canon md101, any good?

[boylsie]

found the canon md101 for £50 on ebay
quality video:


is it qorth £50 for skateboarding footage?
and what size is the filter lense so i can maybe get a fisheye for it

[boylsie]

anyone?

[senu]

Originally Posted by boylsie

found the canon md101 for £50 on ebay
quality video:


is it qorth £50 for skateboarding footage?
and what size is the filter lense so i can maybe get a fisheye for it

Its worth £50
But the issue ofa fish-eye adaptor may be something else: It may either not be available or cost more than the camera itself
It is a simple VFM MiniDV camcorder with no pretensions therefore the provision of the likes of lens adaptors may not have been included in its design concept

[boylsie]

kk thx ive found a new camcorder now the Handycam DCR-HC27

[senu]

Originally Posted by boylsie

kk thx ive found a new camcorder now the Handycam DCR-HC27

Basic but good Piont and shoot MiniDv camcorder
Dont expect a freebeee tape , editing software or firewire cable to be included and dont expect the battery to last uou hrs and hrs ,
Its Image stabilisation is electronic and wide angle range limiting
otherwise.. its fine
I would expect all those " negatives" to be the same for most camcorders in this price range ( regardless of brand) so it probably no use shopping for better unless you up your budget or change your spec list
You could do worse for a small basic decent quality video camcorder

[boylsie]

Originally Posted by senu

Basic but good Piont and shoot MiniDv camcorder
Dont expect a freebeee tape , editing software or firewire cable to be included and dont expect the battery to last uou hrs and hrs ,
Its Image stabilisation is electronic and wide angle range limiting
otherwise.. its fine
I would expect all those " negatives" to be the same for most camcorders in this price range ( regardless of brand) so it probably no use shopping for better unless you up your budget or change your spec list
You could do worse for a small basic decent quality video camcorder

the guy i might be getting it off is giving 2 free tapes and a firewire cable.
the specs on the site says 14hrs shooting on 1 battery whcih i probably wont need in one day, but ill porbabbly buy a spare battery and fully charge it everytime i go out. i've got sony vegas pro 8 on my pc, and i and hopefully getting a fisheye if you look at my other thread

[A n d r e w]

Tapes are cheap - if the ones that come with the camcorder have been used already then ditch 'em or keep them only as emergency back-ups.

The fisheye lens adapter you mention in your other thread sounds like it will fit (assuming both camcorder and fisheye adapter use a 25mm thread) but I can't vouch for it's quality.