Left Overs From Xl-2 if you already owned a XL1S at DVinfo.net

John Threat · March 11th, 2005, 01:41 PM

Hi!

I had a Canon XL1S, with lots of accessories, but I have purchased a Canon XL2. I have left over a MA-200 which no longer fits on the Canon XL2 (which makes it really front heavy!) and I had a FU-1000 so now I have the XL-2's viewfinder and obviously I have the XL1S body itself.

What did you do with your left over parts?

Chris Hurd · March 11th, 2005, 05:18 PM

Sell 'em, that's what. Try our Private Classifieds.

Donie Kelly · March 11th, 2005, 06:24 PM

Give them away to worthy causes.... like mine ;)

Richard Alvarez · March 11th, 2005, 07:07 PM

Keep the fu-1000. It's still a sharper viewfinder. I have both and never use the color.

Mark Sasahara · March 12th, 2005, 10:48 PM

Use the FU-1000 on your XL2 and keep the color EVF as a back up. Sell the MA-200, or if you still have the XL1, then keep it. The XL2 color EVF won't fit on the XL1, I don't think.

Donie Kelly · March 13th, 2005, 05:48 PM

Hi john

If you have had a chance to plug the FU-1000 into the XL2, how to it handle 16:9, does it display correctly? I guess this is not down to the viewfinder anyway....

Donie

Mark Sasahara · March 13th, 2005, 08:12 PM

IMPORTANT NOTE: be sure that the camera power is off when you are plugging in, or unplugging the FU-1000 B&W viewfinder. According to Canon it can weaken, or blow the main fuse. This happened to me during a shoot and I had to send it to Canon to be fixed. It was a warranty repair, but it's still a bummer. Also be sure to turn of the power when hooking up the Firewire and for lens changes.

On the XL2, there is a separate port for the FU-1000 below the port for the color EVF. You don't need to use the battery adapter like for the XL1. You can sell it, make a necklace out of it, or keep it as a back-up for your XL1.

It displays 16x9 perfectly and shows all the viewfinder readouts incl. battery level.

March 11th, 2005, 01:41 PM	#1
John Threat Major Player Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New York Posts: 322	Left Overs From Xl-2 if you already owned a XL1S Hi! I had a Canon XL1S, with lots of accessories, but I have purchased a Canon XL2. I have left over a MA-200 which no longer fits on the Canon XL2 (which makes it really front heavy!) and I had a FU-1000 so now I have the XL-2's viewfinder and obviously I have the XL1S body itself. What did you do with your left over parts? __________________ Director: http://www.mediathreat.com

March 11th, 2005, 05:18 PM	#2
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	Sell 'em, that's what. Try our Private Classifieds. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

March 11th, 2005, 06:24 PM	#3
Donie Kelly Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 159	Give them away to worthy causes.... like mine ;) __________________ Macbook Pro 2.0Ghz and Canon XL2

March 12th, 2005, 10:48 PM	#5
Mark Sasahara Major Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 649	Use the FU-1000 on your XL2 and keep the color EVF as a back up. Sell the MA-200, or if you still have the XL1, then keep it. The XL2 color EVF won't fit on the XL1, I don't think. __________________ Mark Sasahara Director of Photography

March 13th, 2005, 05:48 PM	#6
Donie Kelly Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 159	Hi john If you have had a chance to plug the FU-1000 into the XL2, how to it handle 16:9, does it display correctly? I guess this is not down to the viewfinder anyway.... Donie __________________ Macbook Pro 2.0Ghz and Canon XL2

March 11th, 2005, 07:07 PM	#4
Richard Alvarez Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 3,840	Keep the fu-1000. It's still a sharper viewfinder. I have both and never use the color.

March 13th, 2005, 08:12 PM	#7
Mark Sasahara Major Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 649	IMPORTANT NOTE: be sure that the camera power is off when you are plugging in, or unplugging the FU-1000 B&W viewfinder. According to Canon it can weaken, or blow the main fuse. This happened to me during a shoot and I had to send it to Canon to be fixed. It was a warranty repair, but it's still a bummer. Also be sure to turn of the power when hooking up the Firewire and for lens changes. On the XL2, there is a separate port for the FU-1000 below the port for the color EVF. You don't need to use the battery adapter like for the XL1. You can sell it, make a necklace out of it, or keep it as a back-up for your XL1. It displays 16x9 perfectly and shows all the viewfinder readouts incl. battery level. __________________ Mark Sasahara Director of Photography