Post purchase nervousness!

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burt_benson

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I just ordered my HVX and now I'm experiencing a major case of "did I just invest all that money for a camera!" I'm excited to get my hands on it but right now they are just very sweaty. Am I the only one who might need therapy as a result of spending all of my savings with no promises on recouping the cost?
 
Now breathe slowly and exhale...

No need to worry: the HVX is a fantastic camera and like with any other tool it will get better as you practice and get to know it. No tool is perfect, but on the other hand there is really no need for 'perfection', just the attempt to do your best: if you get to know your tool the limitations that you might run into will be your friend. Limitations, restraints and challenges will make your work better. Unless, of course you bought it thinking that there's a button that will take care of ideas, lighting, cast, crew, financing and awards ;-)

Enjoy it, I just love my HVX, warts and all.
 
if you know what youre doing photographically and have any kind of salesman in you, you can pay off your hvx in a day.
 
nice advice soren...


You'll never regret the warm goodness the camera delivers..and once you get a few weeks of shooting underneath yourself then it'll be a pleasure to shoot with
 
Burt,

I got the camera over a month ago and I couldn't be happier. I'm just wrapping up a documentary shot on 24p. I couldnt afford hd cards yet, but wanted to familiarize myself with the camera. You made the right decision!!! Really:)

http://www.mattadamsapple.com
 
Hang in there buddy! The pain will soon pass once you feel the beautiful craftsmanship in your hands.
 
Get your money back!!!!

Get your money back!!!!

i don't know why you bought an HVX dude. panasonic just announced today they are slashing the prices tomorrow and all HVX's will cost $500 due to the release of the HVX 300.

joking.....:laugh:

to reassure you made the right decision go through this website and look at all the HVX footage people have posted to remind yourself you've made the right choice!

just make sure you buy Barry Green's dvd so you can get all your questions answered in a matter of hours. you won't even need a manual after watching that.
 
I felt the same way, I had been wanting a camera for a few years...I waited and waited for the right job to come along to motivate my purchase...the job came along, I purchased the camera then the job went away...sad...but, other jobs cropped up and along the way I did little freebies here and there which allowed me to get to know the camera better and work on my camera skills...

Might seem obvious but one thing for sure is that you have to do more than just buy a camera(or any other equipment for that matter) you have to use it, and you have to learn to sell yourself.

If you are really concerned about cost than determine how many days of work/rentals you need to pay it off...then find the jobs and start checking the days off...that can help motivate you to find work.

Good Luck!!

RJS
 
yeah, i know the feeling. i just spent 11,000+ dollars on my camera rig.

hvx200 = 5000

a complete redrock m2 hd package with a couple prime lenses, an external monitor = 3000+ ??

manfrotto 503 head = 275

1 terabyte external harddrive = 400

century optics extreme fisheye = 3950



I would usually only use my other hd cameras for work and stuff, but I find myself shooting with the thing NONSTOP. Brilliantly made, and shooting time lapses are really fun. :)

thank god for credit cards haha
 
concon310 said:
a complete redrock m2 hd package with a couple prime lenses, an external monitor = 3000+ ??
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Yummy :). I'm so happy with my HVX, but I can't wait to get a 35 adaptor and maybe even a full blown Zacuto system...

The HVX is like a Scion car. You can just keep pimping it and pimping it... it never gets old, haha!

If I won the lottery though, I might want to go pimp out a Red camera... but the HVX will do for now! Simply the best camera system I've ever used for its price range. It made my blank white wall look spectacular, and it was just a blank white wall! Then again maybe its just that much of a difference coming from an old Canon XL1s, haha.
 
Burt can I call you Burt. :) Return the camera! ASAP! The part where you said you spent your life savings with no promise of recouping your money is a good indicator that maybe you should pass on the cam. Don't let the folks on dvxuser fool you they might sound like regular guys with their incorrect spelling and bad grammar but they are professionals. That HVX is a pro cam.

Did you own a DVX?
Have you ever made money from video production?
What about the other stuff you will need besides the camera? How will you pay for that?

Read this and then I recommend buying this Canon A1.

I read your other post and doing weddings an A1 as a main cam and a HV20 as a second cam might work out great.

Also consider the new sony EX if you want a "Pro" camera. At least then you would have better low light footage in weddings with the great tapeless workflow.
Also if you really want to impress the bride and keep stay under budget get the
Sony HVR-HD1000

PM me. Peace
 
Nik Manning said:
Burt can I call you Burt. :) Return the camera! ASAP! The part where you said you spent your life savings with no promise of recouping your money is a good indicator that maybe you should pass on the cam. Don't let the folks on dvxuser fool you they might sound like regular guys with their incorrect spelling and bad grammar but they are professionals. That HVX is a pro cam.

Did you own a DVX?
Have you ever made money from video production?
What about the other stuff you will need besides the camera? How will you pay for that?

Read this and then I recommend buying this Canon A1.

I read your other post and doing weddings an A1 as a main cam and a HV20 as a second cam might work out great.

Also consider the new sony EX if you want a "Pro" camera. At least then you would have better low light footage in weddings with the great tapeless workflow.
Also if you really want to impress the bride and keep stay under budget get the
Sony HVR-HD1000

PM me. Peace
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It really comes down to audio, IMHO. The HVX has such superior audio that to best it with an XH-A1 you have to use an external mixer and recorder. That means shooting a double system and synching the sound in post, b/c the A1 does not do time code.

Image quality I personally think is close to a toss-up. You can use the Canon's presets to get very close to the HVX look. But you will never get uncompressed, four channel sound with an XH-A1. It aint gonna happen. So you have to add a recorder and mixer and that's going to cost you bank and you still have the hassle of synching sound in post w/o time code. You could get the time code version, the XH-G1, but look at spending $6K on the camera.
 
People actually call me Barry, but since there is already a Barry Green here, I thought I would go by the stupid name my parent gave me (no offense to the other Burts out there. I just don't like the name. But what can you do when it is a family name. I have no plans on passing it along to any of my children).
I appreciate your concern about my spending all my money to buy the camera and I can see where it can be considered foolish, but I'm now feeling pretty good about getting the camera and I'm making money that is going back into the bank for savings.
 
Burt, Burt, Burt.

Assuming you know what you are doing and can really justify the camera as a professional expense, you will love it. I have had my HVX for about four months, it has already paid for itself and I am having a blast with it. It is a tool that lets me do shots and sequences that I never would have tried before. In a way, it has made me a better cinematographer. An amazing tool.

Best,

Dan
 
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