Dave Goulding
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This happened to me a couple of years ago with my Varicam 3700. It turned out to be a blown fuse in the camera. The good news is that Panasonic fixed it for free because of their 5 year warranty on the camera.
Having said that I did have to take to a Panasonic service center to be fixed. They did it while I waited. I asked if I could repair it myself and the service tech told me “only if I was really good with a solder gun.” (which I am not) The fuse is the size of a very tiny watch battery.
I have not had any trouble since then but I was also told to make sure the camera is turned off before plugging anything into a d-tap or 4-pin power connection.
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I was also in the same situation. I am an F-3 owner and love the camera. Having said that it’s not always the best tool for the job. I bought a 3700 Varicam 2 years ago and is my go to camera for run and gun, uncontrolled situations, sporting events, live concerts etc where that extra depth of field really comes in handy. I had an HDX 900 for many years. Many of my clients like to work in DVC Pro HD or now AVC Intra 100. I didn’t want to abandon them or sell them on a new format. Plus from a business stand point I think it’s good to have something that can accommodate clients who like to work in either DVC Pro/AVC Intra or XDCam.
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Hi Fermin,
I am very interested to hear your results from testing of the 2 cameras with the Gemini. Please keep me posted and thanks for your interest. Let me know if you find out any more about the P-10 Log and how it works.
Best,
Dave