AC90: AG-AC 90 focusing issue....need help

geani66

geani66

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Good morningI want to ask a simple question to all of you regarding my Panny AG-AC90 focusing nightmare during live events.
I shot a wedding this weekend and focusing with this cam on the go is very difficult in manual mode.
I've tried auto also but it seemed like hunting a lot and turning back to manual.......the focus readings showed me 55,75,80,99....etc in short intervals so I went back to manual.
Red peaking is a joke in low light and with the DJ lights is useless.
I turned my viewfinder to no colour (black and white) and it didn't help a lot.
Luckily I had two other cams......SONY CX 900 where everything is so easy and it's doing a great job in low light + the focus peaking is very strong .
Is there a focus assist or something to facilitate focusing with this cam or I have to sell it ?
It's still under warranty and I'm going to lose a lot of money if it will be on the market.....plus it impresses people when you shoot live events.
The AG-AC 90 is like new..... Couple of hours of filming.


Thanks
 
Surprising that putting the viewfinder to b/w did not help.

I have an AG-AC160A, an older cam, so the focusing may/may not be similar.

My cam does hunt somewhat when you go from very close to far as illustrated in the clip below.

https://youtu.be/5r_QPIA4tsY

The church, by the way, is the Oka church, not too far from where you live.

Notice you can dramatically reduce the settling-in time by taking different arcs from source to target on close to far testing - problem is it's difficult to identify which arc to take and in a practical setting you might not want to take such an arc, so the finding does not have much practical value.

As for close-close changes to focus, here is another test

https://youtu.be/Vi7Pcyw3NlE

Notice how the foliage fairly quickly comes into focus as the model leaves the scene and again, when she comes back into the scene.

I rarely use auto-focus - most of my work focuses on interviews and stage/music performance recordings.

I highly value the 22 x zoom for recordings in theatres and churches.

If you decide to sell, talk to me first. I need a 2nd cam for use in a fixed position.
 
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Thanks Karl
I'll keep that in mind.
Maybe a good monitor......like a small HD will help.
I have a Must HD but this one sucks also.
 
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