ORIGINAL: HuntingBry
Robin and others who are experienced,
I am in a similar boat as DropTine, but haven't bought any gear yet. What do you recommend as a good camera and accessoriesto start out with that will provide production quality for a budget conscious person.
I know I will have to drop some dough, but don't want to sell the bakery if you know what I mean.
I would recoment a Sony PD-170.
A lot of guys are getting Canon GL2s, but in my opinion, to get a GL2 set up for quality footage you are going to end up spending as much if not more than the cost of the PD170 (Audio adapters, etc.)
Also, the quality is definately noticable between the two.
The only down side to the PD170 is the 12X zoom as opposed to the canon's 20X
They are both good cameras to get started with!