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Old June 1st, 2008, 12:11 PM   #11
Alister Chapman
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I guess what we need to do is get all these different cameras side by side and do some real world tests. Paper specifications are one thing but real world tests are the only way IMHO to discover what each camera is good and bad at.

On the lens front it is much less clear cut. With some HD lenses being no better than 10 year old SD lenses you absolutely need to try before you buy. I have an ancient 14x Fujinon with a 2x extender that seems to be almost as good as my 20x HD Canon lens, it's certainly better than my 4 year old Fujinon Aspheric IF SD broadcast lens!

Once you go file based for any period of time tape just seems clunky and awkward. Can't believe that I used to spend days digitizing tapes for edits. Now I just pop in a disc or card and off I go.
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