On Mon, 15 Jul 2002 13:12:12 -0400, "Jim Harvey" wrote:

>Oh not that Punk Soderbergh again! Ask Dave Reuther, he'll tell you that
>them damn Canons are the "bottom of the heap" as far as picture quality
>goes, Buy a Sony 8 mm and you'll get a better picture.

Uh, no, I said the GL-1 is the "bottom of the heap" as far
as picture quality goes for current 3-CCD "handycam"-form
Mini-DV camcorders, a very different thing from what you
continually misquote me as having said - and I have never
recommended an 8mm or any other 1-CCD camcorder as
preferable to even the relatively poor GL-1... My conclusion
is not "drawn out of the air" or an unfounded opinion, but is
solidly based on considerable comparison experience.
Some of the supporting material behind my conclusion can
be found at:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/vid_pict_characts.htm
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.
While your comment is probably meant as a joke, it does
tend to devalue the worth of the work I have done setting
standards and comparing gear, and publishing the results
(free), and I would appreciate your ceasing using this
"joke".