What high def video equipment would you buy with a +/- $10K budget?

[Misa]

Hey guys,

If you are still looking after Sony HDR Xr 500 model...i can tell you more about it as soon as you fire the questions. If you want to take a look at how it performs u/w take a look here. I also made a test recently with 2 wide lens.

YouTube - misaclaudiu's Channel


the footage is not edited at all so thats how it performs u/w. the housing has a red filter that i`ve used at 10-25m

 

[Popeye328]

I got myself the Mangrove housing from Aditech for the xr520.
I will be in the Maldives for 120 dives in March & April and expect to make some nice HD videos which I will post here together with my experiences with this set.

 

[rrweather]

Anyone heard anything about the Aquatica housing for the XR500/XR520?

Welcome to Aquatica - Featuring an extensive line of underwater housings for today’s finest digital cameras

Price includes the macro port and the wide angle port. The angled LCD seems like a neat idea. I can't find much on the net about them yet.

 

[rrweather]

Hey guys,

If you are still looking after Sony HDR Xr 500 model...i can tell you more about it as soon as you fire the questions. If you want to take a look at how it performs u/w take a look here. I also made a test recently with 2 wide lens.

YouTube - misaclaudiu's Channel


the footage is not edited at all so thats how it performs u/w. the housing has a red filter that i`ve used at 10-25m

What housing and port did you use on the wreck video?

 

[Diverking]

Anyone heard anything about the Aquatica housing for the XR500/XR520?

Welcome to Aquatica - Featuring an extensive line of underwater housings for today’s finest digital cameras

Price includes the macro port and the wide angle port. The angled LCD seems like a neat idea. I can't find much on the net about them yet.

Here you have a review:

YouTube - JUANMONTEREY's Channel

...extremely biased nad uncontrasted, I might add, but it may be of some use.

 

[rrweather]

Thanks for the link. That is better than nothing, especially since there appears to be nothing else available. I must admit, I'm kinda surprised that Aquatica doesn't have video on their site. What better advertising method than to have their product being used on some awesome dive sites. Then again, I know nothing about dive company advertising so who am I...

 

[Diverking]

Here you have the same guy's review. In Spanish, I'm afraid:

http://www.forobuceo.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=65708