I am working to purchase a camera (6 days a week 12 plus hours a day).
By the end of the year I should have enough money to get most if not all the equipment I want/need. I am having trouble deciding on which camera to get. I of course want to use it for film making, but also for a production company I plan on starting early next year.
My requirements:
1) I want HD - It wouldn't be too smart to get an SD when HDV is now more popular.
2) Manual controls - no brainer on this one.
3) 24p or frame mode, or cinema mode (whatever it takes to get the film look)
4)I want it to last as far as technology can last - Meaning I do not want to buy something that will be known as an old camera in two years, I want it to out last my competition. (I realize that this is hard to predict, so it is not mandatory) Also, just to give an example, if I were to get an Canon XL or a Panasonic 100b camera when they came out it would seem I would still have a good camera even though HD is taking off. People know those cameras.
Here are some choices:
Sony HVRV1U HDV Camcorder $4210.00
Canon XH-A1 3CCD HDV Camcorder $3499.95
I want to stick to a budget of around 3000 - 4000 dollars.
If there are any cameras that are better for the money please let me know.
By the end of the year I should have enough money to get most if not all the equipment I want/need. I am having trouble deciding on which camera to get. I of course want to use it for film making, but also for a production company I plan on starting early next year.
My requirements:
1) I want HD - It wouldn't be too smart to get an SD when HDV is now more popular.
2) Manual controls - no brainer on this one.
3) 24p or frame mode, or cinema mode (whatever it takes to get the film look)
4)I want it to last as far as technology can last - Meaning I do not want to buy something that will be known as an old camera in two years, I want it to out last my competition. (I realize that this is hard to predict, so it is not mandatory) Also, just to give an example, if I were to get an Canon XL or a Panasonic 100b camera when they came out it would seem I would still have a good camera even though HD is taking off. People know those cameras.
Here are some choices:
Sony HVRV1U HDV Camcorder $4210.00
Canon XH-A1 3CCD HDV Camcorder $3499.95
I want to stick to a budget of around 3000 - 4000 dollars.
If there are any cameras that are better for the money please let me know.