Im a noob that needs a camera

Zach Remore · October 15th, 2003, 05:41 AM

Buy yourself a Panasonic pv-dv702. It's a great cam! You won't believe the footage I already got. It's small, inexpensive, but shoots great video. Just ask anyone here about it. Ask that Frank guy, he knows. Before I bought it, I read good stuff about it on dv.com. Mostly from him.

Dylan Couper · October 15th, 2003, 10:42 AM

<<<-- Originally posted by John Gaspain : Good call Glenn,

OK I found a better deal: $1,011.95 shipped from Buydig.com

Good? -->>>

Someone here just recently had a sketchy experience with buydig.com, cancelled the order, and ended up going with B&H. Turns out the shipping from B&H was much cheaper, although the camera itself was a bit more expensive, so it balanced out mostly.

I'll see if I can find the thread.

EDIT: I can't find the thread now. Can someone else post a link to it if they know the one I'm talking about?

Shawn Mielke · October 15th, 2003, 02:47 PM

Profeel seems like a slighlty disorganized but benevolent place to do business. I've had one experience with them, and it was, ultimately, good, although they did misplace my order at first.

John Gaspain · October 16th, 2003, 03:33 AM

Alright! I just ordered a 953 from buydig...now i just have to wait for it.

Thanks for the help!

Frank Granovski · October 16th, 2003, 04:53 AM

I'm sure you'll like the cam. It's a solid little machine with good manual controls---just don't try shooting with it in the dark. :)

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Trot over to Camcorderinfo.com, John. Their dv953 forum has some great new cam owner friendly threads, advice, happy thoughts, etc. Plenty of people seem very satisfied with the 953 in lower light, after a little experimentation.

Well I just visited camcorderinfo, and it only took 6 minutes to get into the main page...then I gave up. I'm not knocking the site but I've always found this site to be over-bloated. Even www.dv.com is a way faster, and find that site rather slow since they down-graded with their upgrade about 2 years ago. It's a shame. The only time I visit camcorderinfo is when I'm at a high speed Internet connection somewhere.

Shawn Mielke · October 16th, 2003, 01:28 PM

I agree that the site is a bit of a trial to get into sometimes, and the content, well, I found it useful when first starting out with dv. I find it most useful when inquiring about sub $1000 cams. It has become a part of my cross reference routine for general, light research.

Congratulations John! Let us know what you think, before and after some snow shoots.

John Gaspain · October 23rd, 2003, 09:53 PM

Here it is!

I got it today- it took about a week, 3 days processing & 3 shipping from buydig.com

Thanks for the help deciding on this great tiny camera.

I gotta go play now :)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...1/fac0593b.jpg

Frank Granovski · October 23rd, 2003, 10:12 PM

Congrats! Now you tell people this: I'd rather have a MX5000 today, than spend a year's salary on something that'll be obsolete tomorrow.

http://www.dvfreak.com/mx5000ad.jpg

Shawn Mielke · October 24th, 2003, 01:09 AM

Already blended in with your rec. area there, eh John? Congratulations. Snow's up. Whatta cute lil' cam that 953 is! Makes my pdx10 look like a rhinoceros.

John Gaspain · October 31st, 2003, 02:24 PM

Ive been playing around with the fisheye, heres my results

16:9 with frame mode is stunning

small
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...a/faaff08f.jpg

big
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...f.jpg.orig.jpg

October 15th, 2003, 10:42 AM	#17
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	<<<-- Originally posted by John Gaspain : Good call Glenn, OK I found a better deal: $1,011.95 shipped from Buydig.com Good? -->>> Someone here just recently had a sketchy experience with buydig.com, cancelled the order, and ended up going with B&H. Turns out the shipping from B&H was much cheaper, although the camera itself was a bit more expensive, so it balanced out mostly. I'll see if I can find the thread. EDIT: I can't find the thread now. Can someone else post a link to it if they know the one I'm talking about? __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

October 15th, 2003, 02:47 PM	#18
Shawn Mielke Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Santa Rosa, California Posts: 745	Profeel seems like a slighlty disorganized but benevolent place to do business. I've had one experience with them, and it was, ultimately, good, although they did misplace my order at first. __________________ Breakthrough In Grey Room

October 16th, 2003, 03:33 AM	#19
John Gaspain Major Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: WA-USA Posts: 371	Alright! I just ordered a 953 from buydig...now i just have to wait for it. Thanks for the help! __________________ The glory of the World passes by.

October 16th, 2003, 01:28 PM	#21
Shawn Mielke Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Santa Rosa, California Posts: 745	I agree that the site is a bit of a trial to get into sometimes, and the content, well, I found it useful when first starting out with dv. I find it most useful when inquiring about sub $1000 cams. It has become a part of my cross reference routine for general, light research. Congratulations John! Let us know what you think, before and after some snow shoots. __________________ Breakthrough In Grey Room

October 23rd, 2003, 09:53 PM	#22
John Gaspain Major Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: WA-USA Posts: 371	Here it is! I got it today- it took about a week, 3 days processing & 3 shipping from buydig.com Thanks for the help deciding on this great tiny camera. I gotta go play now :) http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...1/fac0593b.jpg __________________ The glory of the World passes by.

October 15th, 2003, 05:41 AM	#16
Zach Remore New Boot Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Richmond Posts: 16	Buy yourself a Panasonic pv-dv702. It's a great cam! You won't believe the footage I already got. It's small, inexpensive, but shoots great video. Just ask anyone here about it. Ask that Frank guy, he knows. Before I bought it, I read good stuff about it on dv.com. Mostly from him.

October 23rd, 2003, 10:12 PM	#23
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	Congrats! Now you tell people this: I'd rather have a MX5000 today, than spend a year's salary on something that'll be obsolete tomorrow. http://www.dvfreak.com/mx5000ad.jpg

October 24th, 2003, 01:09 AM	#24
Shawn Mielke Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Santa Rosa, California Posts: 745	Already blended in with your rec. area there, eh John? Congratulations. Snow's up. Whatta cute lil' cam that 953 is! Makes my pdx10 look like a rhinoceros. __________________ Breakthrough In Grey Room

October 31st, 2003, 02:24 PM	#25
John Gaspain Major Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: WA-USA Posts: 371	Ive been playing around with the fisheye, heres my results 16:9 with frame mode is stunning small http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...a/faaff08f.jpg big http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...f.jpg.orig.jpg __________________ The glory of the World passes by.