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

[matblack at mac.com]

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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