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Originally Posted by Kell Smith
Does everything other than web video pretty much need to be done in HD, these days?
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For years, video people have lamented that the average Joe doesn't listen to us when we talk about the quality of our better cameras when we bid jobs. Well, now they are paying attention and suddenly the guy with an HV20 can make a PD170 or a DVX100 look VERY ordinary. I have shot HD exclusively since the summer. I brought the DVX100 home this weekend to shoot a series of tests to see if I will retire it, or keep using it. I can color match it pretty well to the EX1, but that is about where the similarities end.
Even if we shoot SD today and it's ok for the client, in a year or two they are going to wondering why they didn't get an HD version and will come back for one when their SD version looks crappy on their new HD TV. I shoot HD, master in HD, and then deliver in HD, SD, or web format depending on client need.
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Originally Posted by Kell Smith
Even weddings and personal event video?
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Yep.
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Originally Posted by Kell Smith
I'm wondering how much of an investment will be upcoming and concerned that my beautiful little camera will fast become a doorstop.
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Bad news is it's already a doorstop, but no one has announced it yet. This is not a static market my friend. Time to move on. There are a LOT of good options out there in the HD world right now. From $1k to $30k. Pony up, and be happy. HD really is a nice place to be.