Sony's CHEAP cinema camera that made me ditch full frame

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0:35 - Pros
7:33 - Cons
9:51 - Thoughts

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[spencertorok]

zach made me buy a sony fx30 and i have 0 regrets

[BlackapinoTheTechGuy]

*I've had mine for a Year and I'm Glad I bought it. I bought the 15mm G Lens and Never looked back, it's an AMAZING combo and now that I shoot it in 4K60fps, it's just AWESOME*

[JeffBourke]

Final bug beat is that it is crippled because Sony are protecting the FX3. Let me explain, the FX30 sensor is capable of delivering open gate, 6k30 BUT Sony don’t let us because they don’t want it to overshadow the FX3. Overall, the S5ii just does everything the FX30 can do but better and more user friendly. Unless you already have an EMount lenses, I wouldn’t recommend this camera.

[XVIIsionsProductions]

4K 120fps is exclusively what we use to film all of our motocross sport videos, it’s works great on the fx30.
Film 4k120p in XAVCHS SLOG3/SGamut3.Cine at 1/400+ shutter ISO800 with an ND and in camera exposure typically +0.3 to +0.7, on the waveform (in monitor) expose highlights to 90-95% max (SLog3 max is 95% ire) and it looks great. Lol
DCI 4k with Anamorphic’s looks fantastic on this camera too. I recommend the fx30 and fx3 to everyone as well, even my friends with RED Komodo’s lol

[BehindTheNeedle]

I sold my FX30 but I missed it so much that I bought another one. Love that camera! Thanks Zack.

[my-max-media]

Great review as always Zach.
I was turned off on this camera because of the EVF delete.
I'm an old guy that prefers using the EVF for many reasons. Easy to see (focus and size), three point stability AND you can see in the bright sunlight.

Keep up the good work🙏

[nyambe]

In low light situation If you are trying to record the scene brighter than reality ISO 12800 is necessary, otherwise if you just want to capture as you see, ISO 2500 is fine. BTW have you guys tried exposing for 800 ISO but recording at 2500 ISO?

[IOSALive]

Zach Mayfield, This is fantastic! I subscribed because I love it!

[asafblasbergvideographer]

How do I mount an external monitor and the XLR adapter at the same time?

[TheOutsider]

$200 off at best buy rn and it's Netflix approved so you can get your sh*tty indie film uploaded to a platform that nobody watches anymore. :)

[thomasfransson]

❤ It took me a while to warm up to the FX30 but yeah, it's just a great super affordable little work horsie

[akshay-dt]

As a beginner can I go straight for this camera or start with another camera and later upgrade to this. Pls reply.

[maruwaanmoses]

Alot of my work is shot in very poor R&G lighting conditions and this camera just didn’t work for me. So got another FF camera instead. Everything else was pretty dope though.

[IOSALive]

Zach Mayfield, I really enjoyed watching this, so I hit the like button!

[jakefelzien]

If a camera saves my cheeks. It forever has a place in my heart.

A camera that has hurt my cheeks: BMPCC4k

[CaleMcCollough]

FX30, A6700, and ZV-E1 with Tilta cage and fan are a good combo. It's nice to have a different look to tell different stories so the softer image of the ZV-E1 helps with softer lenses to get a "cinematic look". For some strange reason, Sony cameras can't shoot 30fps H.265? It's the most perplexing thing that makes me wish I had gone Panasonic.

[schoeferfilm]

I have the FX6 and now the small ZVE1 too and I really love this cam beast 😅🎥💪🏼

[VeniceMedia]

I am thinking to get rid of fx30 beczause I shoot music video at night and I feel I should jump to Lumix S5ii . What’s your opinion bro on image quality differences

[asafblasbergvideographer]

How does it compare to the GH5 II and S5 IIX?

[ananthums]

When you shoot real estate do you shoot in slog3 ?