Panasonic ag ac90 - Uk customer delays

Phil Gadd · April 4th, 2013, 03:20 PM

Hi Andrew

It went well but I ended up with a mix of shots with the led light I bought and others that I should have graded/corrected in post edit.

The client wanted a video close to the 'American pie' type of thing and it got much worse hence the hesitancy to show it on here.

However if you inbox me i will send you the link :-)

Ethan Arnold · April 9th, 2013, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Ethan Arnold

The zoom ring is not a servo driver but actually mechanical, so snap-zooms are possible (the zoom servo/manual switch mechanically disengages the servo motor from the lens)

Can anyone please tell me if the AC90 works like this too?
Or is the manual zoom ring an electronic one like focus+iris?
Looking at this detail picture: http://business.panasonic.de/profess...e_original.jpg it looks to me like it's an electronic one, not mechanically coupled, since I don't see any labeling in the ring like the AC160 has.

Mike Beckett · April 9th, 2013, 03:46 AM

From what I've seen and read, all three rings are electronic/servo.

I love the manual zoom in my AC130, but I think it's the cheapest camcorder with that feature!

Andrew Maclaurin · April 14th, 2013, 02:45 PM

Thanks Phil. A crazy night! Were you using manual? How do feel the camera handled? Were you happy with the images?

Phil Gadd · April 15th, 2013, 12:36 PM

Hi Andrew

a very crazy night indeed ha. I tried some shots on manual but I panicked and went back to auto. I felt it handled well although my post editing skills have improved since (using davinci resolve lite etc)

For the money and for my knowledge base it worked well. Im using it at a wedding in spain in 8 weeks so would be interested how it captures the beautiful spanish evening :-)

April 4th, 2013, 03:20 PM	#91
Phil Gadd Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: liverpool, England Posts: 143	Re: Panasonic ag ac90 - Uk customer delays Hi Andrew It went well but I ended up with a mix of shots with the led light I bought and others that I should have graded/corrected in post edit. The client wanted a video close to the 'American pie' type of thing and it got much worse hence the hesitancy to show it on here. However if you inbox me i will send you the link :-)

April 9th, 2013, 03:46 AM	#93
Mike Beckett Trustee Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Antrim, Northern Ireland Posts: 1,569	Re: Panasonic ag ac90 - Uk customer delays From what I've seen and read, all three rings are electronic/servo. I love the manual zoom in my AC130, but I think it's the cheapest camcorder with that feature!

April 14th, 2013, 02:45 PM	#94
Andrew Maclaurin Major Player Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 396	Re: Panasonic ag ac90 - Uk customer delays Thanks Phil. A crazy night! Were you using manual? How do feel the camera handled? Were you happy with the images?

April 15th, 2013, 12:36 PM	#95
Phil Gadd Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: liverpool, England Posts: 143	Re: Panasonic ag ac90 - Uk customer delays Hi Andrew a very crazy night indeed ha. I tried some shots on manual but I panicked and went back to auto. I felt it handled well although my post editing skills have improved since (using davinci resolve lite etc) For the money and for my knowledge base it worked well. Im using it at a wedding in spain in 8 weeks so would be interested how it captures the beautiful spanish evening :-)