SD or HD ( just listen to the situation first )

FrigidNDEditing wrote on 2/19/2008, 8:46 PM
OK, all things being equal, then the answer is blatantly obvious.. I know. However in this situation all things are not equal.

There is a 1K budget for the purchase of a general purpose camera at the youth group for my church. I helped them pick out the last one, and now it finally died 7 years later, a LOT of the shooting with this camera will be done in LOW light where the HD light requirements aren't going to have a chance of being met more than likely, and at this price point it's gonna be a consumer level small chip HD camera or maybe a used GL2 ( if anyone is looking to get rid of some old gear that should still work pretty well for a while... ). Anyway, just lookin for some opinions here, what would you do?

Dave

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Cheno wrote on 2/19/2008, 8:52 PM
what is the project for? viewing format? how long is the project?

what are the low light issues? can you supplement?

not enough info for decent responses IMO.

First of all, I probably wouldn't take a $1k project unless I could shoot and post in a day. Other than that...

cheno
FrigidNDEditing wrote on 2/19/2008, 9:03 PM
No, this isn't even for me, I'm just looking for some input in general, I added some details but it's not a very detailed situation, it's a bit of a general purpose situation.

Dave
johnmeyer wrote on 2/20/2008, 12:23 AM
If low-light is the key objective, I think the VX-2100, or its pro counterpart (I think that would be the PD150 or PD170), are still the reigning champs. Since you don't need HD, that's what I'd get. The VX-2100 seems to be going for about $1,200 on eBay, pretty close to your budget, if you don't mind used.
craftech wrote on 2/20/2008, 12:38 AM
I agree with John for the same reasons. The VX2100 (PD170) or the VX2000 (PD150) used.

John
farss wrote on 2/20/2008, 2:56 AM
Maybe investing $100 in some bright CFLs wouldn't go astray. As good as the PD150 is a bit more light makes them work even better. Also should help the attendees to see as well.

Bob.
craftech wrote on 2/20/2008, 3:06 AM
Dave,
When you say "low light" are we talking about plays with low lighting or night time shooting or what?

John