A_Urquhart

Im a big fan of the Schneider Classic Soft. Not as bloomy as ProMist .

There's not much we can do about it once it's posted online and IF it's posted online. I used Adobe for work and many still do now. Adobe are scraping your artwork data right from the very app you are paying to use. There is a big difference doing that to AI scouri g the internet! Surely you can see it? It blows my mind that so many people have this apathetic attitude to things like this.

I am not paying to use this forum and this forum is not my lively hood. If I pay for software and at the same time am providing a company like Adobe my artwork for them to profit off, shouldn't they be paying me! Just found this: for anyone still using Adobe in this day and age, it's time to give them the finger.

This is kind of old news but not seeing it talked about too much and it should be! Adobe collects the artwork data of its paying users to train it's AI. Surely artists wouldn't be happy about this if they knew? https://www.theregister.com/AMP/2023/01/07/adobe_ai_training/ I left Adobe many years ago due to their borderline scam subscription model and how hard it was to cancel, not to mention extremely buggy software but I think this latest practice should be the last straw for anyone still on Adobe.

BMD’s menu system and OS is already designed around a 4-5” screen. It’s a great OS and menu too! To make one for a two inch screen would require a complete redesign. Im not sure they would save much money by doing this TBH. I think the side screen works. Means you can change settings and get a visual, useful if rigging the camera on a gimble, car etc just for lining up.

I don’t understand why anyone has any issues with the lens mounts. L mount is the ecosystem BMD has entered which is hardly surprising as it’s a more open system. Then you have EF and PL mounts. What’s not to like? You didn’t expect E or RF in all seriousness did you? The side screen is great. It’s only for navigating menus as everyone wants to use their own monitor. Not paying for a larger or articulating screen is a good thing . Audio wise, bummer that it only has a single XLR. Can live with it and I’d plug my dual channel Theo’s system into the mini jack but would be great if BMD has a small Mi shoe type connecter on the top and they could offer a different handle with XLR inputs and audio duals like FX3 does. I personally wouldn’t want to pay for features such as internal wireless audio which I would never use and would limit what TX units you could use. It’s a plain silly idea IMO. Still no 10Bit codec. This makes it a non starter for me. BMD did a great job in appealing to the more Pro/ Semi Pro sector with the new rigged alloy body, SDI, TC etc etc and it now appeals to Sony FX6 users but lack of 10Bit means it’s a no no. Give us DNx at least…….! so so close BMD.

I use Swit NP-F batteries and they are fantastic. They also have an extra output so you can power another accessory if needed. Mine have lasted years of heavy use. Have also heard good things of IDX NP-F with their Xtap output.

I’ve been extremely happy with the Godox m600Bi and M200Bi.

Hard to go past the FX30 when on a budget. Fantastic quality, dedicated video features, huge selection of affordable lenses for APSC Emount.

To the OP, I’d seriously consider the FX6. Having used both the FX6 and FX9 i find the FX6 slightly more versatile. The FX6 is a great camera that will handle any level of work you need it to. You will not get any complaints from professionals in regards to the footage it produces despite what you may read here.

Yeah…..but I really don’t like the form factor and ‘only’ having two channels of audio is soooooo last decade.

Why wouldn’t they want more of the Pro market? Why wouldn’t they want people who bought a pocket camera to be able to stay with BMD when they move up the ranks? Currently, between the Pocket cameras and Ursa12K (end i even wouldn’t consider that as a main camera) there is nothing to cater to experienced shooters working professionally unless they are shooter/editor that edits their own footage. as great as BRAW might be, no one wants it. After owning a few BMD cameras, as soon as I started shooting professionally for others, it was clear I needed to ditch BMD for Sony. Productions want what they know fits their workflow rather than a camera that has slightly better colours or highlight rolloff. Lack of a 10bit codec is a huge miss for BMD!

