Here are some simple tips after you open the box. This may seem simple but when you get a new camcorder especially from an other manufacturer then the position of the POWER SWITCH is a very important first step.

Around lunchtime the door bell goes and a bransky, virgin, Panasonic AF101 was delivered. I ran upstairs to fetch my lenses and started pointing them out of the patio door, seeing what they finally looked like on the AF101, first problem…it’s raining outside. Not to be deterred I stuck two LED lights in the living [...]

This is the worlds first Hi-Rez viewfinder made for the AF101 and DSLR, this gives you the power to achieve critical focus with ease. As we all know by now the AF101 does have a Hi-Rez LCD and a viewfinder but if you need that extra help whilst focusing, remembering you are sometimes dealing with [...]

I am a big KATA fan, every camera bag I have owned for my professional camcorders has been a KATA bag. The workmanship and quality is second to none, the KATA rep has suggested the CB-200 as a good bag for the AF101.

This is a cracking tripod, I reviewed it last year and gave it a big thumbs up. The 504HD will be my choice of tripod for my AF101 when it arrives this week. The 504HD is Manfrotto’s latest video fluid head. It is a perfect balance of design and performance. The bridge design improves the [...]

For the new Panasonic AG-AF101, Chrosziel has no less than three kits ready. Basis for two kits is the new LightWeight Suppport 401-427 with 15mm rods together with MatteBox 450R2 with two rotating filter stages (seen above). The front stage takes 4×4″ or 4×5.65″ filters, the rear stage 4×4″. The kits are distinguished by the [...]

Audio Technica have always produced good quality microphones and for the last few years have gone for quality over price, AT were good quality at a good price when they first started out. This mic is twice the price of the RODE NTG-1 but is it twice the quality ? Audio-Technica’s AT875R is designed for [...]

This is just a short clip demonstrating how the image looks after my tweaked settings to reduce noise. It starts at ISO320-ISO640-ISO1250 and as you can see it’s pretty clean even at ISO1250. The tweaked settings are: Film camPH 1080/25pDetail: -7Gamma: Cinelike VMatrix: Fluo You will not get rid of all noise but it’s very [...]

A year ago the word about town in storage was the “NanoFlash” but as time marches on this new offering from AJA is showing a lot of interest the AJA KI Pro mini. This wee storage device takes your HD SDI signal out of the AF101 and converts it to 10-bit full raster recording to [...]