FX6: The Sony ILME-FX6V Owners Club

I transport my FX6 kit in a Video Transport 18. Maybe I'll switch to the Video Transport 20 to fit more gear.
 
Cool. I like the Thinktank stuff.

I have a Peli 1510 for broken down transport but wanted something else for fully assembled kit when you don't have time and need to travel light.
 
I had two days shooting this week in S-Cinetone and it looks fantastic. So far the 28-135 have been working great. Before I got the FX6 this lens felt boring but now after a number of days shooting I'm spoiled by the ease of use and integration with the camera. The footage does have a look of its own but I'm digging it. Very smooth background blur and extremely detailed images.

The camera has been in AF 95% of the time and seldom mess things up. It takes some experience to learn how to best utilise it and it's getting better and better with more predictable behaviour. The only bad thing is the LCD screen which doesn't live up to the great camera. It works but leave some things to desire.
 
And the bag is a great success.

Expand pouch not needed with mic mount off.

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Pouch expanded.

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Interior

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FX6 with handle and lens and monitor attached. Enough room for full rig baseplate when it arrives.
1 extra lens
Atomos Ninja V
Mattebox
Shoulder rig - Zacuto Shoulder Pad and Handles.
Aputure on-camera LED
Monitor mount arm
Sony Wireless Lav mic kit
Rode NTG2 shotgun mic
Rycote Mic suspension mount
4 x FX6 batts
3 x Monitor Batts
30 cm rods.
30cm reflector
cleaning kit

Room for a 17" laptop too. Very comfy to wear. Very well built.
 
I prefer to transport my camera fully-built so I just have to take it out, flip the power switch and start shooting, but I have to admit that would be a very efficient way of packing the camera for air travel.
 
Doug Jensen said:
I prefer to transport my camera fully-built so I just have to take it out, flip the power switch and start shooting, but I have to admit that would be a very efficient way of packing the camera for air travel.
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With the pouch expanded you can absolutely have it all rigged up and ready to go. Even without the pouch you can have it with the top handle on and monitor/battery/lens attached as I have in the image above. Would be easy to have the mattebox attached as well.
 
very cool bag, it is :)

I'm still waiting for my Manfrotto CC193 :/

I'm also looking for an alternative to the crazy Sony RM-30BP remote controller
The reason: I got a Ronin RS2 and the interface of this thing is not compatible with the FX6. At least, not yet.
I just need a simple ON/OFF button to trig the record. WIFI or cable, doesn't matter. Something to strap on the handle. Would be useful also in case of use of the double handle.
I know it's possible with the smartphone appli, but it's not convenient for this purpose

Something like this:
https://www.amazon.fr/Fotga-Télécom...child=1&keywords=FOTGA&qid=1618069996&sr=8-81
 
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Ben Scott said:
With the pouch expanded you can absolutely have it all rigged up and ready to go.
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No I couldn't. You might be able to with your camera but my rig wouldn't even come close to fitting without some serious disassembly. And that's fine, size is not an issue, I'm not looking for a tiny little package for everyday use. If I wanted to fly with my camera someday I'm sure my CineBags backpack will work. But I think yours is even smaller.
 
When I still could fly prior to 2020 I brought my Video Transport 18 as carry on. Been working great for years. Sometimes I put my FS7 in a Lowepro Computrekker Plus.
 
Doug Jensen said:
No I couldn't. You might be able to with your camera but my rig wouldn't even come close to fitting without some serious disassembly. And that's fine, size is not an issue, I'm not looking for a tiny little package for everyday use. If I wanted to fly with my camera someday I'm sure my CineBags backpack will work. But I think yours is even smaller.
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I have a vision of you now doing a Crocodile Dundee 'Call that a rig? THIS is a rig!' at me now.



In terms of broken down, my Red Scarlet-W, my FS7, then EVA-1 then FX6 all fit absolutely fine in a Peli 1510.
 
You call those rigs?! THIS is a rig!


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And actually pretty close to my final build I think. I’ll probably swap out the WC top plate/PL mount if a better option arrives. Having the fully articulating evf system (with a cable long enough to put it where I need it) makes a huge difference. I was getting really frustrated with the cable on the stock LCD, even after adding the Zacuto loupe (which fixed the daylight-viewing and mounting issues).
 
drboffa said:
I thought I'd share some pics of the 3D printed adapter for the Hoodman H32MB viewfinder on my FX6. This is the one that users jmone and broughtonfilm (Nathan and Mat) posted about earlier in this thread.

I have precisely zero experience with 3D printing, so I just guessed as to what material to go with. The material jmone suggested wasn't an option, so I went with Ultimaker Nylon, which seems to be working just fine.

Overall this is a very workable solution. The Hoodman loupe is pretty decent optically, and I think it's good enough to adequately convey the detail and resolution of the FX6 LCD—i.e., any problems you have focusing are likely to be inherent to the LCD, rather than a limiting factor of the loupe. There is some barrel distortion going on but it's not distracting (to my eye).

While the entire setup is light enough to be supported by the stock mounting arrangement it does feel a bit heavy for it (at least in the materials I used). Moving forward I'll likely try to see what options there are for a stronger mount, although for basic tripod work it's fine for the moment.

Total cost was under $100, which is an absolute bargain.
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Glad it works (and black nylon is a good choice)! I've just spend a week on vacation and took the QV1 and my (very draft) 3D Printed adapter....and I'm sold on the use of Loupes! It worked well, but I did find that the hinge is weak in some of the orientations. I did use the "rubber band" trick that Alister Chapter posted and while I found it worked it kind of made the movement of the screen "rubbery"! Instead I'm thinking of designing a "shim" for the FX6 Screen hinge to stiffen it up.

I also now blame all of you for my new paranoia of LCD burn in from the loupe!

Thanks
Nathan

PS - thanks for the offer of a donation from Thingiverse but I keen to just contribute where I can.
 
Ben Scott said:
I've bitten the bullet and ordered a bag.

@JMONE My Rycote mic mounts finally turned up so I was able to test your 3d printed thumbscrew mic mount part you so kindly sent me. All works and mounts with ease. Only issue is I guess with the Rycote part itself and that with a Rode NTG2, which is a fairly typical shotgun length and weight it gets a bit bouncy and on occasion the mount bottomed out. Probably only a problem doing handheld stuff in the wind and all would be solved with a shorter, lighter mic.

If you ever do a V3 I'd suggest making the space between the 2 mounts longer which would probably alleviate the issue as well. Thanks again.
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Thanks for the feedback & Yeah, I found that as well and hence made a couple of lengths but.... the issue with this design is always going to be that nut part takes up a fair bit of space right under the Rycote.... and I've already made it as thin as I think I can do (already a chance of cross threading and stripping). What I did find is that this works well as it forces bottom of the Rycote away from the nut.

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What I'm thinking for a 2nd design is a single (and bigger) nut between the two mount points that holds down a plate that secures both Rycotes. Also, if I did make it longer, in what direction (backwards or forwards) as I was concerned that it would become a snag issue if it stuck out any longer than the "long" version.

Thanks
Nathan
 
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