How much is my broken DVX worth?

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hocusbogus

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Hey guys. I mostly just lurk this forum but now I have a question. I've got a DVX100B that's been through some pretty rough times. Now that I have a new camera, I don't feel I have a need for the old broken one so I'd like to get rid of it. But first, I'd like to see how much it could be worth.

The problems include:
- Broken plastic screw holder on the lens assembly (it's between the zoom ring and the focus ring) which allows everything in front of the zoom ring to fall off if turned 35˚ or so
- Somewhat messed up threads on the filter ring
- Super duper tiny chip on the outer lens (about a centimetre from the outside edge of the lens, the chip is only a couple of millimetres in size. I have yet to see it in footage)
- Won't zoom out past Z10 (zoom ring fell off and when I put it back on, I must have done so incorrectly. probably an easy fix)
- Focus ring does not work (ribbon cable is broken)

Besides those problems, the quality is great. Autofocus still works so I've been using the camera for static shots, using my working cam's manual focus to find the right MF# then matching the broken cam's AF# to that and then switching to MF. Oh and the hour meter reads 94H.

Thanks!
 
Under 1 grand. The Zoom ring is a pretty easy fix, I've done it myself with my friends DVX. The Lens chip, even if it doesnt show up in the footage, detracts from it heavily. The focus ring being non-functioning REALLY drops its worthness, because without manual focus, the DVX really cant preform 24p very well.
 
Throw it up on Ebay and explain the problems like you just did. Say the person can use the camera for parts if they want. I've done that before with a similar camera and got about $1,500.
 
So, without making offers, does anyone have any ideas of what would be a reasonable sale price, keeping in mind that I'm not looking to rip anyone off, but I don't want to shortchange myself. I have a friend that wants to buy it and I want to give him a decent deal but I simply don't want to give the camera away for practically nothing.
 
call panny or speccom.com tell them the problems and have them quote how much it is to fix it and base the price off that.
 
I sold a DVX100B with similar problems...

1. Ribbon Cable Broke - manual focus was kaput, but zoom still worked if you put the rings back together - they easily came off.

2. No image in Viewfinder

Got $700 for it. The workaround with the focus is to set it to manual, zoom in and to critical focuses with the "push auto Focus" button - that way it's still razor sharp, but since it's set to manual and you're only using the auto button, not setting, it stays put.
 
Do you have the microphone holder cos i would take that off you if you're willing to split it from the rest of the camera.

Cheers Harvey
 
I do but I'm gonna keep this thing as complete as I can for now...until my friend either buys it or bails out or I find a buyer with a good offer.
 
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