AF100 Spare Parts?

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Joshua Provost

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I bought a used AF100 on eBay recently and the package is missing a lot of basic included components:

Power cable for the AC Adapter/charger
Battery plate for connecting the camera directly to the AC adapter
XLR jack covers
Lens mount cap (it currently has a PL mount w/ cap, but if I remove it I don't have an original cap to protect the sensor)

I can't seem to find a Panasonic web site where components like this are available for sale? Anyone have any leads?
 
My suggestion is to live with it for a while - I get a full day of shooting out of less than 2 batteries.

I have never used the mains adapter and, even if I was covering a full day event, I think I'd still opt for 2 or 3 batteries, as it's less hassle than finding a reliable mains feed that someone won't trip over.

The XLR covers? Mine got left in the box the day the camera arrived. They're just fiddly bits of plastic.

I guess you can get Panasonic body caps for a few cents on ebay - nothing special.

Ben.
 
I've used the AC adapter 4x. Once to shoot a timelapse, the other 3x for firmware updates. I don't think you can do an update without using the adapter. Any m4/3 body cap will work. I don't think the XLR caps are a big deal.
 
My response to the overpriced parts problem (not Spec Comm's fault, the mfr's) is to get on Ebay, look for the generic lens cap, adaptor or XLR cap, pay the $2 and wait a couple of weeks for it to come from China.
 
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