Re: Purchasing New Camera

Most of the time I live in the Boston area where I teach literature at Boston College.
The 13x D lens looks great but it is out my budget.
Is there any other lens that will justify the use of the JVC but that will be priced under $ 5,000? It seems to me that if I am not taking advantage of the great lenses that one could use with the JVC is probable not the best decision for me at this point. My doubt about the Panny is the workflow given that in many cases I will be out on my own in which case I will have to use a hard drive recorder instead of the P2 cards. You are right when you say that there are two different cameras, I was trying to make room, so to speak, for an upgrade later on.... but the price of the lenses will mean sacrifices that are out reach for now.
I also have the "impression" that when Scarlet is out "early" next year the industry might take a different road. What is your take on this?
Many thanks for taking the time, it is a big help to be able to talk to somebody how works with the JVC and like it.

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