"Dick Frederick" <na@na.com> wrote in message

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> I have a number of old Hi8 tapes but my Sony Camcorder broke and could not

> be fixed. So, I bought the most expensive (not very) Sony Digital 8

> (TRV-350) so I could play back those tapes. I then compared the quality of

> the Hi8 playback and new digital captures using the new Camcorder. I was

> *astounded* by the superiority of the old Hi8 output over the new digital

> captures using the new camcorder. I think it has to do with the sensor size

> on the TRV-350. So, playback was great on the Digital8 camcorder using a

> Hi8 tape that was created using an old high quality Hi8 camcorder, but you

> get what you pay for (not surprising) for the new Digital8 captures. Oh,

> well. Now I have to figure out how to convert the old Hi8 tapes to DVD

> without too much loss in quality.

The "trick" is to find one of the discontinued "high-end" D8

models - these have rather good image quality (though poor

low-light range). BTW, I have one of these FS at:

www.nikonlinks.com/ruether/fs-misc-video-audio.htm.

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David Ruether

d_ruether@hotmail.com

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