Reviews on the AF100

Though I've barely had much time to "play" with the AF100 since I got it, I can attest that it is an amazing little camera. Looking forward to REALLY shooting with it in the not-too-distant future! :thumbsup:
 
editman, looks great! Thanks for sharing. :)


This was my first test with my AF100. All info is in the Vimeo description. All (little bit of) banding/mud that you see was from the H.264 compressor in Premiere Pro and I've not had a chance to re-encode with something else. I pixel peeped THE HELL out of this shot when I got home and was amazed at the quality of the results.
 
Jan_Crittenden said:
In spite of all the steaming negativity about the AF100, the reality is that there are a good number of people that think that the AF100 is a pretty nice camera and they are making money with it.
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I've just recently gotten my funds up to buy this camera and have not been online much, but what steaming negativity has been going around about this camera? Is it anything I should be concerned about? I've only noticed a majority of the people on this site seem to be satisfied, so didn't know if there's some obvious thing I should know before I make the purchase?
 
Rick Burnett said:
editman, looks great! Thanks for sharing. :)


This was my first test with my AF100. All info is in the Vimeo description. All (little bit of) banding/mud that you see was from the H.264 compressor in Premiere Pro and I've not had a chance to re-encode with something else. I pixel peeped THE HELL out of this shot when I got home and was amazed at the quality of the results.
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Beautiful footage!!
I wish I had the money to get one. Every time I look at AF-100 footage I am amazed at the crispness at it. I can never get that with DSLR.
 
FilmBoy77 said:
I've just recently gotten my funds up to buy this camera and have not been online much, but what steaming negativity has been going around about this camera? Is it anything I should be concerned about? I've only noticed a majority of the people on this site seem to be satisfied, so didn't know if there's some obvious thing I should know before I make the purchase?
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This thread is for people that have already weeded through the uninformed posts--we actually own the cameras, use the cameras, make money with the cameras, love the cameras, and know what we are doing with this great tool.
 
FilmBoy77 said:
so is that your way of saying the people complaining about the camera just didn't know what they're doing? or you saying get the %$#@ out of this thread with that question.
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I only speak for myself here, but my recommendation is rent the camera for a weekend first and try it out. The AF100 is not perfect, and only you are going to be able to really decide if it is right for you. If you rented it for a weekend, I guarantee you that posting questions about anything you are curious about as you explore the camera over the weekend will more than likely get quick replies and then you can test everything that is important to YOU. Provided those questions are asked in a constructive way. There is a lot of great information here, but also, there is a lot of trial and error as people worked to determine the best practices for the camera, or, were just wrong and jumped the gun on what they saw was a problem. Again, I am not saying that there isn't valid limitations to the AF100, almost every piece of hardware has a limitation to someone, but only you can really evaluate it.

For instance, the footage I posted earlier has banding and mud in some of it that I see. I can tell you WITHOUT doubt that the original source material did not have this. It's a product of H.264 in Premiere Pro and Vimeo recoding. Had I not posted that information, someone like you could get the wrong idea of what the camera produces. This happens a lot.

So, in summary, rent an AF100 and see if it is the right camera for you.
 
chrisccw said:
This thread is for people that have already weeded through the uninformed posts--we actually own the cameras, use the cameras, make money with the cameras, love the cameras, and know what we are doing with this great tool.
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no need to be a snob about it. your disclaimer does not appear at the start of this thread anywhere bro.

@filmboy - i'm not aware of steaming negativity, but then again i've just started to research this cam, there's negative aspects to every camera, depends on the person operating it.
 
Rick Burnett said:
I only speak for myself here, but my recommendation is rent the camera for a weekend first and try it out. The AF100 is not perfect, and only you are going to be able to really decide if it is right for you. If you rented it for a weekend, I guarantee you that posting questions about anything you are curious about as you explore the camera over the weekend will more than likely get quick replies and then you can test everything that is important to YOU. Provided those questions are asked in a constructive way. There is a lot of great information here, but also, there is a lot of trial and error as people worked to determine the best practices for the camera, or, were just wrong and jumped the gun on what they saw was a problem. Again, I am not saying that there isn't valid limitations to the AF100, almost every piece of hardware has a limitation to someone, but only you can really evaluate it.

For instance, the footage I posted earlier has banding and mud in some of it that I see. I can tell you WITHOUT doubt that the original source material did not have this. It's a product of H.264 in Premiere Pro and Vimeo recoding. Had I not posted that information, someone like you could get the wrong idea of what the camera produces. This happens a lot.

So, in summary, rent an AF100 and see if it is the right camera for you.
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thanks Rick -- will do.
 
As said before -- this thread is for reviews by people who have been using it. There are negatives to every product, all engineering is a tradeoff and some products are better at some things than others. You can find plenty of examples of things that people wish was improved upon, in other threads -- no need to clutter up this thread by rehashing those things.
 
I like this camera...

I like this camera...

I don't do dramatic films or docu-dramas or flashy big crew productions. Most of my work is basic story telling and it has made a damn fine living for me for 25 years. I shoot news, travel and food for broadcast, cable, wire-service and others, awareness docs for advocacy groups both nationally and regionally and anything interesting that comes my way.

Since getting the AF100 a month and a half ago, I've picked up three new national clients. They all wanted the DOF look but without the audio hassles of the 5D/7D. Trust me, this camera was paid for long ago and I couldn't be happier with the results. Of course it's not a RED but it makes one of the finest images available today at a reasonable cost.

This short clip shows what the AF100 look can do for basic news (settings are on Vimeo).

 
Are the Olympus lens Micro or 4/3? I just got the 14-150 Olympus. It goes soft in the zoom and iris adjustment in not good.
 
groveChuck said:
Scott- very nice looking talking heads! Was the 1st shot with the 24 and the other 2 with the 50?
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Thanks. You're correct on lens use.

Sparky874 said:
I love your 'DIY slider' on the opening shot - I take it being DIY you made it yourself?
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Here's the link to Igus parts. http://www.igus.com/wpck/default.aspx?pagenr=6541&C=US&L=en
Since I built mine last year, they have established a camera page. Originally it was simply a machined parts supplier.
 
I shot a "short" last month in the Mojave desert at a very rich location . I worked with the director today and in between shots we looked at a string out of the film on his mac book. We shot lots of natural light , candle light, lit interiors, day light interiors. Because our shooting schedule was so compressed we didn't review anything on set in way where we had any distance on what we were viewing, it was more to resolve continuity issues and then move on.

Seeing the string out of the film today, i have to say that the AF 100 has really exceeded my expectations at this point. The images have a really organic feel to them and even the scenes we shot by candle light alone (12 person dinner party, 800 EI) look really good. At this point IDC what zone plates or charts look like because the imagery I know I can make with this camera is all that concerns me.

Sorry no clips to share yet, its not my film to share at this point.
 
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