Sony FX2

[Django]

Well after watching a couple reviews my opinion has drastically changed I must admit. While the above issues remain, if you compare it further to the FX3/A7Siii this FX2 actually brings substantial improvements as a hybrid camera. The fact you get 33MP, tiltable EVF, video/stills switch, and mechanical shutter makes it a quite usable photo camera as well. And on the video side, the 7K downsampled image makes it sharper and allows S35 4K which you don't get on the FX3. Great for adapting S35 lenses. I also like the new S-Log3 stills mode, great for consistent shots while filming.

The EU price and poor rolling shutter is still a problem but if/when price comes down, this could actually be a great hybrid within the Sony ecosystem and a very valid alternative to FX3. I could see myself picking one up at the USD price.

[MrSMW]

3 hours ago, Django said:

this could actually be a great hybrid within the Sony ecosystem

and would suit me very well…if it just had a better rear LCD, but they cheaped out on it and lost a potential sale because of that.

And I am not the only one.

It defies all logic and sense to me and is the equivalent of a company putting their middle finger up at the potential purchased and saying, “don’t buy it then”.

OK I won’t and that’s a bigger loss to you than it is to me.

There are sub €1000 cameras with a better rear LCD.

I don’t pick holes in shit for the sake of it either and this in every other regard was a very strong contender for me and they blew it 😏

[Django]

On 6/14/2025 at 6:54 PM, MrSMW said:

and would suit me very well…if it just had a better rear LCD, but they cheaped out on it and lost a potential sale because of that.

And I am not the only one.

It defies all logic and sense to me and is the equivalent of a company putting their middle finger up at the potential purchased and saying, “don’t buy it then”.

OK I won’t and that’s a bigger loss to you than it is to me.

There are sub €1000 cameras with a better rear LCD.

I don’t pick holes in shit for the sake of it either and this in every other regard was a very strong contender for me and they blew it 😏

How bad is it? I may be in a minority but I love the fact it has that oversized tilt able EVF, gives a third point of contact and I hate shooting stills with just an lcd. Also very practical in certain daylight scenarios. I can live with the rear LCD just displaying the big 6 data.

 

I wonder how the lowlight is. Like how clean is the image above the 4000 second base ISO.

[MrSMW]

1 hour ago, Django said:

How bad is it?

FX30 = 2.36

FX2 = 1.04

I think it’s one of the coolest looking cameras ever, the FX line and that tilt EVF ‘looks’ great and for folks that like and use that kind of thing, it probably is, but I don’t have the time and have been an LCD shooter for years now.

It’s just a speed thing for me constantly hopping between stills on one body and video on another and the less differences the better.

I don’t think the camera is as good as my Panny’s for video and I already have a better Sony stills unit…but I really had hoped it would be good as a true hybrid for my needs, but that LCD just killed it for me 😏

[Django]

Yeah they cheaped out on the lcd a shame but for me the EVF with 3.6Mdot makes up for it. Guess it’s a make or break design choice. 
 

I also see the display info finally rotates in video when you shoot vertical. Small but crucial detail as clients ask for vertical more and more. Would have preferred open gate but hey with Sony you have to take what increment they give you. 

I’m locked into Sony for pro video work so within that ecosystem FX2 fits my needs, not so much the bill though. Tough deciding between it and FX3 since I do shoot low light and run & gun, but then again the 800-4000 double ISO range may be more flexible overall. I also see the rolling shutter drops to 12.8ms in 4k60p & S35 mode so I guess for quick pans and action shots you could use those modes with appropriate lenses for more usable shots. Assign a custom button to s35 crop and boom that nasty rolling shutter dissipates when needed. I’m all about practical workarounds so that could work!