Panasonic AF-100 being called the "DSLR killer". Any thoughts?

I shoot with the 7D for the low light and shallow depth of field and thats it. The camera to me personally has way to many work arounds to consider it a Video camera.

I agree with Barry if it works for you than great use it. Worry about your light, audio, talent and all the other layers involved and let go of pixel count and stats.

Personally cannot wait to use something other than a DSLR. Spend way to much time on workarounds.
The AF is just the stepping stone to other companies providing a real answer to the HDSLR fusion.

Just like the DVX Panasonic has taken another step to what we want in the evolution of video and film crossing over.
 
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Having enough money to buy AF100 or not should not be the only deciding factor. Even if I could afford to paying $5000 for AF100, I wouldn't buy it. Why? Because it is not needed. What I have right now does what I need it to do. Perfect for what I do.

dtjohns1, you know what you need. Get the camera that suits your style and current work you do. Like what Barry said, if your job requires something like AF100, then go get it. If not, don't. Do not think AF100 will take you to type of jobs that require AF100.
 
Chris Santucci said:
Yeah, either spending or not spending money on a piece of gear would simplify most threads on DVXuser, huh?

Good point.

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IT seems that people for the most part want to know if they they are spending their hard earned money in the right place. Its almost impossible to make that assessment. no camera system is perfect. Performance per dollar, the 5D is the best deal around. But its that a "deal", indicating you are giving up something in exchange for a low price. In this case its convenience..... with a lean towards filmic images.
 
Rent RED MX or Shoot Film -> Never worry.

In all seriousness, though: AF100 -> Real Camera, DSLRS -> Real Headache

Choose which one you like more, shoot with it.

Talk about needing man power all you want, it's great to have but a shooter is going to shoot with it or without it. We ran two RED MX kits, one with a heavy 18-100/T3 Cooke Zoom, between two people.

You do what you have to do to net the best image you can. And the best image right now surely is not coming from a 7D or 5D.
 
This whole "Killer" fad is odd to me.

35mm Adapter Killer? I have yet to see a feature film released domestic that was shot completely DSLR.

However, in just a few short weeks, we WILL see a new Feature Film released in theaters shot with an EX-1 and Letus Ultimate, and only a 50mm Nikon lens.

I've been a pretty big gear whore for years. Even after seeing the HVX200 and Redrock M2 combo on a sixty foot screen (Kodak Theater), footage that I shot, look incredible I still couldn't keep my hands off of the gear...

Up until it was all stolen! Now that I have just about zero left I've shifted to what really matters for anyone who wants to really make this a career: scripts, teams, etc.

Camera is important, but there are so many great images available to rent or buy cheaply that it's just a pick-which-one-works-for-you scenario and move on.

Might just be me, though.
 
Anyone catch "Sharktopus" on the SyFy channel? Whooo-eee, nasty... but shot on a 35mm adapter. How do I know? There were like three shots where they forgot to turn the adapter on! Hah.
 
I appreciate everyone's opinion thus far. I think I will ride my t2i till the wheels fall off. Seeing that there are musics videos on national tv now that are shot with dslrs that look far worst than stuff I seen shot with a t2i it isn't smart for me to spend the money even if the camera makes my life simpler. I think something that no one has touched on is the fact that everyone complains about workarounds but havent realized that theyve already spent the money to make it work. I also think a lot of people are really overdramaticizing how hard it is to use a dslr. My gear consists of a $20 tripod from wal mart and a tamron 17-50mm and a canon 50mm 1.8 and my process of shooting has been as easy as turning the camera on and pressing record with no problems. If it works now with the equip. youve accumulated why go out and get a whole new cam? Its never good to jump on the very first pioneer gadget that comes out because it will very soon be shadowed by something greater and prob. cheaper. Thanks barry for the advice!
 
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You like to have your 'digs' don't you, lol. There's more to it than that. Each situation has it's own unique set of circumstances. It is not whether I should've or should'nt have, it is just what was... You are obviously a smart guy, I don't think we need to defend or blame.

Our shots turned out great. There is obvious work arounds and I was just referring to a 'real world experience'. I am not here to defend or attack anything blindly.


Chris Santucci said:
Too bad with ALL that budget and "real world experience", you still didn't have the tools for the job (ie, remote follow focus). And blame the 7D??? :shocked:

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Wow, you guys, I'm pretty sure this original comment was meant to be taken tongue in cheek.

Let's use some common sense here, of course there is more to it than that.

We got a lot of Mike Tyson's in here. We are all peers or I would like to think so, I think, and I include myself, we could try and be a bit more civil, considerate and understanding of each other.




bumkicho said:
Having enough money to buy AF100 or not should not be the only deciding factor. Even if I could afford to paying $5000 for AF100, I wouldn't buy it. Why? Because it is not needed. What I have right now does what I need it to do. Perfect for what I do.

dtjohns1, you know what you need. Get the camera that suits your style and current work you do. Like what Barry said, if your job requires something like AF100, then go get it. If not, don't. Do not think AF100 will take you to type of jobs that require AF100.
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I think the best way to look at this is in a positive light. This camera may not be, 'the camera' for everyone, but it is doing one thing great and that is moving the industry forward. It may not be moving it forward enough for some people but we can't deny that it is a positive step.

I think it's great to have a T2i, a 7D, a 5D, a RedMX and an AF100. Variety is not a killer.
 
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The Panny has dual cards with overlap recording - as I understand it, you could keep recording until you run out of cards. You can also record out to an external recorder, giving you "til the hard drive is full" capacity.

All of that's covered in the basic specs.
 
Barry_Green said:
Anyone catch "Sharktopus" on the SyFy channel? Whooo-eee, nasty... but shot on a 35mm adapter. How do I know? There were like three shots where they forgot to turn the adapter on! Hah.
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Dude.... i want a sharktopus as a pet..... that thing was so awesome.
 
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