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I just got a HDR-FX 1000

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RICK_ROSS
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i kinda just creamed myself
it shood get here on friday, im sooooo exited!!
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Mar 22 2009 10:59PM
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eheath
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Nice dude, fx series is a solid line.
Mar 22 2009 11:10PM
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Santa-Cruz
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lucky fucker
Mar 22 2009 11:41PM
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RICK_ROSS
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i believe it does, im gonna be doing it all on mini DV either way though

...and ehearth, correct me if im wrong but dident you have a FX 1 and got rid of it?
Mar 22 2009 11:46PM
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Malcolm
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that looks so ballin
Mar 22 2009 11:55PM
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RICK_ROSS
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im planning on going mostly on the tape because mini dv's are so widely available and i can get them for next to nothing. the downfall is they occasionally drop frames and it does compromise the quality of the recording.

when recordign to a card, it rarly, if ever, drops a frame, and the quality is 100%. however, it burnes through space soooo fast ide be swapping cards every lift ride. i know this sounds lame but, i know ill be loosing the cards, seeing as how small they are, and they are still pretty expensive. im not one to talk seeing as how i just bought a 3,000 doller camera, but i dont want to be buying more cards all the time, haha.

and ill get back to you on the adapter.
Mar 23 2009 12:06AM
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RICK_ROSS
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yeah, its not to bad, im kinda old school though and i already have a  lot of DV equipment. so... yeah
Mar 23 2009 12:16AM
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Static
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plus, when your hard drive crashes there goes all your footage.
Mar 23 2009 1:09AM
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eheath
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Nah, i had a jvc 1 chip HD cam and now hvx.
Mar 23 2009 1:36AM
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4ReeL_
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I love the hvx it was between that or the fx 1000 and ex1 would be nice too.
Mar 23 2009 1:46AM
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eheath
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I would give testicles for and ex3...
Mar 23 2009 1:56AM
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dergblerp
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i thought only the Z7 and z5 come with a the memory card capabilities. I remember I really wanted to buy a Z7 but just didn't think it was quite worth the cash. Wutev.

Any reason you chose the FX1000 over the XHA1 or HMC150?
Mar 23 2009 3:08AM
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Ryanvdonk
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yeah, i'd whore myself out to 100 fat chicks, or 10 really fat chicks.
Mar 23 2009 10:03AM
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EH_DUBS
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im pretty sure given the chance id give a lot more than testicles for an ex3...
Mar 23 2009 11:29AM
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holyDINOSAURS
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its too bad you can only shoot essentially 60i.
that cineframe or whatever its called is shit.

Mar 23 2009 2:06PM
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4ReeL_
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???
Mar 23 2009 2:10PM
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RICK_ROSS
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none at all, im might get hated for this, but i dont care, i dont know that much about the cameras themselves, i can film, and im planning on learning
Mar 23 2009 2:31PM
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Alkyy
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Congrats dude, thats a sick camera, i used a student loan to get an xh a few months back.  It was a struggle between the two for a good while, just went with an xh because i knew someone with one otherwise i might have went with the fx
Mar 23 2009 7:13PM
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jack.whelan
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if anyone wants to throw money down a well, i.e. give me some cash, im trying to buy an hmc150. its gonna be sick, i just need to rob a bank first!
Mar 24 2009 9:09PM
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Alkyy
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now i know allen is gunna go nuts on me but id watchout for the hmc, its a DOPE camera no doubt and it has everythign i want in that pricerange.  I would get it over the xh or this anyday BUT...its AVCHD, idk how bad that really is but i have heard a bunch of negitive thigns about it even recently.  Could be wrong and would love to be proven wrong but i still prefer tape over that.  P2 cards would be dope but you would have to rob 2 banks
Mar 24 2009 11:20PM
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jack.whelan
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its true, its had a bad rap, but panny has got its shit together and is getting so much bitrate out of the AVCHD format now. yes, it can be a problem for certain editing suites, but more and more of them are hopping on baord. FCP, CS3 and CS4 and the new Vegas can all deal with it. if not, its not too hard to convert using something like toast. yeah, the hpx170 would be sweet, but i cant afford that, or the p2s, furthermore, the hmc produces a better 720 image than the hpx, while the opposite is true at 1080. i would need to rob 2 banks and NASA in order to have the computing power to deal with hpx footy at 1080. dont fear the asian! haha!
Mar 24 2009 11:31PM
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KarmaInitiative
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 you got a $3500 camera, yet you dont know much about cameras? im not hatin, im just currious why you fealt that you needed it. Im a fairly experienced filmmaker and i shoot a hv30. Id get a better cam if i could afford one, but the hv30 works fine for me.
Mar 25 2009 5:31PM
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RICK_ROSS
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well i had the money, and ive been wanting one forever, and if i dident get it then, i doubt i ever would. i consider myself a pretty good filmer. i just dont know what some of the knobs and buttons do. and i can use final cut express like a champ.
Mar 25 2009 10:11PM
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EH_DUBS
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you'l do fine, just take some time playing around. when i got my vx2100 i knew nothing about...well anything...i just liked filming shit and editing and when i got hurt for a season i decided to spend some cash.

