This GY-HD100U is SWEET ! ! !

Yes you certainly have a point! I've never had the opportunity to use the 16x lens myself. It is interesting that the DVX lens is slower at telephoto. What is the starting focal length of the 16x lens? Just curious.

It will be very interesting to see what JVC and Fuji come out with!
 
I think it is 5.4 but I am not sure. I use it with the .7x WA adapter and get around 3.8 for a start. A little wider than my old dvx but it zooms much farther.
 
icicle22 said:
The Canon 20x lens drops from 1.6 to 3.2 at the maximum telephoto end. The DVX did this also but maybe not quite as much. FWIW.
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This is because the Canon lens is a 20x and the Panni's is a 13x (I think, but not 20x).
 
I understand that. The DVX is 10x so there should be less of a light loss. But the 16x manual canon seems to have none which is not consistent with the basic formula (with longer lenses being slower).
 
Interesting point of view. I do remember JVC meaning "Junk Video Company" and they have had various issues to overcome. However, Adam Wilt gave the previous HDV 1-chip camera a very strong overview last year - and after spending time with this camera, I would estimate that JVC feels this is a follow-on not to the initial HD camera, but to the GY-DV500 series of camera - which they did very well with. Personally, I think this is a well-built (looking and feeling) camera and the NLE deck is very nice as well (much nicer than the BR-600, which was junk - oops! Did I say junk?). There are also some nice features on this camera - not previously seen from JVC. If you want to see the camera, there is a video package at http://www.wiredmetro.com
 
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