Stephen Floyd Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 I have contacted a local seller on craigslist about buying a DVX 100a for aroud $1,100. I'm pretty sure I can tell if the camera is in working condition, but what should I look for to tell if this guy in on the level? He says no one but me has expressed interest in buying the camera, and I could not find his name or email address on any searches I conducted. Should any of that matter as long as the camera works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Chris Keth Posted May 25, 2010 Premium Member Share Posted May 25, 2010 I have contacted a local seller on craigslist about buying a DVX 100a for aroud $1,100. I'm pretty sure I can tell if the camera is in working condition, but what should I look for to tell if this guy in on the level? He says no one but me has expressed interest in buying the camera, and I could not find his name or email address on any searches I conducted. Should any of that matter as long as the camera works? Look at the tape hours and ask about a service record. If it's more than maybe a couple hundred hours and it's never been serviced, I'd pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Bowerbank Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Save your money, buy a T2i :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Floyd Posted June 9, 2010 Author Share Posted June 9, 2010 I ended up getting the camera and it has worked out great. The gentleman I bought it from had been using it for wedding videos and said he was sick of making them. I'm going to use it for digital shorts, and I have already found use for it as a "B" camera on a local feture production. Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Burke Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 I ended up getting the camera and it has worked out great. The gentleman I bought it from had been using it for wedding videos and said he was sick of making them. I'm going to use it for digital shorts, and I have already found use for it as a "B" camera on a local feture production. Thanks for the help. why did you spend 1100 on an SD camera. You could have purchase a lot more camera for that amount of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adrian Sierkowski Posted July 14, 2010 Premium Member Share Posted July 14, 2010 Not really for video cameras. DVXs are still going for 'round 1500 these days, used, from BH, and despite it being SD it still has a place in production-- especially documentary or for-web video where vDSLRs and even "hd" systems don't quite fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Phil Rhodes Posted July 14, 2010 Premium Member Share Posted July 14, 2010 You could have purchase a lot more camera for that amount of money. I'm not so sure about that, either. The DVX was and is a really, really seriously good little SD camera. It is certainly a much better SD camera than most of the current crop are as HD cameras. The Sony EX series, the Canon equivalent, even the JVC stuff (although they're not -as- bad) have a lot of pixels and not much else. The DVX is a genuinely nice camera and I can see buying one if you have that very specific specific need for a 4:3 SD machine. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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