Interesting conversation, and a problem that I have hit for one or two docos next year for Nat Geo... I have a 2700 and love it. It has a beautiful look and prefer it to the PDW700 in about every way... I have received the specs for Nat Geo and have to say it just looks like double standards - accepting the HDX900 for 1080 production and the old tape Varicam for 720 production but NOT accepting the 2700 is just ludicrous! I appreciate the point made about trying to draw a line between what WAS accepted etc, but there simply isn't ENOUGH logic behind this to make it fair and acceptable. And as Disco and the BBC accept the 2700 it makes Nat Geo's decision even harder to stomach...
I will just have to work some wonders to make Nat Geo in this part of the world (Singapore) accept that as budgets over here aren't as high as the US, they need to be a little more flexible - particularly as the results will be BETTER than their approved HDX900 and 27 Varicam...
Chris...
Chris Dickinson
Lighting Cameraman and Editor
http://www.chrisd.tv
