Grass Valley Infinity.. Any experience? at DVinfo.net

Sander Vreuls · October 16th, 2012, 01:30 PM

I recently bought a 2nd hand Grass Valley Infinity.. For some reason (pbb weight, price and slightly noisy sensors) they never became very popular, despite there being quite a buzz about them..

Does anyone here have experience with them? I haven't been able to find much about who uses them.. I did see one in the background of a show on Discovery HD. They have a lot of neat features (maybe too much features?).. but being a typical Grass Valley the menu structure takes a bit of getting used to..

This is mine:
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps40cc927e.jpg

Sander Vreuls · October 18th, 2012, 07:26 AM

Noone came across one in the last few years?

Shaun Roemich · October 18th, 2012, 09:54 AM

If memory serves, Thomson bought Grass Valley a number of years ago. They were certainly a player in the studio camera game, especially on large sports remotes. I would ASSume that the cameras are rebranded Thomsons.

Good pedigree, no doubt.

Sander Vreuls · October 19th, 2012, 07:27 AM

Well, they're still a big player in the studio camera game, I work with them daily (not as a cameraman though).. It is badged as a GV Thomson..

The pedigree is pretty obvious in the camera, as in it has pretty much the same menu structure as the LDK100 and LDK6000/8000 series.. It's also obvious in that it has a lot of nice features most cameras today don't have.. and it lacks a few features as well..

Was just wondering if they actually sold more than a few worldwide..

October 16th, 2012, 01:30 PM	#1
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October 18th, 2012, 07:26 AM	#2
Sander Vreuls Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hilversum, The Netherlands Posts: 184	Re: Grass Valley Infinity.. Any experience? Noone came across one in the last few years?

October 18th, 2012, 09:54 AM	#3
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October 19th, 2012, 07:27 AM	#4
Sander Vreuls Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hilversum, The Netherlands Posts: 184	Re: Grass Valley Infinity.. Any experience? Well, they're still a big player in the studio camera game, I work with them daily (not as a cameraman though).. It is badged as a GV Thomson.. The pedigree is pretty obvious in the camera, as in it has pretty much the same menu structure as the LDK100 and LDK6000/8000 series.. It's also obvious in that it has a lot of nice features most cameras today don't have.. and it lacks a few features as well.. Was just wondering if they actually sold more than a few worldwide..