Some good info here

Apparently the new camera isn’t called ‘pocket’ anymore. Lots of people complained that it didn’t fit in their pockets I guess. Pretty silly really. I had a Kessler Pocket dolly many years ago…..it didn’t fit in my pocket either but I never complained about it but then I try not to take things too literally 😜

Hang on!! just noticed that the new P6KFF only shoots BRAW and low res H264 proxies???? no ProRes at all or anything even remotely comparable. massive fail!!

New Full Frame 6K camera looks great (internally). Love the sensor, OLPF, BRAW, open gate, DR looks impressive despite BMD still claiming 13 stops, internal proxies and a far better mirrorless mount (than EF) means adapting lenses is much easier. If using EF lenses, these is an adaptor that has a built in VariND ( I think Meike make it) so I’m not even too fussed about the lack of ND filters. Biggest issue for me still is the form factor. I’ve had a few BMD Pocket cameras from the P4K to th 6KPro and I hate the form factor. With this new full frame sensor, Black Magic have kinda made a budget Alexa Mini LF (BUDGET!) but I can’t see many film makers wanting this body style anymore.

In another forum when people were speculating that it would probably just be ‘broadcast stuff’ John Brawley said “it will be worth watching” . As we know he’s pretty heavily involved in Blackmagic Cinema line cameras so 🤞

Oh that’s a shame. Hope it’s better on the 15. I’m still on an 11!

Can record ProRes to an external USBC SSD. 🏆

It looks like it only has two audio inputs. As a solo operator, I'm using 3 or 4 channels of audio more and more. Apart from that, looks great although I'm not a fan of the EVF. Sony NEED to develop an EVF similar to the one on the Alexa Mini. It's the best of both worlds with an EVF and flip out screen in one.

Yeah, if the FX3 had a good crop mode Id probably chose it as a second camera as I do sometimes need a B/C Cam when working with the FX6 and FX9 so having a FF sensor makes sense but while I can’t shoot S35 on FX3 I CAN shoot full frame on FX30 with the Metabones speed booster so to me, the FX30 is the more versatile choice. Also, when I’m B or C cam-ing to the FX6 or 9 it’s almost always with cine lenses so the lack of AF with the speed booster is a non issue. I’m also a big fan of the over sample the Fx30 sensor does. Looks great and makes the clear image zoom super usable. As an example, I used it today on a small shoot with my Sigma 18-35. Clear image zoom gives me an 18-52mm 1.8 internal zoom lens with amazing AF if I need it and an image that rivals many primes. So versatile!

Of you watch the behind the scenes video I linked to above, you can see that most of the shots are actually done with a fairly minimal rig. P&S technik lenses and most surprisingly for me, a Tilta Nucleus M follow focus system! I have that system as a backup to my Teradek RT kit and really don’t know why anyone would choose it unless there were very strict budget constraints which this film wouldn’t have had. Interesting either way and with Cooke announcing native E Mount lenses l, it’s interesting to see where things are heading. as Iron Film said, I think the FX30 is a better buy. I’m a big fan of fast APSC lenses and pretty impressed how good the Sigma 18-35 1.8 performs on my FX30 with the MC11 adaptor. The AF when on a gimbal is extremely useful, fast and reliable. I’m now looking at replacing my Pocket 6K Pro with another Sony camera and while I initially thought about going FX3, I’m leaning more toward the Fx30. I like the native ISOs of the fX30 better and the price difference will be better spent on lenses I think

One thing to keep in mind is that the FX3 (and FX30) are getting more video centric features via updates in firmware that the A7 series are not getting. It seems that for video creators, Sony is steering people to the FX series. I'd go for the FX3 unless you NEED an EVF

Greg Fraser's latest film 'The Creator' is ENTIRELY shot on the FX3 and apparently getting an IMAX release...... Pretty impressive!

Interesting but just because Samyang say they are 'Cine' lenses, doesn't mean they are. They are AF stills lenses that you can put an adaptor on to get a manual focus ring with hard stops. This will make lens changes all the more complicated as you have to remove the adaptor off the front, change the lens and then re attach the adaptor. A few extra steps. That's not to say they won't be a good option for many here.