sometimes the best way to learn is just by experimenting and figuring out what works for you, instead of listening to other peoples version of things.
Mar 26 2009 3:15AM
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eheath
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Yeah you learn shit every time you use your camera, some help at first is nice but really you learn everything from experience.
Mar 26 2009 3:20AM
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Alkyy
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I did the exact same thing as you, got hurt and knew i was gunna be out for the season, always liked filming and editing and figured why not, im in college and if i didnt splurge now i never would.  my first few days were kinda sad but after that i got the hang of it just RTFM (Read The Fuckin Manual) and you should be good. Did you get it in yet?

Mar 26 2009 10:18AM
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CS_Films
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The more experience you get behind your camera the better. The best way to learn is to take a shot you are not sure of then go home and look at it. If it sucks then the next time you are in that situation you will know not to do it. But maybe it will turn out better than expected.
Mar 26 2009 10:52AM
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e.r1ckson
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im so fucking JEALOUS

Mar 26 2009 7:16PM
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RICK_ROSS
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nope, i got a package deal from B&H photo and vid, it dident ship, so i canceled my order and got a refurbished one for way less, itl be hear monday or tuesday
Mar 26 2009 7:57PM
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sklermang
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lucky!
Mar 28 2009 11:12PM
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chapz
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ah youre a lucky man. how much cheaper was the refurbished one?
Mar 29 2009 2:10PM
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RICK_ROSS
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picked it up for 2,600. some "cosmetic damages to the camera" so long story short my credit card did'nt accept the payment, itl be here friday
Mar 30 2009 3:09PM
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RICK_ROSS
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so i got it this morning, i geuss they forgot to mention that it dident come with a charger. so im gonna spend the rest of the day hunting one down
Apr 4 2009 1:34PM
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Justin.B
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ah that sucks! how does it look though? everything in good condish i hope?
Apr 4 2009 2:44PM
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RICK_ROSS
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yeah, it looks great, i cant notice anythng wrong with it. i have to wait to turn it on
Apr 4 2009 2:52PM
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VT_scratch
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lets see some footy!
Apr 4 2009 5:12PM
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RICK_ROSS
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if i pick a charger up tonight ill have a edit up on monday
Apr 4 2009 6:03PM
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aoe
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Good luck! Such a sick cam.
Apr 4 2009 6:12PM
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EH_DUBS
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you didnt get a dc in or whatever cord? like a cord that plugs from the wall to the camera. that will charge the battery.
Apr 4 2009 6:23PM
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RICK_ROSS
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nope, but thanks for future referance, amazon credited my acount because they fucked up so bad
Apr 4 2009 7:58PM
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blackoutbill
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You scare the fuck out of me. No sarcasm intended
Apr 4 2009 10:34PM
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[~_~]
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Why the fuck would you choose miniDV over flash drive? You want your footage to look like crap just so you can save the $200 it would cost to buy a hard drive and back it all up?
Apr 4 2009 10:37PM
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eheath
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Bahahahaha you have no idea what you're talking about.
Apr 4 2009 10:42PM
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eheath
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but you're landis, so you're obviously joking, right?
Apr 4 2009 10:44PM
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