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Bror Svensson
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sony vx is the best for sure because they are still able to be fixed, the mic is ALOT better and of course the most important. The color is the best
ask how the heads is, and see if the mic is slacking and if there is alot of scratches.
Opteka death lens
ask how the heads is, and see if the mic is slacking and if there is alot of scratches.
Opteka death lens
GRAYDONSHEDSSTREET
Silver Member
I like my Gl1 because it is cheaper because it isn't as hyped as the vx and everyone already uses vxs so change it up 
AndrewV
Member
the only type of gl i can get is gl2. So is it possible to find some kind of service center? and if it is possible, can gl2 be compared to vx? which is the most simmilar model?I like my Gl1 because it is cheaper because it isn't as hyped as the vx and everyone already uses vxs so change it up
I would recommend a DVX100, they are my favorite of the bunch. They are slightly more durable and the heads are slightly harder to fuck up. Try to check the hours beforehand, but you really don't know how to tell, its kind of an intuitive thing, like you can tell if its sketchy or not. I'd try to get your hands on a century lens as well because the optekas don't look nearly as good. DVX100a/MKII is the setup I use and I fucking LOVE it, I can't wait to go sit and film my friends try tricks for straight hours, its so fun to film with and mess with the settings, and I got it all for under $1000.
AndrewV
Member
Wow! I found several pictures of it. It's seem to be a bit difficult to control it) so main things I should check before buying it are : stretches, heads, quality of optics?
AndrewV
Member
And is there big difference between dvx100 dvx100a dvx100b versions?
zach poon
Silver Member
Ok let me give you the run down on all of this since i have intensely studied alot about 3ccd cameras before getting one myself; I had a canon gl1 and I ended up selling it because other 3ccd cameras perform better, if you are being serious about filming sd then i would skip over the gl1 as i see it, it was a stepping stone for me and if you plan on getting a camera that produces good colors the gl1 is not your camera plus it is pretty fragile, I have never owned a vx but I have friends who have them, and if you can find one for a good price i would say get it because it produces the best colors out of the 3: gl1, dvx, and a vx1 the vx's produce the best but they do tend to have issues if you don't know what you're doing and they also are fragile, now as for what parrish said about the dvx, it is in my opinion the best camera to get if you're planning on going sd the colors are nice and it isnt as fragile as a vx, my setup is a dvx100b with an opteka death lens, and honestly yes the century lenses are better but the death lenses i think are good as well, and are 1/3 of the price of an MK, and you shouldn't have any issues with the dvx if you follow the golden rules: only use 1 brand of tapes don't switch out tapes as it can damage the heads because of the different lubricants the tape companies use, and also I never ever capture or playback on my setup ever, i have a seperate camera (cap cam) just to playback and capturr footage on, so I dont fuck up the dvx heads, so yes me and parrish love our dvx's and you should get one also; i got my setup ( dvx100b, opteka death lens never used one time, 4 batteries, charger) for 500 bucks amd the camera had 69 hours on the heads, but mine i got thru a close homie, but if you look hard enough you can find something
zach poon
Silver Member
There isn't a big difference but the 100 they dont make parts for really and idk about the a and b
GRAYDONSHEDSSTREET
Silver Member
Gl's can have really really bad colours if you don't play around with the settings and all. I would recommend it as a good first sd cam because of the cost. You won't be loosing as much investment if it breaks.
zach poon
Silver Member
The gl is way more fragile then a dvx or a vx my gl mic broke off in my camera bag, and they tend to have zoom issues and mic issues
Wrong thread lol and no, you can't
Patrick Nguyen
Member
Does anyone have a dvx100 with a message that says "warning PSD NG"? If you got a solution please lmk
Graham Hay
Member
I have a vx2100 and I have been reading through threads about capture cams and how that if you don't use one it will mess up your heads. I've had my vx for like 4 months now and have been importing straight of my camera and using it to playback and I was wondering if that would have done anything to the heads by now? There doesn't seem to be anything wrong I'm just wondering
Graham Hay
Member
Do you think that they would already be fucked up enough that I should send it for repairs
ChrisPollak.
Silver Member
i beleive its standard **definition**... and my opinion is the vx1000 has the rawest looking footage with the best mic, but youll be dealing with a shit ton of problems if you buy that camera.