Digital Moviemaking has finally arrived!
I can see you rolling your eyes…
Yeah, yeah, they said the same in 1996 when Sony released VX1000, they said that when 3CDD camcoders hit the shelves. They keep saying the same thing over and over that it becomes the story of the ‘Crying Wolf’. There should be some audit for Marketing Fluff.
Ok, now that I have released my big beef with the overused cliche’s. Here is the big news!
Digital Moviemaking has finally arrived!
Why ? Because a new HDV camcoder has been released Sony FX1 ($3299) and its big brother Sony Z1u ($4999). This is the first time a High Definition camera has been released which is below the magic pro-sumer mark of $5,000. To put this in prespective, it was $40,000 an year back, and $100,000 2 years back.
Can it become $999 over the next few years ? Quite possibly, but you would lose out on grabing this when it is within arms reach and lose over 2 years of shooting/learning time.
So, should we go out and buy a Fx1 or Z1u – the answer is ‘NO’
Wait till April 18, 2005 if you can. That is when another big daddy Panasonic is going to announce its answer to Sony’s Fx1/Z1u. Why April 18, you might ask – that is when NAB happens in Las Vegas, NV. NAB is broadcast industry’s biggest and baddest annual conference.
There are rumors of HDX100, the DVCPRO-HD avatar of the cult favourite DVX100. This year things are hotting up for a budding indie moviemaker.
Like the internet arrived in 1996 to the masses, 2005 looks like the year when moviemaking arrives to the masses.
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