Any guesses on a street price?

Stu Holmes · October 12th, 2007, 02:56 PM

I'll pitch in with my guesstimate that it will be likely 6500-6999USD at somewhere like the aforementioned NYC store.

David Parks · October 12th, 2007, 03:07 PM

With the included 8Gig card plus a 16Gig card, I've been told by my local dealer to budget around $8,300.00. I was also told that I probably could place an order in mid to late November and take delivery in early to mid December or certainly by the end of the year. I might wait until after the first of the year to see what bugs need to be worked if any. But unless there is some overarching bug problems with the platform, I'm saving up to buy one.

Cheers.

Jeroen Wolf · October 13th, 2007, 04:34 AM

So called special offer: here in Holland 5200 ex VAT including 2 8 GB cards untill december. That's 7,367.58 USD

But what will happen after December...? ;)

Mike Williams · October 13th, 2007, 07:21 PM

The BH guy was in the ball park with 6-7. I'm thinking the 8 gig card might do the trick if there isn't a quick unload alternative on location.

That 1K difference will hurt due to the fact that we will need to buy all new batteries and flash cards. I hope they realize that they will be selling a bnch of other stuff to us and "kind of" set the hook with a lower price on the unit.

ooohhhmmmm.

:)

Mike

Daniel Weber · October 18th, 2007, 06:55 PM

I talked to several Sony reps at a Pro Show near Wash DC today.

One of them told me that we would be "very happy" with the price. This was after I asked her about the $8K list price.

They are saying mid November to ship, but the major networks will get the first batch of cameras. I said something about CNN getting the first 100 and she laughed and said "it's a lot more than that".

Also the $3K or so priced portable reader deck will have a firmware upgrade in a few months that will make it about to record to XDCAM HD discs.

Good discussions regarding workflow and the like.

Dan Weber

Gabe Strong · October 18th, 2007, 10:32 PM

B&H will sell the EX1 for $6449!! Told you the first number would be a 6....
:-)

Travis Binkle · October 18th, 2007, 11:44 PM

At $6449 I think they wont be able to keep up with production demands.

It also seems Sony have their sites firmly planted on taking some of the HVX market share.

Jeroen Wolf · October 19th, 2007, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gabe Strong

B&H will sell the EX1 for $6449!! Told you the first number would be a 6....
:-)

Just looked but either you were mistaken or they just raised the price by $500...

Forrest Burger · October 19th, 2007, 07:14 AM

Just got this product update from B&H...

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/sitem/sk...&is=REG&bi=E15

Steven Thomas · October 19th, 2007, 08:00 AM

Not bad though.
So the EX will sell for $7K,
Sounds better than the original $8K, $6.5K would of been nice.

Well, this ends that mystery.

Gabe Strong · October 19th, 2007, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeroen Wolf

Just looked but either you were mistaken or they just raised the price by $500...

They keep changing their price on me.... :-(

Although, they did at an earlier date have an even higher price on it....so it COULD change again.....

Boyd Ostroff · October 19th, 2007, 12:53 PM

Everyone: I understand how enthusiastic you are about getting a great deal on an EX. But please don't recommend non-sponsor vendors at DVinfo. Please read Chris' post here for further clarification of our policy: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showpost....79&postcount=7

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Chris Hurd · October 19th, 2007, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Ramsbottom

I bet you dollars to doughnuts it's going to be $7,499 with one 8GB...

(In best possible Homer Simpson voice) "Mmmm... donuts... rawwrrrawwwrrr."

That'll be $500 worth of bear claws, Paul.

Evan Donn · October 19th, 2007, 02:35 PM

So the $6999 price includes 1 8gig card, but Abel has a note about getting a second free card:

Quote:

One 8GB SxS ExpressCard media is included in the PMW-EX1 carton box at no additional charge from Sony. A second 8GB SxS ExpressCard media will be sent, at no additional charge, to end users who purchase PMW-EX1 from an authorized XL Reseller, complete an online survey, opt in and submit other requested information at www.sony.com/xdcamex/customer. Offer good until March 26, 2008.

The link goes to a 404 though, so no details... but it sounds like it'll be a rebate type of thing - buy the camera, take the survey, agree to be spammed by sony, and they send you the card. Reminds me of the 5 free HDV Master tapes offer they were running a while ago - anyone participate in that? How long did it take to get the tapes?

