Hirano San: Panasonic AF101

Hirano San was the lovely driver who took us around Kyoto, Japan. This is a film I made of the day.
I was there with 5 other shooters (which makes it much harder to shoot as you are tripping over each other!) as guests of Pansonic to test out their 95% finished Panasonic. AF100/101. We were there to give them honest feedback and thoughts on their new camera, not just wow, great camera! Really great idea to do this.
Read more about the trip and my thoughts on shooting with the camera on my blog, including the lenses I used and why.
philipbloom.net/2010/11/11/jap...
Music Gustav Holst: Japanese suite

[@Damageonthestack]

Just bought this camera today because of this footage :-)

[@benlotus2703]

why ?

[@Damageonthestack]

@@benlotus2703 Because of that footage :-)

[@misterdeity]

Philip, you have such an amazing eye. Your compositions are beautiful and that camera does a wonderful job capturing your brilliance. I can't begin to tell you how much I enjoyed your photography here -- and what a great choice for the music!!! It's all put together so well! Thanks for posting this. I'm dying to get an AF100 myself, and this really closed the deal for me. Now, I just have to sell my HVX and M2 rig.

[@shishirsubba713]

Music and portrait of Hirano San.. Just touching.. Excellent! I am SF 101 user myself and Boy, it is still a beast even in 2019

[@docufiction]

I been encountering Philip Bloom's videos every now and then in the Internet. This one has amazement quality. It is a perfect camera test.

[@weilyan]

I miss Kyoto very much....the city itself is so photogenic. This video is bringing back that wonderful feeling i had when i was there.

[@prarierose7]

THIS is simply amazing Im an indie film maker for 4 years now and i feel i must go back to the beginning after watching this. All around awesome!

[@prorobo]

Utterly fantastic camera. I cannot wait for its release!

[@LukasInAspic]

What a wonderful shallow depth of field and warm colors! Almost the best "film camera" in the terms of price-performance ratio! If I had enough money, I'd buy it immediately...

[@stevenpotter1484]

phillip your a great shooter,,you would make a great teacher of the craft of digital photography.your shooting is smooth and you get the most from each camera.i like listening to your videos as well as watching. thnx.

[@xstncd]

Cheers mate! Absolutely superb.

[@HiAdrian]

Arigatou, Hirano San.

[@RicoRomanProductions]

Awesome footage. I need this camera

[@DylanPenev]

this is great work. Very good camera. I think I will buy it soon.

[@SamBiddlevfx]

Beautiful music, wonderful video.

[@ProFocusPhotography]

Beautiful!

[@KidMoon23]

Wow, brilliant imagery, I have to say I've never been stunned by a youtube clip as I have by this one, amazing. What lens did you use?

[@jeabo0adhd]

Lovely music. Amazing fit.

[@philipbloom]

@lucas6377 please read the blog post linked in the info. tells you everything

[@mysteryboxfilms]

I'm excited to see what filmmakers do with this camera when it comes out. Philip, do you think you could do a test soon to specifically test how the sensor's rolling shutter? An action movie with mustaches!

[@Julianw141]

this is the first ive heard of Holsts Japanese Suite =0 where did you find it? i cant find it anywhere! Cheers for the upload, just beautiful!

[@sbaxter4207]

Viewers, set the youtube video to 1080p sometimes it auto knocks it down to 360p.

[@ThierryClowez]

Superbes images et tournées avec talent...Bravo et j' attend que a caméra arrive en France....

[@djamorpheus]

beautiful story

[@CloudsImage]

Great quality! I would love to know what lenses did you use with the Panasonic AF101.

[@brechelt1]

Nice film, thanks for posting so we can see the Panny 101 in action. I have a couple of questions that I hope you can answer. 1. What lens were you using at the beginning (0:17)? 2. From about 4:30 on you shot night exteriors. Was this natural light, or did you have to light any of these shots? What were the setting of the camera when you were shooting (any and all shots)? Thanks!

[@ScaramouchedaVinci]

Very beautiful! What objective did you use?

[@13Orcun]

please, i need it so much

[@pbohush]

Beautiful images & composition, as expected! However, like the Sony AG10, this Pani AF100 looks like video. Great video, but this camera isn't even "film-ish" to coin a phrase. I had really high hopes for it, and will be testing it myself later this month. But if in the hands of master Philip Bloom it can't overcome the clipped out highlights and murky blacks of video, it might not be the killer cam we all want, even w/ its other great features.

[@sonofelcathar]

I'd love to see you try some stuff withan anamorphic and the 5d...Please..

[@prorobo]

@SeanFilms Plug in an XLR, connect a BNC, hold it like a video cam (skateboarding, etc), control the audio levels, achieve a more professional look, among many other things?

[@prorobo]

I would like to know how you get the ultra slow motion at 3:42 since I cannot achieve the same results with the HVX or HPX at 60 fps and further slowing in post? Granted I think Vegas handles speed variation better than FCP but there must be a way to get a shot beautifully slow like that without a high speed camera (as is evidenced by that shot).

[@prorobo]

@onjoFilms It's essentially a HPX body with the ability to accept EOS comparable lenses. I think you're too late!

[@13Orcun]

how did you find Holst japanese suite ? can you arrange me, i ve been lookin it for many times

[@DylanPenev]

@guguemichaels so you would recommend the Panasonic AG-AF 101? Have you shot someting with it?

[@SeanFilms]

@onjoFilms It just did. Haha I kid. but at the same rate, I still don't understand what I could do with the AF100 that I couldn't do with a 7D or a mark II...

[@Thelesurvivant]

Magnifique

[@gunterkranzlein6914]

what lenses did you shoot with???

[@onjofilms]

@prorobo Have you tried optical retiming in Motion?

[@EnergyBoy007]

Im looking at getting a new camera... do u think the SONY NEX-VG10E or the Panasonic AF101 is better for short film productions??

[@BlackSupraC2]

you have a good eye sir

[@philipbloom]

@prorobo twixtor plug in

[@faji187]

Hi im looking to buy (canon 5d mk 2, or panasonic ag af 101 or sony z7u.) i am based in uk england and i need the camcorder for documentary and music video. i want an easy camera with one allround lense and recorded in sd card. witch one is the best. every time i switch the camera on even in home family events i want it to look like celebrity cinema movie style. thanks what do u recommend?

[@philipbloom]

@NikkLJs twixtor within FCP

[@philipbloom]

@brt5470 none

[@TVperson1]

How is the rolling shutter?

[@lucas6377]

@philipbloom oh haha thanks

[@wHackbilly]

Love the unobtrusive soundtrack.

[@lucas6377]

what lenses did you shoot with??? PLEASE ANSWER i'm thinking of buying this camera

[@sbaxter4207]

did you buy? did you find a lens?

[@DylanPenev]

@guguemichaels Cool what will your film be about? I want to shoot my epic fantasy film once I have my AG-AF 101

[@Jinsuun]

CA is all over the place. And most of the highlights have a purple-ish hue. It makes the pictures look purplish and bluish. Nice cinematography though...

[@laraglock5585]

What lens is this?

[@brt5470]

Any aliasing?

[@CDFfilms]

edited with?

[@onjofilms]

I just hope it don't make my 7D obsolete, lol.