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chuckiemeister: It's not often that the successor of an already top-notch camera, 
such as the MX5000 & Mamba1, can be said to be improved...  let alone superior.
Nothing illustrates the old adage that "Good things come in small packages" 
BETTER than even my Mamba1  I would say that the feel of this BLACK MAMBA2
is special... it does feel solid but some kind of texture over titanium, strong, cushiony 
and soft. Sony owners are in for a Shock as my Wedding Videographer partner 
who swore up until a few minutes ago,  he would never switch to another, Ordered
a brand new BLACK version of the MAMBA2 !

Nic...  Previous MX5000 owner.....Now BLACK MAMBA2  7/16/2004

   -----Original Message-----

      That is because I WANTED it that way... you see, I have NO ONE 
      in America importing these wonderful 'toys' and when I find these 
      unique products in Asia,  my e-mailers do NOT want to hear waiting 
      6 months, a year or that they Never will get here. This isn't an option!
      So, I have asked successful business people to perform A SERVICE
      and NOT a business and bring these packages I Think-Up & offer 
      them to my e-mailers.     Hence the name BLACK MAMBA2 Package !

   Is the Black Mamba the same as the silver model ?    
         Feature wise... NOPE! it is much rarer, harder to find and 
         according to many of my e-mailers some KEY features are
         now showing up on the MIA list and same goes for PAL.
         There are sporadic reports from PAL & some US owners of
         a noise, hum, clatter in the tape transport in REC and possibly
         also in playback. If so Pana Should do a recall, totally unacceptable
         and correctable at the factory. My PAL 400GN, USA PV400u
         and my native NV-GS400K-k has absolutely NO noise what so
                                        ever.  Period.

   I live in a  PAL country... can you get me any of this in PAL?
          Most Definitely YES ! Just e-mail me and say which country
          you live in and I will put you in touch with a World Pana
          Expert from a Global Pana Authorized dealer whose prices
          will astound you and whose service is impeccable and who
          comes Highly recommended by Sony, Canon and Pana ! 

          One exception... my wonderful SUPER & EXTREME Pana
          BLACK MAMBA2 accessories.  Different address and contacts.

    How is it different, other than in its color?
           Well... here is where it gets a little murky... Pana in it's infinite
           Wisdom to screw-over its customer base has found this wonderful
           tactic discovered years ago by JVC and more recently Sony to
           produce versions for their home market of Japan with ALL the Bells
           and the Whistles intact and nothing showing up in the Gone Missing
           column but when it comes to foreign sales... well... they begin to start
           picking off THIS feature and THAT switch and THIS over here
           until we have knocked down the price to under cut ANY competition.
           Lovely.  But, Hey you and your PAL Euro's will never know the
           difference and the masses will just go on their merry old IGNORANT
           way... so you get Second Best, So You don't get BLACK... What's it to
           you?   And so we here try to inform you for over a decade now... and I
           am very happy to see some of you have started your own web sites and
           others have spread the word and now I am not here all alone and by
           myself in this Cold Cruel World fighting the Good Fight.  I am silently
           rooting for my Gal Pat, a Strong Dot Georgia Peach of a guy and a
           much maligned Canuck Frank, Tommy in my home town of Greenville,
           Jan the Flying Dutchman, Bertel, Alex, Tony PF, Lopaka, Robert, Tex,
           John & Jeff in Ark. Bob, Allan, Don and so many many more of those
           of you who have once past through here.  Garish pages have I... but no
           one complained in 1991... but no one had a computer or even knew of
           the web. It was a very lonely time but I was here & I'm still here. Some
           have not made it this far, others such as Robin & Tim & San Marcos CH
           among so many have gone on to greater things and are giving back to the
           community and THAT what this is all about.   Mahalo      All of You...
        
         
    Why should I buy from these guys around the USA and not on the web where
    I can find it maybe cheaper from an overseas faceless rip off artist?
    
          Because all that glitters is not gold and just reading my e-mail IN
          box everyday,  I get horror stories from those that shipped their 
          money overseas with nothing to show for it and no one,  not even 
          the police here or there have any sympathy for you let alone care!
          Same goes for these clowns operating out of pickup trucks on eBay
          and places on the net that don't really exist.   You are out all that 
          hard earned money and Still be in need of a camcorder...  sad to say.

          If there is a recall... you will need an Authorized Certified dealer in
          THAT particular country where the cam is being submitted. We've all 
          been here before with the Canon XL-1 finder & Sony TRV950 recalls.