It seems like with a lot of these rebate-type things the turnaround can be months, so it might be a while before we get the second card... for most of the shooting I do I think 2 8gig cards would suffice, but one would probably be a stretch.

EDIT: also - anyone know what an "authorized XL Reseller" is? Does that just mean an authorized reseller, or is "XL" some special designation that not all resellers qualify for?

Paul Ramsbottom · October 19th, 2007, 02:59 PM

Knew someone would call me on that, eating humble (doughnut) pie.

But heck, that's a nice thing to be wrong about :)

I got my order-in at 9.22am, my contact tells me I am in the top 15, off to Mnt. Everest on 11/17 - hoping I will have it in my hands by then.

Seen some TBA listings for batteries, no mention of cards or the WA adapter yet.

October 12th, 2007, 03:07 PM	#17
David Parks Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 789	With the included 8Gig card plus a 16Gig card, I've been told by my local dealer to budget around $8,300.00. I was also told that I probably could place an order in mid to late November and take delivery in early to mid December or certainly by the end of the year. I might wait until after the first of the year to see what bugs need to be worked if any. But unless there is some overarching bug problems with the platform, I'm saving up to buy one. Cheers. __________________ David Parks: DP/Editor: Jacobs Aerospace at NASA Johnson Space Center https://www.youtube.com/user/JacobsESCG

October 13th, 2007, 07:21 PM	#19
Mike Williams Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USVI Posts: 232	oooohhhhmmmm The BH guy was in the ball park with 6-7. I'm thinking the 8 gig card might do the trick if there isn't a quick unload alternative on location. That 1K difference will hurt due to the fact that we will need to buy all new batteries and flash cards. I hope they realize that they will be selling a bnch of other stuff to us and "kind of" set the hook with a lower price on the unit. ooohhhmmmm. :) Mike

October 19th, 2007, 07:14 AM	#24
Forrest Burger Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 86	B&H Price Just got this product update from B&H... http://www.bhphotovideo.com/sitem/sk...&is=REG&bi=E15

October 19th, 2007, 08:00 AM	#25
Steven Thomas Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,896	Not bad though. So the EX will sell for $7K, Sounds better than the original $8K, $6.5K would of been nice. Well, this ends that mystery. Last edited by Steven Thomas; October 19th, 2007 at 08:54 AM.

October 19th, 2007, 02:59 PM	#30
Paul Ramsbottom Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 85	arrgghhhh Knew someone would call me on that, eating humble (doughnut) pie. But heck, that's a nice thing to be wrong about :) I got my order-in at 9.22am, my contact tells me I am in the top 15, off to Mnt. Everest on 11/17 - hoping I will have it in my hands by then. Seen some TBA listings for batteries, no mention of cards or the WA adapter yet.

October 12th, 2007, 02:56 PM	#16
Stu Holmes Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Europe Posts: 844	I'll pitch in with my guesstimate that it will be likely 6500-6999USD at somewhere like the aforementioned NYC store.

October 13th, 2007, 04:34 AM	#18
Jeroen Wolf Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 355	So called special offer: here in Holland 5200 ex VAT including 2 8 GB cards untill december. That's 7,367.58 USD But what will happen after December...? ;)

October 18th, 2007, 06:55 PM	#20
Daniel Weber Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 696	I talked to several Sony reps at a Pro Show near Wash DC today. One of them told me that we would be "very happy" with the price. This was after I asked her about the $8K list price. They are saying mid November to ship, but the major networks will get the first batch of cameras. I said something about CNN getting the first 100 and she laughed and said "it's a lot more than that". Also the $3K or so priced portable reader deck will have a firmware upgrade in a few months that will make it about to record to XDCAM HD discs. Good discussions regarding workflow and the like. Dan Weber

October 18th, 2007, 10:32 PM	#21
Gabe Strong Major Player Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Juneau, AK Posts: 814	B&H will sell the EX1 for $6449!! Told you the first number would be a 6.... :-)

October 18th, 2007, 11:44 PM	#22
Travis Binkle Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lancaster, PA Posts: 84	At $6449 I think they wont be able to keep up with production demands. It also seems Sony have their sites firmly planted on taking some of the HVX market share.

October 19th, 2007, 12:53 PM	#27
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,787	Everyone: I understand how enthusiastic you are about getting a great deal on an EX. But please don't recommend non-sponsor vendors at DVinfo. Please read Chris' post here for further clarification of our policy: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showpost....79&postcount=7 Thanks for your understanding.