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Response to GL1 and no manual audio?????

from jethro (jet@firelabs.com)
Yeah John, I think that the 900 w/the Beachtek or Studio Pro adaptor is a better way to go. The "cube" from Sony is only "mono", allows 1 XLR to be plugged in, and I don't know if this signal goes to both tracks or just the left track (usually the one designated for "mono" on any stereo machine). I have been reading alot of info about the 900, and the 100 also, and, overall, the 900 is a better deal. Of course, I just ordered one, and have to reassure myself it was the way to go! But really, I research stuff to the point of "brain fry" sometimes, and this is what I have concluded. I have read that the "track pitch" on DV is 10 microns, and DVCAM is 15; here we go with "bigger number is better syndrome". In real world comparisons, I am reading that they are equal in picture quality, as far as "robustness" goes, maybe the DVCAM is better, I don't know. The 100 has 2 settings for the exposure "zebra stripe" and the 900 has one. The 100 has support for VITC timecode and LTC, where the 900 has only LTC (RC?), which is all that the XL-1 has, and the VX-1000, and we know that these cameras do fine in production environments. Sony says the "body " on the 100 is stronger, did they cast it with different alloys? People say the 900 is a strong unit. Sony also says the 100's "components are hand picked". I don't know, it might be true, but with all the testimony about the 900 is all this stuff worth the $$$ ? Is it worth it to you and what you need it for? You have to decide. I don't know about "more audio tracks in post". If you are posting something on a computer you can have as many tracks as your audio program can handle, and then mix down to 2 track stereo for dump to videotape, (or mix 5.1 and encode it in the 2 tracks, or mix 5.1 and output to DVD, but that's a whole new learning experienc
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