Hpx300 rumors

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Lez

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I've heard on the grapevine that a HPX300 is due in February..

1/2" chips and semi shoulder mount with removable lens...

Cheers
 
So you have the HPX500 which is around $10,000.
Also you have the HPX170 which is around $5,200.
And the HXV200A around $5,300.

So what price point would you figure the supposed HPX300 would be at? And what what point is it too close and starts eating away at the other models?

Do you have a link of some sort? I hate feeding into rumor talk but at least the new MBPs and Scarlet have more to go on than the "grapevine".
 
You only get the 500 body for $10k. A lens, power, etc, so you can shoot is more.


Normally Panasonic announces their cameras well before they ship. I wouldn't expect to hear anything from them untill around NAB.

- Mikko
 
You sure you didn't misplace a zero? Nothing is coming up online. There is however an HPX3000. But that is no where near 7.5k.
 
No it would not be online yet... I believe it will be similar to the JVC style cam's...

Supposedly priced between the HPX170 and the 500...
 
If you are going to go about throwing rumors like this, you are really going to need to cite your source.


- Mikko
 
Sounds reasonable, a 300 would rival the EX3. And 1/2" chips would fit perfectly between the 200 and 500.
Still waiting for the big bang from Canon though...
 
Whats weird is that i've been told that panasonic do have something in the works with possible info around early 09.. it came up during a conversation about AVC-Intra..

but then again, it might of just been a rep messing with me. But their words were wait and see.
 
I was looking at upgrading to the 170 with a possible jump to the 500.. when I heard that there is going to be something in between early next year...
 
If this is true, the "grapevine" would be someone violating an NDA. If it isn't true, it's a grapevine with a rotted root, so it doesn't matter.
 
Yeah I guess so... but maybe it's due for some announcement shortly...

I'm looking into replacing my 200 with a 170 but I'm kinda unhappy with the lack of depth in the lens... hence the 500...

But if there's something on the horizon... I'd be happy to wait...

Cheers
 
This would be most surprising. Panasonic has gone on record as hating 1/2" chips. And they don't do "semi-shoulder-mount" either, even the little HMC70 actually sits on your shoulder.

With the HMC150 and HPX170 just hitting store shelves a few days ago, it would also seem way premature to talk about another model coming out.
 
Interchangeable lenses sound great. But Panasonic or canon should really make a camera with a built in 35mm lens adapter inside the body. I'm surprised it hasn't been done yet with the amount of people that use adapters.
 
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