Hi and thanks in advance for any guidance. I am looking to get back into video production and thinking it's time to update my equipment. Most of my experience was with industrial SVHS and the video toaster/ stand alone decks back in the 90's. Rather than lugging my 20lb JVC KY-15 around, I've been looking at the HMC150 as a camera that fits my price range and would work well with FCP 7 (the toaster is boxed in storage). My production goal is 1 independent project per year with the hopes of festival submission. My current project is a retrospective on the birth of freestyle skiing. I have some of the old pros from the 70's willing to give interviews and want to make sure I've got a good set up for the shoot. The reason I'm not hiring a crew for this is I want to be ready to travel within 2 weeks or shorter to grab these interviews when I can and also have this camera to build my shooting skills and pursue other projects.
Anyone out there using the HMC150 for doc work and have opinions? Should I stretch out my budget (which would be tough and I need $400-$600 for my sound) and step up to a camera like the Panasonic HPX170? How about other cameras in the same ballpark? I am not thinking broadcast or distribution right now or hiring myself out. Just festivals and museum archives.
Thanks again for any suggestions or cautions! Brian
Anyone out there using the HMC150 for doc work and have opinions? Should I stretch out my budget (which would be tough and I need $400-$600 for my sound) and step up to a camera like the Panasonic HPX170? How about other cameras in the same ballpark? I am not thinking broadcast or distribution right now or hiring myself out. Just festivals and museum archives.
Thanks again for any suggestions or cautions! Brian