Within my journey from college to now. I’ve had many different cameras ranging from the Canon TI6, to Panasonic GH4 and 5 to now the FX6. 80 percent of my work on the side is weddings and 20 percent corporate/non profit. So the FX6 fits me well in the content that I capture. I am still learning how to get the best image out of the FX6 and glad that RUclips is helping me understand
Cine D shoes it does not and has the fx3 within a couple points of the venice when shooting in xavc. I saw a test on this channel where I couldn't tell. It was slightly more clipped in one shot on the fx3 but the sun had obviously gone down more when it came time for the venice. The 6kfullframe and pyxis have a much cheaper and lower tech sensor than the quadbayer from Sony.
@@errol3184in camera noise reduction. Also the Pyxis will have access to DaVinci resolve’s highlight recovery function in the raw tab. Which reconstructs more highlight information based on non-clipped channels. This is a very similar technology that RED uses in their cameras(in which it cannot be turned off and is automatically applied in camera) I haven’t used the Pyxis yet but from my testing between the BMPCC6k pro and the A7siii. The 6k pro does have more usable stops of DR where the color information stays intact, whereas the extreme stops of the A7siii turns almost monochromatic with all the internal noise reduction.
I used to have both until I sold the pocket 6k. I couldn't tell the difference. However, I was actually using ProRes Raw when comparing. You actually lose a stop of dr on the A7Siii and fx cameras when you do that because you lose the noise reduction. Minus the stop...it would be about equal on "usable dr" for the stops in cine d tests...so that makes sense. Transcoded proees raw to cdng gives you the highlight recovery tool also. You can check the box, but idk how well it works.
Thank you once again for stating the obvious about these type of tests... Each and every exposure if not run & gun will be thought out. No one that i have seen has talk about how much FPS, Shutter angle, ISO has to do with getting a proper exposure... If Folks would only take some time and have a play with the combination of some of these settings they will be very amazed at the results... one thing they will find is that unlike what a lot of people say blackmagic cameras are very good low light cameras...
Great review Kofi! E-mount and lack of a box style body on the FX3 instantly discounts it for me. With my Pyxis L-mount, I'm currently using a BM VA 12G and it's heavy and clunky with the monitor batteries. The Pyxis monitor should be out in the next week or two... and it will take monitoring on the Pyxis to the next-level. I'm extremely happy and having a great time with my Pyxis!
@@KofiYeboah Yes! Should be available very soon. I have the EVF kit version on backorder with B&H, but I'll buy elsewhere if B&H is too slow on the draw.
The shots of you facing the camera and the audio makes it look like a news reporting on a Hollywood movie. I'm just anticipating the cut away to someone watching this on a tv lol.
I have the fx3 im not having that issue with using it as a web cam. using the usb-c cord it came with connects to both my mac & pc and works in obs. it could be i just got mine so idk but dope video! Still prefer the Fx3. Pyxis footage looks nice tho! 💪🏽
Excuse my glazing(Gen Z brainrot😅) I wish i could be mentored by you Kofi. Whenever youtube's algorithms works properly im always impressed with you're video grades, composition and scene setups. Keep up the great work💪
@KofiYeboah understandable i will keep watching hopefully in the future when my skills progress i would love to work with you on a future projects one day💪
FX3 CAN do timecode with the right cable. You end up using the micro usb port. But I as a sound guy will never complain about a TC BNC, It's a great standard/connector.
The FX3 is a 10-bit depth camera and the capture at sensor level is probably the same. I don't think it's image will benefit too much from recording in Braw besides the control of parameters like ISO, Temperature, exposure, etc. But the image is more thick on the Pyxis because it records at 12-bit at sensor level, not 10-bit which is a limitation on the FX3 (hence the difference in size, cooling and power consumption between the two).
