Panasonic BT-LH1700W or Marshall 7" R70P-HDA + CRT monitor

VariZoom has the new SWIT series 8" HD monitor

Please take a look .

Tom McKay

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Hi Ryan,

NEBTEK has a lightweight 5.8" LCD that will power off of your existing Panasonic batteries. It is daylight viewable with a 400 NIT brightenss and 960x234 resolution. It was designed to work with the Micro35 Lens Adapter so it offers an Image Flip and top or bottom mountability. As far as image goes. I still believe the Panasonic TC7-WMS1 has the sharpest possible image of any composite only video monitor, but the new 5.8" is pretty damn close.

Hope this gives you a few more options.

Regards,
Rob DuBree

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Tom- that looks sweet! I have a couple of questions . . .

Can you explain why I should choose this over the Marshall?

Will there be a DVXUser price consideration?

Thanks.
 
Rob DuBree said:
Hi Ryan,

NEBTEK has a lightweight 5.8" LCD that will power off of your existing Panasonic batteries. It is daylight viewable with a 400 NIT brightenss and 960x234 resolution. It was designed to work with the Micro35 Lens Adapter so it offers an Image Flip and top or bottom mountability. As far as image goes. I still believe the Panasonic TC7-WMS1 has the sharpest possible image of any composite only video monitor, but the new 5.8" is pretty damn close.

Hope this gives you a few more options.

Regards,
Rob DuBree

NEBTEK SALES
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Thanks Rob- That looks like a good option- I'll have to check it out on your web site. Much appreciated.
 
Rob,

How does the 5.8" compare to the Marshal? Which would you choose if you could afford to pop for the more expensive Marshall?

Thanks
 
DO NOT use a cheap monitor for focus, I use the larger Panny and it is fabulous. I use it for both the HVX and the XLH, neither of which have an LCD that is remotely useable for critical focus. The focus assist is just "OK" and while I loved it at first, I have grown not to trust it...



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I have the Marshall Brooksilver and would say it is only really good for judging focus and as a lightweight portable monitor. If you do not need a portable monitor and want one to double for critical colour correction I would definitely look at the Panasonic. I bought the Marshall primarily for quick set up's and checking focus but would not use it for critical colour judgements. Just one point when using the Marshall; I found I have to use a monitor hood as any light spill makes it difficult to see if the screen. The Marshall hood is Ok if fixed to the monitor with additional strips of velcro.
Good Luck
 
RayFrisby said:
I found I have to use a monitor hood as any light spill makes it difficult to see if the screen. The Marshall hood is Ok if fixed to the monitor with additional strips of velcro.
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Thats interesting as the viewing angles for the Panasonic are superb in direct sunlight.
 
Hi steadicamsteel ! Yea maybe its me but I find any external light on a monitor really distracting. I can see the image OK with the Marshall but even aproximate colour reference is difficult. I like to block out everything outside the frame when concentrating on a screen.
 
Hi dvInsight... sorry for the late reply,
If I had the money I would spring for the Marshall.

The 5.8" is a good widescreen composite only unit that is daylight viewable, but I basically use it for framing and composition. Our Panasonic 7" had the best sharpness on any widescreen composite only monitor I had ever seen, and I had used the unit for focusing in a crunch, but I still wouldn't completely trust it (especially in low contrast shots). Unfortunately Panasonic (in their infinite wisdom) discontinued the unit and we only have a few left.

The Marshall is a rock solid performer for an onboard camera HD unit with 800x480 res and Panasonic Lithium-ion compatability with our modifcation.

But Rich (Steadicamsteel) also has a good point. The Panasonic BT-LH1700W is the end all be all of framing and focusing. We absolutely love this unit... which is why we manufactured a baby-pin mountable stand bracket for it. My clients love it when we show up to set with one of these and mount it on a rolling stand. We use a purse battery pack and hang it from the stand. When we need to move it around we just loop out more BNC cable (which we also hang from the stand). Unfortunately it is not steadicam friendly and even with the unit mounted on a rolling stand your run and gun is limited to the length of BNC you can loop out.
http://www.nebtek.com./proddetail.php?prod=1700BRKT

It's matter of personal preference and finances. I would love to personally own a BT-LH1700W so I could be guaranteed it was in my package everytime I went to set. Then I could also use it in my home studio for my digital compositing. Unfortunately I just don't have that kind of money to shell out for a the monitor and stand bracket right now.

Hope this helps!
Rob
NEBTEK
 
Ultimately you do need both, but my number one priority was to find an onboard camera unit I could depend on. I wear glasses and getting down on that eyepiece has always been a pain in the @$$.

-Rob
NEBTEK
 
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