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Originally Posted by Peter Jefferson
the consumerism of teh MX/GS series has really flattened the potenial for this camera.. Ive got an old MX500 which cost me 3600... yup.. 3600... BUT to this day, im yet to find a camera in good light which can give me this kind of footage.. IMO, its better than a VX2100 in good light.. in low light it goes like a bag of poo... but these are great units... however to get the most from them, u need manual controls
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Quite so Peter. I too have used the MX500 alongside my VX2000 and the images from the much smaller Panasonic are startlingly good, and at the wide-angle end of the zoom it's noticeably better than the Sony. But halfway through the afternoon the Panasonic just gives up - and for anything where the light can't be described as 'good' the VX2000 wins hands down, every time.
But there's more to image quality than initial impressions, and the much bigger chips on the VX mean dof control is a lot better. The MX500 has these dang internal, automatic ND filters that can't be turned off, so to say ''you need to use manual controls'' Peter is a bit of a laugh with the MX.
The MX also tells lies on replay, the software extrapolating the camera's f/4.5 + internal ND to say silly things like you shot this scene at f/16. Nonsence of course, and this is where the true manual control of the Sony wins out.
But it can't be denied - the MX and GS range of Panasonics with their Leica branded lenses are really superb - but only out there in the sunshine I'm afraid.
tom.