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

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6/23/04 12:09 PM _ Randumb Video

I've heard Dig8 is not the exact same quaility as miniDV.

> 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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