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Broadcast Quality Camera

  • 27-08-2006 12:53pm
    #1
    Cork Skate
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 884 ✭✭✭


    Hi there,

    I am looking to get a broadcast quality camera. I realise i could spend tens of thousands but i want the cheapest option to start with. Can anyone tell me what i should be looking for and roughly how much i'd be paying.

    Any help at all here would be great.


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  • #2
    BlitzKrieg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,698 ✭✭✭✭BlitzKrieg


    The most popular lower price range prosumer cameras that are broadcast quality (3ccd) are the Canon XL1 or XL1s or Sony PD-150 or PD-170. They'll put you back around £1,300 pounds sterling second hand there is also the Panasonic DX-100 and Canon XL2 (i think thats the title i'll check) which will cost you more (£1,500 second hand) but they are best 3ccd mini dv prosumer cameras before you hit high def.

    But sony vx2000 or a Canon XM1 or XM2 will be your cheapest but most reliable choices. going anywhere between £800-1,000 pounds sterling.

    There are others that could go for cheaper.

    Sony vx9000 and Vx1000 but they are quite old, compared to others, so i dont know about quality.

    I picked up a vx2000e off ebay the other week for £820 the seller who sold it is very good, while in theory its second hand, it actually was never used because the Television studio selling it only used it as a back up camera to a XL1s and never used it. I could you give you a link, except he only sells in England unless its in special circumstances.


  • #3
    Cork Skate
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 884 ✭✭✭Cork Skate


    BlitzKrieg wrote:
    The most popular lower price range prosumer cameras that are broadcast quality (3ccd) are the Canon XL1 or XL1s or Sony PD-150 or PD-170. They'll put you back around £1,300 pounds sterling second hand there is also the Panasonic DX-100 and Canon XL2 (i think thats the title i'll check) which will cost you more (£1,500 second hand) but they are best 3ccd mini dv prosumer cameras before you hit high def.

    But sony vx2000 or a Canon XM1 or XM2 will be your cheapest but most reliable choices. going anywhere between £800-1,000 pounds sterling.

    There are others that could go for cheaper.

    Sony vx9000 and Vx1000 but they are quite old, compared to others, so i dont know about quality.

    I picked up a vx2000e off ebay the other week for £820 the seller who sold it is very good, while in theory its second hand, it actually was never used because the Television studio selling it only used it as a back up camera to a XL1s and never used it. I could you give you a link, except he only sells in England unless its in special circumstances.

    Cheers for that info. The UK is no problem, is he still selling other cameras??


  • #4
    BlitzKrieg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,698 ✭✭✭✭BlitzKrieg


    sadly he's not selling any cameras at the moment.

    There are a few others though who sell this sort of equipment on ebay in the UK for a good price. Give me a secon to dig out their sales pages


    this lordbinfield, not as good as the other seller, but usually has more cameras on offer.

    http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsassZlordbinfield


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