Glad it's working out for you. I was shopping for a personal camera and also was turned off of more recent Blackmagic cameras because of the "ONLY BRAW" philosophy. I was really interested in the FX6 but the price was a bit too high for my needs so I ended up getting a BMPCC6KPro so I could still have ProRes+Raw and internal ND filters. The lower price left me more money for lenses and I love the camera but I do envy the sensor size and low-light performance of the FX6. I really hope Blackmagic changes course and starts putting ND Filters and ProRes in their full frame cameras again because I would have loved to go with the BMCC6K Full Frame or Pyxis cams instead.
Interesting to see! Great that you found the best solution for your needs. Personally speaking: i moved on from blackmagic cameras. If they work, they are truely great. But once you notice multiple technical or quality related issues, you cant unsee them. For example after getting my camera replaced, i noticed sensor color issues, that a client also noticed in post. That’s embarrassing. these camera’s became a deal breaker for me. I need reliable and great quality cameras that dont have technological flaws in regards to professional use. It just creates headaches and stress because you basically would need to perform an extensive and complete test of the camera in a lab to be sure that there are no issues. And even then 1 day later everything could be different again.
Preach 🙌. I’ve had 4 Blackmagic’s in my life from the OG pocket, 2.5k, Pocket 4K and the 6k. They all had issues. I remember replacing the 2.5k 3 times directly with Blackmagic. Once, the tech noted “excessive noise in the green channel” as the issue. Most inconsistent quality problems I’ve ever seen. I ditched them and got an FX3 before it was cool lol. I’ve been using them almost every single day since 2021 (minus weekends) and they’ve never failed to do exactly what they did the day I bought them. In that time, Sony have just kept adding value to them through firmware. A Hollywood movie was shot with them. I love the Blackmagic does have more depth to the image, but I’ve never been in a situation where I didnt baseline my shot with the Phantom Neutral lut, and wind up with a stunning look. They’re just fantastic. The only thing I’d like is internal ND and and possibly 6K, but that’ll most likely be an FX6 mk ii.
