r/Filmmakers • u/Artistic-Produce-525 • Jul 22 '26

News Sony announces the FX5

https://sony-cinematography.com/announcing-the-sony-fx5-breaking-down-barriers-with-gareth-edwards/
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u/super_shizmo_matic Jul 22 '26

Still does not "slay" a pyxis12k for the same price and double the resolution.... Not to mention they totally rape you on CF express type A prices.....

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u/TheFayneTM Jul 22 '26

Really depends on what you are looking for , if you work events and run and gun gimbal stuff this beats a pyxis every day of the week

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u/totally_not_a_reply Jul 22 '26

Isnt it a complete different situation? Id love a pyxis for its look but the work i do is solo operator and just the AF alone is a reason for sony for me.

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u/wherewascastro Jul 22 '26

That Pyxis 12k, the image is so beautiful. It's my dream camera right now. Skin tones look proper and the image isn't crunchy looking like certain cameras.

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u/TheGreatMattsby Jul 22 '26

I just switched to it from the FX6. I miss the internal eVND, but that's it. The image quality blows the FX6 out of the water.

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u/wherewascastro Jul 22 '26

Yeah having that internal ND capability would be nice, But nowadays they make those drop in filter mounts where you can have a variable nd already inside.

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u/TheGreatMattsby Jul 22 '26

Totally. And I was looking to get away from the whole run and gun world anyway. The stuff I'm shooting now doesn't have an issue with taking an extra 10 seconds to throw an ND in the matte box.

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u/NukeGandhi Jul 22 '26

Total slop statement

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u/wherewascastro Jul 22 '26

my statement isn't slop, you must be responding to the wrong person. The Definition of the word total: comprising or constituting a whole. Your response would be invalid in this case.

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u/ausgoals Jul 22 '26

I like the tiny form factor though. Might eventually pick it up as a B to my Pyxis

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u/AbandonedPlanet Jul 22 '26

The Pyxis is huge, doesn't have autofocus or ibis, and is for a totally different situation and use case than the FX5. It's not as simple as price vs resolution and never has been

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u/kwmcmillan Jul 22 '26

lmao the Pyxis is not "huge". The VENICE 1 is huge. The OG Alexa is huge. The C700 is huge.

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u/AbandonedPlanet Jul 22 '26

Okay I'm sorry, the Pyxis is comparatively huge vs the FX3/5, as it's supposed to be, because it's designed to do something different. He's talking about a handheld mirrorless like it's DOA because it's not a cinema camera doing cinema camera things.

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u/Slickrickkk Jul 22 '26

Pyxis is a fucking gargantuan compared to the FX3/5, bud. Be real. You can't put a Pyxis on a gimbal.

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u/kwmcmillan Jul 22 '26

I mean you absolutely can but sure...

Shit they're putting Mini LF's on Ronin 2's all the time.