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Old May 3rd, 2011, 12:59 PM   #1
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Can't find XF100 - other affordable 4:2:2 options?

Hi everyone,

I'm getting ready to leave the country for a couple of months to work on a documentary and I'm having trouble finding a camera. We have a very limited budget, but need to shoot in 4:2:2 (preferably tapeless). The Canon XF100 seems perfect for us, but we've been unable to find it anywhere (I'm in the U.S.)

We leave for India on June 14 so I'll need to acquire something within the next few weeks. I haven't been able to find any information about when the XF100 will be available here. Other than the XF300 (which is a bit more expensive than I'd like), are there any other options I should consider for shooting 4:2:2 on a budget if I can't track down an XF100?

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Old May 3rd, 2011, 02:21 PM   #2
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unfortunatly after the erthquake in Japan are out of stock everywhere .I have been asked a Canon Dealer and told me that they w8 new stock Late June/early July
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Old May 3rd, 2011, 10:41 PM   #3
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Will you do any stop in another country on your way to India? I know it's suboptimal you won't have time to fiddle with the camera. But if you can find one then get a firmware upgrade to get support for US standards and go on?

I got mine in fotoboom.com, Madrid, Spain. They don't write stock on their web page so I can't tell you if it's available.

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Old May 4th, 2011, 01:05 AM   #4
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If it's gotta be 4:2:2 and tapeless the other option open to you is the Panasonic HPX170. They're only a couple hundred more than the XF100, maybe they would be more available.
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Old May 5th, 2011, 08:12 AM   #5
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Thanks for the suggestions, guys - I had forgotten about the HPX170... I had mentioned it to the producers previously, but I think the high cost of the p2 cards compared to CF cards scared them off - I'll have to remind them of that option and see if they want to reconsider....

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Old May 10th, 2011, 09:10 AM   #6
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http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/733533-REG/Canon_4888B001_XF100_HD_Professional_Camcorder.html
The status has been in stock since early this morning :)
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Old May 10th, 2011, 04:48 PM   #7
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Not anymore - already out of stock.
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Old May 10th, 2011, 06:05 PM   #8
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It's sadly of little use to you Luke but I have an XF100 on order from Jigsaw24 here in the UK and even they don't really know what's happening in Japan. They are trying to find out for me but it seems a complete unknown at the moment as to when new stock will be available.

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Old May 18th, 2011, 08:20 AM   #9
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Thanks everyone - I had signed up for email notifications for the XF100 at both B&H and Amazon. Never heard a word from B & H, but got an email a few days ago from amazon saying they had a few. We placed our order and it wasn't looking good until yesterday when they finally charged our card and sent a tracking number! I should have two XF100s by the end of the week!

Thanks again, everyone for the help...
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Old May 18th, 2011, 03:24 PM   #10
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I'm being told there are no more for this month....next allocation is sometime in June

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Old May 19th, 2011, 07:57 AM   #11
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Just got mine in last night - I must've ordered just in time. Man! This thing is even smaller and lighter than I expected!
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Old May 19th, 2011, 08:25 AM   #12
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I'm being told there are no more for this month....next allocation is sometime in June

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They are in stock at bh as of this Post.
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Old May 26th, 2011, 02:47 PM   #13
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Old May 26th, 2011, 09:41 PM   #14
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Thank you for the kind words Sam!
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