Re: HPX-3700 deal

[Erich Roland] "I have no axe to grind."

that is not the way your posts come across.

[Erich Roland] "You've said "gone are the days" of needing an investment to last 10 years, but this is where Panasonic has miss-judged its customer."

Sorry, but that is the nature of the world, so you have 34 years in the biz, great!
now get over it, the industry you started in does not exist anymore, there are no long term apprenticeships, anyone can and is a shooter now a days, and those that are more flexible with the systems in use will do better.

[Erich Roland] "shows your lack of appreciation for to what it means to invest large amounts of money into a system, and be confident in the investment years out. I believe this is one of the main reasons P2 is not selling, relative to the "all in" bet that Panasonic has made towards the P2 format. "

Look this is the part that has changed- big iron is not the norm anymore. I expect that lifespan on most of my gear now is about the same as my computers 2-3 years, since all of these tools have progressed from hardware marvels, to a computer with a lens on it.

That means that all of the tools have designed obsolescence, while you are lamenting about P2 what about Sony's XDcam Disc format? How many calls does any rental house get for xdcam disc cameras?

SxS is the new format right now and of course that's what everyone is asking for, but it will take a while for Sony to catch up to the 10 of thousands of HVX200's that have been shipped.

Even Apple could not kill P2 when they removed the PCMCIA slot.



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