> > What brands/models of camcorders have you had good > > experiences with? Any > > you avoid like the plague? > > I haven't got much experience with cam coders. I own a > couple Canon XL1 cameras which are pretty cheap. They > use tiny screws that set into plastic in the lense > > The cameras we run at the television studio are in an > entirely different league of expense and quality. > agreed - we use Sony XDCAMs at the station - I suppose I'd be happy to recommend them, but they are prohibitively priced. Sorry to hear the XL1's use plastic in the lens mounts - I'd love to get one of those. It seems impossible to find a digital video camera with a manual focus ring for under $1000. -- daneasley@xxxxxxxxx dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://towndowner.com http://burntpossum.com
