AF100 average Usage Hours

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krunchielloyd

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I was just wondering (couldn't find anything online) how long on average the Af100 would last before needing to be serviced. Like 1000 hours, or 2000 hours, etc.

I'm just curious about how much usage I can get out of it.
 
So if I bought one used with 600 hours on it. what would you think.

3000 canadian, with nikon mount 2 cards, 2 batteries, etc?
 
Just remember that the hour meter ticks away when the camera is powered on. It doesn't make any distinction if those hours are recording or in standby mode. So to me, it's not like the tape days where hrs meant real usage. It all depends on the care that the owner takes of his equipment. I've seen cameras that were a few months old that looked like they were a few years old.
 
For what it's worth, my HVX has 3670hrs of service (although maybe four tapes through it in all that time), never serviced, and still works flawlessly.

The news station I used to work at has a HPX170 as their "news room" live cam, where it has been on all day, every day for the last, oh, six years or so? Be curious to see it's hour meter some time.
 
Since there is no tape drive or moving parts like head drums or pinch rollers involved with the AF, you down to individual component failures. I had a beta cam go 14 years before individual capacitors began to fail. I would have to say that the modern cams like the AF have far fewer discrete electronic parts in them as compared to a a beta cam because of their digital nature. I'd say the hour meter should be recalibrated from hours to years.
 
I have nearly 700 hours on mine after a year of shooting and making my living off it, and it is still going strong. I had something like 1500 hours on my HPX170 after nearly two years before before I got my AF100, and again, no problems (I sold it to my partner who still uses it, around 2000 hours on it last I checked). With these cameras the hours are kinda irrelevant though as it is not a tape camera and is solid state with no moving parts, so there is nothing to wear out, all that matters is that it has not been abused.
 
There's a reason that Panasonic offers a 3 year warranty on camcorders and 5 years on 2/3" P2 cameras. Having said that, my Sony EX1 died at the end of the year, and it didn't have big hours. Sony said it would cost more than it's worth to fix. Had to buy another one.
 
811productions said:
Just remember that the hour meter ticks away when the camera is powered on. It doesn't make any distinction if those hours are recording or in standby mode. So to me, it's not like the tape days where hrs meant real usage. It all depends on the care that the owner takes of his equipment. I've seen cameras that were a few months old that looked like they were a few years old.
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Its a damn shame some ops dont take care of their gear.
 
Thanks everyone. You have been a great help. Will be buying my new camera in a few days hopefully. Just going to check out some other deals on it.
 
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