        
          
          Besides... I've already showed you where  MAMBA2 cam effectively factors 
          it self out to a competitive price when the entire package is taken into account.
          "I Don't Get What Your Problem Is' or why you're trying to Go 'On The Cheap'
  
           BTW.... here with US dealers you can pay with a US credit 
           card to a US Bank & use US funds and US shipping with FedEX  
           which is included and this Visa entitles you to a Free 1 Year Warranty.
           What's wrong with Free ? 
 
           
            Want more reasons for NOT going to some faceless foreigner?
            Most common complaint I hear day in and day out is wrong 
            merchandise, faulty merchandise, shorted items, used looking,
            worn out merchandise,  Nothing provided in English, No guarantee
            and the most common...    Merchandise Not Even showing up !

      It was unclear but is it 720i or whatever that standard is... that the 
      JVC camera is using? 
       
            The JVC has a grand total of 'ONE' chip (CCD) and is 5 grand 
            Plus.    Most owners want their money back...   if that is any 
            indication of it's future ! Just read all the wonderful owner's reports 
            that are on the many forums.

    Is the BLACK MAMBA2 HDTechnology resolution supported in Apple's Final Cut Pro ? 

            ABSOLUTELY.... No problem with Mac or any Apple Software.

     On SuperVideo's web site it appeared that the consumer silver Mamba had
     24X optical telephoto, and it seemed that some specs on the site said the 
     Black Mamba only had 12X. Is that true? 

          BLACK MAMBA2 is 12X Optical & precision zoom is 25X and stands up quite
          well but 100X is pixilated and is a waste of time.  The US version is Only
          12X and 700X when it is expected to arrive NOW sometime in late August.

       How is the BLACK MAMBA2  repaired under warranty or do I send it internationally 
       to a distant Pana repair facility? 

          In USA they pull bad parts and insert new parts.  In Japan at the 
          camcorder plant itself...  they do the same... too costly to do manual
          repair.  If you purchase from either here or import you'll have 1 year.

    

          Final thought JS-meister... I will guarantee you will be one very happy 
          and amazed camper when you see this BLACK MAMBA2 arrive at your 
          door. You will be astonished when you see just how small but powerful 
          and how well it fits in your hand and solid it's feel is.   But, the best 
          feeling of all is not when you view the play back the first time but when 
          you want to run down to your nearest big screen TV dealer and ask a 
          salesman does he have a great High Definition Plasma TV in full 16X9 
          for sale and when he does...  you are going to want to pull your miracle 
          cam out of your pocket, or waist camera bag and plug in the sound and 
          image connections and Then you will know You Have ARRIVED.

          The words most spoken by first Owners for this experience  was... 
                                               Breathtaking !

          I have been asked many times now to repeat this procedure on how to
          prep the BLACK MAMBA2 for a Demo where it looks like HD.  Night before
          charge all batteries, clean lens, clean cam and prep the tape. You need
          to plug in the external mic port to disengage the on board mic, Radio
          Shack makes a dummy jack for 50 cents or just cut off the wire from a  
          1/8th mini plug. Cover up the cam with lens hood and turn on record to 
          paint the entire screen in black. You can also use color burst found on
          many video mixers that generate Engineer Black & supply 'pink' noise. 
          Now when you playback your video tapes on any VCR or TV set...
          your tape should show a perfectly blacken screen & if volume is turned
          all the way up, NO noise of any kind should be detected. You now have
          a NEW tape (i.e. Virgin Tape).   Find a great area with sun light from
          behind you onto the scene. Try Flowers, Lots of Natural color. Lock
          the BLACK MAMBA2 down on a tripod so it is rock steady. Turn off OIS.
          Open view screen & with remote in hand go to the menu. I would use full
          manual settings but if you select full auto pull the focus off auto & set focus
          by manual control on full zoom IN. Check WB button, check Iris, check
          audio settings, check earphones, select button  behind view screen & set for
          Pro Cinema mode.  I also suggest you repeat this in Wide mode to see diff.
          Set Both View Finder and View Screen to On in menu >>LCD to >>ON.
          Zebra pattern and color bars to ON & rec 1 minute. Now begin recording
          your scene & make after some time some very very slow zooming IN and
          then zooming Out shots. If you want to record to Flash Memory and you
          Do have a 1GB or higher chip... record it in MPEG2 and MPEG4 onto
          an external FM Reader/Writer. A Laptop HDD is also an option.   Play to
          either a CD-R or a DVD-R for maximum effect. Or to that $10,000 HD
          special over at Circuit City or Best Buy that hopefully has a FireWire
          connection.  Failing that use S-Video and supplied audio RCA jacks.
          I think you will be pleasantly surprised at the quality of your work. :-)               
 
                          your video will look....       A L I V E ! 
         
           Good Luck and let me know how this works out
                                          Aloha      Miami    21 July 2004    cm