Emanuel

The tagline needs to be, “make a movie while looking like a tourist”.
From what I saw, the quality (in the right hands) is pretty insane.
My own iPhone 13 Pro is getting close to retirement and probably will be replaced in 2027…

The things that impress me most about this camera are the frame rates and processing. In addition, it’s so damn small and light. I purchased it, and it’ll be here tomorrow.
I’ve seen both super positive and super negative opinions about it, but it really does feel like a new category. I have a few assumptions about it, though: I think it will be a stellar performer when it comes to moiré and rolling shutter. It’s also going to be pricey to get wide, sharp lenses for it.
That’s why I plan on using it with my S9. I feel like they could complement each other well. I’ll definitely be playing around with it over the next few days.

GoPro ILS vs BMPCC OG...  not a completely scientific test, but lots of shots in different scenes, so a good real-world comparison.
 

If you're going to get an ARRI phone, why wouldn't you get one with a built-in gimbal?
 

Guess they figured the RED camera went over so well that they should make one themselves!  🤣

More here, there and also over there to include the new 200mm & 500mm teleconverters.
 
E. ;- )

For me, 6K is ideal - I don't lose detail when reframing and even with some denoising, a lot of the fine detail sticks around.  Really, for anything from 4K through 8K, it's fine for me.  4K just means I have to be more careful with my frame and 8K means using a bit more disk space (which I have plenty of for now, hope hard drive prices come down someday, though).
But yeah, the frame rates are fantastic.  They're one of the big reasons that Camera Conspiracies loves his M1P ILS so much.

I think we had some discussion about it!
I'm very pro-Mission 1 ILS.  I've bought a couple of Backbone-modded cams over the years (well, the first one I bought as a conversion kit for an existing previous-gen GoPro, which I promptly screwed up and then sent to them to help me fix nice guys!).  The thing that's kept me from using either one is that monitoring is bad on them.
The HDMI output on the older GoPro lags.  We're not talking 3 frames...  more like 1/4-1/2 second.  And the monitor output on the Insta360 One RS... isn't.  There's no wired display option for it and the wireless display to the phone is also laggy, even in an area with no wifi interference.  Neither was made for pulling focus.  And holding a wee little action camera right up to the eye to focus on its little screen (very little on the One RS) stinks - and tools to punch in, while available, are clearly an afterthought and are clunky.   So they're most usable for something where you focus once and then just roll - which doesn't fit a lot of my use cases for a smaller sensor.  Though they were great for the eclipse that came through the US a few years ago.
Anyway.  The M1P ILS seems to fix that problem.  The screen is as big as you'll find on an action camera.  Wired monitoring is possible and (from what I've seen) low-latency.  Dynamoc range is, by action camera standards, good.
The only reason I didn't buy one when I got the "in stock" notice from B&H was that... well, I just got a Pyxis 12K because the current sale is crazy.  That and it's GoPro - they'll be on sale for at least $100 off within a year.  That's how I got my M1P non-ILs.

I know we’re not supposed to talk about action cams, but this action cam is not! Why is no one talking about the Mission 1 Pro ILS? This thing looks so good. Have I bought into the YouTube shill hype? I just sold another camera and a couple of lenses to get it. Is anyone else going to pull the trigger on one?

Nice to see you and your family — I presume, enjoying it!
: ) 
 
The score fits the ticket perfectly! *thumbs upª
 
Other people’s good fortune I can live with ; )
it’s their misfortune I can’t : X

Good morning, everyone!
A short and super-relaxed video
from the final days of summer on the island of Thassos.
Featuring music from a bygone era—
a time many of us wish we could live in!
Enjoy a video that made with a7iv + Tamron 28-75 f2.8 and GoPro12 !
 

I wonder if it will ever get the 'Red-lite' raw codec 'everyone' wants...
If that ever happens, what a fucking camera it would be.

