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

[Mark M. Florida]

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