Crafting the most efficient camera package for Corporate/Documentary | Sony FX6 - Vlog 102
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
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Is your rig optimized?
hell no lol... my rig is a hot mess. and still out for repair with sony 😢
@@joshwhiteeMay I ask why your camera is out for repair? I got my own Fx6 just last month and strangely the HDMI output stopped working. It’s so annoying and I learnt I might have to be charged for replacing the HDMI connector or something like that
@@joshwhitee ufff I don’t envy that
Really good info but hard to see your subject matter with your dark set up.
Constructive feedback: I recommend setting your camera on a white board (or lighter color surface) and bounce lights into white cards (or use soft boxes) off camera to lighten up all the pieces and parts. Even wear a light color shirt for some contrast.
A lighter shirt would’ve made a huge difference for sure
Love the detailed explanations for every piece, I currently use a ZCAM but because of a herniated back disc I'm going to transfer to a FX6 soon. Thanks!
Im happy to share.
How does the fx6 improve the herniated disc situation over zcam?
@@davidmorefield My Zcam rig weighs around 14kg total, I imagine the FX6 rig total is quite a bit less. How is the balance on your rig?
@@davidmorefield Hey again, I'm going to buy pretty much this whole setup in a few days. Was wondering what the clasp is you use for your earbuds? Can't wait to get my hands on all the new gear :)
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Great video David! I know you travel quite the bit and love your tips so far about pre-check in and different credit cards providing access to areas. I'd love to see more about how you decide what gear to travel with, what you rent when you get to the other side, what collecting from a rental house is like, what your check in process looks like for checking larger equipment and if you purchase equipment knowing that you'd like to travel with it or simply go for what would do the best job knowing you'll rent once you get there and leave larger items behind?
Dude epic suggestions! I’ll do it next time I have a gig like that.
I like this set setup! I recently bought 2 amazone commercial carts. They are not foldable, but they give you a massive amount of room on the top shelf. Large enough to use as a desk for larger rig setups. As always, thanks for sharing!
So you must have a van, or do they live at your house?
One lives at the warehouse, the other within my home studio. I love them. They are $170 right now but go on sale often for $130. It's like having another full desk on wheels. Great quality and the wheels are smooth as butter. They're called "AmazonCommercial 3 Shelves Utility Cart with 400 lbs Loading Capacity, Smooth move, Gray"
@@12yfilms that’s awesome. Super cheap too. Seems like if you need it to fold down then you have to 10x the price.
I love my FX6 but if there is ONE thing that angers me about it?....why in the Hell did Sony not give us a 10bit long GOP codec? All of their recent Alpha cameras have this but for some reason Sony forces us to go into a large all-I CODEC to get 10 bit? They then left us with 100mbps, long GOP 8bit. WTF Sony????...you can't shoot log in 8 bit!
this is the dumbest thing about the camera.. this and no mic jack on the body
Yeah it’s very strange, I use the 160mbps in my c70 90% of the time, it’s the perfect size for handing over to clients etc
Totally wish they included that. And I would actually love an mp4 codec for my run n gun clients who need immediately workable files not in an mxf wrapper. The annoying part is I know that the fx6 can do it bc the proxy files are mp4. So just give me a little thicker file at 4k and it would be so convenient.
I bought the small rig shoulder/VCT plate which has the same option of sliding the plate whilst leaving the VCT on the tripod. I bought the lanparte grip relocation arm though which, for me, is the better option as I keep my grip as close to lens' side as possible, allowing me to put my left hand to rest underneath my right elbow. It also means its end point is the same as the lens making sure on a wide angle, your right hand/grip isn't in shot.
Interesting, you have a link for it? I always like seeing new options.
I can’t rest my right hand underneath and it’s usually pulling focus.
I got so caught off guard when you said the FedEx guy stole it 😭. Nice rig!
Great setup for someone with young eyes. Unfortunately it won't work for people in the 40's. You'll understand eventually.
Only 7 years away!
Love the FX6 such a great camera
As close to perfect as I know of.
Great video, I like the fx6 it seems like a good camera but a bit overpriced for a fx3 with a ND dont you think?
Not in my opinion. The rotatable hand grip, sdi + hdmi, smart top handle, timecode, box frame, higher # of custom buttons, and variable nd are well worth the extra $2k
Man this is close to my dream rig but quick adding up showed me that financially I'm far from getting it.
I bought one Lego piece at a time. Eventually you get there.
Have you gotten to try the Tentacle sync Lav Mics that work through timecode and record 32 bit float? I have the Sony UWP-D21 and its great for run and gun situations that won't have frequency issues but I have run into some when in Downtown Houston. You can also connect the recording devices to boom mics if needed I believe. I have a video comparing both if you want to check it out.
