead until it stops working. I still get impressed when I see certain shots with the camera and that just makes me warm and fuzzy inside when that happens. Also, with all of these adapters, it's hard to consider it dead at all. The interest in this camera will always be there for me.

And if you didn't notice, this board is as active as ever, meaning that at least some interest remains. Calling it dead is like saying disco is good music; it's just a lie.
 
The DVX has a long life left. It may not be the cutting edge anymore, but it is about the best SD cam (at this range) you can buy still. Its images continue to amaze me (I just got my HVX a month ago).

That's why Pany came out with the 100B--they see the market for it for a while yet.
 
lpcvideo1 said:
The DVX has a long life left. It may not be the cutting edge anymore, but it is about the best SD cam (at this range) you can buy still. Its images continue to amaze me (I just got my HVX a month ago).

That's why Pany came out with the 100B--they see the market for it for a while yet.
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I agree.
 
How many 35mm adapters have you used? I have to be honest. I would NOT want one permanently installed. They are all sorts of trouble to shoot with.
 
The thing about the DVX100 is that:

a) It's cheap.
b) It's VERY filmic for Mini-DV.
c) It's got a very large and diverse user base.
d) It's almost got all manual controls.
e) It's broadcast accepted.
f) It's proven.

That should be more than enough reason why the DVX will last for quite a while. If some other company wanted to come out with a DVX-like but not XL2 camera with 16:9 and higher SD resolution for the same price, then they could and would most certainly make a lot of money regardless of HD(v). The way I see it and what I predict is that Panasonic is most likely done with the DVX on a roadmap standpoint and will move on to the HVX and future cameras, but they'll still support the DVX user base for as long as need be since the darn camera is still selling like hotcakes!:)
 
You don't know what you've got 'till it's gone ...:crybaby:

Yes, I swapped my DVX for a Z1. The Z1 is a great camera and the reasons for swapping were, and still are, valid.

BUT - I've been transferring a lot of my old material on to Digibeta so it can be edited into a History Channel/Channel 5 documentary. I've been seeing DVX footage back to back with stuff shot on the Z1 and a DVW700 and I've been amazed at the sheer impact of the DVX's imagery set against the other two. We get so hung up on resolution, pixel counts etc, etc. and get seduced into looking for these things in the picture itself we forget about good old subjective emotional impact - and the DVX imaagery, by some witchcraft at Panasonic, has it in bucketloads.

When a camera like the DVX - which is cheap, easy to use, compact, adaptable and still has an economical, uncomplicated post-production workflow - still has a powerful subjective WOW factor that gets you enrolled in the subject/drama rather than the camera, then it must still have a long life ahead of it.

Either that or we should wonder what we are about as film makers ...
 
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Oh great...another FX1 vs DVX tread...:badputer:

The only thing that made me want to post here was what was said in the inicial post about these big companies start building cameras that already come with a 35mm lens adapter. I don't think they should necessarely cost 20k. There's a bunch of very good 35mm adapters here being sold by a thousand bucks or so. If an average instructed user can build them with good results without having to spend a fortune, I'm sure these companies can do the same. Of course, they'll charge way more because it has their brand printer on the product (for sure not 20k though), but I'm sure they would come out with the best possible 35mm adapter yet. I can't imagine companies like Panasonic, Sony, etc building a cheap piece of garbage adapter...they have huge teams of engeneers, lab tests, etc.
 
rawfa said:
Oh great...another FX1 vs DVX tread...:badputer:

The only thing that made me want to post here was what was said in the inicial post about these big companies start building cameras that already come with a 35mm lens adapter. I don't think they should necessarely cost 20k. There's a bunch of very good 35mm adapters here being sold by a thousand bucks or so. If an average instructed user can build them with good results without having to spend a fortune, I'm sure these companies can do the same. Of course, they'll charge way more because it has their brand printer on the product (for sure not 20k though), but I'm sure they would come out with the best possible 35mm adapter yet. I can't imagine companies like Panasonic, Sony, etc building a cheap piece of garbage adapter...they have huge teams of engeneers, lab tests, etc.
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No - that wasn't a FX1/Z1 vs DVX post - reread. I'm not sorry I have a Z1 instead. I just happened to notice the different qualities of the DVX in the context of owning a Z1, and my 2 cents about why the DVX isn't dead.

Sony, Panasonic et al. are mass producers - it would cost them a fortune to develop and tool up to produce a cam with built in 35 adapters. The market is far too small for them to be able to make a profit out of it. Small companies and individuals, on the other hand, are much more able to develop and create these specialist bits of kit because they don't have the overheads that go with mass production - they are aiming for a small market in the first place. Don't forget all those engineers and lab testers etc. have to be paid ...
 
It's a refreshing to hear someone who made the switch to Z1 still speak highly of our humble DVX. I'm sure there's plenty of people who would like to say the DVX is dead, primarily to support their own decision to go with another camera. But there will still be plenty of people shooting stuff that looks better than yours with a DVX (not directed at the initial poster, I'm speaking in generalities). I plan to beat the hell out of my 100b (gently of course) and use it to learn how to shoot better before I'll ever concede that it's dead. Long live the DVX100 bloodline.
-Ryan
 
HybridCreations said:
It's a refreshing to hear someone who made the switch to Z1 still speak highly of our humble DVX. I'm sure there's plenty of people who would like to say the DVX is dead, primarily to support their own decision to go with another camera. But there will still be plenty of people shooting stuff that looks better than yours with a DVX (not directed at the initial poster, I'm speaking in generalities). I plan to beat the hell out of my 100b (gently of course) and use it to learn how to shoot better before I'll ever concede that it's dead. Long live the DVX100 bloodline.
-Ryan
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I think its a mix of both, the DVX has its pros and cons same the Z1U its all up the user, but I dont like anti-dvx threads or anti-HD threats just to help a persons buyers remorse.
 
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