Hello from Waterloo Ontario Canada / Question Re: GL2
 

Hi everybody. I am graduating from Wilfrid Laurier University at the end of the term with a BSc in biology, but my real passion lies in video production and web design. I currently own a lowish end, consumer camera (ZR60) and have decided to take just a *slight* step up and go with the GL2. I have been researching a lot, and thanks mostly to this site, i am very confident with my decision. I will be doing the customary after-graduation tour of Europe this summer, and the GL2 looks like it'll be very portable.

I have one question that I'm hoping you can answer...

I am looking on eBay for new GL2s and i've found this reseller:

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US $2,299.99 (Approximately _C $2,832.09) gets you the GL2 along with a bunch of bonuses. I just want to know if this is a good deal or if some of you experts see something wrong with the deal. The member has a Feedback Score of 21347 and Positive Feedback of 99.2%, so I'm not so nervous about getting ripped off, just wanted to double check.

Thank you,
Alex MacDonald

Hello Alex and welcome aboard DVInfo.net!

If it is too good to be true.... if it is a company then they are
probably not includig the full package or trying to sell you all
sort of expensive accessoires.

Please stick with our board sponsors, they are hand picked
by Chris for being the best in the business. They offer good
real world prices, excellent service and you will help maintain
this board.

You can do searches on this board for the various sponsors to
see that they are highly regarded.

Thank you!

Edit: I just checked EVS and they have it for $2295.95 as well:
http://www.evsonline.com/merchant2/m...roduct_Count=0

B&H just gave me a quote of: $2,095.00

Thanks for the reply. I'm in Canada, how does the warranty work if i buy from a US reseller?

If I'm not mistaken, if you buy it from the US, you will have to ship it back there for the warrenty. You'd be best to phone and ask though.

Anyone from Ontario?
 

Hello there..I am a noob..(thank you, thank you..takes bow)

Just curious who here is from Ontario...and if any folks are around the Niagara Region area.

Welcome! I'm in Ottawa. Niagra is a bit of a journey from here ;-) I'm originally from Durham, England, and I forget how big Canada is!

Graeme

I grew up in the Niagara Region, but then I got smart and moved to Vancouver. :)

I grew up in the Niagara Region, but then I got smart and moved to Vancouver. :)

I stayed dumb and stayed in Waterloo.

<<<-- Originally posted by Jimmy McKenzie : I grew up in the Niagara Region, but then I got smart and moved to Vancouver. :)

I stayed dumb and stayed in Waterloo. -->>>

LOL, it's never too late. How's the weather there? I think it was about 16c today here.

Oh yeah ... here we go ....

We spent the morning playing ice hockey nearby city hall in Kitchener ... beauty ice 'eh ... at minus 18 overnight there was a special crackle in the air that just can't be duplicated in Vancouver...

I'm in St Catharines, which is the Niagara region.

Patrick

I went down to Home Depot today to get a new pressure washer to clean my deck. I wore shorts, a t-shirt and sandals.

I do miss playing hockey on the Welland river. I used to live right on it in Pelham.

St.Catharines!!!
 

Woot!! Woot!!! lets here it for St. Catharines....I too am from there..well actually I'm still here. I have a small production crew here...We did a film about 2 years ago using a GL1 and Final Cut Pro...I have just recently purchased a DVX100a and we will be using Premier Pro to edit on.

Is the discount cinema still on St. Paul Street?
How about the green sushi house restaurant?

Dylan,
Discount cinema went down a couple months ago but they say they should be opening up again soon - lets hope so, they are still at $4 a seat. The green sushi place i'm not too sure of. There is a sushi place right downtown, but I dont recall green.


Jerry,

I tried to email you but the email bounced back...

sushi and stuff
 

Patrick try either jerrymunsie@yahoo.ca or jerrymunsie@hotmail.com (It looks like I have the monopoly on that name :)

As for sushi..yes the place is still there...used to be called Monks restaurant before that..(I work within 100' of the place :)

The old Town cinema the cheapy cheap place...is closed but is suppose to re-open....and on sader news...The old Lincoln theatre on St. Paul street is going to be torn down by the owner..."the city can go to hell..my taxes are too high and do not reflect the times and service I am getting" so he plans to demo it in a few months.

I live in Ottawa during the school year and Mississauga/Toronto during the summer.

