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Originally Posted by Yasser Saeed
Hi everyone .. :)
I was deciding to go with Sony CineAlta HDCAM F900R for my top quality TV advertising production, but some friends recommended to go with Sony XDCAM HD 700, because its price is FAR lower, and the picture quality is similar. Is that true?? If yes, why the huge difference in price? If not, is the quality difference noticeable?
I was recommended as well to use Wafian Direct-to-Disk HD video recorder with CineForm codecs to achieve better picture quality than recording straight to tape with F900R, or Disk with the 700. Is that true also?? and how?
Finally, can I use Letus adapter with either cameras to get better DOF?
I appreciate any help ...
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The Wafian will give you better quality than recording on HDCAM, although how important this will be to your commercial really depends on the content and if you're doing vfx like greenscreen. It's 10bit 4.2.2, which is much better than the 8 bit 3:1;1 of HDCAM. However, if it's just straight live action I wouldn't bother unless the post house is already set up for handling it.
Wafian HR-1
Much depends on how much effects work you're doing. HDCAM isn't wonderful and I suspect XDCAM HD 4.2.2 may have some issues for high end vfx work. In the end the choice could come down to cost and which HD format your post house can handle.
The cost difference may just come down to the cost of tape VTRs, which aren't cheap to manufacture
The Letus is more designed for use on smaller cameras, I doubt it would cover the front element of a 2/3" HD zoom lens. Usually a P & S Pro 35 is mounted directly onto the camera's B4 lens mount without any other lenses fitted to the camera.