>>> High-end HD cameras can cost $120,000, but smaller ones are dropping
>>> in price quickly, he says. "On a boat like that, if something goes
>>> wrong with

>
> This is ridiculous.
>
> There are standard def cameras that cost a fortune, too.
> But that level of hardware and glass is not needed for these shows.
>
> They could shoot TAR & Survivor just fine on $20,000 HD camera's,
> and use $5,000 HD cams cameras for the times when real light weight
> and small size are needed. The small cams would be just fine in the
> cars,  other transports, running through streets and in activities.
> Save the big cams for the set shots of the locales and finish lines.