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March 24th, 2018, 08:04 PM
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New Boot
Join Date: Dec 2014
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Looking to go HD and Upgrade from the XL1S
Hello,
I'm currently working on a few web series projects which will mainly be for youtube. I was a previous owner of the Canon XL2 and I sold it two years ago when I thought I was done with video. Unfortunately I got the urge to start up again and went in the basement to find the XL1S I had forgotten about since circa 2008? I have the 3X for it as well but doing some testing in the house today and editing in premiere pro got me thinking I need better quality. My budget for a camera would be 600-1000USD I would like to stick with Canon or Sony Must have controls like the XL1S/XL2 XLR inputs will be a major plus! |
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March 25th, 2018, 03:25 AM
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Inner Circle
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Belgium
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Re: Looking to go HD and Upgrade from the XL1S
You know the xl1s was around 4,5k when it came out and you want the same now for 600-1000dollar? :) I think you have to reset your expectations a bit for such a small budget unless you want to buy second hand?
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March 25th, 2018, 01:32 PM
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New Boot
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Re: Looking to go HD and Upgrade from the XL1S
I'm obviously looking for used.
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March 25th, 2018, 07:25 PM
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Trustee
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Minneapolis, MN
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Re: Looking to go HD and Upgrade from the XL1S
Sony RX10ii or RX10iii
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March 28th, 2018, 11:23 AM
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New Boot
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Wichita, KS USA
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Re: Looking to go HD and Upgrade from the XL1S
Maybe a used Canon XH-A1S would meet your needs and budget.
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April 2nd, 2018, 01:16 PM
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New Boot
Join Date: Dec 2014
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Re: Looking to go HD and Upgrade from the XL1S
Yes, I've been looking at those. I have even found some Canon XL H1 for under 700 on ebay but now they are hovering at 1k. The H1 might be the way I go with the removable glass and I believe it works with the Canon Cinelenses
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April 5th, 2018, 08:10 AM
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Re: Looking to go HD and Upgrade from the XL1S
Believe it or not, the H1 would indeed work with Canon Cinema EOS lenses, if you have the Canon XL to EF adapter. The only catch is, you're looking at a crop factor of nearly 8x, so even the widest lens will give you a telephoto field of view.
Well, it's an 8x (or 7.8x) crop factor for full-frame lenses such as the cine primes. Now the cine zooms are S35, not full frame, so the crop factor will be somewhat less, but still quite significant. So I don't know how practical that would be, unless you're specifically looking for extreme telephoto.
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April 7th, 2018, 09:50 PM
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Re: Looking to go HD and Upgrade from the XL1S
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'Sold Listings' range for 'used' is in the $500-800 bracket depending on included accessories/extras. |
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April 8th, 2018, 02:31 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Lake Tarawera, Rotorua, New Zealand
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Re: Looking to go HD and Upgrade from the XL1S
Well I'm still using the xl h1s. I have three of them all recording pro res hq files via sdi to the Blackmagic Video Assist monitor recording to cf cards. They maybe old but still a good camera.
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