When is it not a good deal anymore?
- Thread starter xavpil
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Keep in mind the warranty. A new HMC40 gets you a 3-yr warranty, a used one might. I bought a used HPX500 and was able to get the 5-yr warranty from Panasonic for it. I'm not sure about Panasonic's policy on the HMC40. As an example, I understand Canon cameras do not have a transferable warranty.
A warranty would be worth it, in my opinion. Nice to have that little peace of mind for an extra few hundred dollars.
A warranty would be worth it, in my opinion. Nice to have that little peace of mind for an extra few hundred dollars.
little bobby
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From my experience buying and selling Panasonic cameras, the extended warranty is non-transferrable. I believe that the original warranty is transferrable, assuming the original owner un-registers the camera and the new owner registers it. I could be wrong though, but I've had warranty issues with a previously owned piece of equipment and everything went well with Panny....although they didn't ask if I was the original owner.
Jason Allen
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A good deal on used gear, in my opinion is a camera that has low levels of usage, no signs of abuse, and one that comes with a lot of useful accessories. Anytime I buy used, I assume that I am getting no warranty.
For me, I buy used for the convenience AND the savings: I'd rather spend $1500-1700 on a used HMC40 that comes with batteries, mics, a memory card, some filters, adapter lenses, and an XLR adapter rather than just buying the cam for $1100-1200ish and then have to shop around for the extra bits.
For me, I buy used for the convenience AND the savings: I'd rather spend $1500-1700 on a used HMC40 that comes with batteries, mics, a memory card, some filters, adapter lenses, and an XLR adapter rather than just buying the cam for $1100-1200ish and then have to shop around for the extra bits.
Yeah, this is what I am leaning towards too...
Jason Allen
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LOL... yeah, it was posted on the marketplace forum for a bit this month. I really like the camera, I just don't do much freelance video this time of year, so I've been toying with the idea of selling it. 