A1 Pal Footage

Dave Lammey · December 7th, 2006, 01:00 PM

Rafael: what was that song that you used?

Rafael Lopes · December 7th, 2006, 01:07 PM

Waltz for Koop, by Koop.

Andre Engdahl Jofre · December 16th, 2006, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Rafael Lopes

Steven, thank God everything worked out perfectly. I gotta tell I was kind of iffy about the whole thing. I found it very strange that it would be so much cheaper than everywhere else I checked in Spain. But apparently these guys have been around for like 20 years and nobody ever had a problem.

Which store was it? I was thinking of buying it on while I'm visiting some relatives in Barcelona. Nice Footage btw .

Cheers, Andre

Rafael Lopes · December 17th, 2006, 01:48 AM

The store is called andorrafreemarket and you can only order on line (even though you can pick the camera up at the store...which quite far from the center of Barcelona). I was kind of afraid when I made the purchase on account of the A1 being way cheaper than it is on other regular stores, but thank God everything turned out perfect.

Francesco Piemontese · December 19th, 2006, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Rafael Lopes

I was kind of afraid when I made the purchase on account of the A1 being way cheaper than it is on other regular stores, but thank God everything turned out perfect.

Still, it seems like the cheapest place to buy the cam from, in Europe, is Germany... With prices starting from ~3200E VAT included (see www.idealo.de).
If 2899E + VAT was the cheapest you could find in Spain, I guess that the one at 3400E VAT included I found in Italy is not that bad (keeping in mind that we have 20% VAT -_-; )
I was wondering if the ones they sell from HK on ebay do have any particular issue (warranty aside)...

Rafael Lopes · December 19th, 2006, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Francesco Piemontese

I was wondering if the ones they sell from HK on ebay do have any particular issue (warranty aside)...

I wouldn't risk it for the world. It has scam written all over it. And even if it isn't, if Italy's import policy is similar to Spain's, the item will be stuck in customs until they "decide" what is the import tax that should be applied.

Francesco Piemontese · December 19th, 2006, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Rafael Lopes

I wouldn't risk it for the world. It has scam written all over it.

Yeah, me neither. But my doubts are about the cam itself, technically speaking. Do you think it is possible that there are cheaper cams built with lower quality components?

December 7th, 2006, 01:00 PM	#16
Dave Lammey Major Player Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Simsbury, CT Posts: 247	Rafael: what was that song that you used?

December 7th, 2006, 01:07 PM	#17
Rafael Lopes Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 1,240	Waltz for Koop, by Koop.

December 17th, 2006, 01:48 AM	#19
Rafael Lopes Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 1,240	The store is called andorrafreemarket and you can only order on line (even though you can pick the camera up at the store...which quite far from the center of Barcelona). I was kind of afraid when I made the purchase on account of the A1 being way cheaper than it is on other regular stores, but thank God everything turned out perfect.