DV Info Net - 16X lens

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- - 16X lens (https://www.dvinfo.net/forum/canon-xl-h-series-hdv-camcorders/56738-16x-lens.html)

With the footage I've seen I think I know what's up with the sd lenses.
Their resolution is good enough but their contrast is lower and the hdv codec messes up low contrast images.
You can see it in other clips too,the edges look sharp but the low contrast areas look blury.

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Originally Posted by Nick Hiltgen

I'm really curious to see the 14x lens, I seem to remember hearing that a lot of people liked it better then the 16x ( I only used the 14 so I'm not sure) it could well be that the manual lenses are different, my guess is the manual lens only "had" to be up to a certain level for shooting sd so perhaps some exceeded that level and can be used for hd.

I'm keeping my 14x in the eventuality of going XL-HI versus HVX200.
I picked one up just before we transitioned to Xl2s from Xl1s.
It's a great peice of glass and by far my favorite performer of virtually all the Canon lenses I've used (16x, 20x, 3x)

But the technology of the new XL2 and HD lens is really nice on the run.