filmfan222
Well-known member
Posting this as a "debrief" of a once and proud owner.
Things I loved about this camera:
1. Ergonomics...menus, buttons, were easy to configure and use.
2. Rugged. This thing could take a beating.
3. Micro 4/3s. Believe it or not, having less depth of field than a 5DII was a good thing in alot of cases.
4. Built in NDs. I cant begin to describe how useful this is in EVERY shooting situation.
5. Dual SD slots.
6. Focus Assist and the LCD were brilliant. Never felt like lack of 1:1 was a big deal. Always was able to maintain focus.
7. Size and Weight were just right. Usually shot handheld looking down like a waist level finder.
8. Noise. Very low noise image in all ranges.
Things that could have been better.
1. Highlight clipping. The way the sensor or chip treats blown out areas was frustrating.
2. VFR Audio needs to be more obvious. Had an unexperienced AF100 operator get hung up on this in the field.
3. I dont think I EVER used the Viewfinder.
4. Wish there was a way to get 108060p out through the SDI or HDMI.
5. Handgrip needs to be rubberized. On some hot shoots in South Georgia I found myself losing grip alot on a high speed boat.
6. Codec or chip's handling of gradiented skies. Never was happy with this.
I've owned the HVX200, HPX170, and up till a few hours ago the AF100. I swear by Panasonic's and have always been able to make good money off these cameras. In 500+ hours of useage across all three, Ive only had one sensor go bad on the HVX.
Selling it because Im moving to Los Angeles. Figure I can rent whatever I need there.
Sad to see it go.
Things I loved about this camera:
1. Ergonomics...menus, buttons, were easy to configure and use.
2. Rugged. This thing could take a beating.
3. Micro 4/3s. Believe it or not, having less depth of field than a 5DII was a good thing in alot of cases.
4. Built in NDs. I cant begin to describe how useful this is in EVERY shooting situation.
5. Dual SD slots.
6. Focus Assist and the LCD were brilliant. Never felt like lack of 1:1 was a big deal. Always was able to maintain focus.
7. Size and Weight were just right. Usually shot handheld looking down like a waist level finder.
8. Noise. Very low noise image in all ranges.
Things that could have been better.
1. Highlight clipping. The way the sensor or chip treats blown out areas was frustrating.
2. VFR Audio needs to be more obvious. Had an unexperienced AF100 operator get hung up on this in the field.
3. I dont think I EVER used the Viewfinder.
4. Wish there was a way to get 108060p out through the SDI or HDMI.
5. Handgrip needs to be rubberized. On some hot shoots in South Georgia I found myself losing grip alot on a high speed boat.
6. Codec or chip's handling of gradiented skies. Never was happy with this.
I've owned the HVX200, HPX170, and up till a few hours ago the AF100. I swear by Panasonic's and have always been able to make good money off these cameras. In 500+ hours of useage across all three, Ive only had one sensor go bad on the HVX.
Selling it because Im moving to Los Angeles. Figure I can rent whatever I need there.
Sad to see it go.