Refurbished or wait for new?

1. jakecali
   Member

   
   I've diligently done the research and am taking the expert advice you all provide for the best first camcorder for someone who will use a Mac with Final Cut for the editing I love, approx. $500 budget, and with external mic/some manual controls. The difficulty is that the best camcorders for my (and many others on this site) purposes are older models. So - best to wait until camcorder makers come to their senses? New model I missed? Or do you all buy refurbished or used and where? I live in southern California. I picture sending off my hard-earned money to a website (I've seen the reviews for those sites too) and getting zilch and having to wait another year. Thanks.

   Posted 4 years ago #

2. Panavider3cc
   Member

   
   CHECK OUT -> -> ebay (!) (!)
   you can find one that has little or no use at all.....

   Posted 4 years ago #

3. ralck
   Member

   
   Ebay has some good deals if your careful. There are a ton of people selling used.
   
   I would be pretty weary of most websites though. I would look at sites like ebay, B&H, Markertek, and Adarama. They have some of the cheapest prices of proper new/used items and won't rip you off.
   
   For your $500 You could look at something like a ZR800 (not the 850) and a Rode VideoMic. That would be a bit under 500, so you could get an extra battery and maybe go to the hardware store to grab some parts for a stabalizer or something like that. And that's buying new. You could save a bit by looking for used.

   Posted 4 years ago #

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