The anamorphic comparison was surprising 🤯! This sounds ridiculous, but a run and gun comparison with the Pyxis would be fun haha. I’m definitely a run and gun kind of shooter, but I dig gear so cameras are fun 😂
Hi, I’m planning to get the Pyxis. I currently have a BMPCC 4K with a Sigma 18-35mm and a Sigma 50mm f/1.4, both from the Art series. Would you recommend getting the EF mount? I can still get a refund on the Sigma lenses and possibly sell all my BMPCC 4K gear to invest in the Cinema Lenses Kit (KIT 4 VDSLR MK2 24mm/35mm/50mm/85mm, Full Frame, Canon EF). What I’m aiming for is to get high-quality cinema lenses at a good price. I think the EF mount would be the best choice for that. I primarily create social media content, so with the EF mount, I could also use a Canon 5D Mark IV and the lenses I currently have.
Literally just posted a Thread about this a week ago!, Did a corporate job, pyxis would've been a super flex to shoot with to show the clients but they literally wouldnt be able to tell the difference between the A7S3 or the Pyxis besides the body rig! Side note: I think if you just add a little EQ + Voice Isolation to your audio it would sound amazing, very hollow/flat atm for the first 10 minutes!
I wonder if there will be a new camera with 960 fps. I bought the Sony camera long ago, for $8000 (which now sells for a thousand). i woould not hesitate to pay the same price for a modern version.
Ive owned a Pocket 4k for years now, these two cameras have always kinda been in the back of my head for the next logical upgrade (the cinema camera 6k before the pyxis came out). I've been tempted, autofocus would be so nice to have sometimes, and of course im a little jelous of sony people being able to see in the dark. Im tempted. but as someone who genuinely cares about image quality first, nevermind image quality for money spent, unless you need autofucus... it has to be blackmagic, coming from someone whos really looking for a good enough reason to jump ship
@ nice, there are sometimes where I have to do what I can do outside and we don’t have time for the skylight scrim and ls 600. Also, for the fx6 and 9, aren’t they releasing braw? Definitely hyped to hear more about that
I currently have a Sony A7C. At this point in late 2024, with Black Friday coming up, would you recommend I get the FX3, or the FX6 as my A cam? I ask this due to potential for 2025 camera releases. Both would be an upgrade, but I see you have gone away from the 6 while picking the 3 back up.
Great vid Kofi love the comparison videos. i’ve watched the Sony FX6 versus the Komodo X comparison about three times lol. One thing, though the Sony FX3 does have time code capability. The only caveat is it needs a dongle.
I keep noticing in your vids that your editor is accidentally leaving in some mistakes in your dialogue (13:55) -- but I've also been noticing it in other peoples' videos, and I'm wondering if it's some type of crazy RUclips bug. I just want to know if I'm going crazy haha. Otherwise, thanks for your videos and pumping out all this Pyxis porn... I've been trying to decide between these two cameras for the last month and your videos are invaluable.
Hahahaha I promise i wasn’t calling it out - I was just wondering if I was going crazy because I’ve seen the same thing on a few channels lately and I honestly thought it was a bug 😂 - better finished than perfect. We appreciate the hands on stuff. Back to the FX3 I go
Hello, ok your base isos comparison is a bit vague I success you to go on the pyxis blackmagic site page because the to iso circuits are not usual. On the pyxis these are 100 iso to 1000 for the 400 base and 1250 to 25600 for the 3200 base which means that in auto mode the iso noise change at 1250 which you can use to reduce noise on the second iso circuit. In the regard the fx3 is a normal to base iso the first circuit ends at the second base 12800 and iso before thatt are bad like 8000 end 10000, but the flexibility here is the in manual base you can have the 8000 / 10000 and even 6400 on the 12800 base and choose lower noise and with higher low light dynamic range, or 800 base higher dynamic range in the hight light for those 6400 8000 10000 high iso. Same for cameras like the canon C80/400. The pyxis cannot do that and that's a limitation
Ah The Creator, the movie that I hate hating, lmao. Good comparison, I think that as a guy who is finding his way in narrative stuff I am aiming for the Pyxis. Also! I have a question, can you connect a remote trigger on the Pyxis? I guess that each camera is for a different types of movie making. Honestly I think the best solution is have both!