Interesting update on the FP front. A user has apparently developed a way to use the FP's internal gyro data to get post-production stabilization via the cam's SD card (vs needing to attach an additional piece of external hardware).
You can get more details here: https://discord.com/channels/1542149935523299378/1542153963837853807
And this is an FB group where the developer made the annoucement earlier this week, and is discussing it with other owners: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EPzkeRZny/?mibextid=wwXIfr
There is also a user (Vitaly Li) who literally just posted about a new mod they're developing that could give the FP 3000x2000 open gate:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1F1sixsTzz/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Personaly I've moved on from my dreams of owning an FP, but this is seems like pretty promising news for FP users. 

So I rented the Pyxis 6K this week to run some tests. We're building a new studio and I wanted to see if these would work for us in our workflow. 
My criterion for these studio cameras is the following:

- Somewhere in the $2000-3500 range
- SDI output
- Solid 4k image
- Clean image for fast workflow (no denoising in post)
- Good autofocus
- Simple workflow
 
Honestly after spending a few days with the Pyxis, I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. It's a really simple camera body, and everything is laid out really well. It's smaller than I thought it would be, but built from a heavy duty metal, and kind of heavy overall, which I didn't mind. The 5" monitor is amazing. It's also built out of some kind of metal, but still thin and light. It powers and does video from a single locking USB-C cable. It's touch enabled, so the menus and autofocus can be controlled from there, and the image is really bright and easy to see in the sun. 
 
It's honestly just really nice to be able to put the camera on a tripod, plug in the locking and included AC adapter, plug in the monitor, and you're good to go. No janky adapters, dummy batteries etc. The image is really really good. It's very sharp, clean, and as much dynamic range as you could want. I was able to underexpose shots by a solid two stops to hold highlights out a window and the image looked really good after recovery in post. 
 
The autofocus kind of surprised me as well. It's DPAF, added somewhat recently in a firmware update from BM, so I wasn't expecting a lot. But it was really solid. Not a lot of control options, but when a head comes into frame it locks on and tracks really well. I feel like I can totally use this for talking heads with no worry about it losing focus. 
 
Overall the biggest downsides were the lack of internal ND filters, which is a real killer. For our studio workflow, this is totally fine. But it would be amazing if ND was included for if we want to use them for other projects. Also rolling shutter was pretty noticeable in 6K. Not a problem again for studio work, but could be an issue if used for other things. The other two downsides for me would be the lack of codecs and resolution options. There is no downsampling in camera. If you want to record in 4k or 1080P, the camera crops the sensor. Also you are limited to b-raw, there is no h.265 or h.264. Again, this isn't really an issue for us since the camera can still output a full sensor downsampled 4k signal from the SDI output, while being set to 6k internal. But for other workflows, I could picture this being an issue. 
 
I think there is a love hate relationship with this camera's simplicity. All the basic, core functions are there, and really easy to access, like resolution, frame rate, audio, LUT control, proxy recording, etc. But when it comes to anything more complex, this camera is kind of lacking. On one hand I really like this because it keeps things simple and uncluttered. It's really nice to pop in the menu for something and not have 10 million options to sort through. On the other hand if you're missing something important, this can be devastating. 
 
Overall This camera nailed what we're looking for in a studio camera, but I'd be hesitant to buy it for run and gun use. I think for run and gun the one and only reason I would buy a heavier cinema camera is for the internal NDs, so with the Pyxis lacking them, it wouldn't really make sense over something like an A7IV or an FX2 which would both be in the same price range. 

Someone named Vitaly hacking a camera?  Oh boy. 😅

Funny that sony raises prices and blackmagic cuts prices. Allthough for me with the storage space costs at the moment. Braw isnt cutting it. It is better then h265, sure. But I just cant justify the storage costs. I wished they included compressed prores again. 
Love blackmagic though, it has an amazing look. I think I owned lost of their cameras until the pyxis. But its shitty on gimbals, and storage adds up, not as much as the nikon zr though. I hope nikon announces good news on IBC in a couple of weeks. My c500ii will do for now.

