B&H has the HV20 for $750 - this also includes a $75 B&H gift certificate.

Just an outstanding deal!

Now to convince my wife...

alan

I paid $1000+ for my HV20. (of course that was the
same week that B&H received the very first bach of
HV20s) $750 is definitely a very good deal! I wonder
if this means a replacement for HV20 is coming soon?

Now to convince my wife...

Just tell her how much a Sony FX-1 cost when it was first introduced!

You now get a HD cam with 24p for a fraction of that-- good times.

Hey Alan,

I just made this purchase last night. They are offering free overnight shipping. And it did take some wife convincing.

Now all I need is a nice wide angle lens.

Good luck on your purchase,
James

P.S. I have been looking at purchasing a used HC1 on ebay and I had forgot that I had kept mentioning the over $1000 price to her. I guess that made the $750 out the door price a little easier to swallow.

Are you thinking about getting the Merkury Wide angle?

I wonder can I use the gift card right away, when buying the HV20? Do I have to wait for the card, then use its number when I buy something else? This is so much hassle.

Are you thinking about getting the Merkury Wide angle?

Yeah, do you have any experience with it?

lol, I was wondering the same thing!
No, I heard some people say it was good at about 50% of the zoom, but starts to get soft around the edges the closer you get, but I am not sure. Maybe someone here that has one can pitch in their comments.

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I did indeed make my purchase from B&H. Should I have linked through this website so that B&H would know who's referring me?

Boyd isn't referring to you, James, but to somebody else whose post has been withdrawn from public view.