A Surprising Match? Wandering DP & Blackmagic Design - Pyxis Approval

The Pyxis 6K camera from Blackmagic gets the Patrick O'Sullivan Stamp of Approval!

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[DaneBrammage]

Maybe people will finally recognize the insane value of the 6kFF & Pix. For everything it lacks the image quality is freaking amazing. I’m glad I got one early 😊.

[chiokehart-kelly]

I'm pretty sure this is why RED dropped their Komodo prices.

[jmac]

it looks like the pocket 6k, noise and all.
not a bad image, but that's what it looks like,
the take away, learn how to light a scene is more important than a repackaged camera

[danabeldp]

Ursa Mini 12k owner here and I am happy to say I will be purchasing a Pyxis. Will most likely act as a B cam with the possibility of taking the place of the Ursa

[mrclarky]

Yeah he never said it would replace the Mini LF, in fact he actually said it would more likely just replace his optical viewfinder which in itself costs more than the pixis 😂

[retlwiz]

Patrick was very smart because he just said he didn’t have to change his way of working then he said he could use it instead of a DOP viewfinder. He didn’t actually review the camera at all - it was a paid endorsement, as simple as that. He is back on You Tube because it’s doing well financially too. The guy has an impressive amount of output. I downloaded those clips and found the colours to be the same as previous BRAW footage and not, in my opinion, anywhere near the level of Arri. I don’t know about the true DR of the camera either - I do know those clips weren’t easy to grade, but that’s mostly because it’s really hard to choose the right CST, which is because there are way too many options with BM. I ended up doing a grade in ACES. I agree we need to see the night-time BRAW clip too.

[MrJayclas]

Please never stop making these videos!

[PerroneFord]

So here's my question. Apple and Avid both derived their premium codec from the same FREE source. Both come from the same DCT based codec scheme. Apple of course did what Apple does and locked theirs down to Final Cut Pro only for years (even excluding their own Final Cut Express), while Avid made DNxHD free to anyone and everyone. So why aren't Blackmagic putting DNxHR into every camera? It works the same, it cuts the same, and as a bonus, it doesn't have the stupid gamma shift ProRes does when going between Mac and PC.

DNxHR will drop into any editor that accepts ProRes, even Final Cut. It can carry the same metadata, have the same bit rates, have the same bit depths. At hand off you can even tell your clients it's ProRes by another name if that makes it easier for them. I can't think of a single reason why that codec isn't in every camera and recording device that offers ProRes or would LIKE to offer ProRes but can't.

I kind of panned the Pyxis when it was announced because it felt half baked to me and didn't have some things I really wanted. I've started to warm to it a bit in the past month because I have an upcoming project in early 2025 that it would be good for. We'll see.

The codec isn't that big a deal to me because I do all narrative work and would be shooting RAW anyway. But the lack of interchangeable mounts is a REAL bummer for me. I WANT those locking mounts but if I get the L-Mount I lose them. It seems like the simplest of things. I don't care about internal NDs, I can even get around the silly 1 XLR input ON THE FRONT. I don't want a flippy screen but would have preferred the screen be on the 1AC side and not next to my ear when I'm on shoulder rig. The battery choice is also silly. An interchangeable V-Mount, Gold Mount, or B-Mount plate would have been trivial to do and would solve a lot of problems.

But anyway, we'll see how the camera is received. Hopefully, they sell well.

[submariner]

BM will sell tons of units of the Pyxis, a brilliant move from them. Nothing else beats it for the price. On top you get the worlds best all in one Post software Resolve Studio with the camera for free! The complaining about BM Raw is pointless, everyone who buys this camera wants the shoot Raw and understands the ratios and more than likely uses Resolve anyway.
L Mount lenses are incredible with more options becoming available by the day, including the new Sigma 28-105. RED is finally becoming redundant, they’ve lasted a lot longer than most predicted but their time is up. ARRI will need to innovate as will Sony if they want to keep their pricing high. For me BM and Panasonic understand the independent market far better than the others.

[Horizons_Roses]

The grade in the inside scene is incredible. The level of detail and relight they did on the couch. Impressive !

[gopaladas]

It would be AMAZING to have YOU review the pyxis!

[benoitpiret]

Honestly ARRI is really for high prod pros. It’s fully weather sealed. It’s made to run in any place any weather all the time and never get in the way. The Pyxis or the URSA Cine 12k can’t touch that. But they are perfect for every other use case.

[JacobdelaRosa]

You aint lying my guy. By the time production catches up with demand they'll be a new camera/price drop or something lol

[dareallyst]

Pre-ordered when it was announced and just patiently waiting for it… after seeing Patricks vids and the new monitor, i can’t wait to finally get it!

[magic]

Whatever is happening between apple and blackmagic is so strange. You're absolutely right, I wish we didn't need an external recorder for proxies clients can use. Not having prores is a bummer. Also blackmagic is making an Ursa version for the Vision Pro. Such a weird relationship going on.

[andynonimuss]

Yep, backordered my Pyxis L-mount on April 21st; still waiting... he he. I agree though, if you didn't preorder this camera you could be waiting a very long time to get one. I think the new Pyxis Control Monitor helps change everyone's minds about the modularity and flexibility of this camera. I see the Pyxis as my introductory camera into the world of cinematography. I'm excited to be investing in the Pyxis ecosystem! And I know it will be a huge success. By the way, one codec is not a big deal. You can export ProRes from Fusion Studio with the Saver node. Your DaVinci Studio license works with Fusion Studio for free.

[ceenocean]

ARRI, you're the one everyone's targeting.🥀

[sanluca-eva]

I think we'll have a positve surprise about Pyxis. It have the same 6k ff sensor, but the electronics inside may be differents.😊

[KBFilms]

You can make any camera look good now and days if you know what you’re doing. Non of this camera debate matters anymore. I focus more on lenses and lighting.

[AhmadAlmulla-fc]

Hey, I watched your original sigma FP video many years back but I brought recently and I must say it really is an amazing cinema camera, thank you so much