On Mon, 23 Apr 2001 20:59:29 GMT, "Alexander Ibrahim" wrote:

>Jeez, why do people say the PD150 is cheaper than the XL-1 ???
>
>Whatever else is true, that is patently false!!!!
>
>Go look at pricewatch.com
>
>here are the lowest current XL-1 prices...
>http://www.pricewatch.com/1/220/1531-18.htm
>
>here are the lowest PD-150 prices...
>http://www.pricewatch.com/1/220/1531-19.htm
>
>XL-1
>$3269
>
>PD-150
>$3900
[...]

Well, it may be that dealers that have the PD-150
at good prices may not bother to list on Pricewatch...;-)
I have seen "legitimate" prices for the PD-150 hovering
around the $3200 area - and when you are done fully equiping
the XL-1 and PD-150 for optimum and versatile use, the
totals can be quite noticeably different (in favor of
the PD-150 - properly powering an XL-1, adding a good
B&W finder, and at least a Century WA converter [let alone a
second lens] costs BIG BUCKS compared with a couple
of NPF-960 batteries for the PD-150 and a Canon WD-58
WA converter...;-). Or, one can fully-equip a VX-2000 and
get similar results to the PD-150 for a good bit less
than the price of a PD-150...;-)