FS5: Sony PXW-FX6

Let me be a bit more direct ...

If I spend $7000 plus for a camera ... the last thing I want is to buy a cheap battery that has the potential to fry
the camera and allow Sony to void my warranty ...

Hope that is a bit more clear.
 
docmoore said:
Let me be a bit more direct ...

If I spend $7000 plus for a camera ... the last thing I want is to buy a cheap battery that has the potential to fry
the camera and allow Sony to void my warranty ...

Hope that is a bit more clear.
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I was looking for opinions of DVXUSER community members who had first hand real world experience with this specific battery, not a review by unknown Amazon user (which by the way seems to be the only 1 star review out of about 50, 2% 1-star vs 75% 5-star). I just don't see how your replies are anything other than generic rambling.
 
Because the number of DVXUsers who might have used the battery is just as anecdotal as the "unknown" Amazon user ... 49 reviews on Amazon and you have one user here who has voiced his experience ... so both the user here and the unknown Amazon review represent 2% of the known cohort .... anything but generic rambling ... and if you can save a few dollars ... go for it.

I am sure that we both have better things to attend to than this ...

My apologies for entering into a conversation that clearly was above my experience and knowledge base ...
 
Does someone know the technical reason explaining why the Sony charger sold with the FX6 cannot charge the aftermarket batteries ? Is it a question of power ? I'm wondering if it works with the Sony BP-U60/90...
 
So are there any batteries with D-Tap that work just like native Sony batteries in the FX6 and that will charge on the FX6’s charger? This is an annoying problem that I didn’t have to think about with my FS7.
 
docmoore said:
Let me be a bit more direct ...

If I spend $7000 plus for a camera ... the last thing I want is to buy a cheap battery that has the potential to fry
the camera and allow Sony to void my warranty ...

Hope that is a bit more clear.
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Does anyone know of an instance when a cheap battery fried a camera?
 
ahalpert said:
Does anyone know of an instance when a cheap battery fried a camera?
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Yes, see the link just above that I mentioned before.
Bad mechanical tolerances resulting in short circuit between power and data pins.

'It appears that the reason for this clamp down is because it was discovered that the design of some of these 3rd party batteries was such that the battery could be inserted into the camera in a way that instead of power flowing through the power pins to the camera, power was flowing through the data pins. This will burn out the circuit boards in the camera and the camera will no longer work.'

About the Sony charger, it has 5 pins so probably it communicates with the battery. It's not the case for the aftermarket chargers. They have only the 2 pins for the power.
 
Thanks for the info docmoore :)
I'm still hesitating between Sony and some aftermarket batteries sold and validated by my vendor
Will never go for sure with eBay or amazon no name made in China stuffs.
I tested myself already with low cost RX100IV batteries from amazon. The camera takes pictures, but cannot record video.
 
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did said:
Yes, see the link just above that I mentioned before.
Bad mechanical tolerances resulting in short circuit between power and data pins.

'It appears that the reason for this clamp down is because it was discovered that the design of some of these 3rd party batteries was such that the battery could be inserted into the camera in a way that instead of power flowing through the power pins to the camera, power was flowing through the data pins. This will burn out the circuit boards in the camera and the camera will no longer work.'

About the Sony charger, it has 5 pins so probably it communicates with the battery. It's not the case for the aftermarket chargers. They have only the 2 pins for the power.
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I'm looking at the battery connectors on BP-U batteries and I think I understand how they can short. Basically, since the camera's pins are like expanding springs, they push outwards on the walls of the battery's connector ports. The distance between the power and data ports is so small that if not properly insulated, the expanding camera pins push on the walls of the connector "tubes" outwards to the point that they come in contact with the neighboring connectors. Unfortunately this means that the battery can't be tested with a multimeter because one would have to simulate the force the camera's pins apply on the ports. That of course is just a wild guess.
 
Next question.

What are people using for bags or backpacks? I have my Peli 1510 for when it's broken down but looking for a small bag that can take a fully built cam with lens plus some extras. Something nice and light and my last Tenba Cineluxe was lovely but weighed several times more than this camera! That said the '16' version is on my radar.
 
I used this bag for my Fs5 and it works pretty well with the FX6, as would be expected given their similar size: Porta Brace RIG-FS5Q Compact Carrying Case for Sony PXW-FS5 Camera

That said, I would like to find a good backpack-style bag to transport the FX6.

I have a CineBags CB25B Revolution Backpack that I bought years ago for a great price on eBay. It's great for holding the FS5 (and FX6, presumably) in a ready-to-shoot setup but it's a bit bigger than I'd like for normal walking around. I relied on a cheap (but surprisingly durable) Amazon Basics backpack for years and it held a disassembled Fs5 without issue, but it's time for an upgrade. Basically I'd like something carry-on size that is a backpack, on the assumption that we'll be able to travel again someday...
 
Ben Scott said:
Next question.

What are people using for bags or backpacks? I have my Peli 1510 for when it's broken down but looking for a small bag that can take a fully built cam with lens plus some extras. Something nice and light and my last Tenba Cineluxe was lovely but weighed several times more than this camera! That said the '16' version is on my radar.
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I'm using my Arri Basecamp bag 50L (I've bought it before they changed the names to coresponding sizes, nowadays they are S,M and L). I can store most of the stuff I need for a shoot. From cards, mattebox, V-lock batteries, kimwipes... name it. At the end of the day it gets messy inside, but which bag doesn't. The big issue is, it's fricking heavy, but that's the price of having all the eggs in one basket. If I want to go backpack style (and save some weight) I have the Vanguard Atlas Sky 51D. It's okey, but much prefer the Arri Basecamp 50L, especially when the production is bigger.

I have the Arri Basecamp for 7yrs. and everything is still holding together. Minor cosmetic damages, but it is a masterpiece of a bag.
 
That Arri bag is great but like my old Tenba Cineluxe 24 and my Cinebags bag before it, it's just too big so you cram it with stuff and it becomes obscenely heavy at which point I'd rather take hard cases.

Looking for a much more lightweight solution. The Tenba Cineluxe 16 might do the job or even the 21 Backpack version.
 
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