Bruce Buell
October 29th, 2007, 08:35 AM
A little background first...I am a Professional Investigator and as a result need to document activities of the invdviduals being investigated. I started way back when video was a two piece VHS recorder and camera...been through the mess with VHS camcorders, professional level units and consumer level.
For the past 10 years I have used a Canon 6000 with a 4000 as a backup. They have been rebuilt once and it appears they may be dead. At the time I bought them they were considered a prosumer grade camera.
It is time for me to step up into the modern age and at least to MiniDV. Cost is always a consideration but I have been looking at the XL-2 and the GL-2.
While the 6000 and the 4000 have been great one of the problems has been the lack of magnification. Some times I ca not get close to the subject. I have used an old Panasonic D5000 that allowed me to use my Nikon SLR lenes and loved that ability.
I have looked in my area, Jacksonville, Florida and no dealers have the XL-2 or the GL-2 in stock and will only order one if I am buying it.
So the question is of the two...the GL-2 and the XL-2 which unit is going to give me the best performance, longest service life, be most trouble free?
I an currently leaning to the XL-2 and possibly getting the GL-2 as a backup.
For the past 10 years I have used a Canon 6000 with a 4000 as a backup. They have been rebuilt once and it appears they may be dead. At the time I bought them they were considered a prosumer grade camera.
It is time for me to step up into the modern age and at least to MiniDV. Cost is always a consideration but I have been looking at the XL-2 and the GL-2.
While the 6000 and the 4000 have been great one of the problems has been the lack of magnification. Some times I ca not get close to the subject. I have used an old Panasonic D5000 that allowed me to use my Nikon SLR lenes and loved that ability.
I have looked in my area, Jacksonville, Florida and no dealers have the XL-2 or the GL-2 in stock and will only order one if I am buying it.
So the question is of the two...the GL-2 and the XL-2 which unit is going to give me the best performance, longest service life, be most trouble free?
I an currently leaning to the XL-2 and possibly getting the GL-2 as a backup.