scapsinger
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I just got an e-mail about this the other day, not sure how long it has been available but I thought I'd share it here. Rebate offer from Panasonic for the AG-HMC80. It's good for purchases made from December 22nd, 2010 until March 31st, 2011...so even if you bought the camera a month ago, you're good (so long as you still have the UPC and your invoice, and you purchased from a participating retailer...such as B&H, for example).
Rebate is for a choice of 2 out of 4 available accessories. Some pretty nice choices, all worth about the same (around $300 each, total rebate value of between $570 and $758 depending on what you pick).
Here are the 4 choices:
The Anton Bauer mount adapter is useful if you already have an existing supply of AB batteries and don't want/need the HMC batteries added to your load.
And the Varizoom remote is of course a very nice piece of gear if you do event work, crane work or any other job where you need a handle-attached wired remote for zoom/iris/focus/record. I've had a few of these and they work on all the DVX, HVX, HMC and HPX cameras (well...maybe not the bigger HPX line, but the HPX170 I think).
As you may already know, the HMC40 and HMC80 share a lot in common, probably the most major differences being the form factor (shoulder vs. handheld) and the HMC80's ability to shoot standard-def to the SDHC cards (along with a FireWire port, for what that's worth). So if you were making plans to buy a new HMC40 with the XLR adapter, then this deal with the HMC80 and the extra gear possibly gives you something else to consider, unless you really needed the smaller form factor of the HMC40, or you already had a camera bag or didn't need any of these accessories. Otherwise, it's a pretty good dollar value overall, better than the value of any other rebates Panasonic has done over the years for the sub-$5,000 line of cameras.
As with all rebates, you know you're not gonna get the actual goods for quite a while (rebate form says 10-12 weeks, which is 3 months from when they PROCESS your rebate, not when you send it). So that deserves some consideration as well. Who knows...sometimes people get lucky and the rebate goods ship quicker, but don't count on it.
Links (from B&H):
Camera: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/709719-REG/Panasonic_AG_HMC80_AG_HMC80_3MOS_AVCCAM_HD.html
Rebate Form: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/709719-REG/Panasonic_AG_HMC80_AG_HMC80_3MOS_AVCCAM_HD.html
Rebate is for a choice of 2 out of 4 available accessories. Some pretty nice choices, all worth about the same (around $300 each, total rebate value of between $570 and $758 depending on what you pick).
Here are the 4 choices:
- QXR-80CP Anton Bauer Gold Mount Battery Adapter (Retail Value $245)
- CTC-3Pan Portabrace Soft Case with Rain Slicker (Retail Value $379)
- SHAN-HMC80 Thermodyne Shipping Case (Retail Value $379)
- Rock-DVX-ZFI Varizoom Remote Control for Zoom, S/S, Iris and Focus (Retail Value $325)
The Anton Bauer mount adapter is useful if you already have an existing supply of AB batteries and don't want/need the HMC batteries added to your load.
And the Varizoom remote is of course a very nice piece of gear if you do event work, crane work or any other job where you need a handle-attached wired remote for zoom/iris/focus/record. I've had a few of these and they work on all the DVX, HVX, HMC and HPX cameras (well...maybe not the bigger HPX line, but the HPX170 I think).
As you may already know, the HMC40 and HMC80 share a lot in common, probably the most major differences being the form factor (shoulder vs. handheld) and the HMC80's ability to shoot standard-def to the SDHC cards (along with a FireWire port, for what that's worth). So if you were making plans to buy a new HMC40 with the XLR adapter, then this deal with the HMC80 and the extra gear possibly gives you something else to consider, unless you really needed the smaller form factor of the HMC40, or you already had a camera bag or didn't need any of these accessories. Otherwise, it's a pretty good dollar value overall, better than the value of any other rebates Panasonic has done over the years for the sub-$5,000 line of cameras.
As with all rebates, you know you're not gonna get the actual goods for quite a while (rebate form says 10-12 weeks, which is 3 months from when they PROCESS your rebate, not when you send it). So that deserves some consideration as well. Who knows...sometimes people get lucky and the rebate goods ship quicker, but don't count on it.
Links (from B&H):
Camera: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/709719-REG/Panasonic_AG_HMC80_AG_HMC80_3MOS_AVCCAM_HD.html
Rebate Form: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/709719-REG/Panasonic_AG_HMC80_AG_HMC80_3MOS_AVCCAM_HD.html