Frank Hegyi

 

Definitely seems to be where it's headed but not all cameras will afford one the ability to write Prores, Cineform, or Avid codecs in camera. Also, it makes more sense to own a monitor with recording capability. My Ninja Assassin has a great screen.

The extra recorder can definitely come in handy sometimes.

The camera manufacturers are starting to include better recording formats in camera, so the external recorders will become less necessary as time goes on.