Best buy for $400? at DVinfo.net

Bob McCarthy · June 19th, 2006, 01:27 PM

A colleague wants to spend $400 for a consumer camcorder. Any recommendations on good values in that price range?

Thank you.

Michael DAmbrose · June 19th, 2006, 07:00 PM

Optura 50

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...ughType=search

Bob McCarthy · June 19th, 2006, 07:10 PM

Thank you for the recommendation. It lools impressive for the money.

Hugh DiMauro · June 20th, 2006, 08:13 AM

Robert, don't go by lools. Heh heh heh. Lools can be deceiving.

(I'm sorry, I just had to. It's the asshole in me!)

:-)

Laurence Kingston · June 23rd, 2006, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hugh DiMauro

Robert, don't go by lools. Heh heh heh. Lools can be deceiving.

Yeah, my ex-wife taught me that!

K. Forman · June 23rd, 2006, 09:48 AM

Actually, you can find new Sony D8's in WallyMart for under $400. They do take pretty decent footage, even in low light. Sometimes, in the dark even. The tape is a little more robust than MiniDV I think.

Glenn Chan · June 23rd, 2006, 12:39 PM

Digital8 will be a PITA when the camera eventually breaks and you can't play your tapes back.

2- It seems that Sony really watered down their newer digital8 models that they aren't that great. Older models can be better.

Hugh DiMauro · June 30th, 2006, 09:26 AM

Glenn:

HOLY SMOKES! I thought I was the only one who invented PITA! That was my kid sister's nickname in the 1970s! HAHAHAHAH! Well, I guess there is such a thing as a collective consciousness after all! Glenn, I've always said you were a genius. You've answered many of my computer editing-related posted questions.

June 19th, 2006, 01:27 PM	#1
Bob McCarthy New Boot Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Ridgefield, Conn. Posts: 23	Best buy for $400? A colleague wants to spend $400 for a consumer camcorder. Any recommendations on good values in that price range? Thank you.

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Bob McCarthy New Boot Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Ridgefield, Conn. Posts: 23	recommendation Thank you for the recommendation. It lools impressive for the money.

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K. Forman Capt. Quirk Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Middle of the woods in Georgia Posts: 3,596	Actually, you can find new Sony D8's in WallyMart for under $400. They do take pretty decent footage, even in low light. Sometimes, in the dark even. The tape is a little more robust than MiniDV I think. __________________ www.SmokeWagonLeather.us

June 30th, 2006, 09:26 AM	#8
Hugh DiMauro Trustee Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,205	Glenn: HOLY SMOKES! I thought I was the only one who invented PITA! That was my kid sister's nickname in the 1970s! HAHAHAHAH! Well, I guess there is such a thing as a collective consciousness after all! Glenn, I've always said you were a genius. You've answered many of my computer editing-related posted questions. __________________ Interesting, if true. And interesting anyway.

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Michael DAmbrose Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Middletown, CT Posts: 49	Optura 50 http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...ughType=search

June 23rd, 2006, 12:39 PM	#7
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	Digital8 will be a PITA when the camera eventually breaks and you can't play your tapes back. 2- It seems that Sony really watered down their newer digital8 models that they aren't that great. Older models can be better.