Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site decwrl.DEC.COM Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!ucdavis!ucbvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-rangly!pomerleau_bo From: pomerleau_bo@rangly.DEC (BOB POMERLEAU ASO 271-6579) Newsgroups: net.video Subject: CAMERAS AND VCRS Message-ID: <347@decwrl.DEC.COM> Date: Thu, 9-Jan-86 10:15:24 EST Article-I.D.: decwrl.347 Posted: Thu Jan 9 10:15:24 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 11-Jan-86 06:07:29 EST Sender: daemon@decwrl.DEC.COM Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Lines: 36 I AM INTERESTED IN GETTING SET UP FOR DOING VIDEO PHOTOGRAPHY. I HAVE READ A LOT OF DISCUSSION ON VCRS AND SOME ON CAMERAS AND CAMCODERS. WITHIN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS I WILL BE BUYING THE EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR VIDEO PHOTOGRAPHY IF I CAN MAKE UP MY MIND WHICH WAY I SHOULD GO. OF COURSE I WOULD LIKE TO GET THE MOST BANGS FOR MY BUCKS AND I DONT WANT TO SPEND MORE THEN $1500. HERE ARE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE. 1. WHERE CAN I GET THE BEST BUY ON VIDEO EQUIPMENT? 2. SHOULD I BUY A CAMCODER? 3. IF A COMCODER THEN WHICH ONE? NOTE: I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO USE VHS FORMAT 4. WOULD I BE BETTER OFF WITH A SEPERATE CAMERA AND VCR? 5. WHICH CAMERA? 6. WHICH VCR? 7. SHOULD I WAIT FOR THE IMPROVED VHS FORMAT (HQ)? 8. WHAT WILL THE NEW HQ VHS BUY ME? 9. IS THE HQ VHS COMPATABLE WITH REGULAR VHS? ANYONE OUT THERE INTO VIDEO PHOTOGRAPHY, I WOULD APPRECIATE YOU HELP IN MAKING THIS DECISION. >>>>> FROM THE GREAT WHITE NORTH <<<<< BOB POMERLEAU DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION AUGUSTA,MAINE