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What am I missing on the pricing for a Panasonic AG-HVX200A?
I am about to pull the trigger on a Panasonic AG-HVX200A. B&H has it for about $5100 , so does Amazon, but NextTag lists a slew of sellers:
https://www.nextag.com/Panasonic-AG-HVX200A-P2-605803598/prices-html
with the same camera at $2800-$2900. My mommy always said if it looks too good to be true….
I always thought of B&H as pricing its products in the middle of the pack, not too high, but not suspiciously low, and with good support, but this is a huge difference. What am I not seeing here?
Thanks for any insights.
-Eric
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Listen to mommy
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You might get the camera, but then…OH, you wanted the MANUAL too? That’s extra. The battery too? Sheesh, you are demanding, that’s more. The battery charger, the component cables…the 16GB P2 card that ships with ALL P2 cameras when you buy them from reputable places? Man…you want EVERYTHING? Why didn’t you say so…OK, that takes you from $2800 to….$5300.
DO NOT buy from places of ill repute.
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Thanks. I just needed to hear it. $5k is a fair price for the 200A, right? I don’t want to be stupid in either direction.
-Eric
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I don’t know, seems crazy to pay that much for a 200A when I have been seeing 200s going used for $1,750.00. 200A is better but outdated too.
Dan
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If the 200A is outdated, what camera do you guys recommend? I like the idea of P2 format.
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The HVX 170 (or if you’re in Europe 171). The difference though (besides design enhancements) is that the 200 has a tape mechanism that shoots DVCam as well as giving you the possibility of shooting on P2 cards.
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Not to be too pedantic, but the HVX200A does not shoot DVCAM, DVCAM is a Sony only format that features a higher tape run rate than regular DV does, even though the two formats are identical electronically.
The HVX200A shoots DV format to Mini DV tapes.
Dan
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Not to be too pedantic, I believe Kim meant HPX 170 (not HVX 170).
There are many reviews for HPX 170 you can find on the web;
https://www.macvideo.tv/camera-technology/reviews/index.cfm?reviewid=111633…and this one with direct comparison between 200, 200A and 170
Mio
http://www.digitalvideovault.com.au
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and the 200A and the 170 have the same updated chipset. The 200 is older, yes, but the 170 and 200A are about the same vintage.
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Thanks Miodrag and Dan and apologies to fellow cow members for the inexact info. I’ll be more careful in the future. Cheers!
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