ProHD, how much longer until production models ship?

Yep, still no contra-indication for me it will be here (Europe, I'm sorry to tell you guys :-) ) mid to end of July, but I'm fearing it somewhat...
 
I think now there's another problem, it may become available soon here in Europe... but unless you have a pre-paid reservation you'll have to wait for the next shipment like those guys in Australia. I won't pay for something that is not available yet... the problem is that I'm really needing this camera, I'm spending to much money renting a pro DVCAM... money that I could be using to pay my own camera!!!
 
"According to JVC the camera has literally only been in production for the last month. The first shipment of the HD100 & the HD101 should be here on the 20th July.
I just got that info direct from JVC as I am typing, when I spoke to them a few week's ago they said that the HD101 would not be available until august and the HD100 would be out in the first week in July. (They change their minds every week)"

http://shootingpeople.org/home/viewcard.php?act=act&card=48673&message=179777
 
Looks sweet, but the effective focal length of that lens is 2100mm. Good luck getting a steady shot with that!

The camera looks nice, though. Shame the high end one is HDV and 720p24p only. I hear it uses Altisens sensors, which apparently have awesome dynamic range and are full 1920X1080 CMOS. Chips that good with a format that lame is like making Caravaggio paint on a napkin. It's just not right! I was hoping it would at least offer 50mbps but it looks like that's out of the question, too.
 
I've just tried it for a few minutes last week here in Malta (europe). We've had a demo session. Looks cool. At first sight , from it's shape one might say that it's hard to balamce on your shoulder, I didnt feel that this was the case. Pretty balanced camera for it's shape. Being the first HDV camera I ever tested I'd say that the picture is amazing. Pricewise it won't break your bank account either. The lcd display looks great as well, however I didn't like the lcd colour viewfinder. I 'd rather have a crt b&w one. Overall I can predict that it's far beyond Sony's HDV. Preset settings saved on SD card is cool as well, especially for multi camera studio (or location) shooting.
 
Mario, as you say and as I foresaw the LCD viewfinder is not as good as a CRT one, however what did you think about the Focus Assist? Is the viewfinder better than the DVX100 one? Did the camera had a battery mount with big and heavy batteries like IDX or Anton Bouer, or it had the JVC normal battery type? I think heavy batteries will give it even better balance. By the way, B&H is already accepting pre-orders. For the European folks, I found an excellent price for the HD101E in UK...
 
MARIOSCICLUNA, please tell us more... did you see footage recorded to tape and then played back? Many demo models had no tape mechanism in them.

athouguia, where from and how much is your excellent UK price if you don't mind me asking?

Thanks in advance guys!
 
well, they just confirmed here in belgium, the GY-HD101E would be available the last week of july!

it's really coming now...
 
mmm, the price is from Libra, http://www.libraprobroadcast.co.uk/ I found about them on a Magazine and I sent an e-mail to Bryan Hansen. You won't find the camera on their site yet, however he gave me a price already. Here is a copy of the mail he sent me: "the unit from JVC GY-HD101E will not be available until August this year, but this may change to JVC releasing it a little earlier. The RRP on this unit is £3,600.00 and our price to you is £3,120.00. shipping cost is approx £60.00 (next day)" This price is Exc. VAT, I won't pay it because I live in Portugal. I don't know these guys, I used to deal with Videoactionpro, however it seems that the owner died a few weeks ago and the site is offline. If you know anything about Libra please tell me, I'm about to place my order. Also, please tell me if you know a better price. I hope this helps.
 
www.globalmediapro.com have the HD101e for £3200 ex VAT etc, and the HD100e for £3030. A little more perhaps, but these guys have been around since 1993 and they sell a lot of cameras from there offices in London & Auckland.

It's worth having a look around the site. Good luck.
 
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