Is www.Zoommania.com an authorized dealer?

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Big_Kev

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Or is this a reliable website to buy the DVX 100 B camcorder from? Has anyone else here bought it from zoommania.

Thanks in advance.
 
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=12269

Nuke_LaLoosh said:
I posted this response in another thread, but thought it was also appropriate here:

Do not buy from ZoomMania - unless you want a gray market camera and unusable accessories.

I made the mistake about a month ago. First, you won't be able to buy the camera alone (after clicking 'buy it' the item is unavailable). You'll need to add a package.

Here is why I made the mistake. After reading the ZoomMania listing carefully it states, "This product is brand new, factory fresh, and includes a full one year USAwarranty plus all manufacturer supplied accessories." In the company's warranty info page it states, "USA means that we purchased the camera from the company's representative here in the USA. Therefore the manufacturer's warranty is applicable." THIS IS NOT TRUE. Serial Number did not match up with Panasonic USA (per Jan).

They also advertise, "This latest version also comes standard with Magic Bullet edit software and an instructional DVD production book." (which I assumed was Barry's Book.) These are items that should come with the Panasonic USA DVX. THIS IS NOT TRUE. Looks like they just cut and pasted from another site.

I took an educated chance that the camera was legit and bought the camera with travel package (asked for and got a 4 year extended warranty.) For $3150, I got the camera, a four year extended warranty, an extra battery, a hard carrying case and extras. The battery was junk, the hard carrying case was okay, everything else was useless.

On top of it all, the box had been previously opened and carefully re-tapped. The UPC sticker was missing. And there was no warranty card/info inside the box.

I considered the whole thing fraud and demanded my money back including free shipping charges back. After a lot of back and forth - I got it.

I've read on this site that some are okay with lower priced gray market product because it "originates from the exact same place," but the whole thing makes me nervous. Who knows if was returned, handled properly, etc.

I hopes this helps. I am now deciding on where to buy my camera. I live in LA and will probably go with EVS or Abel Cine, however B+H currently has a NAB 2006 sale price of $2900 after the $400 rebate. I also read about a possible MSRP price reduction soon, but who knows.

After all this, I think I'm going to buy from EVS (even though Rush, who I read was awesome, is gone). I'll also be renting from EVS.

Bottom line, don't buy from ZoomMania.
Sorry for the long message.
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Big_Kev said:
Or is this a reliable website to buy the DVX 100 B camcorder from? Has anyone else here bought it from zoommania.

Thanks in advance.
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Short answer: No.

Long answer: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!:)

Seriously though, that's too good to be true. It's grey market. Do a search on this site on zoommania and you will see plenty to steer you away.

Read the sticky on authorized dealers. My favorite place to shop is B&H Photo.

It appears that the DVX100b is more expensive now than when I purchased in March. Personally, I would wait for a bit till the price is reduced, which should be significant when it happens.


Good Luck
 
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