From: "Stephen Greenfield" <NotMyEmailAddress@screenplay.com>

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

> >Why not get a VX2000?

> > It is in almost every way a better camera than the excellent

> > VX1000, in a similar "package". A good used TRV900

> > is another alternative...

> Excellent question. I have a VX-1000, but the size is just too big for my

> everyday use. My PC-5 is too SMALL -- it's hard to get a good steady image,

> and the single chip color isn;t so great.

Look at a TRV33/38 for small size, sharper picture, and good

color (picture contrast is high, and low-light range is limited,

though). I find the tiny "upright" cameras very easy to hold

(I developed my own grip, leaving the strap extension folded).

> The TRV950 seems like an excellent compromise, but the low light thing makes

> me a bit sad -- also the lack of a Zeiss lens. I thought for sure they

> would put a better lens on the TRV950 when they upgraded it from the 900.

The "Zeiss", "Leica", etc. stuff is marketing hooey. Notice the

VX2000/PD150 lenses are also not "Zeiss", but they are very

sharp...;-) The TRV900 is not as sharp as the other 3-CCD

cameras in your group, but it is good, and it will shoot in

low light (and it is about the same size as the 950). BTW, I

have four of these, and 1-2 must go to make room for the

TRV950 and another VX2000 (there really is a limit to how

many of these one should own, really...! ;-).

> Thanks for your input.

>

> Where did you buy yours from? I was thinking of getting one from B&H...

A good dealer - but I bought mine used (my preferred source,

when practical...).

David Ruether

d_ruether@hotmail.com

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