Canon Gl2 Professional Camcorder Soon

Youll need media, in the form of fast CF cards, but you need to buy tape for other cameras anyhow.

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Canon Gl2 Professional Camcorder Soon

I always rent a Canon GL2 but Im planning to purchase my own professional camcorder soon.

Im wondering is it worth buying the GL2 I know it came out 6 years ago so are there better and newer models for the same price point HD is a bonus but only secondary to my uses considering its price.

The point of my question was to ask if the GL2 is the best bang for your buck at that price range (1999) or can I buy a better camera for the same price if not a little cheaper.

You probably wont have the warranty, but I guess thats the risk you take, and I never had a problem with any of my cameras yet knocks on wood On craigslist or popular video classified ad forums, you might find a GL2 for 1000 or less.

Or if you still want to spend as much as 2000, you might look into a Panasonic DVX100A or B which you can find around 1500-2000.

I kind of wish I had started using this camera instead of a GL2 for the events I film.

Lastly, if you see yourself doing videos for quite some time, you might want to invest a bit more, like 3000 on something like a Canon XHA1.

This might turn off a lot of people, but I personally prefer to buy a used camera off a reputable person and after checking out the camera in person carefully, because you can easily save half the cost.

If you can find a cheap used one (and Im sure you could with HD being all the rave now), that might be what youre looking for.

With that said, I got the Canon XH-A1 and I absolutely adore the camera.

It produces some excellent looking footage, but falls in a reasonable money frame.

If youre going to be doing video work for quite a while, I would seriously consider spending more for this camera.

Have you read any of the releases for the Red Scarlet It promise 3k for under 3k, uses a raw format, all sorts of fun stuff.

Of course, it doesnt exist yet, and it might be inappropriate for what you do.

There are some great deals on DVXuser.com with people selling whole packages (I just sold mine to a fellow DVXuser).

It performed reasonably well, but had I known better I wouldve sprung for the DVX.

Granted I would sell it in a heartbeat for the Sony EX-1, but the XH-A1 still makes more sense for documentary work or for when I dont have timeresources to be dumping cards on set.

The RED Scarlet (like the RED One) costs much more than just the price of the body.

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