A colleague of mine is looking for a PAL - DV camera. He is shooting a low-budget feature film, which has a script, basic funding, and many other elements in place. The reason he wants a PAL camera, is that it works significantly better in the DV to 35mm film conversion process. If anyone is interested, I'll put you in touch with the producer / director, James Valentine, who is based in Los Angeles.

-- Peter Gray (peter@jkor.com), May 22, 1999

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Digital Focus leases complete PAL DV solutions for filmmakers, including PAL cameras, PAL DV decks, PAL Monitors and PAL configured editing systems. We also use Fujinon manual lenses with our XL-1s so your DP can rack focus and have complete control of his/her environment.

Please feel free to contact us for any questions relating to PAL equipment or PAL transfers to 35mm film

-- Tom Rhodes (digitalfocus@hotmail.com), December 15, 1999.

I own a Sony VX2000E and I must say it's awesome. I live in the US and so far I've had No problems with Editing and burning to DVD's. Format-Shmormate, Pal, NTSC, dosn't matter when it's digital, there is no such thing as European 1's and 0's. Just remember that it dosn't matter if you own a PAL anything or a Sony CineAlta 24p, if you don't light for film your not going to get the look you want.

-- Jeff McGuire (jtmcgoo@aol.com), October 20, 2002.