I Broke The Blackmagic PYXIS In 2 Hours

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  • Опубликовано: 12 янв 2025

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  • @puertadlm163
    @puertadlm163 3 месяца назад +99

    Was it me or was this video dark af?

    • @jasonmarotta9545
      @jasonmarotta9545 3 месяца назад +14

      Not dark, under exposed.

    • @puertadlm163
      @puertadlm163 3 месяца назад

      @@jasonmarotta9545 fair enough.

    • @sundersquare
      @sundersquare 3 месяца назад +6

      Yep all under exposed

    • @robertdouble559
      @robertdouble559 3 месяца назад

      There's a stupid amount of vignetting too. Looks like ass.

    • @frankfeng2701
      @frankfeng2701 3 месяца назад +7

      Underexposed and vignetting

  • @InventiveImagery
    @InventiveImagery 3 месяца назад +22

    Clarification on SDI protocol for anyone reading this as there are other scenarios not covered here in this video.
    The practice of disconnecting the signal before power changes is crucial to protect cameras such as the PYXIS that has 12G SDI. When possible, avoid using P-Tap (also known as D-Tap) cables to power accessories. The order in which cables are attached has no impact on a potential short circuit.
    When attaching SDI accessories:
    1. Connect a power source to the SDI accessory; power on the SDI accessory.
    2. Ensure a power source is connected to the camera.
    2.1 This ensures both are grounded prior to connecting the BNC.
    2.2 The camera's power state does not have an impact on SDI attachment sequence.
    4. Connect the BNC cable to the accessory, then to the camera.
    When detaching an accessory mounted to an SDI output, ensure that you remove the BNC connection to the camera before removing power to the SDI device:
    1. Shutdown the SDI accessory.
    2. Disconnect the BNC cable from camera.
    3. Disconnect the power source from SDI accessory.
    When you need to swap out a battery on an accessory mounted to the camera’s SDI port, you must:
    1. Shutdown the SDI accessory.
    2. Disconnect the BNC cable from the camera.
    3. Replace the battery on the SDI accessory.
    4. Power on the SDI accessory.
    5. Connect the BNC cable to the camera.

    • @FelixCervantes
      @FelixCervantes 2 месяца назад

      When you use a single battery to power everything, that is a blown SDI port waiting to happen, especially in handheld situations. In this situation, with all chaotic bumping around he was in, I would never have powered the monitor with a Dtap connection. All you need is to loose the RETURN connection for a split second. When that happens, all the return current from the monitor is forced to go over the SDI cable. Most SDI ports cannot handle the current and are blown out. I would at a minimum have used Lemo connections instead of a Dtap.

    • @MarkusFinholt
      @MarkusFinholt 2 месяца назад +2

      @@FelixCervantes How does a lemo connection prevent short circuit? Is there any other way to have a single V mount battery to power the monitor and camera without the risk of a short circuit? Or do you have to use a battery on the monitor?

    • @FelixCervantes
      @FelixCervantes 2 месяца назад

      @@MarkusFinholtit is not a short circuit causing the issue but the loss of the return line on the Dtap that can cause an issue. There are two ground paths for current to flow for the monitor and the battery. There is the return on the Dtap but also a path that goes from the battery to the camera to the monitor with the path from the camera to the monitor is over the SDI cable. If you lose the return connection from Dtap to the monitor then all the monitor current is forced to go over the SDI port/cable and the port is not designed to handle that current. The reason that a lemo connector is preferred is because it has a locking mechanism where a Dtap connector does not. Michael should have used a separate battery because of the chaotic type of shooting he was doing.

    • @MarkusFinholt
      @MarkusFinholt 2 месяца назад

      @@FelixCervantes Won't having batteries separate on body and monitor still produce the issue, let's say if you accidentally unplug the battery on the momitor then?

  • @jasonmarotta9545
    @jasonmarotta9545 3 месяца назад +19

    Shots look underexposed on both my Macbook Pro and Samsung OLED. Also, is the vignette intentional?

  • @paulengle5784
    @paulengle5784 3 месяца назад +24

    Whether the video or underexposed, much of the detail is gone. I really hope a revised version is released - cause this is borderline unwatchable.

    • @michelleaminov9183
      @michelleaminov9183 3 месяца назад +4

      Right? I told him he needs to brighten his footage up but no one listens to the wife 🙄

    • @paulengle5784
      @paulengle5784 3 месяца назад

      @@michelleaminov9183 oh nooooooo. 😬😬😬
      Hopefully this is just a one-off.

  • @kamikaze1213
    @kamikaze1213 3 месяца назад +29

    This is severely underexposed. You should fix this and repost.

