Losing the faith?

[indigo]

I've had an HVX200 almost since day one and pretty much love it to death. I'm not going to list all of the benefits but.....

to cut a long story short I'm becoming increasingly concerned that the new breed of camera/video hybrids are over taking cameras like the HVX.

This video on Vimeo really says it all... http://vimeo.com/7080015 it was shot on a Canon Eos 5d Mark 2. The quality is fantastic all in a small relatively lightweight bundle. I've been to the Himalayas with my HVX and an SGPro and ended up having to check most of it into New Delhi railway station left luggage as I simply couldn't lug it all about. I had huge trouble flying into Peru trying to convince customs that I was just a tourist and not a journalist etc because of the size and "professional" look of the HVX.

Does anyone else share my concerns/ is there an answer/ is Panny going to launch something to compete??
Thoughts comments appreciated!

Indy.....

 

[wgzn]

i would definitely agree that the days of the video camera as we have known it are RAPIDLY nearing an end. quality expectations are dropping, even while devices ability to deliver quality are increasing. you can do more with less and less is becoming more acceptable...

the xl1 and dvx100 replaced the big betacams. the cinealta and now the red products are challenging film cameras. and now that you can shoot "HD" on a little $200 flip ultra \ (and a variety of other devices) who knows what the general public will come to deem acceptable...

we in the video biz have spent the last decade or so trying to make our video look like film, and now jackass tv manufacturers are making tvs that make beautiful films look like video.

acquisition is changing, playback is changing. get what works for you and get busy delivering content ; )

 

[Cassius]

Yeah, and I don't like it either. I'm saying that as an HDSLR owner. It would have been nice to be born a decade or two earlier so I could have at least had the experience of the good old days. I don't just so cameras changing, I see the industry and creative value of video (and photography) work falling apart. These things happen, unfortunately.

 

[kidwoo]

quality expectations are dropping, even while devices ability to deliver quality are increasing. you can do more with less and less is becoming more acceptable...

This right here is gold.

Couldn't agree more.

 

[wgzn]

I don't just so cameras changing, I see the industry and creative value of video (and photography) work falling apart. These things happen, unfortunately.

yeah, its all changing. but things have always changed. and for about the last 30 years or so, there's always been somebody who thought the old days were better. maybe they were, maybe not. thats subjective. ive been in the advertising/design/video biz for nearly 20 years and i can say that i think that the overall creative "bar" is way lower than it used to be. but i think that has to do with accessibility. nowadays any schmuck with a camera or a computer can sell themselves as a designer/cinematographer. there is just more muck these days and you have to be a little bit better and work a little bit smarter to rise above that muck.

some are lucky enough to find a comfy niche. the rest of us - we have to either evolve with the trends or find another vocation.

personally, i find it all just another set of opportunities ; )