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Originally Posted by loki74
i say go with the XL2. I didnt read what you have there, but comparing the XL2 to teh DVX100A, the XL2 is much better. They are more or less equal in quality, but XL2 has of course the Canon name, which comes with all of those available lenses. (and there are a LOT of lenses) The lens they provide you with is very good quality from what I understand, and as made clear by my previous sentence, is not a dedicated lens like the DVX100A. By the time you tac on the anamorphic converter for the DVX100A and the hundred or so for a shoulder mount, (both of which the XL2 have inherently) you may as well find a little more coin and get yourself the XL2.
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loki74, I KNOW you are a committed XL-2 fan. Hahaha! Who can blame you? It's a big, hunkin camera that delivers broadcast quality video and accommodates any number of lenses and attachments and is a real shooter's camera, giving a competent operator the control he/she wants and needs to create beautiful images. It a tried and proven camera made by a premier name in the industry.
I have 3 main problems with the XL-2.
1) It is TOO much camera for my current level of development and I NEED the "training wheels" of a good 'AUTO" mode before I can work my way up to becoming a real shooter. The cameras I'm looking at are those which will serve my current needs and will still do the job when I become a more adept shooter.
2) It doesn't come with a little flip out lcd monitor. In order to check focus and color and framing I would be tethered to the viewfinder. Not to mention the inconvenience of not being able to have the subject see themselves or have another crew member simultaneously see the scene on the lcd while I'm looking through the eyepiece.
With an XL-2 I'd have to buy an external monitor which needs to be mounted on something and needs to be powered...all of which costs extra $$$. But since were talking a $4,000+ camera, no body will notice another $300-$800 for a portable monitor and the gear it would need.
3) It is waaaay out of my budget.
And with that I am now going to announce my decision in this months long research process.
I ordered the Panasonic AG-DVC7.
My upward limit was about $1,500 or so.
I don't trust the really low prices I've seen on the internet for a DVX100A. I don't want to have the satisfaction of spending $1,600 +/- for a Canon GL-2 only to have problems with sound quality as I've read some users report there being. Also, when I am trying to convince a prospective bride why she should choose me over Uncle Joe who has a camera not much different in size or appearance than a GL-2 I want something Uncle Joe doesn't have. She may not be able to tell the difference in picture quality between Joe's camera, but when she sees my DVC7 she's got to be impressed by it's appearance.
And I finally saw a short film that was shot on a DVC7 and it really isn't bad.
I will use the extra money between the $950 I paid and the $1,500 I had budgeted to buy some mics and other gear.
I already volunteered to do some work for my church using the camera and I can't wait to get started.
I'll let you know how it works out.