It was brought to my attention elsewhere by a current AF100 user that they wanted to purchase the upgrade but it was no longer available anywhere. I am currently talking to Panasonic about this.
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50/60P Upgrade
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TubEfingers
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Yeah this was discussed over at PV a while back, as a discontinued camera it would be nice if Panasonic provided the upgrade as a giveaway to those still shooting , I have 2 x AF100's I continue to use on lower budget projects, events etc
This, not just AF100 but I wish in general that once a camera reaches EOL that the company would then give away any upgrades etc for it.
For instance give away the RGB upgrade for the Sony F3
Or remote the limitation on 3rd party CF cards for the RED ONE and let the user risk anything they wish
Etc etc
Dillon Exner
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Keep us updated. It's ridiculous that these seem to be made to order, which only makes finding upgrades even more impossible (if that makes any sense).
Agreed and agreed! They probably would do that. If only people were not stupid enough to keep buying everything new they release, and would call them out on the bad moves they do. Like these bloggers, who have the chance to ask the hard questions to Panasonic and Sony in trade shows, but instead just lick them up and down.
I'm so glad I got out of the AF100 thing before it became worth as much as a bag of chips. I also never invested in m43 lenses. I went with PL adapters, so I didn't lose much. But Panasonic dropping the M43 system after only one camera sucks for people who invested heavily in it. At least people have the GH5 if they want to insist in M43. But that's just a photo camera.
And don't even get me started on Sony! Betraying all the people who invested in their F3, F35, F65. Of course, let's not forget the F5-F55 fiasco and the FS7-F5 fiasco.
TubEfingers
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I've just posted about this to Mitch on the EVA1 FB page - don't know whats involved in making it happen but as mentioned in the post I made - it would be a fantastic show of goodwill to the AF100 community who still use the camera, I have 2 x AF101's that still get used for event type productions, doesn't feel like this cam ever got chance to live up to its true potential, I get great images with the Voigtlander Primes and Olympus Zooms 
So is that where everything has gone? Facebook? This is why the forums are slower and slower here? And why we don't see Mitch around here that often anymore? How can people keep track of conversations on FB? Everything is so spread out. Probably different groups for each camera, no crossing over, no general talks. I don't get it. I can see the advantage for the manufacturer from a marketing side. But for users a forum is much more useful. Unless I'm missing a huge picture here.
TubEfingers
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Its not an official FB page - user moderated, I post across both DVXuser and FB
I've just posted about this to Mitch on the EVA1 FB page - don't know whats involved in making it happen but as mentioned in the post I made - it would be a fantastic show of goodwill to the AF100 community who still use the camera, I have 2 x AF101's that still get used for event type productions, doesn't feel like this cam ever got chance to live up to its true potential, I get great images with the Voigtlander Primes and Olympus Zooms
The companies (be it Panasonic releasing 60p for an AF100, Sony S-log for F3, or RED for the R1 MX and CF card compatibility) are not going to lose out of any brand new sales for their latest products but they would be building up a lot of goodwill for their brand if they showed greater support for their old products if after discontinuing them they released all the paid upgrades as being free downloads and lifted any proprietary limits on them.
Sounds like a Win-Win scenario, so a pity they don't do this.