    • @initialfocus
      @initialfocus  2 месяца назад +3

      Except it’s not. I don’t do bright and vibrant clean test footage. No shadows are totally crushed. This is anamorphic stylized footage with a heavy but balanced grade. Some shots may sit on the darker side with heavy shadows but data is still there

    • @kamikaze1213
      @kamikaze1213 2 месяца назад +7

      @@initialfocus if you say so 🤷🏼‍♂️

  • @arcfilmproductions7297
    @arcfilmproductions7297 3 месяца назад +3

    Honestly, a flip out screen would make this camera perfect.

  • @disco.jellyfish
    @disco.jellyfish 3 месяца назад +5

    I see why you dont like the functionality of the lock switch, but generally I believe its a good thing to be able to lock the screen and all the buttons, but it would definitely be a much better switch if it had 3 steps: No locking, Screen locking, Screen and Button locking.

  • @Owlbot
    @Owlbot 3 месяца назад +5

    Is losing/breaking loaner equipment and working in super unsafe conditions cool now?

    • @HezJP
      @HezJP 2 месяца назад +3

      Not as cool as under exposing it ans posting it in RUclips lmao

  • @verebellus
    @verebellus 3 месяца назад +4

    SDI not being able to hotswap without a risk of frying your cable, port and equipment, is very stupid and feels primitive

  • @piusgyagenda
    @piusgyagenda Месяц назад

    Thank for sharing, Bradley is an amazing filmmaker and such a humble guy.

  • @kevin-e5h5t
    @kevin-e5h5t Месяц назад

    The camera LAN port is a lot faster than any CFexpress-B Card Reader. (Save $250). Just plug into laptop, open browser, transfer files. No need to open the seal over the card slots. LAN cable $5.

  • @diazfilms
    @diazfilms 3 месяца назад +10

    Oddly dim video. Other than that I've been waiting for your pyxis video 🔥🔥🔥!!!

  • @justmattgray
    @justmattgray 2 месяца назад +1

    What did you use to blow the cameras out?

  • @NoSuRReNDeR001
    @NoSuRReNDeR001 3 месяца назад +2

    power then sdi cable... when powering down ... sdi cable then power. last in, first out- LIFO so to speak note *Always unplug one end of the SDI cable before unplugging any power sources.

  • @moschopsmad
    @moschopsmad 3 месяца назад +8

    First I’m hearing of the camera and it’s a shame to see this footage is underexposed.

    • @joshuahsmith8192
      @joshuahsmith8192 3 месяца назад

      Check out Of Two Lands if you want some blackmagic stuff

  • @sa.t.2507
    @sa.t.2507 2 месяца назад +6

    No camera can compensate your lack of talent and knowledge such as knowing how to expose your footage.

  • @PatrickStirling
    @PatrickStirling 3 месяца назад +1

    looks like an incredible trip!

  • @RonCoy
    @RonCoy 3 месяца назад +13

    Hey… about the SDI. So, there was a guy in the FB group I moderate and he thought he burned the SDI, but what actually happened was the camera reset the video out to the wrong resolution somehow, and when he set it back to 1080, it worked again. So if you didn’t do anything wrong, you might want to check the video out settings and make sure the monitor is getting the correct signal.
    Cool video. Stupid Incel Camino makes it kinda suck, but as a camera test, it’s a good video. 😂

    • @booneh
      @booneh 3 месяца назад +1

      Was checking the comments for this. I’ve seen other reviews where this has happened.

    • @LucaHalma
      @LucaHalma 3 месяца назад +4

      I had this too! I already called our reseller saying, I am sure I did not break it but it just stopped working. They didn’t believe, because they had heard that before. 😂
      It just set itself to 4K..

  • @clearmotionstudiosgallery1800
    @clearmotionstudiosgallery1800 2 месяца назад

    Would shutting off the camera first possibly save the SDI port?

  • @Dale_Campbell
    @Dale_Campbell 3 месяца назад

    The lock button doesn’t lock out the EVF buttons so it would follow that everything running through the front EVF usbc port will be independent

  • @BradyBessette
    @BradyBessette 3 месяца назад +3

    Yo did that thing flip?????