@ you should make a video on showing the difference, but there’s only a few monitors that have that instead of false colors so I’m not sure if you have access to those monitors. EL zone is also complicated to understand and learn. It took a few weeks to get it. And I only seem like one RUclipsr talk about it during the time I was doing research on it. I did it for my film class. I was proven to the class false color. Isn’t as accurate as we would like to think. For the most part, you’re still more than 90% there. Anyways, super long, but keep up the great videos !
So silly that SDI can ruin you whole camera! HDMI doesn't do that by cable coming out. They really should update SDI to be hot swappable and HDMI to have a locking system.
It's DEFINITELY a mistake to test one camera at 400 and the other at 800. You can look at the dynamic range chart for Pyxis and you can clearly see why. I'ts a better comparison to put both at 800 or both at 400.
There were no noticeable difference between the two. No matter what the numbers say. And no, not all rolling shutter can be fixed in Resolve. If you're filming someone sitting in for example a car, driving through a city and you shoot from the side, you can't fix rolling shutter on those skewed buildings in the background, without distorting your talent. Just an example.
@KofiYeboah their customer service is absolute dogshit and they are outright scammy. Sony should be ashamed of themselves. They've alienated and lost so many customers because of it. I and many others are never buying sony ever again. Bullshit company that keeps putting out rehoused repackaged old tech and broken unfinished software.
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Within my journey from college to now. I’ve had many different cameras ranging from the Canon TI6, to Panasonic GH4 and 5 to now the FX6. 80 percent of my work on the side is weddings and 20 percent corporate/non profit. So the FX6 fits me well in the content that I capture. I am still learning how to get the best image out of the FX6 and glad that RUclips is helping me understand
@@JSHFilms and that’s what it’s about, finding out what YOU like 🫡
Looks like it’s Pyxis Thursday
We should of coordinated this lol
@ the universe did it for us
@@BradyBessette haters will say it’s planned
the pyxis has a lil more DR and it's kinda noticable especially on those highlight
Cine D shoes it does not and has the fx3 within a couple points of the venice when shooting in xavc. I saw a test on this channel where I couldn't tell. It was slightly more clipped in one shot on the fx3 but the sun had obviously gone down more when it came time for the venice. The 6kfullframe and pyxis have a much cheaper and lower tech sensor than the quadbayer from Sony.
@@errol3184in camera noise reduction. Also the Pyxis will have access to DaVinci resolve’s highlight recovery function in the raw tab. Which reconstructs more highlight information based on non-clipped channels. This is a very similar technology that RED uses in their cameras(in which it cannot be turned off and is automatically applied in camera)
I haven’t used the Pyxis yet but from my testing between the BMPCC6k pro and the A7siii. The 6k pro does have more usable stops of DR where the color information stays intact, whereas the extreme stops of the A7siii turns almost monochromatic with all the internal noise reduction.
I used to have both until I sold the pocket 6k. I couldn't tell the difference. However, I was actually using ProRes Raw when comparing. You actually lose a stop of dr on the A7Siii and fx cameras when you do that because you lose the noise reduction. Minus the stop...it would be about equal on "usable dr" for the stops in cine d tests...so that makes sense. Transcoded proees raw to cdng gives you the highlight recovery tool also. You can check the box, but idk how well it works.
Thank you once again for stating the obvious about these type of tests... Each and every exposure if not run & gun will be thought out. No one that i have seen has talk about how much FPS, Shutter angle, ISO has to do with getting a proper exposure... If Folks would only take some time and have a play with the combination of some of these settings they will be very amazed at the results... one thing they will find is that unlike what a lot of people say blackmagic cameras are very good low light cameras...
Great review Kofi! E-mount and lack of a box style body on the FX3 instantly discounts it for me. With my Pyxis L-mount, I'm currently using a BM VA 12G and it's heavy and clunky with the monitor batteries. The Pyxis monitor should be out in the next week or two... and it will take monitoring on the Pyxis to the next-level. I'm extremely happy and having a great time with my Pyxis!
