OT: Quick Camera Question

xjerx wrote on 4/30/2005, 8:44 PM

I'm shooting a short movie in may. I'm looking at the Z1U, however, my budget is so low, that $5,000 is a stretch.

Anyway, my question is, what does the Z1U offer over the FX1. I'll be recording audio seperate so i don't really need the dual XLR. Would the FX1 do the job?

Oh, and I will be shooting 1080/30i

thanks
jeremiah

PS - The plan is to also sell the camera when finished. However, they don't seem to be selling well on ebay. Any suggestions on where to sell?

Comments

vicmilt wrote on 5/1/2005, 4:20 AM

Have you considered renting the camera?
You can rent a Z1U for under $300/day and the F for even less.
If you're only going to shoot for a day or two, you can often make a deal with the rental house to get the camera Friday afternoon and return it Monday AM for a one day rental.
v

farss wrote on 5/1/2005, 4:32 AM

Vic's right, company I work for charges less than AUD 300 / day for the Z1 and we only charge one day for a weekend hire. I'd imagine also you might be needing more than just a camera and most rental companies have a lot of the odd stuff you need like dollies, cranes and reflectors.

I know this doesn't help much if you're not near a big city with a rental company but if you do, I'd start ringing around.

Bob.

xjerx wrote on 5/1/2005, 6:58 AM

Due to the length of the shoot I would end up paying more for rentals than if I just bought it.

jeremiah

vicmilt wrote on 5/1/2005, 7:16 AM

Don't understand - recording audio separate - no sync sound?

If so - (and there are others that know better than me) - I'd say you'll be fine with the F - professional audio is definitely one of the BIG qualifiers, expecially when bucks are a problem.
v

xjerx wrote on 5/1/2005, 7:24 AM

I'll be recording the main audio to DAT, but the camera will still picking up audio from its mic. So, I'll just sync it up in post. I know, a little extra work, but I enjoy it.

Thanks
Jeremiah