[MacDV] Re: canon optura 200mc?

[Thubten Kunga]

I would take it back except the question was which single CCD consumer 
brand to buy. I think Sony makes better inexpensive cameras. But I 
might be wrong. I no longer know what the right choice is. Personal 
preference is what this boils down to. I apologize for being so 
strident.

k

On Thursday, January 30, 2003, at 01:23  AM, RRSounds at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated Wed, 29 Jan 2003 11:05:29, Thubten Kunga 
> <Kunga at FutureMedia.org> writes:
> <<
> Yes I agree. If you haven't bought a camera yet, you should only buy
> Sony.
>
> k
>>>
> When I worked for NBC-TV in New York (as a Video Technician), all the 
> cameras were Sony. And most of the recorders, for that matter. Amazing 
> pieces of technology.
> I own a Canon XM-1 (PAL version of GL-1) and love it. The optical 20:1 
> zoom is great, the image stabilization is a godsend, it imports fine 
> into FCP and iMovie, and it has never chewed up a tape.
> David P. Reaves, III
> TransLanTech Sound, LLC
> Recklinghauasen, Germany