@@andynonimuss6298 I’m waiting in line for that Pyxis monitor IMPATIENTLY
@@KofiYeboah Yes! Should be available very soon. I have the EVF kit version on backorder with B&H, but I'll buy elsewhere if B&H is too slow on the draw.
The talking head for this video is so clean. Awesome video brotha
@@edwardleefilms thanks my friend !
The shots of you facing the camera and the audio makes it look like a news reporting on a Hollywood movie. I'm just anticipating the cut away to someone watching this on a tv lol.
@@Tobirama_isHimju ironically I used an fx3 and cinema camera 6k(same sensor as the Pyxis)
I have the fx3 im not having that issue with using it as a web cam. using the usb-c cord it came with connects to both my mac & pc and works in obs. it could be i just got mine so idk but dope video! Still prefer the Fx3. Pyxis footage looks nice tho! 💪🏽
I had a shoot with De'Andre Hopkins last year and it did me DIRTY!
Excuse my glazing(Gen Z brainrot😅) I wish i could be mentored by you Kofi. Whenever youtube's algorithms works properly im always impressed with you're video grades, composition and scene setups. Keep up the great work💪
@@adamthemulch ahah thank you man !
I might try some sort of group mentoring one day, just life’s BUSY rn 😂
@KofiYeboah understandable i will keep watching hopefully in the future when my skills progress i would love to work with you on a future projects one day💪
Would you say having both is a good combo? After using both do you think they may cross-cut well?
I think in certain scenarios, course!
FX3 CAN do timecode with the right cable. You end up using the micro usb port. But I as a sound guy will never complain about a TC BNC, It's a great standard/connector.
That’s true !
What camera are you recording yourself with in this video?
@@RandomMotoThings an fx3 ✌🏾 and Blackmagic cinema 6k
It should be noted that Braw is coming next year to the FX3 and FX30 with a black magic monitor recorder. Super stoked for that!
@@yanicmb without it there it’s hard to say what that would mean for the FX3 without actually seeing it 🫡 maybe I’ll update this next year agah
@@KofiYeboah haha exciting times ahead
The FX3 is a 10-bit depth camera and the capture at sensor level is probably the same. I don't think it's image will benefit too much from recording in Braw besides the control of parameters like ISO, Temperature, exposure, etc. But the image is more thick on the Pyxis because it records at 12-bit at sensor level, not 10-bit which is a limitation on the FX3 (hence the difference in size, cooling and power consumption between the two).
@@phrasalsyntax hmm correct me if Im wrong doesn't it go to 12 bit when you use an atamos ninja for Prores? couldve sworn it jumped to 12 bit
@@yanicmb I think that the 12-bit just represent the size of the container but the authentic original signal is only 10-bit I am afraid.
The anamorphic comparison was surprising 🤯! This sounds ridiculous, but a run and gun comparison with the Pyxis would be fun haha. I’m definitely a run and gun kind of shooter, but I dig gear so cameras are fun 😂
I've tried it, sometimes its dope sometimes, its annoying lol
A video a day?? whoa!
going overtime!
Hi, I’m planning to get the Pyxis. I currently have a BMPCC 4K with a Sigma 18-35mm and a Sigma 50mm f/1.4, both from the Art series. Would you recommend getting the EF mount? I can still get a refund on the Sigma lenses and possibly sell all my BMPCC 4K gear to invest in the Cinema Lenses Kit (KIT 4 VDSLR MK2 24mm/35mm/50mm/85mm, Full Frame, Canon EF).
What I’m aiming for is to get high-quality cinema lenses at a good price. I think the EF mount would be the best choice for that. I primarily create social media content, so with the EF mount, I could also use a Canon 5D Mark IV and the lenses I currently have.
Literally just posted a Thread about this a week ago!, Did a corporate job, pyxis would've been a super flex to shoot with to show the clients but they literally wouldnt be able to tell the difference between the A7S3 or the Pyxis besides the body rig!
Side note: I think if you just add a little EQ + Voice Isolation to your audio it would sound amazing, very hollow/flat atm for the first 10 minutes!
to the audio point - I DID im just not good at it lol
its all about what kinda shoot you're doing and your workflow :D i agree
I wonder if there will be a new camera with 960 fps. I bought the Sony camera long ago, for $8000 (which now sells for a thousand). i woould not hesitate to pay the same price for a modern version.
