x-angel
Well-known member
At about 5 p.m. today, Aug 31st, 2008 - my 3 year obsessive quest for a DVX-100A will be fulfilled.
I was perusing Craigslist and saw one for a steal of a price. I called the guy up, turns out he is an indie filmmaker/event videographer.
He told me that the play head had just been replaced for no other reason that he wanted to put a new one in there due to the number of hours of use.. He has the paperwork from Panasonic to show what all has been done to it.
He has plenty of cameras, so he willing to let me pay him a certain amount in cash, and then pay off the rest by the end of September.
Now, granted, I haven't SEEN the camera yet (physically, I have seen images of it.) And so I know I can walk from it if it comes out that it's a scam, but I don't think this is.
In any event, I am putting in the sales contract a "7 day window" to test it out, and get my money back if there is anything drastically wrong. Yet again, I don't think there is, but it's just precaution to cover my rear.
I know.. it's not a 100B or a HVX, but it IS a Panny 100A, and it IS a camera I get to keep in my possesion, rather than the whole "rent and return" BS which is nothing more than throwing money into a dark whole with no return on investment, and it doesn't allow me to practice.
Just wanted to let you guys - the people who helped me fall in love with this camera - know about this!!
(I am open to any "caution" advice, if any of you have bought one before from another owner)
I was perusing Craigslist and saw one for a steal of a price. I called the guy up, turns out he is an indie filmmaker/event videographer.
He told me that the play head had just been replaced for no other reason that he wanted to put a new one in there due to the number of hours of use.. He has the paperwork from Panasonic to show what all has been done to it.
He has plenty of cameras, so he willing to let me pay him a certain amount in cash, and then pay off the rest by the end of September.
Now, granted, I haven't SEEN the camera yet (physically, I have seen images of it.) And so I know I can walk from it if it comes out that it's a scam, but I don't think this is.
In any event, I am putting in the sales contract a "7 day window" to test it out, and get my money back if there is anything drastically wrong. Yet again, I don't think there is, but it's just precaution to cover my rear.
I know.. it's not a 100B or a HVX, but it IS a Panny 100A, and it IS a camera I get to keep in my possesion, rather than the whole "rent and return" BS which is nothing more than throwing money into a dark whole with no return on investment, and it doesn't allow me to practice.
Just wanted to let you guys - the people who helped me fall in love with this camera - know about this!!
(I am open to any "caution" advice, if any of you have bought one before from another owner)
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