Robbie Hardy

Thanks chaps... My mate is selling his. He only got it for his girlfriend a month ago. £600! Not a bad bargain??

Hello again... I am thinking about getting the Panasonic AG-DVX100b but am wanting to be able to edit the footage on a Laptop. A Dell Laptop I'm looking at has the following spec: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7200, 4 MB L2 Cache, 2048MB 533MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024), 160GB (5400rpm) Sata Hard Drive, 256MB Grapghics Card... Would this be able to cope with editing from the DVX100b ? I want a Laptop so I can easily edit from it around the U.K If this is not good enough, could someone tell me the spec I should be looking at in order to have no problems...? Many thanks in advance.. Rob

Ok...I'm now thinking that I could/should get the PAL version of the Panasonic DVX100b as I live in the UK. I think this camera would do the job though I have no idea how to use it so I'm just going to film some improvised drama and mess about with it... Could anyone advise me if they think this camera is the right one? And also a friend has offered me his nearly new laptop, still with a years warranty from 'Dell'. Its got Dual 2 Processor, 4MB L2 Cache, 160GB (5,400 rpm) Sata Hard Drive for £660 (about $1,300)...Is this a good deal..? Would this spec Laptop be able to handle the editing of the Panasonic? And which would be the best Editing Software to buy? THANKS again... All the best, Robbie

Thanks so much for all your help! But for starters I'm not technically minded at all. I'm an actor/scriptwriter who was tired waiting for work and being in something cack,..so hoping to instead use my own friends and contacts and try and do something ourselves.... I've heard alot about the Panasonic DVX100 (is that the camera used on LONESOME JIM?) I'd love to get this camera by the reviews its got alone! I just want something thats basically Broadcast quality. Where the audience won't be distracted by the quality of the picture produced by the camera... Not really special effects films. More naturalistic....possibly even following the line of the 'DOGMA' rule of filmmaking sometimes..? US Dollars are roughly two to every Pound (£) £100 = $200 Basically want some equipment that can produce work that is quality enough to enter the competitions with..? Thanks again...

Hello there...first time here and really glad I stumbled across this forum... Could anyone help advise me as to which equipment to buy? I'm based in England and am wanting to buy a powerful laptop to be able to edit my films on. I know a PC would be better, but I will be having to travel about the country to friends and be able to edit the film there at times too. What spec Laptop would fill my requirements? Also, can anyone recommend a Camcorder. I could probably go up to £1500 for the camera but I want a camera that would be quality enough to produce good enough quality shots and be of suitable standard to allow our films to look good enough for broadcast?? Finally... I'm a novice at Editing and will be really learning as I go,..though luckily a friend does this for his job so will be there for advise..but I'd need a camera that has a 'line In' socket. I've shot lots of HI8 film a decade a go and now thought it would be fun to be able to record it across to my Camcorder and then download it to the Laptop and practise my editing on these...? Sorry for the longwinded request.. Thanks a lot Rob.