10 Day Old 100A Broken!

Colione

Colione

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I just bought a DVX100A, got it two wednesdays ago, and on saturday morning while turning my back to pick up a bag it fell off a monopod. Fell straight forward only for me to hear a young child scream "yourcamerasgonnafaaaaaalll!" And crash! Fell right on the lens hood. The lens hood popped right off, as well as the focus ring. A plastic ring that holds the focus ring in place as well as the lens hood on broke into two pieces. I managed to take it all apart and put it back together, but I was unable to fix the focus ring back on. I had to shoot the rest of the weekend with automatic focus.

Everything seems to work fine (expect the manual focus), And it's quite depressing seeing how I saved for a very long time on a student budget, and borrowed money to buy the camera.

Should I send it into Panasonic to get it fixed? Are there any good places around Vancouver to fix it? Should I order the part and screw it on myself? I also need to clean the lens. In my distress to solve my problem I accidentally touched the side of the lens, and now there is a little finger print on the very edge. Anyways ... any info on fixing a DVX100A would be great.

I have to film in Toronto this weekend, I'm imagining I should just use it how it is, and fix it later. Thanks in advance!

Cole
 
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Hey buddy,
I actually went through the exact same thing. I think my heart stopped as it dropped in slo-mo to the ground. It landed on the battery which broke all over the place and got some scratches. It was a horrific site! I'm a student as well so I can relate. Keep that sucker tight! I'm paranoid as hell now when i shoot.

If i were you i'd send it to Panny to have everything checked out and fixed professionally. Good luck and be careful ;D
 
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Sorry to hear what you guys went through.  Man, I would probably fall over along with my 2 day old DXV100A it if fell.

Best of luck on fixing.  Hope it is little or no cost out of pocket.

-Rodger
 
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You may be able to order the part yourself and put it on, considering you seemed to take it apart and re-assemble it without problem. Do you have any photos? might help to see what is actually broken.

Nice to see another DVX'er in Vancouver :) Man we should all get together one day and shoot something with 30 different angles :) now that's coverage!
 
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LOL

Reminds me of that shot in 28 Days Later where they had like 10 XL1's!

Get enough DVX's in one place and you can probally give the illusion of anything!
 
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Did you say it fell from the monopod when you went to get something? You must have incredible balancing skills! ;D
 
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Yeah, it fell off a monopod. A manfrotto that I was borrowing (due to poorness) it had this little attachment at the bottom with three prongs that stood out so it could stand, I used it when I interviewed people.

Yeah, I'll take some pictures, probably tomorrow night because I have 3 tests tomorrow in the day.

Yeah, it would probably be the cheapest to order the part and install it myself, which I'm cool with, I just wanna make sure the lens in all in check.

Yeah, I'd be down to having a DVX Vancouver meet, film a little stuff. It'd be fun.

Pics will be up wednesday night. Ohhh maaannn, I don't even want to look at my camera in its state.
 
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sorry to hear about your loss man. seriously though poor or not, skip the coffee and snacks for the next week , and buy a cheap 15-30.00 velbon tripod, or somthing a bit more stable than that monopod, cause your little humpty dumpty dvx is lucky to still have his yolk in working condition after 1 fall.. you dont need another one. my daughter almost tipped my dvx from the low height of sitting on a glidecam 2000 before(apx 1.5 feet up or so), and that was the last ive ever left it sitting like that.
 
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thanks KTD.. and good thing is that the entire focus assembly costs less than $50, hopefully you can find out what just the piece is and it should help you get that down to the $10 mark.
 
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Hey Guys,

Thanks for the tips and compassion. The people I was with when it happened were like..."ooh mann...that sucks" ...I like "You don't understand!! You cannot feel my pain!!" I had to share my experiance with some people that could sympathize with me.

Anyways, since I have no idea what part it is, I'll take some pictures tomorrow, and maybe you guys could help identify which one to order. I could also use some tips on how exactly would be the best way to clean the lens, I read the article somewhere on how to take the little guard off, but I don't remember exactly if it had any info on how to clean the lens and what to use.

And they used 10 XL1s for 28 Days....dang! I still need to watch that movie. I just bought the Dixie Chicks DVD the other day. Gotta see what the cam is capable of!

Thanks again guys!
 
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I read they used like 10 (or around that) for the scenes of the dude being in deserted London for mad coverage. I still would like to have it made with DVX's! ;D :D
 
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