When I was shopping around for a DVX100B last year, I did a ton of research and looked into many different shops and online retailers, hoping to strike a killer deal.If you're in the market for a new camcorder and haven't had much experience seeking out prices, the experience can be somewhat daunting with the extraordinary number of grey market retailers. (eBay features countless grey market goods, in particular.) The "refers to the flow of new goods through distribution channels other than those authorized or intended by the manufacturer or producer".
In other words, if you buy a camera through a grey market shop, it will not be covered by the manufacturer's warranty because it has been imported illegally from another country. Not only that, but any potential rebates will not be applicable. Although I don't know of any grey market camera shop "master list", DVXUser.
com is at least one valuable resource for identifying shady retailers. Brooklyn is infamous for its grey market shops, and there are other warning signs that might indicate a grey market seller. If you see a price that is too good to be true, it more than likely is just that.
Ultimately, it's important to be an intelligent shopper, and identify trustworthy sellers and stick with them.
Wicked, man. 'Digital Blue's new Tony Hawk HelmetCam straps onto any helmet.
I've been getting back into still photography pretty heavily lately, and I've seen the term bokeh creep in and out of lens descriptions, and camera discussions fairly often during my readings online. It's a term that refers to the out-of-focus areas in an image produced by a camera lens. This term is probably of little importance to videographers without access to high end equipment, but it garners much closer scrutiny with some still photographers.
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