Pricing - not so good news
Amsterdam, Netherlands -- Broadcast-equipment giant Sony is using the IBC2007 show here to demonstrate a working version of the solid-state XDCAM camera that it introduced at the National Association of Broadcasters’ convention.
The new PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX compact camcorder will begin shipping in November at a list price of 6,500 euros ($8.875). http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6475992.html |
Come on US price! It has to be lower...
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I don't doubt this price... considering a "lowly" stock XL H1 is $13k here in Aus... I wouldn't expect this to be much cheaper.
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US price will be nowhere near US$8,875.
you cannot apply a simple exchange rate to a Euro price and get a relevant US$ price as they're two different markets. Evrything is far more expensive in Europe (except maybe wine!). I would think US price will be maybe a little below $6k. Maybe US$5,800 something like that. |
Considering this is an "universal" camera (both PAL and NTSC), I'd personally doubt the difference in price will be that huge. Everybody would import from the States.
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Didn't Sony promise that this cam would be under 8k????
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The price they've discussed has always been around $8K.
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Problem is that you have to pay import duty if you bought it from USA and brought it to Europe. Example : Z1 *streetprice* at competitive online UK sites is GBP4000 (includes tax). Thats US$8,100 !! At well-known NYC stores it's US$4,700 ! thats 42% cheaper and the Z1 is 50i/60i so thats neo-universal. So this is just to illustrate these big differences. OK maybe the EX1 won't be sub-US$6000 but i would be surprised if it's higher than about $6,500. So i'll speculate at $5,800 - $6,500 streetprice USA. |
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Also note that the EX1 will reportedly come with one 16GB memory card, which offers 50 minutes of full-quality recording. An HVX200 with 32GB of memory for 32+ minutes of recording is at least $7K, so $7-8K is fair for the EX1. |
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Originally Posted by Stu Holmes At well-known NYC stores it's US$4,700 ! Quote:
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My mistake, I thought you were talking about the EX1! :-(
But didn't someone say the original MSRP of the Z1U was also close to $8K MSRP in the US? If so then perhaps we can hope for the EX1 to eventually fall below $5K, just not at launch... |
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