OTHER: Looks like a new FX camera is on the way


Maybe the QC stuff was the "floppy screen" (06:45)?

I'd personally use the camera without a cage, but seems like the non-flush screw thread will bother some people (08:43 mark).
Surprised to hear about the overheating in 48p? That screen does look floppy. None of these cameras these days are built anything like an old ENG beast of old.

How do you work your way out of that with firmware? I don't think you do. 1st models are always a bit of a suck it and see exercise. It's all up to whether you want to be on the cutting edge or further out on the bleeding edge. If I was getting one I would rather wait until the public 'beta' testing is over. Having one now or a year down the road with any of these new cameras wouldn't make one iota of difference to my daily workflow. Will be interesting to see how it all unfolds.

Chris Young
 
I regularly look up release dates of products, if certain items aren't old enough it's an extra consideration.

One (I guess?) good thing about any camera release is the used prices for the previous models. I got the pyxis 6k for $2.5k AUD and am just treating it like an experiment to see if a pyxis 12k could work.

With the fx3/fx5 pricing, it seems like not many will buy the fx3 new, but used is a different story.
Hmmm! Check this out folks.

Chris Young

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CxeigvJMr/
Interesting. At least that looks like a component could be swapped out vs changes to design.
 
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