Guy Mcloughlin
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You should take a look at the AF-100 Scene File Recipe List at the DvxUser website. Lots of interesting AF-100 looks…
DvxUser : The AF100 Scene File Recipe List
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It looks like your lighting needs work. The camera does not create dark edges, but merely records what you put in front of it. Below is a link to a DvxUser thread on using the AF-100 for green screen work, with some sample videos:
DvxUser Thread: “AF-100 for Green Screen Shooting”
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One more comment…
Panasonic guru, Barry Green, has confirmed that you can use VFR to shoot 1080 60P with the AF-100 and use an external SDI recorder to record the audio tracks.
The footage that would normally be 24P slow-motion has to be conformed to a 60P video track in your editor, and then you would add the external audio track.
Sure it’s a little bit of a hassle, but it means 1080 60P shooting with the AF-100!
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How do other SDI cameras handle VFR?
Is there a standard way of handling VFR over an SDI connection?
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[Eric Jurgenson] “Generally the build quality of Sony products is very high, and I find the unique design of the FS100 more interesting and versitile than the AF100, which seems like a cobbled together hybrid of a GH2 and an HPX170.”
From my perspective it appears that Sony intended to build a new camera that simply looked different, with little regard to the functionality of this new design. Here are three examples:
1- Splitting the XLR audio inputs across the back and right side of the FS-100 camera. This means that you will have two XLR cables sticking out at 90 degree angles to each other, making it harder to keep the audio cables out of the way. This is terrible design.
2- Placing the LCD finder on top of the camera makes it absolutely useless when the camera is on a shoulder-mount or when the camera is placed above your shoulder height. Generally, for most general video shots you want the camera at eye-level, not at waist-level. This is terrible design.
3- Having to use a side-mounted handle to hold the camera because the rest of the camera is covered with buttons and controls, leaving no place to actually hand hold the camera. This is terrible design.
…I personally think that Sony made a BIG MISTAKE with the design of this new camera. I wish that Sony had simply started with the design of their EX-3 camera, and built a large sensor version of the EX-3 body. Sure it might have cost a little more, but I think it would have been far more functional for professional work.
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Here’s an interesting comparison between the HMC-40 and the AF-100:
Low Light Performance of the HMC-40 vs AF-100
Unfortunately no details are given, but I have heard that the AF-100 does quite well in low light conditions.
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The Kipon EF Lens adapter is considered to be the best Micro 4/3 manual adapter for Canon EF lenses right now:
Kipon EF Lens Adapter : $130 on EBay
While none of the manual adapters will enable the Canon AF or IS, but the Kipon will allow you to adjust exposure via it’s own iris.
…Though last week I read a post by Philip Johnston on his HD-Warrior site that his Kipon adapter is acting up after 3 months of use. ( it’s possible that it might just be his unit )
Kipon adapter now failing after 3 months!
Later this Spring the Birger EF Lens adapter should be out. The Birger adapter enables both AF and IS if the Canon lens has it, along with remote wireless focus-pulling. It’s a big adapter and is expected to be priced starting around $700 US.
I agree with DV Dude that the Nikon adapter is the way to go. I bought the Voightlander model which works perfectly and is beautifully made, but it does not work with the newer Nikon G lenses which have no manual aperture control.
If you are willing to spend the extra bucks there are a few adatpers made by Novoflex, MTF Services and Adaptimax that will also work with Nikon G lenses.
If money is tight the best low cost adapter mounts that I’ve come across are the MetaBones ones that you can find on eBay. They are supposed to be very similar to the build quality of the Voightlander adatper.
Metabones Nikon F to M4/3 Adapter GH2 GF2 EP1 EP2 E-PL1
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AF-100 Review with Picture of Camera on Zacuto Shoulder Rig
FYI: I’ve also seen people mount their monitor lower down to make it easier to see where you are going while walking behind a moving subject.
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The problem I have with most shoulder mounts is that they are not designed to balance once the camera + lens + monitor + matte-box is mounted to the mount, this means that your arms can get very tired/shaky within 1-2 hours of filming.
The only mount I’ve really liked so far ( the one that I will probably buy later this Spring ) is the…
It’s not cheap, but it’s very configurable, and it can be set to an almost perfect balance with no weight on your arms. You can film all day with no arm fatigue. It comes with a lifetime warranty, and will keep it’s value if you ever decide to sell it.
I owned the RedRock Micro shoulder mount for 6 months, and then sold it because my arms could not support the weight of a fully rigged camera for more than 30 minutes of shooting. The newer version of this shoulder mount finally has counterbalance weights, but I’ve never had a chance to play with it.
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[Claudio Rocha] “How else can I tell if the camera is any good or if it has been distorted on purpose?”
…Just ignore the film-burn transitions, the rest of the footage is straight from the camera without de-noising but with color correction. ( I always tweak color as I find it next to impossible to be absolutely spot on every time I shoot at a new location with new lighting )