    • @RvonA
      @RvonA 3 месяца назад

      accidently yeah xD hehe
      tryin a KICKFLIP XD

  • @Murmeldyrful
    @Murmeldyrful 2 месяца назад +2

    I've never heard of this SDI protocol thing before, and i yoink that cable in and out several times a day when i'm on a shoot. Something wrong with the teradek? Yoink! Image is flickering suddenly? Yoink! Is this only a thing with cheaper cameras? Using mostly Mini LF, Alexa35 and Venice this is a problem i've never encountered or heard of from my AC's.
    Also guys it's not underexposed, it's a style - you can like it or not but it's definitely intentional. This is the kind of comment you get from people sitting behind computers coming from a SMPTE regulations background. Technicians commenting on artistic intent is always a boring thing to witness.

    • @mrflashbang5445
      @mrflashbang5445 2 месяца назад

      Actually, Arri and RED systems both have warnings regarding SDI protocols to prevent damage, you haven't heard of it because you're a hip Yoo-Tuber fantasist that creams over shaky-underexposed b-roll.

  • @mmlewis1030
    @mmlewis1030 3 месяца назад

    Nice first impressions. I do hope BM issues an update for the locking button soon. It'd be a bummer if they didn't.

  • @GetUpTo88
    @GetUpTo88 3 месяца назад

    Looks good to me Michael! I watched on my LG OLED and MacBook Pro. - Hook (BMD)

  • @themasonera
    @themasonera 2 месяца назад

    The battery selection that they decided on was just ridiculous

  • @Humcrush
    @Humcrush 3 месяца назад

    The lock button does not lock touch control from the external Pyxis Monitor.

  • @ISAMFILM
    @ISAMFILM 2 месяца назад

    By the way, what was all this on, on the iPhone or on the same camera?

  • @juanmagimeno
    @juanmagimeno 3 месяца назад

    Hi Michael, I have a question, is it possible to have compatibility between the Blackmagic Camera app and the Pyxis to use an iPad as an external monitor or control the Pyxis remotely? If not, it would be a good update for the app developers. Great video by the way, I look forward to more content on the Pyxis.

  • @rezaVfx
    @rezaVfx 2 месяца назад

    how you handle RS ?! I mean the read out is pretty slow for car chasing stuff!

  • @andesproductions6917
    @andesproductions6917 2 месяца назад

    You should do a video on how you color grade.

  • @SuperJackBoom
    @SuperJackBoom 3 месяца назад +4

    Eieieiei that was a way too much underexposed b-roll footage… and the vignetting doesn‘t help at all.

  • @robdamiano7738
    @robdamiano7738 2 месяца назад

    Hey Micheal, great video!! You mentioned that you got a new L - EF adapter you recommended but didn't mention which one. Would you mind sharing that? Like you I'm coming from the 6kpro to soon the PYXIS and currently have all EF glass, but would like to get L mount version for future expandability. Thanks!

    • @initialfocus
      @initialfocus  2 месяца назад +1

      Just added it to the description! Thanks for reminding me. I’m honestly so impressed with it. At first I was nervous getting the L mount vs native EF one as most adapters I’ve tried in the past have at least sooooome wiggle in it. This adapter is SOLID and I’ve had no wiggle at all.

    • @robdamiano7738
      @robdamiano7738 2 месяца назад

      @@initialfocus Awesome! Thanks man!

  • @tecno8335
    @tecno8335 2 месяца назад +2

    I think BMD took a step back with this camera.

  • @chasegibson9020
    @chasegibson9020 2 месяца назад

    How ironic. I just burnt out my HDMI on my BMPCC 6k due to a similar accident. It really bums me out because I just got the rig ready to go...

    • @joe_cloudy
      @joe_cloudy 2 месяца назад

      exact how did that happen?

  • @andrewwoffinden8671
    @andrewwoffinden8671 Месяц назад

    Between frying the SDI and almost killing 2 people this video is a great example of what not to do. Let's try and be professional.

  • @DroseMr
    @DroseMr 2 месяца назад

    Cool🎉Thank You

  • @mrnttv2966
    @mrnttv2966 3 месяца назад

    You sold me the video with the first with the new tesla

  • @hiawrj
    @hiawrj 3 месяца назад +1

    Insane :D

  • @DominicAJ
    @DominicAJ 3 месяца назад

    Feel like I'm going crazy reading the comments? A few shots are on the darker side but saying it's borderline unwatchable ???

    • @lombardy3274
      @lombardy3274 2 месяца назад

      Yeah a few people are overreacting

  • @Shenepoy
    @Shenepoy 3 месяца назад

    Is that kofi who worked with will tennyson previously????

