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

rob norton said:

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).
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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.
cyvideo said:
Hmmm! Check this out folks.

Chris Young

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CxeigvJMr/
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Interesting. At least that looks like a component could be swapped out vs changes to design.
 
hamburger said:
Most of the gear I use was released so long ago that the sales reps in trade show interviews say the "www" part when giving the company website.
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lol nice. Older gear comes with its own issues, with discontinued, no more parts etc. It’s definitely work finding the old vs new sweet spots.
 
rob norton said:

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).
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Those look to be at least two valid issues that I'd love to see addressed. (floppy screen, camera body separating) It's a big part of why I've been waiting and didn't pre-order the FX5 when it was announced, just to see what popped up.

I remember the C70 floppy screen issues when it first came out and honestly it was a small reason why I didn't go the C70 route. The big reason was that I already owned enough cameras, but I digress....

I don't really mind when camera companies release firmware updates to fix stuff. But if the physical body is having issues, that's very annoying.
 
DustinSchmidt said:
Those look to be at least two valid issues that I'd love to see addressed. (floppy screen, camera body separating) It's a big part of why I've been waiting and didn't pre-order the FX5 when it was announced, just to see what popped up.

I remember the C70 floppy screen issues when it first came out and honestly it was a small reason why I didn't go the C70 route. The big reason was that I already owned enough cameras, but I digress....

I don't really mind when camera companies release firmware updates to fix stuff. But if the physical body is having issues, that's very annoying.
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Yeah, I think the c70 screen issue was a bit of a black eye for Canon. I bought one used a few months ago and it had the issue. The previous owner never worried about it, but I sent it into Canon and they fixed it for free... I am a little worried about the issues coming up with the fx5 but Sony has a solid track record and I've owned just about every one of their cinema line cameras and they've been problem free.
 
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