Wanted: a PD150 or PD170

If any of you guys know of someone who has a second-hand Sony PD150 or PD170 for sale (I'll settle for a HVR-Z1E too) and wants to get rid of it cheaply (or give it away in appreciation for all the hours I put in blogging ;-)) please drop me a line. I'll need an invoice, so don't steal anything on my behalf (unless you manage steal some company letterhead paper as well). Preferably it would be a complete kit, containing a filming floodlight, a wireless XLR mic, another mic for me to wear, and some extra batteries as well. If that person has an editing computer (or laptop) to sell containing a Matrox RT-X100 pci card, that's fine too.

(Oh, and while you're at it, get me an affordable house with a garden in the city centre. Yes, I know I'm being ridiculous.)

In case you were wondering: I am training to be a camera journalist and am in desperate need of both equipment and more experience. The two, in this case, are intertwined for practicising without a camera is rather cumbersome, though amusing for casual observers. Perhaps I should charge.

18:47

permalink comment(s) (2) trackback(s) (0)

How long until the army intervenes?

The only way something good can come from the current French riots, is when Sarkozy - a largely self-made immigrant's son who has not been corrupted by the ENA elite - manages to rise to power and rid the French semi-democracy of its oligarchic sclerosis.

Before that, I fear there will be a lot of bloodshed, for what else can the French do but to deploy the army if this continues? Read Le Monde, through Google if your knowledge of French is insufficient.

This, in turn, will lead to further escalation, casualties and a lot of deaths before this is all over.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'll go stock up on guns and ammo in case some 'second generation Dutch' get similar ideas.

(I'm only kidding of course - everybody knows that in the Netherlands, only criminals carry weapons, especially since the police are failing their gun exams en masse. So please, if you must send me your spare weaponry, do so in a package that doesn't arouse the suspicion of customs.)

14:06

permalink comment(s) (7) trackback(s) (0)