    • @KofiYeboah
      @KofiYeboah 3 месяца назад

      Hellooo , it’s meee 😂

  • @resolving_boris
    @resolving_boris 2 месяца назад +1

    I'm sorry, but of all the Pyxis reviews I've seen, yours needs the most improvement. Not trying to be a hater, just being honest. Unsubscribed

  • @gordoncasey7490
    @gordoncasey7490 9 дней назад

    SDI IS THE DUMBEST CONNECTION EVER. WE HAVE 12K CAMERAS AND STILL USE A CABLE THAT COULD COMPROMISE AN ENTIRE CAMERA SYSTEM. SURLY WE CAN DESIGN SOMETHING BETTER OF JUST GET OFF OF OUR HIGH HORSES AS AN INDUSTRY AND START USING LOCKING USBC.

  • @bmefilms6879
    @bmefilms6879 3 месяца назад

    Cam had it before you...I saw the reference haha. anyone who's watched anything from him knows, hes abusive with his gear!

  • @FelixCervantes
    @FelixCervantes 2 месяца назад

    Rolling shutter was horrible. Not sure why so many people want to justify this camera when there are better choices. Kofi spent almost all his time in his video trying to justify that the rolling shutter is not an issue. When your video causes motion sickness on an iPhone, then you know you have a problem. Just because you repackage a horrible sensor in a new body does not mean the images magically become better. Rolling shutter is part of image quality, and because of the rolling shutter is bad on this camera, Blackmagic missed a great opportunity. And you probably used a Dtap to power your monitor, so yes, you yourself probably fried the SDI port. Even if you followed the SDI protocol, you can fry your SDI port if for some reason, you loose the RETURN connection on the Dtap cable for a split second. That forces all monitor current to flow over the SDI cable and many SDI ports were never designed for. In hand held setups, I always power the monitor with its own batteries and never share a single power source, you are just asking for trouble.

  • @ginnodizon6551
    @ginnodizon6551 3 месяца назад

    i wanna go for usc b i dont want to deal with the first in first out such a pain in the ass from the set. thats not technology... on a set every second counts

  • @DavidManningvlog
    @DavidManningvlog 2 месяца назад

    Dude, this was so badass! What a damn adventure!!!🙌

  • @GabrielScindian
    @GabrielScindian 3 месяца назад +1

    V I C I O U S

  • @ISAMFILM
    @ISAMFILM 3 месяца назад +3

    Hi, can you provide a comparison between the Pyxis 6K and iPhone 16 Pro Max cameras? Of course, using the same LUTs on both. Thanks in advance!”

  • @Shurehlm
    @Shurehlm 3 месяца назад

    So much B Roll

  • @TrevelyanElla-o2k
    @TrevelyanElla-o2k 3 месяца назад

    Wunsch Crescent

  • @orcanimal
    @orcanimal 3 месяца назад +3

    Just give us 4K at 120FPS Blackmagic! The freaking iPhone 16 has it already...

    • @mediajunk
      @mediajunk 3 месяца назад

      Ursa G2 has it at 4.6k. They’re getting cheap too.

    • @orcanimal
      @orcanimal 3 месяца назад

      @@mediajunk It's still double the price of the PYXIS, which should have 120FPS 4K too. It makes no sense not to have it in a box shape camera, especially since the difference between the PYXIS and the BMCC6K is virtually nothing besides one XLR port and an extra card slot. It's simply not good enough of a difference

    • @mediajunk
      @mediajunk 2 месяца назад

      @@orcanimal I mean, completely different form factor, SDI, Cfast express, native PL/Locking EF mounts, it has plenty going for it over the 6kFF. Personally I hate the form factor of the 6KFF and I use SDI monitors. Also do a fair amount of shooting off the shoulder and I’d hate to rig the 6KFF up for that. Pyxis out of the box is easier to build a balanced rig. Plenty of reasons to pick it.
      URSAs (particularly the G2) are becoming around 4k - 5k AUD used.

    • @orcanimal
      @orcanimal 2 месяца назад

      @@mediajunk You literally mentioned the only things it has going for it. A box shape, an extra card slot, an SDI port (only one, mind you, and no HDMI. So if you blow the SDI by accident, or if you just have an accident, you're screwed and need to use USB to HDMI). And yeah, the Lens mount variations is nice. The extra card slot is nice too. The SDI is nice (though I'd appreciate 2 SDIs or at least an HDMI slot too). But it's simply not enough of a difference from the BMCC6K to make it worth it. If the PYXIS also had 120FPS at 4K that would bring it across the finish line for me. And maybe they'll add it via an update. But as it currently stands, it's simply too much of a gimmick improvment. The 6K brought major improvements over the 4K (significant res boost) and you didn't need to even buy a new cage. The 6K Pro gave you major improvements over the 6K - tilt screen, built-in NDs. Really good stuff, so even though you needed a new cage you didn't mind. But with the PYXIS, you basically get a couple of nice to haves but nothing major.

