An old classic video-cam. The Canon GL2 reviewed today

photojunky

These old cameras are still fun to mess around with today and will give the real old feel that no editing program can duplicate. I picked this one up for about $100 (US) dollars, then sold it for about the same. It was fun to mess around with.

Terfyn

Thanks.
Very impressed with the quality of the video. Don't think we have moved on that much in picture quality.

photojunky

Thanks. I will be posting another one of an old Sony that is HD and has great quality, the only downfall is it takes tapes. I also just ordered an old Canon that takes tapes as well. I have found that these old video cams can produce a great cinematic feel and some of the more expensive ones still hold up today.

12harry

It was strange how "tapes" just died about 2010-on  it took very little time as I guess folk like the idea of not overwriting precious footage ( having reviewed something recent)... SD-series cards can be reused, so the cost is not a major issue ( and getting faster, cheaper, etc.).
Tapes were cheap, recording masses of data - but perhaps there was a writing-limit as camcorders tried to write ever-more data, the tapes might need to run faster which could wreck battery-life, prior to recharge.

Another  big issue is when to upgrade yr computer to add even more "tricks" to the final edited film.

Cheers.

photojunky

I think people liked the convenience of very fast downloads not to mention dual SD card slots. I have noticed that many of these older cameras seem to have more of a cinematic look to them and for the money, I think they are a pretty good deal. I am going to post a test I did have an old Sony that can produce really good quality videos once you learn how to use it.