Place your bets - FS100 arrival

Postmaster said:
BMP says they can deliver in 2 weeks - so I pushed that "buy now" button.

Now let´s wait and see.

No delivery date for the BM Hyperdeck though. :-(

Frank
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Abel Cine (NYC) says I am #23 on the pre-order list..., but you may get yours before I do Frank..... F**KER!!!!.... JUST SAYIN'!!!!
 
olindacat said:
Still can't get my status on any lists at B&H. This after two days of trying and two emails from them telling me they "can't call out on their phones". I replied to both emails and no response to those either. I go there 1-2x a year to get whatever I need as we have high shipping costs in Hawaii. I normally don't have these issues. But I can also remember when I switched to Nikon back in '07 and had done all kinds of research and a flew in only to have two reps look at me dumbfounded about the D2X, as though no one knew what they were doing. I just had the exact same exp with a video salesperson the other day. He didn't even know what an NEX FS100 was, let alone the stock status of the Ki Pro Mini!! Every time I'm about to drop $10K this happens. I've been a still guy until the past three years, so you Cine folks are big spenders and maybe that's why they're so nice to you ($10K is chicken feed.).... I take it Abel Cine is different. I don't like them having all my money and not even giving me a status. Lame IMHO.
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When did you place your order?
 
olindacat said:
I called them 5X today and was put on hold and cut off 3X, given the run-around by a video guy who didn't even know what an FS100 was, and left a message for a supervisor my last try!
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Did you phone the store or their website's customer service line? Or are they both the same?
 
Kraut69 said:
Can anyone speculate why B&H is pre-charging the full amount? Just to eliminate people who place orders in more than one place to get the earliest delivery and then cancel out on others who don't ship first? Have they done this before?
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Does this mean B&H are not confident that they will get it first?
 
Rule Camera in Boston tells me they expect 20 FS100 packages to be in this week. I put my order in. They're usually very reliable about these kinds of things and they do a lot of Sony business.
 
ectobuilder said:
When did you place your order?
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Last Wednesday.

ectobuilder said:
Did you phone the store or their website's customer service line? Or are they both the same?
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I called the 800-221-5743 number which was on my confirmation. I spoke to a guy in customer service who wasn't able to tell me anything. He transferred me to video. The guy in video didn't even know what an FS100 was and so I asked for a supervisor. I was cut off. I then called 212-239-7765 (I think a main number at the top of the email), got customer service again, asked for a supervisior, and got an operator, who put me on hold for so long I hung up. I then called the main number and asked for a salesperson I had gotten a previous order from in the past. He was on the phone so I left him a message. I then tried him back 2 more time and was told he could not call out or call me back. While all this was going on I was getting a stream of emails. I was trying to add to and modify my order and told them not to ship anything so I cold consolidate everything into one shipping package, as I live on Maui. They went ahead and charged me $91 to ship partial order. I still could not get an answer as to where I stood on any list or any kind of idea as to when they'd get shipment. I then called Lisa @ EP Pro Video and their price is same, but only require a $250 deposit, not the entire purchase price like B&H. She also told me I am #7, and that delivery is coming very soon. I gave her my card, and then canceled my B&H order.

ectobuilder said:
Does this mean B&H are not confident that they will get it first?
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I have no idea. I am still buying things from B&H, just not this cam.
 
I just want the damn camera, don't care where it comes from or who sells it
if B&H doesn't ship mine out with the first batch, I'll just cancel and order from a smaller retailer
 
Thanks imag, that's what I wanted to find. I don't know how I feel about the price, it will depend on the performance. At this point, weight matters to me so using the samurai in this context doesn't make sense for me, it's heavy (compared to this). I just really like the concept of dual record to SD and this thing. I am SURE I will order one.

I already own an external display, DP6, so the extra features of the Atmos in that regard don't interest me at this point (yet). But like I said, this thing weights 2 oz. That's REALLY nice.
 
That makes sense. The portability issue is important, especially for this form factor. I'm just bummed that they haven't either dropped the price or upgraded the capacity to 256 GB.
 
It's also a specialty piece, and I doubt they sell a huge number, so I can see the price being higher. Of course, maybe if it were cheaper, they would sell more :) When I shoot on my AF100 for a whole day, I NEVER exceed 32GB of shooting, ever. Not that I am not trying, I love coverage. But with 128 GB, I am SO not worried. (And I normally work 15 hour days). I actually wish they had a 64Gb option personally.
 
Rick Burnett said:
It's also a specialty piece, and I doubt they sell a huge number, so I can see the price being higher. Of course, maybe if it were cheaper, they would sell more :) When I shoot on my AF100 for a whole day, I NEVER exceed 32GB of shooting, ever. Not that I am not trying, I love coverage. But with 128 GB, I am SO not worried. (And I normally work 15 hour days). I actually wish they had a 64Gb option personally.
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Keep in mind that no other camera at this price point can push 1080p to 60fps, so your 32GB historical maximum might be pushed up a bit if you so choose to shoot in 60p!
 
ectobuilder said:
Keep in mind that no other camera at this price point can push 1080p to 60fps, so your 32GB historical maximum might be pushed up a bit if you so choose to shoot in 60p!
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Well my AF100 can shoot in 60p, without audio, and I use a 32GB card with it :) Of course, I am not a fan of 60p video myself for anything other than slow-mo shots. So I am not worried about that. Though I think it is really cool that the FS100 can actually record audio with 1080p. I also want to try the SD 120fps mode too. I can see myself dropping water into a cup to play it back :)
 
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