PV-DV953 - no news yet

Joe Carney · March 4th, 2003, 05:58 PM

Frank, what did Littman say made the 953 stripped down compared to the MX5000? Anything specific?
I couldn't find any thing about it at his site. The specks at Panasonic sound just like the MX500/0.

Frank Granovski · March 4th, 2003, 08:41 PM

He didn't say anything specific, just that comment. But he said that he will post these stripped features on his website. So I keep checking.

Even if the 953 is stripped down, I think it would depend on which features are missing that would make it a concern.

If the 953 is the MX5000, I'm going to definitely check it out, and depending on the Canadian price, I will strongly consider buying one---or a PAL MX500. I'm thinking about giving away my last MX300 to a family member---that is if I buy a 953 or MX500A---depending on price. The AU and Canadian price will be much higher than the Japanese and American price----I'm sure Canadians would agree about the high rip-off prices in Canada. It's much cheaper to buy in the USA, even after converting to the higher US Dollar, shipping and GST/PST. Not for all cams, mind you; a good example would be with the VX2000.

Jed Williamson · March 5th, 2003, 12:52 PM

I emailed onecall about when they might have these in stock. I was pleasantly shocked when they replied 4 hours later (still waiting on panasonic's response) that they expect them in stock in 1-2 weeks.

So I guess at the latest that would be march 19th.

As far as being a stripped down version, won't they have the same picture producing elements 3chips/lense/dv recording?

That's all that really matters to me! Any sound/editing features that are left out should be able to be done in post I would guess.

Jed Williamson · March 27th, 2003, 08:48 PM

In Stock! onecall.com $1349

Plus for frank there is a website on pricegrabber that ships to canada too :)

Frank Granovski · March 27th, 2003, 08:57 PM

Thanks, Jed! I just found out that the PV-DV953 will be selling for $2500 Canada - http://www.leoscamera.com - and it won't be available for another month (here in Canada).

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

March 4th, 2003, 05:58 PM	#16
Joe Carney Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Centreville Va Posts: 1,828	Frank, what did Littman say made the 953 stripped down compared to the MX5000? Anything specific? I couldn't find any thing about it at his site. The specks at Panasonic sound just like the MX500/0.

March 4th, 2003, 08:41 PM	#17
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	He didn't say anything specific, just that comment. But he said that he will post these stripped features on his website. So I keep checking. Even if the 953 is stripped down, I think it would depend on which features are missing that would make it a concern. If the 953 is the MX5000, I'm going to definitely check it out, and depending on the Canadian price, I will strongly consider buying one---or a PAL MX500. I'm thinking about giving away my last MX300 to a family member---that is if I buy a 953 or MX500A---depending on price. The AU and Canadian price will be much higher than the Japanese and American price----I'm sure Canadians would agree about the high rip-off prices in Canada. It's much cheaper to buy in the USA, even after converting to the higher US Dollar, shipping and GST/PST. Not for all cams, mind you; a good example would be with the VX2000.

March 5th, 2003, 12:52 PM	#18
Jed Williamson Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 175	I emailed onecall about when they might have these in stock. I was pleasantly shocked when they replied 4 hours later (still waiting on panasonic's response) that they expect them in stock in 1-2 weeks. So I guess at the latest that would be march 19th. As far as being a stripped down version, won't they have the same picture producing elements 3chips/lense/dv recording? That's all that really matters to me! Any sound/editing features that are left out should be able to be done in post I would guess.

March 27th, 2003, 08:48 PM	#19
Jed Williamson Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 175	In Stock! onecall.com $1349 Plus for frank there is a website on pricegrabber that ships to canada too :)

March 27th, 2003, 08:57 PM	#20
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	Thanks, Jed! I just found out that the PV-DV953 will be selling for $2500 Canada - http://www.leoscamera.com - and it won't be available for another month (here in Canada).