NDI runs the risk of fumbling the ball on the 20-yard line squandering the nearly decade lead they have in IP video by not enforcing that licensees integrate all of the standard. I write this in the hope that they re-establish what the NDI standard means: that to license NDI, and display the NDI badge, a product must be 100% compatible.
Think of the Canon XF605 as a high-performance sports car among everyday sedans. Both will get you there, but one definitely will enhance the trip with more useful features. If you re worried about the premium price of the XF605, I would still argue that while it may take another two or three jobs to pay it off, you will be happy with the results you get from it.
Brooklyn-based creative director Christopher Fung creates and collaborates across various projects, including music videos, installation art, experience design, interactive media, animation, and traditional filmmaking, and his latest focus is his new Twitch channel, Unstrctrd.