Stephen Andrew Roe

Thanks a lot everybody for the input. With regards to keeping the DVX and potentially getting paid work with it, I totally understand what you're saying and appreciate the suggestion but to be fair, I don't really see myself doing much paid work for the moment. I'm at university full-time and that's keeping pretty occupied, plus afterwards I plan on doing a masters in cinematography, so I'm not going to get too involved in the big bad world just yet. Every single time I'm shooting stuff, whether in school or extra-curricular, I can't help but think "why aren't I shooting this on 16mm." So I figure it's time to make the switch. I think that going down the route of buying reg 16mm and converting later is my plan now. I've also decided do sell some of my still camera kit for the 16mm fund (2 leica M's plus lenses - ARGH!). So I figure my new budget should be somewhere in the region of £3000 - which should be a little handier. I reckon it's gonna be an ACL with an overhaul/s-16 conversion (sooner rather than later). Rather than spend half my life just reading about it; I just want to get out and shoot 16mm asap as that's the best way to learn, right! Thanks again for the suggestions - keep 'em coming! Stephen.

Hi all. I have decided to sell my current video camera (DVX100) in favour of S16 because I feel it's time to get a bit more serious about cinematography. Basically I'm seeking advice on which direction to go in terms of cameras and specific models. I figure I'll have a budget of around £1500 with which I'll need both camera and a reasonable selection of lenses. I know that isn't a great deal of money, but I'm a student so naturally I'm pretty low in the ol' fund department. I realise that I could shoot standard 16mm on a cheaper camera (and have done in the past), but I see this as a longer-term investment and would ultimately want to switch to super 16 further down the road, so I may as well just do it now while I have some money. Sorry for such a standard/boring question, but any help would be appreciated. Also I plan on buying it from (hopefully) a store for peace of mind, rather than so t'bay, so if anybody has any links to places that may have used kits for sale I'd appreciate it - bearing in mind I'm based in the UK. Thanks Stephen