I agree. Good as the TRV-900 is, the VX-2000 image is
better. Fortunately, one can do a lot with filters
during editing to make them look more alike (they
are not far apart, but the color, contrast, and
sharpness are enough different so that they do not
match without some work in post - though the TRV-900
is probably the best match for the VX-2000 other than
a second VX-2000/PD150). As light levels sink towards
oblivion, though, the differences increase, and are
not correctable...

On Wed, 11 Jul 2001 03:42:07 GMT, Bill Van Dyk wrote:

>I also have a VX2000. So far, I am terrifically satisfied. I just shot a wedding and then a small, intimate
concert. The
>image quality is, at times, just stunning.
>
>Oddly enough, I had it paired with a TRV900 at the wedding. I have heard nothing but praise for the
TRV900 but either I
>messed up a setting or it just paled utterly in comparison to the VX2000. Going from one camera footage
to the other was
>quite dramatic. The TRV900 was grainier, coarser, and had an ugliesh orange tone to it. I probably could
have fixed it with
>some tinkering with the camera, but, at the reception, under completely different lighting conditions, the
VX again was
>stunning, and the TRV900 was dramatically worse.
>
>In all fairness, maybe others know something about optimizing the TRV900 that I don't know. But "off
the shelf" the VX2000
>is dramatically better.

>ved wrote:
>
>> "Tane Hopu" wrote in message
news:...
>> > http://www.resellerratings.com/b.html might want to check this before
>> > buying.
>> >
>> > Tane
>>
>> Broadway didn't have the VX-2000 that was for the $1,998 when I
>> called. They stated that they had sold out. They said that particular
>> version did NOT have U.S.A. Warranty and that they had the other
>> model. Which would go for $2,300 + 5 or 6% of that price for shipping.
>> Most stores have this catch.
>>
>> About the comparison with GL-1 and VX-2000, well I have compared the 2
>> of them. Side by Side shooting the same exact objects. And the VX-2000
>> is way, way better!! To me in particular the GL-1 is just has too much
>> artifitial color. Specially the red,(I was shooting some very nice
>> wood works in a shop) To tell you the truth, I got more than what I
>> had imagined I was going to get. I just finished interviewing a local
>> band, for some TV Show they want to air it in, and I couln't believe
>> it when I finished the project. It was very impressive. I underexposed
>> the picture, but that was ALL my fault. For not having enough
>> experience and not handling the zebras well. I lightned everything up
>> in Post. Probably lost a little of that great look because of that ,
>> but the image is just superb. NO JOKE!
>>
>> Just a suggestion, if your buying a VX-2000 and not going with the
>> well known stores like B&H Photo or Camera World or others that I'm
>> not too familiar with. I can recommend Etronics.com They have it for
>> around $2,500+$15 to $20 for shipping. This is a very nice store that
>> you can really trust.
>>
>> Anyway, Goodluck with the purchase!
>>
>> ved