Canon XL2 - out soon!

Mushiman · Post by **Mushiman** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 7:04 pm

clickie
Sounds good!

U.S.Amateurfilmaker · Post by **U.S.Amateurfilmaker** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 9:01 pm

Nice, 24p too! Sure it costs $3500+ though

slimdog55 · Post by **slimdog55** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 10:44 pm

What a major let down. I thought the new XL2 would be High Definition. Oh well, I can still dream about the new Sony HDV camocrder thats going to be out maybe within 1-2 years.

october · Post by **october** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 3:23 am

i'm kinda ticked, just got the xl1s, i knew there had to be a catch to the $500 rebate... although the xl2 has a $5000 msrp...

Jass Films · Post by **Jass Films** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 4:13 am

awesome...

xbreaka420 · Post by **xbreaka420** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 4:20 am

ill never in a million years be able to aford that, so im not even gonna find out the details of it.

ALove · Post by **ALove** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 9:31 pm

ill wait for xl2s

justsomeguy · Post by **justsomeguy** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 10:09 pm

ill wait for alot of money to fall from the sky

foxwood · Post by **foxwood** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 10:13 pm

I'll stick with what I have, (imagens the movie he could make with the money that it would cost to buy an Xl-2........

justsomeguy · Post by **justsomeguy** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 1:37 am

yeah ill stick my skilled gl1, how much is it anyway?

budgetguy · Post by **budgetguy** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 12:13 pm

does anyone suppose the XL2 will signal a price drop for the XL1s and XM2?

justsomeguy · Post by **justsomeguy** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 9:23 pm

im sure it will, just like when the gl2 came out the gl1 went down alot in price

Chris_film · Post by **Chris_film** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 12:03 am

i am praying that the xl1 and xl1s will go down in price so i might be able to afford THOSE

edinc90 · Post by **edinc90** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 3:45 am

Someone I know has a GL1. Just today he said that he could get an XL1 now for the price of his GL1 when it came out.

BrownCowStudios · Post by **BrownCowStudios** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 3:48 am

justsomeguy wrote:im sure it will, just like when the gl2 came out the gl1 went down alot in price

No, when the GL2 came out, the GL1 was discontinued. Therefore, inventory of the product had to go, thus lowering the price. Many GL1 users were also selling their GL1's in hopes of getting a GL2.

John Groshko · Post by **John Groshko** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 7:16 am

That's way to much camera for my needs and 99% of everybody else's on this fourm.
$5000 bucks and it dosen't even have an LCD screen. What a rip-off!

Mushiman · Post by **Mushiman** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 8:02 am

John, it's a pro camera, you dont see film cameras with LCD screens do you?

John Groshko · Post by **John Groshko** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 5:35 am

Well that's becase they have banks of monitors set up behind the camera that the director and stage crew watch.

I use the LCD screen on my camera plenty, especially when filming fast-paced action stuff. It's just that $5000 dollars for a camera that dosen't have and LCD screen seems preety steep, you would really have to be making money with your films to afford somthing like that.

ALove · Post by **ALove** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 6:48 am

bhphoto will probably have the xl2 for cheaper

Eim3r · Post by **Eim3r** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 7:03 am

You can always rent camera's too.

Mushiman · Post by **Mushiman** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:48 am

John Groshko wrote:Well that's becase they have banks of monitors set up behind the camera that the director and stage crew watch.

That's what they do with XL1's also. That is what is expected.

edinc90 · Post by **edinc90** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 12:35 pm

i just checked yesterday. B&H has it for $4,999. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/control ... 002&is=REG

Still a reduction from the $5,499 MSRP. Available in September. Another abservation: under "LCD Screen" in the specs on B&H, it says 2.5 inch with VF magnifier removed. Interesting...

ALove · Post by **ALove** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 7:45 pm

yeah its an lcd, just flip up the viewfinder

cantoloupe · Post by **cantoloupe** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 8:54 pm

I wish i could get a camera like that, my only camera is like a five year old sony handycam, but im looking at the gl2 or sony vx2100, something nice, (and im hoping that the price will go down)

ALove · Post by **ALove** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 1:26 am

i decided to check out B&H's pro cam section, you can get some 1/2 inch 3 chip cams for cheaper than the xl2

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Canon XL2 - out soon!

Canon XL2 - out soon!

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