LOTS of HVX200's on Ebay.

I got my HVX200 with a 16gb and 8gb p2 card, and 2 batteries for 2600. Considering all the inferior HDV and AVCHD cameras that go for just a little less, it's really quite a bargain for a professional camera.
 
Spec-Comm said:
The AF100 is not an upgrade, they really are two entirely different beasts. Depending on your needs, one might fit better than the other, but they really have a potential to complement each other very nicely.

The best option, if you can afford it, would be to hang onto the 200/A/170 and get the AF100 in addition to it.
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Exactly. I really want to hang on to my HVX and add an AF100 to the mix. It would be a lot easier to afford, however, if Panasonic had made the AF-100 a P2 camera.

The AF-100 is at a nice price point, but the cost of cards is a major consideration. It looks like if I sell the HVX, that will cover the cost of getting set up with high-speed SD cards.

That totally sucks. I'd much rather use my existing P2 gear, and have the two cameras to choose from, with no change in the workflow on set when we move from one to the other.

Panasonic's explanations of why they couldn't do P2 in the AF100 are flimsy, particularly after they've spent years convincing us all that P2 had such strong advantages.

AND, they're been introducing some interesting new hardware options for P2 as well... but I guess those won't matter to the huge portion of their prosumer customer base that will be migrating to the AF100.

FAIL.
 
SantaCruzMichael said:
Exactly. I really want to hang on to my HVX and add an AF100 to the mix. It would be a lot easier to afford, however, if Panasonic had made the AF-100 a P2 camera.

The AF-100 is at a nice price point, but the cost of cards is a major consideration. It looks like if I sell the HVX, that will cover the cost of getting set up with high-speed SD cards.
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Hello Michael,

Ah, I know how you feel. It would have been real sweet if the AF100 to had been P2.

There's still a huge difference in the price points for SD cards and P2 cards. The average reliable 16GB SD card is around 35.00 - 40.00. Even the high end ones are around 100.00. It's a different investment than the P2 cards are.

Aside from weight of the camera itself, I think another big factor is the customer base. P2 is a wonderful versatile format for many, many different applications. At it's core, though, it's primary market is broadcast and studio productions.

While the AVCCAM line, was more designed around the needs (and let's be fair: the budgets) of the "independent" market, such as event videographers, sports videographers, freelancers, independent film productions, and even people who aren't in any kind of A/V business but have more discerning tastes than for what the consumer market offers.

So were does the DSLR camera fit in all this? It's been hugely popular with the independent market. With the very rare exceptions here and there, DSLRs haven't really found a place in the Broadcast industry. Maybe that will change in the future, but when you consider the product, the need, the market...

Well, the AF100 fits in very neatly with the AVCCAM lineup.

Best,

Jasmine Moore
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