nagpants 1 Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 Have you seen those things? I think they need longer to "evolve" Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by Indosnm: Pana NVGS70K, tiny little wigga, wide angle and filter fit on in my water housing and bring on the surf vids! I just bought this video camera today (after 2 weeks of intensive research ), and Indosmn certainly knows the way foward! this camcorder rocks! Seriously if you are looking to buy a decent MiniDV camcorder this one is the go. Link to post Share on other sites
cakehead 0 Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 I'm hoping to invest in one of them things soon too. Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 How much you pay? One of my Japanese friends just got a 43 inch Sony Plasma TV. It's awesome. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted July 18, 2003 Share Posted July 18, 2003 85000 90 with tax etc. they are 115000 minimum in the shops. Saw a NZ outfit selling them for $3000NZ! 210000yen!!!! what a wrought! Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted July 18, 2003 Share Posted July 18, 2003 Excellent, I didnt think they'd be that cheap. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted July 18, 2003 Share Posted July 18, 2003 Bought it from the internet. Indosnm gave me a heads up on a Japanese website kakaku.com which lists the cheapest prices of dozens of internet retailers in Japan. Next day delivery, C.O.D , so some shark running away with my cash was never a problem. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted July 18, 2003 Share Posted July 18, 2003 Indo, where did you get the waterproof housing. I searched for it but I do not think they make any for my average camera. Cant remember what brand it is, will have to check. None the less, my younger brother recently emails me asking for me to get him some water proof stuff for his panasonic. Cant find that either. The lucky prick is off to work on a surf charter boat in Sumatra. As for gadgets: I am not really the gadget type. If I get a gadget, I usually forget that I own. I did manage to replace my digital camera and video that where stolen. It is nice to have those gadgets back again. Good on mr.insurance. My stolen mobile phone also has surfaced. A police station in Yokohama contacted me and advised that they have it..... 8 months after the theft. They will not send it to my local police station for me to collect, I have to go to Yokohama. I doubt I will bother. Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted July 20, 2003 Share Posted July 20, 2003 I thought you didn't have a mobile db.....can't get me at home or work, then I don't want to be contacted, something like that Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Db, I bought the housing here about 4-5 years ago. Its the panasonic standard deal, designed for a specific camera but now i can actually use my new camera in it with a wide angle which you need for surfing. these cases cost about 35,000 -40,000. Next step is a custom housing made in Oz, costs about $1500. drawbacks with the pana housing is that in the sun they do form condensation on the inside within 30 mins. I had alot of trouble with mine in the Mentawais & other parts of Indo. Your bro is headed that way? lucky bugger! If you tell me what model he has might be able to tell you what housings will fit. don't LISTEN to anything a sales rep in a shop says here.. they know nothing! Link to post Share on other sites
OnTheTin 0 Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 Their lack of knowledge is worrying at times, but some of them are probably part timers anyway - can't expect them all to be techheads. Link to post Share on other sites
xxx 2 Posted August 23, 2003 Share Posted August 23, 2003 Got myself a new ipod - very excited! Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 Calling gadget lovers, check this site out: http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/ Link to post Share on other sites
jared 0 Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 Kamo, is that vidoe camera of yours have english instructions or menues available? If not is it intuitively useable enough for a reasonable gizmo literate, katakana/hiragana reading, dictionary weilding person to use? Link to post Share on other sites
justaddwater 0 Posted October 3, 2003 Share Posted October 3, 2003 Excellent mindless things on there! Link to post Share on other sites
dale#1 1 Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 Love that site. Cheers! Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by jared: Kamo, is that vidoe camera of yours have english instructions or menues available? If not is it intuitively useable enough for a reasonable gizmo literate, katakana/hiragana reading, dictionary weilding person to use? all on screen menus are Japanese, Kanji, hira and kata. The main manual is Japanese but I got a small 8 page english quick guide which translates every on screen menu selection. so you can pretty much figure it out. After a day of playing around I have got it sussed. It would be better obviously in English but you can get around it. English models are so much more expensive to buy here, you can save a lot of money going for the Japanese models. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 and english models (all of them) have much needed functions and features stripped from the J models. You don't really need to use any effects besides lighting adjustments. the rest you can use in editing programs. hows that baby doing Kamo? Link to post Share on other sites
HotMagma 0 Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 I got a small basic manual in English by calling Panasonic when I got mine - I had to ask for it. MEnus on the actual machine are all in Japanese. Link to post Share on other sites
ProbablyaCrazyPerson 2 Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 Pity that place doesnt ship to Japan. Or maybe its a good thing, I would waste my money. Link to post Share on other sites
nekobi 0 Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 ooooh yeah, i just got a 20gb i pod last night!! totally love it, but i can't believe i already have 9 gb of music! Link to post Share on other sites
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