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

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> I sold my trv900 in favor of moving to 16mm film but find shooting

> film pretty expensive.. I'm heading back to DV but wonder if I'm

> better off getting a used 1st gen camera or buyer a newer one... I

> will be shooting with studio lights and DAT for sound so the sound and

> low light limitations don't bother me.. Is a vx2000 significantly

> better than the vx1000 as far as pure video quality goes? I could get

> a new panasonic dv 952 (or is that 953?) for the same price - I doubt

> that it's in the same league as a vx1k/2k but is it a contender at all

> (again, sound is NOT an issue)? Used GL1s seem to be overpriced right

> now but maybe I'm wrong and they're worth it- any advice?

You can find comparison frame-grabs from all three camcorders (and a

review of the VX2000) at www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/sony_dcr-vx2000.htm.

I agree with the other posters that the VX2000 is a better camera than

the VX1000 and TRV900, good as they still are compared with some others.

As for the Panasonic DVX100/80, it is well worth considering - though for

many types of work I still prefer the image from the VX2000/PD150 (for its

very slightly better sharpness with slightly less oversharpening, and slightly

smoother image in low light - though the lens of the 100 is slightly wider, with

less linear distortion [but the WA converter selection for it is much more

limited than it is for the 2000]). The GL1 and Panasonics other than the

DVX100/80 (though I liked the EZ30U/950 for some things) are not in

the running compared with the VX2000, though the Canon GL2 and JVC

DV-GY300 may be for some purposes. I did not like the Sony TRV950.

For more, you may find these interesting:

www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/vid_pict_characts.htm (use the "key")

www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder-comparison.htm

www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/sony_dcr-vx2000.htm

www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder--comparison.htm

www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/diffraction.htm

www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/WA-converters.htm

www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/VX2000_odds.htm

http://www4.big.or.jp/~a_haru/index.html

http://www4.big.or.jp/~a_haru/exknow2002au

www.bealecorner.com/trv900

www.bealecorner.com/dvx100/index.html

www.adamwilt.com

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David Ruether