Yes I’ve used those and they are great. But I don’t believe there is a way to monitor sound through the camera, right?
@@davidmorefield Not directly though the camera no but i found out that you can monitor live from the app while recording! There is a slight delay though. Also it is 32 Bit float so monitoring isn’t really necessary if you make sure the mic is placed properly and it sounds good prior to shooting in a controlled environment.
@@duronmedia ah man I can’t give up monitoring. Too much risk for scratchy clothing, maybe the mic dropped from under the shirt, or any number of issues. Don’t want to tie up my phone with monitoring either. I think I’ll just leave that to the sound guys, if they are on set. 32 bit sounds great though.
@@davidmorefield Completely understandable! Anyways keep up the content and hopefully one day you have a meet up in houston
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Great breakdown and advice, thank you! The amount of cringey, amateur, completely unusable shoulder rig videos on UA-cam is unfortunate, so videos like this are much appreciated.
I completely agree! They build it up and it looks beautiful then they don’t even put the pad on their shoulder or the monitor is unusably close. Or my favorite: they don’t include any of the cables bc it looks like an octopus when it’s all connected.
Bro was just looking though your channel to see if i could find a brake down of your setup. I have the Fx6 but been rocking it without a cage the past 2 years and am looking to get one. wanted to see what you are working with. this vid is perfect timing. thanks for sharing. Also i bought a ticket for you dallas meet up but end up not being able to make it do to doc i was working on getting extended. Still would love to make it to one
Oh man I wish you could’ve made it! Follow @lensofjared and he will post info for their next meetup.
I’ve had a few people ask for this video so I’m glad it’s finally out!
Sick set up! I made this UA-cam channel because of you!
Heck yeah man. How’s the channel going?
@@davidmorefield I've only uploaded one video so far, but I'm excited to showcase more of the work that I've done through the archive of BTS content that I have!
You know that Tilt mount/ v2 sled doesn't fit the 502; you are using a different bracket than the one that comes with it. Which part is it? or where did you get it from?
@@RAFA13D yes it comes with it. It comes with two mounts when purchasing from wooden camera. It doesn’t show in their product photos. Only in their ‘What’s included’ tab. I believe both are supplied when purchasing from Amazon and BH as well.
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can you tell me what piece you have that connects the Wooden Camera Sled and the monitor? the one that comes with the sled is a right angle. thanks!
It comes with two pieces! That’s the other one.
have you tried mini V lock batts . I changed over when I got an fx9 , and so much better , especially if you dont need the weight to balance a larger lenses .
I didn’t consider them at the time bc I wanted it to include an lcd with time remaining. These core batts have that but I know minis are including that too. I’m locked I to the cores now which is fine. Very reliable.
Do you have to unplug the sdi every time you change the battery?! Thanks
I’ve never done that. No problems to report.
Super toughtfull! I am interested to know, I am thinking on buying the Sony ump-d wireless system aswell and I wander which kit would you buy?
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Thanks for this.
What SmallHD monitor is that please? Can't see it in the kit list.
I"ve got a 702 Touch, but find it a bit big for news run 'n gun things.
Unfortunately you can’t buy it new anymore but they pop up used on eBay. Smallhd 502 Bright
@@davidmorefield thanks. Will keep an 👁️ out.
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Thanks for a great video as usual David. Have you ever heard of people having issues with the HDMI output on their cameras just few months after purchase? I’m so upset that my one month old camera already stopped outputting HDMI to my atomos ninja V.
I blew out my hdmi on my GH5s. It’s potentially from powering the camera and ninja off of one v mount source. I never confirmed it but that’s what I read in Facebook groups.
I'm really tempted to buy a viewfinder for my FX6
I hear the zacuto kameleon is popular
@@davidmorefield any thoughts on the zacuto zfinder & shoulder rig for the fx6? Literally in my checkout for the past week.
@@racemode haven’t used it so my opinion is null.
David, how long does a 50Wh or 100Wh battery power the FX6 + your smallhd monitor? Thanks!
98wh is 3 hours for cam and smallhd 502 bright monitor
So I would personally disagree on the arm positioning bit. I’ve found through injury (golfer’s elbow) that having an ENG style grip on the lens puts a lot of strain on your elbow over the course of a 10hr shoot day. Moving my hand properly down to a 90* position massively helps prevent this injury and then lightly rest my left hand on my Nano which is mounted directly on the left rod of the VCT, still within reach of the zoom ring on my lens.
