Build Quality?

[abradon]

Build quality

Got the Camera this past weekend. Loving it so far --this camera does everything I want and is in my budget. I’m new to Panasonic (and this forum site) but so far I only have one issue:

The build quality of the camera feels a little cheap – It’s all plastic (which keeps it light) and tends to feel like a toy in my hand. When my camera is off you can hear the internal lens cover rocking around --- does anyone else experience this? Also my tripod plate looks worn in (or tested by the factory). Is this standard Panasonic? Any thoughts on the build quality?

Ordered from B&H – very fast shipping.

[matt s.]

The cameras are all metal some type of magnesium alloy. there is some plastic on them but its just a cover over the metal internal skeleton. In the HPX section Spec-Comm took a HPX170 apart and you can see the all metal casing.

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=149323

the noise you hear is the OIS its a common noise with all the Panasonics.

[Hidef1080]

Build quality

Got the Camera this past weekend. Loving it so far --this camera does everything I want and is in my budget. I’m new to Panasonic (and this forum site) but so far I only have one issue:

The build quality of the camera feels a little cheap – It’s all plastic (which keeps it light) and tends to feel like a toy in my hand. When my camera is off you can hear the internal lens cover rocking around --- does anyone else experience this? Also my tripod plate looks worn in (or tested by the factory). Is this standard Panasonic? Any thoughts on the build quality?

Ordered from B&H – very fast shipping.

I have/had those very same thoughts.
Coming from Sony cameras it seemed a little "light" and my light shoe looked like it had been used.

I thought back to my 35mm days when I had a Canon EOS A2 which had a polycarbonat body but it was a tank and I tend not to abuse my equipment so I think I'm covered for many years to come.

Now if I did guerrilla style filmmaking I might have some concerns...

[abradon]

Thanks for responding. The OIS device is what's moving around inside? I just want to make sure everything is 100%. Any thoughts on the tripod plate?

[Thomas Lew]

tripod plate looks fine to me... what's the problem?

[Gary Senda]

Any thoughts on the tripod plate?

This is not an issue. The camera levels on the baseplate and not on the mounting plate

Gary

[abradon]

There's nothing wrong with the plate --- I just looks like something has screwed into it pretty hard. Not damaging but very noticeable rings around the screw hole. My real concern was the rocking noise.

[ilauzirika]

I think that every camera has it, I'm sure is the machine doing the threads.

[Attic6]

maybe thats where it held by the machines in the factory when it is assembled???
my dvx ois beat a merry tune while turned off...

[abradon]

Your DVX makes a similar noise when you rock the camera back and forth??? (almost like something is loose)

[johnnyha]

Clunk bumped.

[Richard J. Johnson]

It is just the OIS turn that on and it won't make the noise. common concern.

[abradon]

cool. thanks everyone for posting. I was just concerned that something was jarred during shipping --- Love the camera ... and im loving this forum.

[ilauzirika]

hummm, be cautious, it looks like if you hear the clunk more than five times a day it sets up a bomb inside and the camera goes off..........So if you hear it run run run!!!!!

[mikeshu]

Yep, my camera arm ain't growing back.