HVX ...r.i.p

Typo, I meant to say iris control on the left. I don't understand how having the wheel in the back of the camera supporting ISO numbers would help any. My old XHA1 had a 3 step gain switch and worked fine. Set that to the closest numbers you think you'll be working with and adjust iris for your exposure. Is there something I'm missing here that made the AF100 harder to shoot with?
Mine is coming today, so that's why I'm asking. He seemed to imply there was something that made the shoot hard as far as exposure control. Does this seem off to anyone but myself? Again, I can't comment since I don't have one in hand.
 
swanny said:
My old XHA1 had a 3 step gain switch and worked fine. Set that to the closest numbers you think you'll be working with and adjust iris for your exposure. Is there something I'm missing here that made the AF100 harder to shoot with?
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No, the AF100 works the same way.

He seemed to imply there was something that made the shoot hard as far as exposure control. Does this seem off to anyone but myself? Again, I can't comment since I don't have one in hand.
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The only thing about exposure control that's a little bit iffier on the AF100 is dependent on what lens you use. On a manual lens, no -- it's got excellent exposure control. On the Lumix lenses, the iris response is really slow, and so that makes it a little more frustrating to dial in exact exposure.
 
I just used the AF100 and 14-140 in a run and gun situation yesterday and the combo performed admirably. I'm not sure having my XHA1 would have been better. I was running around the port of Miami, getting all sorts of shots. From wide beauty shots to close ups of cargo containers being loaded. This was is full daylight so the slow aperture wasn't an issue. But the versatility of the 14-140 in this situation really became evident. No other lens could have performed this way. And the images themselves looked much better than an XHA1 would have, and I loved that camera. So I think in certain situations the AF100 can be a great ENG camera. If panasonic does ever release a faster zoom with OIS then the camera would be even more versatile in low light situations. But I do agree the aperture control on the Lumix lenses is atrocious. The pancake 20mm is by far the worst.
 
I've said it a million times, while the AF100 wouldn't be my first (or second or third or fourth) choice for ENG/event stuff, if you HAD to do it, the 14-140 is the way to go.
 
Ya I sold my HVX and it still makes me sad. But I do love my new AF100. Things I miss the 4:2:2 and P2 storage. Ill just have to suck it up and save 3g's to get a Nanoflash. Dang thats alot of money. :/
 
Jim Brennan said:
I know how you feel. I'm holding on to mine for the moment, but after just a few shoots with the AF-100 I am already wondering when I would ever use it again.
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I sold my HVR-Z1u after not using it for a year, then in the next year had to rent a Z1 or Z7 a total of 10 days. Right now the HVX looks good as a backup, 2nd camera and book-end. I'm holding on to it for the first two reasons because you never know who'll want to use it next. Maybe I could get $2k for it but I'm betting that the phone will keep ringing for it's continued use.
 
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