were can i find a extremaly cheap professional canon camcorder, i goto ebay and their still over 1,000 dollars. I want a good camera but a cheap one that has great quality and sound and picture, anyone know were i can get one?
Hi I am currently buying a GL2 off of eBay, but it’s around $1500. Unfortunately, thats as cheap as Canon’s pro cameras get. However, search on eBay for the pv-gs400. It is a panasonic 3ccd cam, and should be under $1000. It has most of the functions of the GL2, as well as native 16:9 chips. Even though its still a consumer camera for its size, it is really prosumer by its features. If I were you, Id get that. Pro quality for consumer price. Hope this helps!
P.S. Don’t get the pv-gs500. Although it is an "upgrade", the pv-gs400 has more manual functions and is overall a better filmmaking camera than the 500, although 500 is a bit newer.
Hi I am currently buying a GL2 off of eBay, but it’s around $1500. Unfortunately, thats as cheap as Canon’s pro cameras get. However, search on eBay for the pv-gs400. It is a panasonic 3ccd cam, and should be under $1000. It has most of the functions of the GL2, as well as native 16:9 chips. Even though its still a consumer camera for its size, it is really prosumer by its features. If I were you, Id get that. Pro quality for consumer price. Hope this helps!
P.S. Don’t get the pv-gs500. Although it is an "upgrade", the pv-gs400 has more manual functions and is overall a better filmmaking camera than the 500, although 500 is a bit newer.
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You can get cameras that are under $1000 or you can can get a professional camera. You can’t get both. I know it isn’t what you want to hear, but there are no professional cameras (of any brand) that are under $1000.
Canon’s XL2 is a good quality camera for just under $3000 – and that isn’t even a professional quality camera. It is considered prosumer (in between professional and consumer grade). Even used, the professional cameras will be well over $1500.
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My source is my experience working in the film and video production industy.