I just wish they’d make an HD camcorder with true depth of field for an affordable price and stop messing around with all these hybrids that have the form factor of a still camera. There is obviously a huge demand for such a product. Image a camcorder with the capabilities of the Red One, Viper, or Genisis for under say five grand! I’m not dissing the cameras mentioned above, but it seems they’re made the way they are so that you need to spend more money buying all kinds of add ons to make shooting practical. They maybe okay for short video projects without a lot of camera movement, but I’d hate to have to film a full length feature on one.

Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  02/09  at  10:10 AM

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It’s almost funny to step back and look at the progression: The 5D mkII was originally given HD video (at just 30 fps) based on requests from AP photographers and the like, who also wanted to use the same camera and lenses they were familiar with to quickly shoot short video snippets which were also in demand for new stories (often for the web).

But others saw the power of this, and started buying loads of these cameras to make films etc., warts and all.

Canon sees the demand for their DSLR that shoots HD video, and says “we have a winner - make more like these!” Perhaps without sitting back and asking “so, what do you _really_ want?” Because, after all, trying to divine what users _really_ want is risky…while in the meantime, they have a proven winner in DSLRs that shoot HD video.

(At this point, I could point out that the ability to take those risks is what has made Apple’s iPhone successful: They didn’t try to make an even better cell phone; they asked what users wanted to do with a mobile device. But if I did, I would be accused of being an Apple fanboy, or even worse - after all, I’m a shareholder (but at least I’m willing to disclose that). So instead, we’ll just leave it at me speculating that Canon may just be choosing a safe business plan over a risky one.)

Remember that DV was originally supposed to be a consumer device - a replacement for Hi8. Heck, even U-matic was originally supposed to be a consumer format! But as the Cyberpunk Ethos states, “the street finds its own uses for things…”

- Chris

Posted by Chris Meyer  on  02/09  at  11:37 AM

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One of my co-workers recently purchased this camera and it is amazing. He is very satisfied with it and shoots everything with it. Actually, I have never seen him without it. He’s slowly getting use to all of the features because he is just a recently started getting into cameras (about 2 years now). It was a large purchase for him, but he is completely satisfied and recommends it to anyone. Thanks for the reading material.

Posted by Ryan  on  01/05  at  06:24 AM

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