Toronto!
I'm surprised how few people seem to be from toronto on this board!

jerry

ya its pete mander here I messed up my name when I registered a while back and still cant figure out how to change it..lol

bring buy the cam Id love to see it;)

Im still here to help with your project..gimme a call

pete

London, Ontario here.

I frequent Toronto as well, usually with my camera ;)

I'm From Toronto...

Hey Andy Tsang, Sorry bout the GL2. :P

toronto
 

happy to see others on this forum from the area.

sony zu1, dual G5, waiting for FCP5 upgrade. Can't wait for this rain to stop so I can get the camera outside and play.

Lewis
Roll Video Inc.

Yeah Lewis, I just go an XL2 and this weather is killin me!

the stupid weather
 

according to the idiots that plan our forecast, we might get some time next week though its not looking good.

I had hoped to be hitting the links instead of the range this week!

Lewis
Roll Video Inc.

Greetings from Ontario Canada
 

hello, the names Steve Lawrence. im realy interested in starting a career in the film industry and trying to get into film school this fall. im hoping this forum can help answer a lot of questions.

check out some of my photography:
www.geocities.com/bleak_photography

Hey Steve
I'm originaly from Toronto and the Niagara region, but living in Vancouver now.

Hi steve welcome to the forum alot of info here!

Im In st.catharines ontario

Pete

Welcome aboard (H)DVInfo.net Steve! Good to have you with us!

from Toronto
 

Hi, I'm a new user, in Toronto also!

Tony

from toronto
 

Hi! I'm a new user, in Toronto. Just got my Z1 yesterday!

Welcome aboard to you as well Tony! Good to have you with us!

A lot of us Ontarians here. I'm in Hamilton...

Hello...

My name is Matt. I'm from Thornhill, which is about 15 mins out of downtown Toronto.

Hey everyone! From Windsor Ontario here. . .
 

I've been coming here lurking in the shadows for the past few months and it seems like a great place. I'm Steve Shilson, I'm 18 years old and while finishing up my last year of film school in Michigan. . .I also work for a production company here in Windsor as an Editor/Camera-Op/everything else. My editing software of choice is Vegas 6, but I also use Premeire. I have been involved with making videos for bands such as Korn, Social Code, Ashes of Soma, Carried Away and The Afters. I've been involved in the making of a feature and I am the editor for a local cable TV show.

So a quick summary. . .I'm young, I'm in love with the industry,willing to work my ass off, and I'm looking to learn from those who have been in the business for a long time. (I'm a sponge, soak me!) haha.

Thanks, Steve

Hey Steve,

Welcome to the boards!

I was wondering, which film school in Michigan did you attend?

Specs Howard, you're a Michiganer. . .you'd know. haha

Cool, how'd you like it? I've heard mixed opinions about it.

I went to the Motion Picture Institute of Michigan (MPI), which is based in Troy - mpifilm.com. Those are pretty much the only two non-college film school programs in Michigan, so I was going to say if you went to MPI, we might've shared a class.

Anyway, see ya 'round the boards!

Specs Howard is a great atmosphere, nice teachers but not so great of an education. To be quite honest, the school hasn't tought me much! They really focus everything around news production, and 70-80% of us don't want anything to do with stuff like that. If I were to choose a school again, Specs wouldn't even be an option. I would have probably headed to Toronto. . . but I mean, I'm only 2 months away from being done. By the time I realized I wasn't getting what I wanted out of the school, it was just too pointless to back out. Sounds like I would have REALLY prefered MPI. . .

Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
 

Greetings to all members on this forum! Well done Chris and all who help to moderate - this really is a great place to be!

My wife and I have a small hobby farm in the beautiful rolling hills near Millbrook, Ontario, Canada. We both work at a local community college.

My interest in video is strong but my experience is light. I currently have a Canon S2 IS purchased last summer. Really enjoy the camera but have some questions which I will pose in another active thread.

I would like to purchase a camcorder. Can any one suggest what forum category to post in with a request for specific recommendations? Thanks!

Don

Hi Don, good to have you with us here on DV Info Net, welcome aboard!

Our Open DV Discussion forum is our general forum. There are a lot of threads
already in there from people trying to figure out which video camera to buy.

Take a look around that forum and if you can't find what you are looking for
(you can search within just that forum if you want) post a new thread there.

Good luck!