AF100A price reduction?

They're import models... the model number won't say AF100 and the serial number won't be a USA one. You'd have to either get a third party warranty or ship the camera to the country that corresponds with the model number in the event you need to service the camera under warranty. At least that how I understood it when I bought mine.
 
You have to be careful, there are a lot of scam websites and stores that are either complete scams or try to upsell you very aggressively so the "deal" is no longer a "deal", and of course, they are rarely an authorized dealer and frequently sell gray market cams that you'll have trouble getting serviced. That said, about "gray market" - how is that worse than buying a used af100 on which the warranty has expired? It's not, as if something goes wrong, you still have to pay to have it fixed - and the prices for used and gray market af100 have fallen through the floor, so you can buy a used af100 or a new gray market for even less. It's all good news for the consumer - the af100 is becoming more affordable, and it's completely possible to shoot a feature on it, so who cares if there's a newer model, as long as the older model does what you need. Cheaper for the same capability sounds like a win in my book, but YMMV.
 
Well, that depends on the gear. Sometimes for some camera models, especially DSLRs there may be weird limits that are mandated by a different market (f.ex. Europe), or there may be other technical differences in fixed frame rates and the kind. Though I haven't read of any differences between the U.S. and Japanese af100 versions (maybe menus?).
 
OldCorpse said:
Well, that depends on the gear. Sometimes for some camera models, especially DSLRs there may be weird limits that are mandated by a different market (f.ex. Europe), or there may be other technical differences in fixed frame rates and the kind. Though I haven't read of any differences between the U.S. and Japanese af100 versions (maybe menus?).
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I believe the menus are switchable from PAL to NTSC (and vice versa) but it's been a while since I've used an AF100, so I can't be sure.

dwiener said:
And they'll probably try to sell you a bridge to go with that camera
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A nice discount is worth a few "no thank you"s in my opinion.
 
Here in France the AF100 is sold around 4500-4900 euros! That is to say 5800-6300 dollars, so no price drop here. In my opinion at that price point it's just unbeatable, you won't get a camera with such vital features at that price, period. Sure BMCC is less expensive, but if you want the same features as the AF100 you'll need to buy separate items that will quickly raise the price to 5000 euros.
 
We've been shooting for many days with our AF100 over the last few weeks. It has been a sheer joy to work with it. It just works so well and has everything at hand. Now going through the footage today, I can honestly say it looks really good. Its just that one needs to run a few tests with it to always nail exposure.

What a great little camera.
 
LanceOregon said:
Are you saying that 42nd Street Photo is not reputable? They brag on their website about the many decades that they have been in business.

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New York is full of disreputable camera and electronics stores. Most often used scam is that the discounted item doesn't include the items normally included in the box so they can sell overpriced batteries, chargers, power cords etc.
 
pulpfiction007 said:
42nd street gets good marks at reseller ratings. 9.7/10 out of 1653 reviews

Type in Broadway photo though...that's the one that's changed names and they are all turrible! It'll come up as Royal Camera, Broadway Photo and a ton of other stores
4.83/10.
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I'm dubious about Reseller Ratings as they can be easily tainted by fake reviews from the retailer themselves. That said, I rolled the dice on an AF105A (yes, the new "A" version) on a purchase from a New York outfit (Ryther) and got it factory-sealed as promised with a 3rd party warranty for under $3k. It's already paid for itself.
 
Firstbase said:
I'm dubious about Reseller Ratings as they can be easily tainted by fake reviews from the retailer themselves. That said, I rolled the dice on an AF105A (yes, the new "A" version) on a purchase from a New York outfit (Ryther) and got it factory-sealed as promised with a 3rd party warranty for under $3k. It's already paid for itself.
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I'm confused by all of these different versions. What is different in the AF105?

And how is the AF105a different from it??

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LanceOregon said:
I'm confused by all of these different versions. What is different in the AF105?

And how is the AF105a different from it??

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The AF100 and the AF105 are the same exact camera in every way... except for the serial number layout and model number.

The AF100A/105A is the updated model that features Expanded Focus, an update to the 1080p60 (I forget what exactly), and "Enhanced" 8bit SDI output (the 8 bit channel is sent out as 10bits and there is some sort of dithering going on to fill the extra 2 bits?).

I own an AF105A myself.
 
So i guess you af100 fans strongly disagree with the post a while back in this thread talking about how the cam was only good if you nailed everything just right (plenty of light, perfect exposure, etc.)?
 
Josh Bass said:
So i guess you af100 fans strongly disagree with the post a while back in this thread talking about how the cam was only good if you nailed everything just right (plenty of light, perfect exposure, etc.)?
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Speaking for myself: no. It is only good if you expose it right and give it plenty of light. But if you do just that (ok, focus and frame right help too), the camera offers good/great pictures. In a very complete package. For a decent price. Just get to know the camera and its limitations and it can be a very valuable tool.
 
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