The Sony ILME-FX6V Owners Club

[Ben Scott]

Cool thanks

[J.Brown]

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[Ben Scott]

Ok that is pretty funny.

[J.Brown]

It's not funny, it's one ugly mix.

[Ben Scott]

Any port in a storm, but yeah would not be my first choice.

[drboffa]

Still less clunky than a Z-Finder...

Did some shooting outdoors this morning in bright sun and the LCD limitations were pretty apparent. It's usable at max brightness with the sunshade, but only barely so...

[Ben Scott]

I seem to recall I used to use the FS7 with a Hoodman instead of the main shade so will do the same and report back on the Hoodman 350.

[Ben Scott]

Oh before I buy one was there a consensus that the IDX SB-U98 battery worked fine on the FX6?

[broughtonfilm]

Oh before I buy one was there a consensus that the IDX SB-U98 battery worked fine on the FX6?

I asked IDX this question few days ago via Amazon. Here is their answer:

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My next question was regarding the alleged issues with Sony cameras described on XDCAM-USER but not surprisingly they never responded. IDX System Technology is the merchant.

[Doug Jensen]

Still less clunky than a Z-Finder...

You're either joking or out of your mind. There is no way that abomination is less clunky that the Z-Finder. I don't even see how the FX6 LCD could support that weight properly.

[Doug Jensen]

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[Doug Jensen]

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[broughtonfilm]

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Is the finder attached to the right side of the handle with a bracket / arm?

[Doug Jensen]

Is the finder attached to the right side of the handle with a bracket / arm?

In those pictures, yes, because I was experimenting with a different configuration. But normally it attaches to the same rosette that you would use on the front of the handle.

[drboffa]

You're either joking or out of your mind. There is no way that abomination is less clunky that the Z-Finder. I don't even see how the FX6 LCD could support that weight properly.

I was being somewhat facetious.

That said, I would love something more amenable to keeping things small and light. Your setup looks great for building the FX6 up, and isn't too dissimilar from how I built up my Fs5 for shoulder work. But it wasn't ideal for a lot of my handheld shooting (as great as it is for shoulder work).

The FS7 loupe isn't really any better, of course, given its size. And I can't imagine the FX6 supporting it, as you note.

From what I recall, one of the biggest issues I had with the Z-Finder on the Fs5 was the extra support didn't allow for easy folding down. I.e., if I wanted to go back to a small, easily transportable setup (something I could throw in a bag and pull out ready to go) I had to remove the Zacuto mounting bracket and refit the original Sony/SmallRig mount for the LCD. But maybe I wasn't being creative enough in how I had it set up, or simply needed a slightly bigger bag.