Replacing Panny Lens

Come on guys. I know all that stuff. I am wondering how feasible it is to do so.

The Andromeda guys seem to have no problem 'voiding the warranty'.

I have never needed to use the warranty on any electronics device, video camera or otherwise.
 
RogerandOut said:
Come on guys. I know all that stuff. I am wondering how feasible it is to do so.

The Andromeda guys seem to have no problem 'voiding the warranty'.

I have never needed to use the warranty on any electronics device, video camera or otherwise.
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I would knock on wood, throw salt over my shoulder and rub a rabbits foot real quick for that statement. :cry:

I have read of individuals replaceing the lenses on pro-sumer video cameras, but they were highly skilled individuals with long experience doing camera modifications. I think that you would get into a situation where it would be cheaper to wait for the $20K-$30k 2/3" DVC-PRO HD camera that is sure to follow the HVX.
 
Well, depends on what you mean by that term. What zooming in does is limit the amount of background that's in the shot... is that what you meant?
 
My advice: If this cat can do this and I really wanted an HVX with this kind of lens, I'd send my camera to him and let him do it. If I had money to burn I'd be cool but I'd freak out over either doing something like this or letting someone do something like this to my DVX less on doing it to a $6,000 HVX. I will admit there is something very cool about being able to do something like this.

-Nate
 
Those guys who tricked their Z1 were probably camera tech's with a lifetime of experience who knew what they were getting into. And, perhaps had practiced the procedure on countless other cheaper cams before attempting to mod a brand new Z1.

I think there was a guy who tried this a month or two ago on his DVX and totally trashed it! Not only did he scratch his original lens, he bent a small wire pair which ruined one of the three CCD's which facilitated the need for an entire replacement CCD block at the cost of $900, and then we never heard back from him...

Anyways, GOOD LUCK !
 
thisiswells said:
I think there was a guy who tried this a month or two ago on his DVX and totally trashed it! Not only did he scratch his original lens, he bent a small wire pair which ruined one of the three CCD's which facilitated the need for an entire replacement CCD block at the cost of $900, and then we never heard back from him...
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That's really funny!....in a sad sort of way. :D
 
Perhaps better get the JVC and buy the adapter for any lens you need - or even make an adapter for the kind of lens you'll like to use. Seems a lot safer :-)
 
It would seem more sensible just to buy an interchangeable lens camera (Canon XL or JVC HD100) in the first place, or does that spoil the fun? ;) The advantage would also be that it would handle properly balance wise.
 
Any of these cameras can be "full HD", provided you don't actually record on them! If you use the HD-SDI output from the Canon, or analog component output from the others, you bypass compression completely and get an HD-compatible signal.

It won't rival the signal you'd get from a $50,000 camera, of course, but at least it won't be compressed HDV.
 
What do you record the HD-SDI output to or on?
The firestore recorder?
'It won't rival the signal you'd get from a $50,000 camera, of course, but at least it won't be compressed HDV'

Would it have the same information output by the HVX-200 in HD mode?

If that SDI signal is uncompressed...wouldn't that require a HUGE amount of storage capacity?

How would you get that SDI footage into Final Cut Pro HD?
 
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