    • @mediajunk
      @mediajunk 2 месяца назад

      @@orcanimal Of course I mentioned the things it has going for it! That was the point lol. I don't think the PYXIS was intended to be an upgrade from the 6K, more an innovation, a side-grade if you will. As someone who owns a Pocket 4K, it seems a worthy upgrade. I don't like DSLR style bodies of the pocket range, so the PYXIS fits the bill. I use PL lenses, I have rosette handles, I have SDI monitors.
      I agree with you. I wouldn't upgrade from the 6Kpro to the PYXIS. But I would from the 4K. 4K 120, internal ND's, both would be nice sure, but there's a reason this thing is sitting at the price it's at.

  • @resolving_boris
    @resolving_boris 3 месяца назад

    Rocking: Most overused word in the English language. 🙂
    BTW, the footage is way too dark. Just my thoughts....

  • @danbrockettDOP
    @danbrockettDOP 3 месяца назад +3

    Wow, in this case BMD should have approved the footage because the video looks terrible, massively underexposed and recessed gamma. Why was this so underexposed?

  • @michelleaminov9183
    @michelleaminov9183 3 месяца назад +1

    Glad the guys are okay 😅

  • @tbip2001
    @tbip2001 2 месяца назад

    Left the nd on? 😂 scopes or not. Its hard to watch

  • @FilmAndStar
    @FilmAndStar 2 месяца назад

    funny how so called 'cinematic look' nowadays is a bunch of Dan Bilzerians with cameras and other gadgets.... truly sad one

  • @Iampatrickjohnson
    @Iampatrickjohnson 3 месяца назад +2

    People saying this is underexposed clearly have no idea how to read scopes. Great video brother!

    • @initialfocus
      @initialfocus  3 месяца назад

      Appreciate that! Glad some people understand moody grades 🙌🏼

  • @MrMichael33b
    @MrMichael33b 3 месяца назад

    ruclips.net/video/FnM2_Kk6lIo/видео.htmlsi=Rzv-v3m9zZzuLnvC this guy around the 20 minute mark showed where his sdi port was changed in the settings. This may be your solution

    • @initialfocus
      @initialfocus  3 месяца назад +1

      Oooooooo thanks for this! Having them try it!

  • @wisewolfmedia
    @wisewolfmedia 3 месяца назад +1

    Second! lol Great vid!

  • @KofiYeboah
    @KofiYeboah 3 месяца назад +3

    FIRST

  • @edwink0
    @edwink0 3 месяца назад +1

    Fix your monitor Tobin. Underexposed AF.

    • @Horizons_Roses
      @Horizons_Roses 3 месяца назад

      Not underexposed to me. Lowkey for sure, but a great look.

  • @clabart
    @clabart 3 месяца назад

    That the SDI is fried if you remove the battery is a serious design error of the digital camera that Blackmagic must solve as soon as possible and replace it at any time, whether it is under warranty or not, to the unfortunate customer. It reminds me of the Panasonic DVX100 cameras that if you attached the FireWire cable to the video recording both turned on you risk putting the IE1394 interface on the camera out of use.

    • @initialfocus
      @initialfocus  3 месяца назад +1

      Seems to just be a weird setting bug not SDI fried thanks to another commenter. But regardless cooked SDI aren’t a Blackmagic thing it’s the SDI tech in most cinema cameras.

    • @clabart
      @clabart 2 месяца назад

      @@initialfocus If it were as you say, good for you Micheal: Blackmagic has to fix the problem with a firmware update, if it's not their mainboard design error. I don't have your cinematic experience, but I know very well that the SDI is an interface protocol to convey the video signal to the outside: I used it on some camcorders on which I never had the malfunction you described.

    • @FelixCervantes
      @FelixCervantes 2 месяца назад

      @@initialfocusyou should not have been using a Dtap cable in a situation where the camera is getting bumped around. Dtap cables should only be used in a studio environment. In the shooting situation you were in, at a minimum, lemo connectors should have been used and preferably separate batteries for the camera and monitor should have been used.

    • @Kutkop345
      @Kutkop345 2 месяца назад

      @@initialfocus Why have you not rectified the statement made in the video as you do in this comment? You leave false information out while it is a hot topic concerning the camera. Quite irresponsible.

  • @Miniaminism
    @Miniaminism 3 месяца назад +1

    IDK why people says it’s underexposed… Lowkey for some shot but totally normal. Yeah some vignetting on some wide anamorphic but appart of that…. Are all people dead serious or just trolling ?