[MacDV] Re: what to get... or rent?

[matblack at mac.com]

ok scratch that... from what I'm reading though... it seems that the D8 
is getting left behind... esp by Sony, and is a 1/6 290K pixel ccd 
smaller than standard for that price range? around $400 from what I can 
tell.

thanks,
m

On Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at 02:09  PM, matblack at mac.com wrote:

> Thanks... for some reason I thought Digital8 was some sort of 
> doodoo... ideally I'd like to get something that will be more useful 
> rather than less. Is D8 equivalent in quality to mini-dv? relative to 
> camera quality and ccd etc...?
> m
>
>
> On Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at 02:03  PM, Mark M. Florida wrote:
>
>> On 6/23/04 1:00 PM, matblack at mac.com at matblack at mac.com wrote:
>>
>>> Hey folks I have a bunch of VHS that I need to convert... Although I
>>> would prefer to edit rather than straight dump the camera I have does
>>> not seem to have passthrough. This leaves me with a choice of a) buy 
>>> a
>>> cheap camera b) pay to have it transfered (almost $300 for a dump to
>>> DVD) or c) buy some sort of media converter.
>>>
>>> Which makes the most sense in terms of cost/reward? Or would it make
>>> sense to rent something...
>>>
>>> thoughts?
>>> M
>>
>> Answer:  A. (and make sure it does pass-through)  Does Sony still sell
>> Digital8 cameras?  Those seemed to be the best bang for the buck.  
>> Not to
>> mention that the tapes are way cheaper than miniDV.
>>
>> - Mark
>>
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