Yep, it's a buyers market with everyone going ape (prematurley?) for hi def and dumping thier (now rubbish apparently) SD cameras.

I just got a very nice vx9000e off ebay for 500 quid cos it never made it's reserve, I contacted the bloke and offered him 500 and he accepted without a flinch.

There is also the 'PD' effect, much like the 'MAC' effect.... Y' know, the things people say... 'oh you know the bbc use em, and star wars was shot on one, and god uses a PD and I got one and my warts fell off...'

If it had some cool extras, maybe 1400, like a tripod, anamorphic lens, 38 batteries, a hard case, WA adaptor, fisheye, a naked girl.

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