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Wide range of reports from folks in wedding videography forums especially. The overheating issue varies camera body to camera body and isn't always predictable. Not a good combination for wedding shooters. I don't shoot weddings anymore personally, but my gear needs closely align with wedding needs. Most importantly, I need to know I can hit record and walk away without fear of problems.

Nope and I returned it. Panasonic's reliability has long been a reason I use them. The reports of overheating made this camera DOA for me. Maybe they'll sort it out in the future and I'll pick up a used one.

B&H has adjusted the price back to the original $4995.

Wow It looks like every product on their site has a new, higher price in the U.S. Even Resolve! I wonder if folks that preordered already will have their price honored. B&H is still showing the original price.

Had to listen to the livestream while on the road for work. Man oh man does Grant love his broadcast stuff. I drove my full nearly two hour trip before he even hinted at cameras lol. Anyways, the Pyxis 12K is super exciting to me. It makes sense that its price is exactly halfway between the Pyxis 6K and Cine 12K…. But $4500 USD would have felt worlds better to me haha.

That 12K is glorious. If this new Pyxis is the right price, it will sell like CRAZY

My S1Rii is currently sitting in an unopened shipping box in the corner of my office. I'm waiting to see what NAB brings (if anything) from Panasonic before opening it. I'll find it a bit odd if Panasonic does announce another camera so close to the release of this one, but the rumor sites seem pretty confident that something is coming.

Yeah it's looking like a crashcam mini box camera. I saw somewhere that Sony made some tiny cameras for the F1 movie.

My latest fun-factor obsession is the Epson R-D1. It's the closet thing to a film-like shooting experience you can get on digital. As far as I know, it is the only digital camera in which you must cock the shutter manually... for sure it is the only digital rangefinder in which you must do so. Seiko made the automotive inspired gauges at the top, which are very fun. To me, it's the full, unapologetic ode to film cameras that Fuji wishes it could do. It's feeling very old at the moment though at 6MP and the images themselves aren't particularly spectacular on their own SOOC.

It's a pretty good infrared camera if you're into that. I dust mine off every few years for it.

Current setup for work: Panasonic S5iix, S5ii, S1H, Osmo Pocket 3, and an S1Rii once it's out. I'll downsize a bit once I have it. I've always liked having two cameras that perfectly match and then one or two more that can easily match for bigger shoots. Although, it's much easier to match any modern camera than in years past. The vast majority of my shoots are just one or two cameras: two for interviews, one for b-roll. For personal stuff: iPhone 15 Pro. Occasionally I'll use one of my Panny's for this. I've gotten hugely into film again lately. My collection has kinda exploded in short order. Nikon F100, Nikon FE2, Leica M6, Voigtlander Bessa R2, and I just added a Fuji GW690iii. Shooting film has really reignited a dormant part of my creative brain. The limitations of not having the capacity of 3000 photos on an SD card or being able to preview and immediately review my photos has been such a great exercise for my creativity.

https://a.co/d/9Sdo13M here’s the Amazon US link. It’s from Tarion, which has mostly been in the lower end tripod and lighting market until late it seems. I’m hoping to put together a longer written or video review soon. It’s pretty sturdy; I’d compare it with the construction of a very well made child stroller like one from Baby Jogger. I realize that comparison won’t land with many folks, but if you know strollers, you know that’s pretty high praise. It’s very sturdy for what it is, but there is a bit more play to things than a fully metal Innovativ cart, but it also weighs far less. It’s excellent off road on frozen New York ground, wood, cement, and pavement. I haven’t yet taken it into loose gravel or stone, but I imagine the 9” pneumatic tires would handle it just as well as any other. On the whole, I think it’s the right cart for me. Solo operator with mirrorless cameras and several 100-500w lights and smaller grip equipment. It allows me to load in all (or the vast majority) of the gear I need for most shoots and importantly gives me a nice working area up top. I drive a Ford Explorer, so I have room for gear, but not much room for a big cart. The small-ish folded footprint of this works well for me. Let me know if you have any specific questions!

Initial impressions of the cart if anyone is interested. I'm pretty happy with it! It weighs probably 40-50lbs total. The wheels are super smooth and removable; it glides over everything, but when not loaded up the swivel wheels can shake a bit. Probably due to its lower weight of the cart itself. The whole thing folds up nicely. Everything feels sturdy enough—not at all "real" production cart quality, but not that price either. It says it can hold 400 lbs. I don't know if i'd want to load it up to that, but certainly 50-75lbs per shelf would be fine. The only thing that worries me is the top shelf. It's fully removable and it clicks down onto the frame with heavy duty plastic clips. I wouldn't load up the top shelf too much for fear of sheering weight snapping the fixtures. The middle scissoring framing also means you have to load the middle shelf from the ends. Not great, but probably necessary design to keep the weight down but the payload capability up. It's not super wide. I was hoping to fit my 1510 case sideways, but alas it overhangs by a fair bit; probably will need to strap it down sometimes.

One of these is getting delivered today. $450 on amazon. I’ve been searching for a lower-tier production cart with the right balance of features, weight, payload, and price. I hope this fits the bill.

It was the $1500 fire sale on the Cine 6K. Picked that up plus an S5iix and S5ii. I got three great cameras for less than $4500. I’d been teetering on switching back to Panasonic, and I’ve always loved Blackmagic, so the stars aligned to make the switch back from Sony economical.