I'm a Student right now and want to get into video/film in the future. I'm planning on getting a camera of my own this summer so that I can get more hands on experience and it will encourage me to shoot more.
My budget is around $1500. I figured that there may be some accessories (tripod, mic...) so I'm trying to keep everything below $2000.
With that said I've been looking to buy used and have been looking at the DVX100a. I'ved used the 100b and like the feel but also see that this camera gets a lot of good reviews and is going for about $1300 used on ebay.
However I'm starting to watch more amateur films and people shooting on HD and they really look great. So now I have the decision of to by the DVX or go HD. Any thoughts?
The functions (depth of field, focus, shutter, XLR Audio, etc) are more important to me as that's what I want to learn as a filmmaker so I'm not interested in getting a consumer HD camera because it lacks so much.
Could I get an HD camera with functions like the DVX has for a decent price? What are 'prosumer' HD cameras to look at that still give plenty of functions to learn the craft.
My budget is around $1500. I figured that there may be some accessories (tripod, mic...) so I'm trying to keep everything below $2000.
With that said I've been looking to buy used and have been looking at the DVX100a. I'ved used the 100b and like the feel but also see that this camera gets a lot of good reviews and is going for about $1300 used on ebay.
However I'm starting to watch more amateur films and people shooting on HD and they really look great. So now I have the decision of to by the DVX or go HD. Any thoughts?
The functions (depth of field, focus, shutter, XLR Audio, etc) are more important to me as that's what I want to learn as a filmmaker so I'm not interested in getting a consumer HD camera because it lacks so much.
Could I get an HD camera with functions like the DVX has for a decent price? What are 'prosumer' HD cameras to look at that still give plenty of functions to learn the craft.
