I'm impressed. I commented 2 days ago about you doing the review of AF100 and BAM, here it is! Great review. Thanks!

I have this camera and use it in my studio and am very satisfied with it, really great picture. I chose to use it versus my gh5 in studio. I use the interchangeable lenses (vintage glass), and the GH5 for remote shoots. It still holds up in 2020.

A recommended neutral setting FILM CAM Rec. Format: 1080 / 24P Synchro-Scan: 180.0d Detail-Ebene: -6 Vertikale Detailebene: -6 Detailbohrung: -4 Chroma-Level: -4 Chroma-Phase: -2 Master ped: -2 Gamma: Cine-Like-D Matrix: Norm2

I have a AF-101 with the kit 14-140mm lens - bought it from new when first launched. Used it on broadcast and corporate projects at which it excelled - still have it as a back up. Nearly always used with an Atomos recorder. Don't forget that "The Raid" movie was filmed using a couple of these (with decent lenses).

I have this camera since a few years. I bought it just for fun because it was so cheap and i already had lenses. Every few month when i am bored, i take it and do some shots and experiments. It get better and better! I found out that it works very well with the Viltrox EF-M2 Speedbooster and the Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 lens. And the BPress gamma in combination with the Norm2 matrix with maybe a few little tweaks looks amazing! It have this "Panasonic-Mojo" straight out of camera. I am really thinking about to use it on a professional shoot (where no 4k, Log is needed). Just because i am courious what the feedback would be (im sure not bad, its still a professional tool). Maybe the AF 100 will become a "nostalgic" collectors item and some clients will demand it because of its special look, its "Mojo" ;-).

Its very important to note you can record 422 color out the HD SDI at whatever compression you want, so the only real drawback is the sensor being 8 bit. However, if you can get a varicam on ebay, that camera has very similar color space, and its 10 bit 422.

I had one and liked it a lot expect for the skin tone and that was a problem because all my work was talking heads. Complexions had patchy purple and yellow areas. I shot some colorful theatrical performances for Archival and it was very good for that purpose. The small file size is very convenient. Sadly, and I hope I'm wrong, it won't be long until computers abandon AVCHD I'm afraid. It was difficult to focus even with the large but low quality EVF. I set mine to B&W plus red peaking and it helped a lot. If Panasonic put a GH5 (or 6) in a similar but smaller sized body they could rule. Imagine an updated version with their 10-25mm and 25-50mm f/1.7 zoom lenses! You didn't mention much about the HIGH QUALITY mic/line inputs. They work extremely well. And the built in ND is a great feature.

My OM-D E-M1 Mark II shoots DCI 4K at 237 Mbps (max) and at 8-bit 4:2:0 internally and 4:2:2 over HDMI in .MOV files. So, am I hearing that it mops the floor with this camera? I know ergonomics and audio are better on the AF100 for video, but I've been rigging my camera up to compensate for at least the ergonomics. I know the internal NDs are handy to have, but I just screw a variable ND on my lens, and it works fine. Of course, the GH5 is even better at 10-bit 4:2:2. I'm waiting on those to come down a bit in price on the used market.

Very good thank you. But I'm not sure the GH4 takes better pictures. AG af 100 has many more options. She's a bit of a diva (it took me to get the right mindset), but if you do the right picture profile, she's still very good.

I actually think the camera holds up well for a studio camera, I didn't notice AF hunting, 8 bit okay we know about that, but overall a very useful camera. Just wondering if you've ever shot seminars with this unit? On a long lens? if AF face detect holds up at all?

I’m so grateful you posted this review. I’m a proud owner of an AF100... it’s still useful for a lot of contexts. Can I ask you what menu setting you used make your Zeiss ZF.2 lens compatible with your camera body? I got myself a Novoflex adapter but wasn’t able to figure out the final step. Thanks so much in advance. So grateful to you. Subscribing!

The thing about the af100 is that all of the profiles have terrible highlight roll off, which makes the footage out of it look like it was shot on a 20 years old dv camcorder.

This camera shoots 8 bit 4:2:2 on the hdmi output.....so you’ll need an external recorder that will also allow you to shoot in a much better codex for post processing....I use an Atomos ninja for that and it works very well....plus it gives you a high def 5” monitor as well..... cheers !!

You can get 422 pro res colour space with using a Ninja recorder.

Thank you for the review, just subscribed. I really like the wall plug in option, the recording light, and 12 hour record time (unlimited). Can you note any more modern cameras that have those features that I could research.

Cine d is not for getting a cinematic image, it is for dynamic range push (hence the letter D). Don't use this unless shooting under controlled circumstances because you will get noisy footage.

I got this camera from a friend who don't use it anymore, the only problem is that I don't have batteries for it, does anyone know what type of batteries this thing takes?

Is there any advantage of the AF100 over semipro fixed lens 4k camcorder like the Canon XA40 today?

The Raid: Redemption was exclusively shot on this camera...think about that the next time you think you need a better camera and thats why your shots are amateur 😅

is there wall power for this camera?

Thanks a lot for the review! But it is outdated. 8bit 420, 1080P30/25, soso focus, before I watch your video I did plan to get one,...

That's camis crap