I appreciate the insight
Is this setup ideal for filming a short film
You’d probably need a few adjustments like a wireless transmission system but it’s a good setup for a variety of productions.
Link for the NICEYRIG rail cheese plate the piece before the NICEYRIG 15mm Single Rod Clamp with Quick Release NATO Rail install?
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B087JDY4C8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Great video showing all your changes at once. Thanks for the Deity smic2s. Love it
So small but packs a punch.
How did you cut the 15mm rod to make it shorter? any specific tool you recommend?
A hacksaw and about 45 min. Highly would discourage. I think in my description list, I added a 2 inch rail. Much better option haha
Diameter size of the mic holder is correct size though. not proprietary.
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Well, incorrect for my mic.
@@davidmorefield yep, but it accommodate something like MKH-70 diameter perfectly, users can get a adapter for smaller diameter easily but not the other way around. that's the correct size for mic holder, you'll know if you had cine/eng cam before fx6 :)
Hard to see the camera
@@588ta I’ll make a new video at some point
Hi David! Can you hand me the link of dummy to d-tap adapter?
Also, have you checked the new rig from Smallrig that allows to plug a BP-U battery AND a V-mount battery? I'm really considering buying it :/ (but I considerate very cheap looking)
Here’s the link: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1253956-REG/smallhd_pwr_adp_dca5_kit_faux_lp_e6_battery_and.html/?ap=y&ap=y&smp=y&smp=y&lsft=BI%3A514&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD7yMh2Blsv7tFvZzug_qgjnnQ93t&gclid=Cj0KCQiA35urBhDCARIsAOU7QwnSHa4cgrPnskKRx2vgob90MPBpJinJ8Pd5FNJ3TAjSNL5MMBGWLOgaArVzEALw_wcB
Yes, it looks great. I might have gone with that option if it was around when I purchased. However, I think the limitation of not being able to hotswap is actually a benefit bc I don’t have to think of two different battery levels and bring two chargers. Of course, if you NEED hot swap then that’s a different story. But the camera can reboot so fast, it’s not an issue in the field. and if I need dc power then I unplug the vmount and use that input.
Speaking of different styles.
I'm always slightly amused by people optimizing their rigs for speed speed SPEED, 2 seconds maximum to power up your camera and be rolling at a moment's notice, how dare anyone take more than half a heartbeat to get a certain shot...
Been there, done that. Now that I'm older, I'm optimizing my rig to intentionally decelerate workflow. Yeah, you read that right. The world around us has gotten so damn hectic and everything has to happen at all once, so that inevitably quality will suffer just in order to be as fast as possible to cram as much production as possible into just one shoot day. For me, that's just wrong. Quality takes time. If I need three minutes to set up my camera for the next shot, I'm taking those three minutes. And guess what? In the long run, it will eventually produce a higher-quality end result.
Again, that's just my style that may differ greatly from other's. There's benefits to all of them, but this one works the best for me.
Totally agree that quality takes time. However, I have yet to see how taking more time to set up a camera increases quality. I have seen how taking more time to compose, light and speak with the director/client has improved quality. I just don’t see the value of slowing the production down for tasks that could’ve been done beforehand.
I would rather my auto mechanic spend an extra 10 minutes diagnosing my problems than getting his tools in order.
I don’t see the net positive in your workflow when it pertains to getting the camera in order. But if you are alluding to an overly fast paced production in general without room for thought and reconsideration, then I totally agree.
@@davidmorefieldTaking the time to properly set up the camera forces the client into the actual mindset that quality takes time.
In my previous years, I've had a fully rigged out camera ready to go out of the bag just like you do now, and as soon as I switched it on, the client frantically asked if I was rolling yet because "we need to get the shot quickly so we can get by with only four hours overtime". This combination of a jam-packed schedule, extremely poor planning and therefore rushing everything is counterproductive to a quality piece of work that I strive to accomplish.
So I stopped having the camera ready to go, and while I set it up, the client could tell me exactly what he wants, we discussed how to achieve that and so on. The deceleration in my workflow is to slow down that feeling of "we don't have time to discuss blocking, lighting and framing, just get the shot!" most clients have, and forces them to accept that blocking, lighting and framing need to be discussed, therefore improving quality.
However there are some clients who already know this, and with them, I also try to prepare everything I can beforehand. My gripe isn't with speed and efficiency in general, but with hectic schedules and panicking clients who would sacrifice quality for amount of shots accomplished. Sorry, could have been clearer on my part in the first place.
Your demonstration was in the dark, it was Totally terrible no light , couldn't see anything or understand what you was talk about...just do another demonstration..with lights and with graphics...you miss this one...your audio was great..
Just one and done for me.