Which camera has 960 fps 👀
Ive owned a Pocket 4k for years now, these two cameras have always kinda been in the back of my head for the next logical upgrade (the cinema camera 6k before the pyxis came out). I've been tempted, autofocus would be so nice to have sometimes, and of course im a little jelous of sony people being able to see in the dark. Im tempted. but as someone who genuinely cares about image quality first, nevermind image quality for money spent, unless you need autofucus... it has to be blackmagic, coming from someone whos really looking for a good enough reason to jump ship
rig or gimbal use i would prefer pyxis, specially for codecs , ease of editing and raw
@@johnzuluetafilms5226 I actually prefer the cinema 6k on gimbal so I don’t need a monitor but handheld on an easy rig, Pyxis 100%
Haven’t used the Pyxis yet, I heard the dynamic range is a bit lacking. Between the fx3 & 6, life has been pretty easy
@@Marcus_Visbal I haven’t had a noticeable problem unless I’m not using light at all
@ nice, there are sometimes where I have to do what I can do outside and we don’t have time for the skylight scrim and ls 600. Also, for the fx6 and 9, aren’t they releasing braw? Definitely hyped to hear more about that
@ also, those chapter intros with the music and motion graphics are 🔥
@@Marcus_Visbal thanks ! Imma do it more often !
@@Marcus_Visbal b raw I think doesn’t come out til like next year :(
I currently have a Sony A7C. At this point in late 2024, with Black Friday coming up, would you recommend I get the FX3, or the FX6 as my A cam? I ask this due to potential for 2025 camera releases. Both would be an upgrade, but I see you have gone away from the 6 while picking the 3 back up.
As he said, depends on what your going for.
Only your shooting style can tell you wich would be better
@@CineGui what he said ☝🏾
Good lookin' model 👌🏻
I mean…
Did you color grade? You should consider adding holiday music ⛄❄️
Ahahah
How is an underexposed / overexposed test done?
@@jw0w757 refer to the intro frame before it starts 👌🏾
Great vid Kofi love the comparison videos. i’ve watched the Sony FX6 versus the Komodo X comparison about three times lol.
One thing, though the Sony FX3 does have time code capability. The only caveat is it needs a dongle.
Thaanks !! yes thats what i meant ! ahah I studdered when I said it so i cut it lmao
@ it's the thought that counts right lol. they’ll figure it out.
I keep noticing in your vids that your editor is accidentally leaving in some mistakes in your dialogue (13:55) -- but I've also been noticing it in other peoples' videos, and I'm wondering if it's some type of crazy RUclips bug. I just want to know if I'm going crazy haha. Otherwise, thanks for your videos and pumping out all this Pyxis porn... I've been trying to decide between these two cameras for the last month and your videos are invaluable.
If you see a mistake that’s probably my fault tbh 😂
And thanks ! I put out over 100 on the FX line, only fair I mix it up ahah
@@KofiYeboahI think Kofi leaves these in intentionally. I love it 😂😂
@ some I do, some I don’t 🤣 ✨engagement✨
Hahahaha I promise i wasn’t calling it out - I was just wondering if I was going crazy because I’ve seen the same thing on a few channels lately and I honestly thought it was a bug 😂 - better finished than perfect. We appreciate the hands on stuff. Back to the FX3 I go
@ aha I’m not mad !😁
Hello, ok your base isos comparison is a bit vague I success you to go on the pyxis blackmagic site page because the to iso circuits are not usual.
On the pyxis these are 100 iso to 1000 for the 400 base and 1250 to 25600 for the 3200 base which means that in auto mode the iso noise change at 1250 which you can use to reduce noise on the second iso circuit.
In the regard the fx3 is a normal to base iso the first circuit ends at the second base 12800 and iso before thatt are bad like 8000 end 10000, but the flexibility here is the in manual base you can have the 8000 / 10000 and even 6400 on the 12800 base and choose lower noise and with higher low light dynamic range, or 800 base higher dynamic range in the hight light for those 6400 8000 10000 high iso. Same for cameras like the canon C80/400.
