I believe Curt. My experience dates to tube cameras, when three tubes just blew away single tube cameras. The only chip camera I used was a three chip industrial grade Hi-8 camera that was pretty good for it's day. But if you think about it, the still cameras are single chip, and they do pretty good -- -- Buying used complex consumer electronics is really a crap shoot --
On 9/25/05, Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Only to be very wary about buying a used camcorder. "Just like new" and > "Perfect condition" often mean "Bad tape mechanism that'll last a couple > weeks so you can't call me a fraud and return it" or "90% of the features > work so its too much hassle to take action against me". > > If I only had so much money to spend I'd take a lesser camera brand new over > a used camera. > Also for MOST people 3 chip is overkill. It'll really only make any > difference in lower light settings and most of the newer cameras out there > have nightshot capabilities that even make that not so important. > This from a guy who owns a $2000 (at the time) 3 chip camera. > > -Curt > > Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 22:03:21 -0500 > From: "Luther Gulseth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [MBZ] OT camcorder auctions > To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; delsp=yes; > charset=iso-8859-15 > > 3 Panisonic 3CCD camcorders I'm looking at. Anyone have any experience > or > comments about them? TIA. Luther > > http://cgi.ebay.com/Panasonic-PV-GS120-3CCD_W0QQitemZ7548783007QQcategoryZ20332QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > http://cgi.ebay.com/Panasonic-PV-GS150-Mini-dv-camcorder-plus-extras_W0QQitemZ7548923587QQcategoryZ20332QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > http://cgi.ebay.com/Awesome-3-CCD-Panasonic-Palmcorder-PV-GS70-Like-New_W0QQitemZ7548445119QQcategoryZ20332QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > > > -- > Luther KB5QHU > Alma, Ark > '83 300SD (happily running WVO/diesel mix) > '82 300CD (Slate grey, black MBTex, WVO/D mix) > '82 300D '90 300E (both parts or can run??) > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! for Good > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC The FSM created the Diesel Benz http://www.venganza.org/
