Grug
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Hey Guys,
I'm in the process of figuring out which "prosumer" HD camera I'm going to buy (I want something powerful enough to put together a decent portfolio, and big enough that people will take me sort-of seriously). At the moment, my options would seem to be the: the Canon XH-A1 and the Sony HVR-V1P, and maybe the Panasonic HVX-200.
Here in Australia these cameras (and every other HD camera going around) are ludicrously over-priced. However, my girlfriend is travelling to China in few months time, and I was thinking that she might be able to buy one of them for me duty-free (and with a considerably smaller mark-up over there).
Does anyone have experience with buying camcorders from China? I'd really appreciate any advice on this? I'm a miserly film student, so saving 30% (or roughly $2,000 AUD) on my video camera would be a BIG plus for me (i.e. allow me to buy a computer and NLE that I can actually use the camera on).
Thanks,
Mark
I'm in the process of figuring out which "prosumer" HD camera I'm going to buy (I want something powerful enough to put together a decent portfolio, and big enough that people will take me sort-of seriously). At the moment, my options would seem to be the: the Canon XH-A1 and the Sony HVR-V1P, and maybe the Panasonic HVX-200.
Here in Australia these cameras (and every other HD camera going around) are ludicrously over-priced. However, my girlfriend is travelling to China in few months time, and I was thinking that she might be able to buy one of them for me duty-free (and with a considerably smaller mark-up over there).
Does anyone have experience with buying camcorders from China? I'd really appreciate any advice on this? I'm a miserly film student, so saving 30% (or roughly $2,000 AUD) on my video camera would be a BIG plus for me (i.e. allow me to buy a computer and NLE that I can actually use the camera on).
Thanks,
Mark
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