Ignore "nappy"/"yak"/"gg"/"dooda"/or-whatever-odd-name

he chooses to write under on any particular day - he is

obsessed with "dumping" on me 'cuz I "insulted" his camcorder

model in a side-by-side honest comparison with better ones...;-)

(See www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder-comparison.htm,

and in particular, the XL1.) Funny how most others now agree

with my findings on it, though, 'cept the XL1-lovers who tend to

be both a tad "blind" regarding their "fav's" many flaws, and also

vociferously and doggedly supportive of this failed design - and

they do tend to attack those who dare point out the truth...;-)

Canon marketing triumphs over rational choice sometimes...;-)

--

David Ruether

d_ruether@hotmail.com

http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com

"nappy" <nappy@nappy.no.spam.com> wrote in message

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> ignore this guy.. he is a self proclaimed expert with absolutely no

> credentials and even less real world experience .

> "David Ruether" <rpn1@no-junk.cornell.edu> wrote in message

> news:loY8c.199$XY4.110@nwrdny02.gnilink.net...

> > "Sam Sundaram" <freedomsbeat@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> > news:9e7c5fe6.0403260558.22038f99@posting.google.com...

> > > I need to get the best camera that I can (video quality wise, with

> > > lights of course) for around $1,500... I'll be using this for student

> > > films and eventually festival use. Here are my options:

> > >

> > > 1) Panasonic DV953 - Very affordable, decent reviews.. Worried about

> > > the tiny chips though (1/6")... I don't know much about panasonic's

> > > miniDV cameras- what is their "look?" By this I mean that my old

> > > TRV900 had a tendency to emphasize reds while the XL1 I've used has a

> > > brownish preference to it's video... Does panasonics look natural or

> > > are do the images scream VIDEO?

> > I have not liked any of the small Panasonics since the EZ30U/950

> > (see www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder-comparison.htm for

> > more on this one relative to some others), and preferred the TRV900

> > to it (though I like very much the Panasonic DVX100a). Never could

> > stand the XL1...;-) I would also consider a good used VX1000,

> > TRV900, or EZ30U. BTW, if only the recording section of your

> > damaged TRV900 is gone, consider FireWire-connecting to it any

> > cheap 1-chipper for use as a recording deck for it...

> > > 2) Sony TRV-950. Technically out of my budget but is it a worthy step

> > > up over the DV953? I know the low light performance is better than

> > > DV953 but how would the video compare using studio lights?

> > If you can control the lighting (studio lights...) this may be a good

> > choice (its excessive picture contrast limits it for available-light,

> > though, for me...).

> > > 3) Canon GL2 (or gl1)- How different are the two? Also, the gl2 is

> > > pretty expensive and out of my range... Is it worth it? Is it a major

> > > step up from the TRV950? Anyone know where I can get the GL1 new in

> > > the US?

> > See the URL referenced above - I thought the GL1 the worst

> > 3-chipper available at the time (only the Sharp had been worse...).

> > The GL2 is a BIG improvement, but the VX2000 and DVX100a

> > are better. Try a used VX2000, if you can find one in your price

> > range in good shape (see for more, and for comparisons with others

> > mentioned above: www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/sony_dcr-vx2000.htm).

> > --

> > David Ruether

> > d_ruether@hotmail.com

> > http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com