AG-AF100 series: Impressions & Reviews In place of introduction
Kujo Sanbongi, Freelance Photographer The Panasonic AG-AF100 series is an interchangeable lens HD video camera recorder equipped with a Four
The Panasonic Lumix G Vario HD 14–140 mm / F4.0– 5.8 Asph. / Mega OIS lens incorporates handy features
Thirds image sensor. The lens mount adopts the Micro
such as optical image stabilizer and autofocus (AF).
Four Thirds system with a short flange back distance.
However, the open F-stop varies greatly from F4.0 at the
When combined with a mount adapter, a wide range of
wide-angle end to F5.8 at maximum telephoto, so this
lens groups can be used.
lens is poorly suited for images requiring fine exposure.
The recording format is AVCHD, with multi-format support for worldwide use that includes 1920 x 1080/60i,
I’d rather choose a lens that gives a consistent F value at
50i, 30p, 25p, 24p or 1280 x 720/60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p. In PH mode, the camera recorder can record at
The Lumix G Fisheye 8 mm / F3.5 lens is so compact and even too compact for the AG-100 series body, but
maximum 24 Mbps.
its imaging performance is superior to the alternative of
SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards are all usable as recording media. With the dual card slot, recording up
fitting a fish-eye converter to a normal lens (Photo 2).
all zoom levels.
to 12 hours is possible (when using two 64 GB SDXC
The supple imaging and shallow depth of field of the Voigtländer Nokton 25 mm F0.95 lens, sold by Cosina, is
memory cards in PH mode).
something only this lens can offer (Photo 3).
A Lens Group Rich in Micro Four Thirds Offerings A wide variety of lenses is available today for the Micro Four Thirds mount, with offerings from Panasonic, Olympus and Cosina, as well as Carl Zeiss. While lenses optimized for the camera recorder are still few, the selection is expected to multiply (Photo 1).
Photo 1: Micro Four Thirds–mountable lenses are available from Panasonic, Olympus, Cosina and Carl Zeiss.
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