The pyxis cannot do that and that's a limitation
Will do 👍🏾
What happened to the audio at 19 min
@@HDBnB1 thanos snapped
Ah The Creator, the movie that I hate hating, lmao. Good comparison, I think that as a guy who is finding his way in narrative stuff I am aiming for the Pyxis. Also! I have a question, can you connect a remote trigger on the Pyxis? I guess that each camera is for a different types of movie making. Honestly I think the best solution is have both!
I don’t know yet! There’s I think a few run stop handles I’m going to try out and see !
@@KofiYeboah once you get used to using them you can go back!
I pray black magic add EL zone instead of false colors! That would be a dream!!!!
@@Framesbyfrisby thatd be dope !
@ you should make a video on showing the difference, but there’s only a few monitors that have that instead of false colors so I’m not sure if you have access to those monitors.
EL zone is also complicated to understand and learn. It took a few weeks to get it.
And I only seem like one RUclipsr talk about it during the time I was doing research on it.
I did it for my film class. I was proven to the class false color. Isn’t as accurate as we would like to think. For the most part, you’re still more than 90% there.
Anyways, super long, but keep up the great videos !
Spot on
🫡👌🏾
Anamorphic Support >>>>>>>
huge in todays climate!
bro how long did it take you to be so well spoken lol I can't make a video without 50 "ummmm" and long pauses
@@Fujiboy.mp4 I started public speaking at like 10, in 32 now 😅 idk if that helps
@ yeah, I’m doomed 😂 you were destined for this lol
So silly that SDI can ruin you whole camera! HDMI doesn't do that by cable coming out. They really should update SDI to be hot swappable and HDMI to have a locking system.
@@rw3452 that would be a cool idea ngl!
im subscribing cuz you have the build im in the gym to attain! lol My wife about to be sweatin me. Also Shout out to Terry i saw you
@@kagebeast954 ayy thank you homie !!
It's DEFINITELY a mistake to test one camera at 400 and the other at 800. You can look at the dynamic range chart for Pyxis and you can clearly see why. I'ts a better comparison to put both at 800 or both at 400.
I put them both at their native isos, as in real life, that’s probably where you’re using them ✌🏾
The PYXIS is cheaper than the FX3??? 🤯🤯
By about $800
👀
:D
You got pretty big, lots of muscle. I am sure you would look great if you bring yourself down to 10-12 percent bodyfat. Bodybuilding rules!
@@andersistbesser literally has nothing to do with the topic, but okay
@KofiYeboah so you dont like compliments i guess..
😂 it was just outta left field we can’t pretend it isn’t
Appreciate you brotha ✌🏾
@@KofiYeboah i love video work and bodybuilding so i had to comment as a big guy myself😁 i enjoy your work and i watch all of your videos.
@ ahah respects brother I was just giving you a hard time 🙏🏾🙏🏾 thanks for watching !
One is RAW Cine camera & other one is basically a MP4 video cam labeled as cinema camera 😂
Idk if one’s ’rawness’ is a determining factor 😅
Rolling shutter on fx3 is not better than pyxis. At least pyxis shutter can be fix in Davinci Resolve
FX3 readout is under 9ms in 16:9, and ~ 19 on the Pyxis love the Pyxis but that’s not true 😅
There were no noticeable difference between the two. No matter what the numbers say.
And no, not all rolling shutter can be fixed in Resolve. If you're filming someone sitting in for example a car, driving through a city and you shoot from the side, you can't fix rolling shutter on those skewed buildings in the background, without distorting your talent.
Just an example.
I'm looking at the ursa cine LF
I'm done with Sony
they still make solid stuff!
@KofiYeboah their customer service is absolute dogshit and they are outright scammy. Sony should be ashamed of themselves. They've alienated and lost so many customers because of it. I and many others are never buying sony ever again. Bullshit company that keeps putting out rehoused repackaged old tech and broken unfinished software.