Last time you did it, I bought one! : D 

You beat me to posting it.  If you want IMX410 and usable autofocus, it'd be hard to find a better choice.
Let's see how used prices react as well.  Judging by B&H, they're reacting very nicely for the CC6K - there's an L-mount one for $1,435 right in condition 9 right now.  That's...  even slightly lower than the new price was for a minute a few years ago.  😅
But for $1,435 - that's a hell of a camera.  If I didn't already have the problem of "more cameras than I actually use, I should sell some of these," I'd be furiously clicking buy right now.  Pyxis 12K used prices seem to only be about 10% off new on B&H and on Adorama and MPB, they didn't catch up at all yet so used are now much more expensive than used.
Now... if they would drop the price of the Pyxis 12K to $3,500, I'd already be in the middle of figuring out which camera I'd be making myself sell to justify getting it.

Yeah - sounds almost as good as Fuji already.  😅

https://www.eisa-awards.org/awards/nikon-zr/
Interesting to see the Nikon ZR taking EISA’s Photo/Video Camera 2026–2027 award.
On paper, I can understand it. The overall package is unusually strong, particularly for the money, and Nikon has clearly managed to turn the RED acquisition into something rather more tangible than a logo on the box.
Still, awards like this always make me wonder what is actually being judged.
A camera can be outstanding as a specification sheet, and even as an overall product, while still having one or two behaviours that matter disproportionately once you start using it seriously (codec implementation, processing, noise reduction, workflow, etc.).
That does not necessarily make the award wrong. It just shows how different “best camera” can look depending on whether you are judging features, image quality, value, or the less glamorous realities of actually shooting and finishing a project with it.
The ZR may well deserve the trophy.
I'm rather more interested in whether Nikon keeps refining the bits that do not fit quite so neatly on the award plaque ; )
That said, kudos to ZR!
EAG :- )
 

Quick review after the shoot this morning. I used the Pyxis as a roaming camera for a lecture hall presentation, so it was basically a 4th angle... which is a good thing. Face detect is a no-go for this situation; too many faces. I normally use the wide area AFC window on my Panasonics with great success panning across people in their rows, shots of hands writing and typing, group discussions, etc. I tried to replicate shooting this way with the 12K... no good. Pretty unpredictable. Sometimes it would perform exactly as I'd expect, other times it would refuse to change focus, other times it would hesitate, other times it would stutter back and forth between points. 

I used the Sigma 28-105mm f/2.8 today. I tested across a range of focal lengths and focus sensitivity settings. I stuck with a reasonable aperture of f/4.5 as well. It actually did better when zoomed in >85mm. Maybe the compression or blur helps it. I don't know. Overall, I'm not discouraged by this, though. This is a great first effort and I fully believe it will only get better. 

Well it’s happened! Blackmagic released a beta firmware adding PDAF to the Pyxis 12K. I’ve been playing around with it a bit tonight. It’s really impressive for a first effort. The face detection mode is superb for a standard solo interview. AFC is pretty great but takes a bit to get used to, because it operates a bit differently than my Panasonics. The object tracking mode is its weakest at the moment. That needs some real work.

The other nice feature with this update enabling linear focus throws and the ability to set rotation degrees on focus by wire lenses. If this firmware will work with Tilta’s upcoming PL to L adapter, I’ll be veryyyyyyy happy. 

Going to try it out on an actual shoot tomorrow.

It took a minute to find a link to what you're talking about.  Doesn't seem to have made it to many of the usual suspect forums yet.  Hopefully AF on Pyxis 12K means that the same is coming to Ursa LF sooner rather than later!
https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=239482

I have experimented with the Beastgrip 1.33x and 1.55x adapters using full frame cameras and wide/normal to short telephoto lenses (35/40/50/75). I have tried with my slow Leica M lenses, which are usually pretty forgiving on coverage. These Anamorphics will cover full frame and are easy enough to attach to the M mount lenses with a 39 to 37 step down ring. the 1.33x is definitely a better fit for the 35 & 40mm lenses, as the 1.55x has a pretty wide FOV. Results are similar to the above samples, with soft edges and major distortion. But definitely plenty of character. Next time I take a stab at it, I'll post some samples. 

I also found this video below, which combines a cheap adapter from Aliexpress with 17mm rear-filter and the Viltrox 28mm F4.5 lens.  He just sticks the mounting plate from the smartphone clamp for the anamorphic directly onto the Viltrox lens with tape, so hardly and ideal situation, but it is more proof of concept, and it covers FF too!

Test image:

Video: