Re: HPX-3700 deal

Hi John, I'm definitely not counting these companies out. But for the reasons above I believe they are both behind the curve right now. Doesn’t mean people won’t be happy with the products available, it seems you are happy with your camera and that’s great!

My motivation is not to convince people not to buy these products, or be unhappy with the choice they have made, but to encourage conversation and maybe some folks might become engaged by some part of what we are talking about and bring there own good idea’s… and just maybe….. a little tiny piece of logic will migrate its way into the collective consciousness of the digital community and who knows maybe…. Panasonic is listening somehow (even though it seems like they don’t pay attention).

Were not used to the idea of thinking about what a product should be, but rather we buy what’s available and trust the company has done diligence and knows best what to produce. I’d like to believe talking about the possibilities in a public forum (that all can read and contribute) could possibly help these companies make better design decisions going forward by listening to what people have to say. I don’t know who they listen to when its time to put pen to paper and spec the next camera design, have they ever asked you?

None of these ideas above are new. Red is on the cutting edge and I only point out the obvious difference between what these 2 big companies have produced v.s. what Red is doing. Red is un-constrained by much of the big company issues that plague Sony and Panasonic, and therefore they are more nimble, innovative, and forward thinking. In today tough economy and fast changing digital environment it seems nimble and forward thinking should be important. The lack of sales in the big 2’s high-end products are telling a story worth listening to.

I want to buy products for my customers that make sense, and there are too many cameras in Panasonics current line that don’t make sense. How do I know? The 3700 deal offered means lack of sales. My own 3000, and 2700 that are not renting... and many, many conversations with my customers has brought me to this place of questioning the logic of current features/designs and how we arrived here.

Peace, ER


Erich Roland
www.dc-camera.com
HD camera rentals, Washington DC
(and Cameraman)