Curious what has changed and what hasn’t… I shot spot news in Phoenix many years ago and finally have decided it’s time to jump back in. I’m going to be going "new school" this time with a high end DSLR and a nice long lens since Phoenix PD likes to set up 1/4 mile wide "crime scenes" (or at least they did back when I was out there last). :rolleyes:

Question for anyone at the local Phoenix stations – are you guys still buying stringer video? Suppose I show up with an SDHC card with 1080p HD video on it, do you guys have the necessary equipment to pull the video down and ingest it into your NLE? Or would it be better to burn the footage to DVD first? I can do either one. Also what’s the going rate these days? It was anywhere from $50 to $75 per slug back in the day. These days with the price of gas, I’d expect to see at least $100 but with station budgets being what they are I doubt that’ll fly. It’s going to be a weekends thing for me anyway so I’m not looking to break any records for sales or anything. Just curious if Phoenix stations still buy and if so then what’s a fair asking price for good, usable video.

Thanks!