XHA1 worth investing in?
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Jason Ramsey
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Are you buying one used or new?
What price are you looking at if you don't mind?
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jason
What price are you looking at if you don't mind?
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jason
craigbowman
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Will technology continue to advance? Of course it will. Today's hot new technology is tomorrow's boat anchor!
What you should be asking yourself, does what your purchasing make sense to you with what you are doing right now? Only you can answer that question. As a business, we buy things which have to be able to have a solid ROI. ie. We picked up a Red One system when they first came out and it paid for itself in less than two months.
What you should be asking yourself, does what your purchasing make sense to you with what you are doing right now? Only you can answer that question. As a business, we buy things which have to be able to have a solid ROI. ie. We picked up a Red One system when they first came out and it paid for itself in less than two months.
I love the lens of the xha1 20x, miss it, own an HMC 150 now & love the tapeless workflow but the lens is too short sometimes. I m shooting alot outdoors right now and it just comes up too short. Only 13x but it has a very nice wideangle lens. If theire was no hmc 150 I would not have sold my xha1. I'd look for an xha1 with low hours If I would have to purchase one again.
HV 40 's ? sounds like a Hybrid Hummer model
HV 40 's ? sounds like a Hybrid Hummer model
Jay Rodriguez
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I have the HPX170 and LOVE IT! BUT, I truley miss the lens on the A1. Top notch imo. I just hated the 4:2:0 and HDV specs.
Nektonic
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I still use an A1, and just last night was editing some footage that looked great. This camera is a few years old, but it can still produce jaw dropping footage. As mentioned above, the HMC150 is also a good choice, mainly whether or not you can live with the shorter focal length lens and want to or can deal with the tapeless AVC-HD workflow. It is really nice to be able to shoot HD, but to also have the option to shot either 16x9 or 4x3 SD to DV tape when a client calls for it. That is something you can't do with the Panasonic camera because they didn't include a tape drive.
If you can find a used A1 with low hours at a decent price then that might be the way to go. More money for other gear then if need be.
The HV20/30/40 series are nice little cameras for the price, but the manual controls and just above all much better picture quality sets the A1 apart. My HV20 is great for B-cam footage, and would never replace my A1 except on specific occasions like I had to get a shot from inside a mailbox or something.
If you can find a used A1 with low hours at a decent price then that might be the way to go. More money for other gear then if need be.
The HV20/30/40 series are nice little cameras for the price, but the manual controls and just above all much better picture quality sets the A1 apart. My HV20 is great for B-cam footage, and would never replace my A1 except on specific occasions like I had to get a shot from inside a mailbox or something.
Jason Ramsey
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I hope that is a typo, dude... that's over 15 grand over 3 years... My car payment is less than that...
Complete and utter highway robbery dude. 428 x 36 = 15408. Please tell me I am missing something.
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jason
Complete and utter highway robbery dude. 428 x 36 = 15408. Please tell me I am missing something.
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jason
You could buy it, use it, then resell it, and you'd end up far better than this joke.
Nektonic
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That makes more sense, as I too thought it was going to be 15,000 bucks.
Still though, unless you absolutely can only afford to lease, you might be better off searching for a mint used one, which will probably run in the $2,400 to $2,700 range. That way you're not tied into a lease two or three years from now if you outgrow the A1. I love shooting with my A1, but the fact is that Canon and everyone else will develop and release better stuff than the A1 within the next year. Worst case scenario, Canon will most likely release an XH-A2 that will be a substantial upgrade.
I'd say go with a used on because even in another year or two you will still be able to sell it for around $2,000 or a little less if it is in good or great condition.