HMC150 Price Drop!

Depends on how much stuff you order from them. I got the camera, two of the big batteries, and a Sennheiser Me64 mic capsule, so it wasn't a huge discount... but still little cheaper than the B&H price. Plus free shipping. I went through Shawn Tallard. Email either of them and let them know you're a DVXuser member. (I know Shawn at least is a member here)
 
What is "Full Compass" website? I googled it and got a website that doesn't even list that they sell the hmc150....
 
I'm actually curious as to why this camera is dropping in price so fast. It just came out a month ago. Must be selling like hot cakes!
 
Full Compass is just now shipping my batteries for the simple reason that they can't keep them in stock (they told me that would happen before I bought the camera... so not a knock on them). Apparently Panasonic is having a hard time keeping up with demand. So yeah... hot cakes. With strawberries and whipped cream.

Dang it, now I'm hungry.
 
Carlos Corral said:
I'm actually curious as to why this camera is dropping in price so fast. It just came out a month ago. Must be selling like hot cakes!
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Not a huge drop by B&H. They've been offering with the shooting package - worth about $500 - for $4k for a while. Now are offering at $3400 without shooters package, which is in line with where other low cost retailers have been offering, albeit still nicely below MRSP.
 
FYI I just bought one in Canada. I paid $3999.00 CDN for it stock no cards extras etc. The dealer in Canada had requested 25 Cameras and was only allotted 15 and delivery will not be for two more weeks.
My usual dealer who is a small independant told me that the HMC 150 would not be sold by small retailers in Canada and reserved for the big retailers Vistek and Henry's in Ontario etc.
So right now the price I paid for the camera at the current rate of exchange for American dollars would be $3,290.00.
My dealer also said due to our falling dollar prices would be going up quickly and that Sony Canada had already increased its prices by 8% at the wholesale level. This is why I prepaid for my camera .
I changed my mind about buying an HPX170 a few weeks ago, thanks mostly to reviews here by Barry and comments from other awesome folks who make up DVXUser.
Hope this is of some use to folks.
Brian
 
I highly doubt that Panasonic is worried about Scarlet. It is now in its second revision and all anyone has every seen is a metal mockup and lots of hopeful buzz from "potential" users. I think Nikon and Canon have done more to rock Jannard's world and cause the "take 2" not to mention Redrock and Zacuto and everybody else joining the bandwagon.
However, the economy sucks lets face it and there is less disposable income and money for upgrades/changes and especially ones with new/different codecs.
Lets all hope it gets better for everyone soon. You just have to go to our own Marketplace and read the comments of folks selling their kits.
 
In Australia we're still waiting to get the first batch... I was told I'd have my two cameras by mid to late October and I'm still waiting :(
 
I agree Scarlet doesn't have any impact for those who use their cameras to generate incomes. Those people are still going to buy whatever they need now, because their income will pay for it. But there's a huge adjacent market of hobbyists and student film makers who are eyeying Scarlet and holding off on the HMC150. They'll continue using their HV20/30s, HF100s, and DVX100s. Imagine if come Nov 13, Red announced that they were going to cancel the Scarlet. I guarantee you that Panasonic would sell more cameras in the 6 months that follow, compared to sales that will follow the actual announcement of a $3k camera that performs better than camera that cost 3 times that amount. Even if it's vaporware - even if the Scarlet is delayed 24 months - even if the ultimate cost is changed to 10 times the estimated $3k price -- it doesn't matter. A percentage of the market will believe the hype and will delay their purchase. I guarantee it, because I know people doing it.
 
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