AF100 / AF101 - initial report

[xmephestox]

Barry, how do you feel about the high ISO when comparing it to a DSLR. Do you think it's at least rated at a 800 ISO or less? or more? Does the noise patterning feel more filmic or is it that ugly fast moving colored noise to what Canon DSLRS do? No false color?

ki pro mini just got announced too, throw that in with this camera and it's looking to be the best camera in town for under 10 grand.

[hunter richards]

If its 10-bit HDSDI out then we may have winner with this:

New Aja ki-pro mini 10-bit 4:2:2 recorder (Under $2k!): http://www.aja.com/news/index_article.php?id=125

[Peter J. DeCrescenzo]

Yep!

[xmephestox]

ki pro mini = da bomb.

gonna squash this now though, doubt there will be pro ress 4x4 on it, EVER. it will cut right into it's big brother's business, but i'm looking at the specs for it. freakin amazing, and if you don't wanna attach it to your camera, just tether it and have it plugged into AC power and record and monitor there. the possibilities are wicked.

if af100 stays at 6 grand, and ki pro mini, it makes it a 8 thousand dollar camera. which prices it better than the hpx 370 for a 10 bit intra frame codec. and you get a larger sensor out of it...

when we get an idea on noise floor/sensitivity this is really gonna be amazing.

[Peter J. DeCrescenzo]

HD Magazine reports a list price for the AF101 of "£4,059.00 + VAT", but they don't say what's included for that price:
http://www.definitionmagazine.com/jo...how-floor.html

Note that list prices are affected by many factors so you shouldn't do a simple currency conversion to your own local currency. I suspect we'll hear pricing for the US & other countries by the press conference later today.

[Peter J. DeCrescenzo]

... But what I wasn't expecting is that they said that in the final model, the LCD will actually be better than the one on the HPX370. That's really good news! ...

Wow: Better than "921,000 dots" (the HPX370 LCD's res)? That will be excellent if the final production AF100 cams include that feature!

[thekreative]

so glad I didn't go crazy on DSLR accessories. Back to a normal form factor 2 years later

[mcgeedigital]

I will take 2!

Thanks for the report Barry.

[Nektonic]

Hot damn! This sounds like the "one". I probably shouldn't spend the money, as an HD DSLR will do what I need currently for a fraction of the pricle, but it is gonna be so tempting to want to buy an AF100 come December.

[Chris Messineo]

I'm so excited! This is definitely going to be my next camera.