AF100 preview from CREWS.TV

[Barry_Green]

DVXUser's own Joe Lawry and the team from crews.tv put the AF100/AF101 through its paces.
http://crews.tv/blog/2010/10/12/af100-storm-gathers/

[Jim Brennan]

How often can I be impressed and optimistic in the same day.....

[mcgeedigital]

Great review. Glad i pre-ordered.

[LoganMackay]

Great review. Glad i pre-ordered.

[Joe Lawry]

cheers barry!

[robertrogoz]

well, it would be interesting if you could actually download original file to watch uncompressed. Really it's more like first impressions, then a real professional reviews. Besides after fiasco of HM100 reviews from early tester models (by Dashwood and Bloom) I don't really trust them anymore. Anyone receiving a pre-production model is in bed with whichever company they represent, so objectivity takes the back seat.
I also laughed looking at the caption of "pushing the boundaries of cold weather filming". Unless it's -30F and blowing and your LCD is freezing you are not pushing cold weather boundaries at all. People should have a little reality check before posting a bunch of hype.

[John Caballero]

People should have a little reality check before posting a bunch of hype.

Showbiz is actually all about hype. Movies especially.

[Joe Lawry]

I don't really trust them anymore. Anyone receiving a pre-production model is in bed with whichever company they represent, so objectivity takes the back seat.
I also laughed looking at the caption of "pushing the boundaries of cold weather filming".

I can assure you none of us are in bed with panasonic, we are actually all freelance Camera Operators, DPs & Editors who shoot & edit real things day in day out.

Yves makes his living shooting Sony XDCAM HD on a PDW700 & also owns a 5D2.. I own and operate an EX1, HVX202 & 7D and make a living from that.

The cold weather caption is a joke and serious at the same time. NZ was the coldest place the AF100 had been so far.. and when we hit a wind chill of 0 degrees C we started having operational issues with the prototype.

Sorry we cant give you original files, but thats just the way it goes.

[vanvideo]

well, it would be interesting if you could actually download original file to watch uncompressed. Really it's more like first impressions, then a real professional reviews. Besides after fiasco of HM100 reviews from early tester models (by Dashwood and Bloom) I don't really trust them anymore. Anyone receiving a pre-production model is in bed with whichever company they represent, so objectivity takes the back seat.
I also laughed looking at the caption of "pushing the boundaries of cold weather filming". Unless it's -30F and blowing and your LCD is freezing you are not pushing cold weather boundaries at all. People should have a little reality check before posting a bunch of hype.

Wow, such vitriol. You don't get invited to too many parties, do you?

[szimmer]

Thanks for the reality check robertrogoz .

Now back to more important things.

The camera LOOKS AMAZING!

I think I may need to pre-order mine at B&H because this camera is going to be sold out real quick.

I love my HMC-150 but I definitely can see that I will love the AF100 even more!

Great review Joe!

Simon