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Canon GL2 advice
« on: May 23, 2023, 08:00:32 AM »
I’m looking into getting a canon gl2 off of eBay and need some advice on any accessories I need. I know I’ll need the cam itself, tapes, batteries/charger and looking for tips on what else I need, such as the correct cables to upload the video to mac or pc, and anything else you recommend. Any help is appreciated!

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Re: Canon GL2 advice
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2023, 04:10:36 AM »
My advice is to not get one. If you're looking into the MiniDV range, just stick to a VX2100.

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Re: Canon GL2 advice
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2023, 07:12:41 AM »
you will need firewire cables, and depending on what kind of mac an adapter.

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Re: Canon GL2 advice
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2023, 07:16:25 AM »
My advice is to not get one. If you're looking into the MiniDV range, just stick to a VX2100.
+1 on this post, but if you're going to, just get a 4pin to 6pin FireWire and make sure to fit a FireWire card that fits via a PCI card in your computer. If you're a Mac user I believe you'll already have one on there depending on what age or a Thunderbolt connection where you can use a converter.
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Re: Canon GL2 advice
« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2023, 02:06:46 PM »
Wouldn't get one...

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Re: Canon GL2 advice
« Reply #5 on: May 29, 2023, 02:46:13 PM »
I'm going to get flamed for this, but outside of the mic why does everyone hate the GL2?
Canon had better colors than people remember.

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Re: Canon GL2 advice
« Reply #6 on: May 29, 2023, 03:06:21 PM »
Buy a VX1000.

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Re: Canon GL2 advice
« Reply #7 on: June 03, 2023, 11:46:13 AM »
THE UPDATE NO ONE ASKED FOR

Won an eBay bid for $157 that included-

The canon GL2 that is fully operational and an almost blemish free exterior.

Sick ass bag

Brand new battery and charger

Mic

2GB memory card

2 new tapes

Lens cover

Car charger

Straps

Going off context clues from the seller I assume it belonged to a church and is the explanation for it being in almost brand new condition. Has probably been in this case for who knows how long. Overall I’m fucking hyped and can’t wait to get a fish eye next and now need to get appropriate cables to dump footage on my desktop. Only kicker was $50 shipping, but still considering overall $207 purchase a big win. Any tips to keeping this thing running good, video editors to download etc are appreciated!