Would I be crazy to get the ivis hf s11 "from japan" rather than the vixia hf s11 "from U.S." to save a FEW hundred bucks on ebay? It seems they are the exact same camera other than I may have to download the instructions in english "ivis" but the actual camera can be switched to all english. Warantee will not mean much if something happens underwater anyways so would probably have to buy seperate insurance for diving with it anyways...Am I missing something why the vixia is over $300 bucks more???
Thanks for any advice
Would I be crazy to get the ivis hf s11 "from japan" rather than the vixia hf s11 "from U.S." to save a FEW hundred bucks on ebay? It seems they are the exact same camera other than I may have to download the instructions in english "ivis" but the actual camera can be switched to all english. Warantee will not mean much if something happens underwater anyways so would probably have to buy seperate insurance for diving with it anyways...Am I missing something why the vixia is over $300 bucks more???
Thanks for any advice
FWIW, I bought the camera from Japan and it was delivered within 3 days. As you've stated the camera is exactly the same camera but the menu is in Japanese. This can be easily swithed to English. All of the markings on the camera are in English. Other than possibly the warranty issue (you have to send it back to Japan) theres no reason not to sve the money.
FWIW, I bought the camera from Japan and it was delivered within 3 days. As you've stated the camera is exactly the same camera but the menu is in Japanese. This can be easily swithed to English. All of the markings on the camera are in English. Other than possibly the warranty issue (you have to send it back to Japan) theres no reason not to sve the money.
I bought my IVIS HF-S10 from Pricejapan and had it to my home in Europe in less than a week. If you find the price of this camcorder high in the US don't even think about buying it in Europe... I would however avoid (and avoided) to buy such a thing from Ebay but rather from an established seller in Japan (like Pricejapan.com)
This might sound like a dumb question, but if one cannot read Japanese, than how would you know what and where to go to switch it to English?
Steve
Its pretty simple really.
All that is required is the navigate the menu until you find the word "ENGLISH" , hit enter and jobs done.
doh! I thought that maybe there would be some kind of caligraphy symbol for the word 'English' rather than the actual word.
Steve
Japan are NTSC also aren't they?????
Some established companies on Ebay actually have service centers / offices / people in your country also so warranties can be handled locally (or just that they ship and cover that charge). I know of one called DigiRev that is Hong Kong based but have a rep in Sydney if there are any probs.
J
Thanks everyone for their input.
Went ahead and ordered my new ivis hf s11 and got it for around $815 to the door! Also used Bing as the search engine and got $86.00 back on my purchase 10%!!!
Who did you get it from? What housing will you be using?
Steve
Ikelite is who I am leaning towards due to the fact they are about the cheapest case that still has MWB. I would love to go with gates but unfortunately out of my price range. Still doing research before I buy since I can not find many reviews about lens selection with the ikelite set up...?...?
Got the vixia from zaljp1 thru ebay and had good response and delivery..You must use a buy it now to get bing cash back
Hi mate did you get the Ikelite housing for the Canon? What si it like to use i.e. manual W/B, viewing of the screen etc. Whats your overall view of the camera with this housing. I am very close to purchasing this camera just unsure of what housing to buy.
Hughesy
Hi mate did you get the Ikelite housing for the Canon? What si it like to use i.e. manual W/B, viewing of the screen etc. Whats your overall view of the camera with this housing. I am very close to purchasing this camera just unsure of what housing to buy.
Hughesy
Got the case for my hf s11. Ikelite is a quality made case but manual W/B is a little bit of a pain. Definetly takes some practice to do it with the 3 poke at it push in and turn type controls. I could see how gates with the remote option would be much easier. I hope to get the controls down for my Belize trip in a few weeks. Overall for the price its a good case but if I could cough up a couple grand I would have gone with the gates.
I started out with an Ikelite and the Canon HV20, which I loved. The housing just wasn't 'user friendly'. I bought the Gates HFS11 and the Canon HFS10, and I couldn't be more pleased. What a difference a housing makes! Now, if they just made a 45 degree viewfinder for camcorders ; -)
Ann
Do you like this camera?
Would I be crazy to get the ivis hf s11 "from japan" rather than the vixia hf s11 "from U.S." to save a FEW hundred bucks on ebay? It seems they are the exact same camera other than I may have to download the instructions in english "ivis" but the actual camera can be switched to all english. Warantee will not mean much if something happens underwater anyways so would probably have to buy seperate insurance for diving with it anyways...Am I missing something why the vixia is over $300 bucks more???
Thanks for any advice
I have a brand new Light and Motion housing for it that has never been in the water. It comes with a WA Fathoms port if you are interested.
