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Re: [Debconf-video] Next Meeting - Debconf Approaches (Wednesday 24 May)



On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 08:49:55AM +0200, Kyle Robbertze wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> This is a reminder about the meeting on *Wednesday 24 May at 18:00
> UTC*, which may well be tomorrow depending on your timezone.
> 
> Agenda is here:
> 
> https://storm.debian.net/shared/pyV1TzOgN7FZhL69N5OwPwg_pcUC2hoa2aGRuzSW3Ax

So, during that meeting I agreed to look into cameras. I met up with a
friend last friday who's a professional cameraman, and we came up with
three candidates. Prices are from a local (web)shop in Belgium. They
don't necessarily have to be the prices we'll end up paying, but I added
them to the list for comparison. Two were suggested by Carl, one my
friend came up with:

- JVC GY-HM200E: tested by CCC VOC. Has a network link and builtin RTMP
  server, can be directly hooked up to Voctomix according to VOC. €2600,
  but due to the network link, we wouldn't need the blackmagic cards, so
  that's less money in the end. Bulky and heavy, though (so shipping
  costs will be higher): 1.55kg, 13.5x19x26.3cm
- Sony PXW-X70: large sensor, therefore it has good low-light
  capabilities. Good zoom lens. €2600, 1.4kg, 12.1x10.4x27.4cm. This
  will likely produce the best picture out of the three, but would end
  up being the most expensive option. Whether that is an important
  consideration is up for discussion...
- Canon XA35: small, cheap, lightweight. €2100, 0.77kg, 10.9x8.4x18.2cm.
  Technically it is not necessarily the best choice, but it is
  considerably cheaper than the other two, and (due to lower shipping
  costs) will remain so.

My friend suggested contacting a local company to see if I can get one
of each for a week or so to test them. I think that's a sensible
suggestion, but would like to not have to do that by myself ;-)

Thoughts?

-- 
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