Thank you for this. I have just purchased the FX30 2 weeks ago. Im getting my head around it better than I thought I would due to watching your blogs. I opted for the Sigma 18-55 F2.8. So far so good the quality is great! Your right though there are so many good cheap lenses too! I love this camera. Thanks and I have subbed. 😊

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

Welcome to the club and you made a great choice. The 18-55 will do very well in most situations but definitely make the sigma 16mm 1.4 your next purchase. It's feels kinda wide but it really will help in lowlight shooting with flexible iso. Also, Sirui have the sniper series coming soon which also look fantastic. Thank you for the sub 🙌🏾

Great points! Another solid video man! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

Thanks man, appreciate the comment 🙌🏾

Thank you for this video because I’m considering the FX30 👍

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

Glad it was useful and thanks for the comment 🙌🏾

very impressed and honored by the mention for this video, I really like how you put to the truth how good the FX30 is, even in lowlight, bad content creators (and its the truth) put the FX30 to shame, its nice to see your experience with all of them which are fantastic and specially because you ARE an excellent cinematographer, outstanding work and cheers mate !

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

Thank you bro, this is why it's always important to go through all comments. I never make videos for the sake of it and your questions got me thinking hard. I was so impressed with the fx30 that I dived in head first thinking Sony have a lot of choice in lenses like canon....boy I was wrong lol. I don't regret none of the Sony's but they honestly can't be compared to eachother as they really do bring different things to the table. Thanks for your kind comment and the inspiration to ramble 😅

@AndyLSB

8 ай бұрын

@@Altcine my pleasure and thank you for the input, knowledge and sharing your experience !

Great video! Appreciate the Fx30 stuff 🙏🏾

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

No probs man, thanks for the comment.

Educational content as always. Thx!

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

Thank you Chris, glad it was useful.

@CSoprano103

8 ай бұрын

@@Altcine The FX-30 is my next camera, so yes extremely helpful info. Thx. 👍🏿

Loving the studio set up 🔥

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

Thank you bro, it's my happy place 😁

Great video thanks!!

@Altcine

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback Pete, glad it was helpful.

Excellent video! I've actually been considering selling my FX3 and just getting a used FX30 to make some extra money, since I don't really need the FX3 features over the FX30. Also great production quality with this one!!

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

Hey Alex, I know that you'd get great stuff out of the FX30 and yes the price difference is HUGE! Because you're already a filmmaker I believe you already know how to play to it's strengths. I see there's some great deals on the fx30 at the moment too. Thanks brother.

good question, informative content.

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

Thank you 👍🏾👍🏾

So glad I came across this video. I've been back and forth like a tennis ball over should I upgrade to the fx3 or fx30 im not worried about the crop because I already have an aps-c with my Sony a6400 but I film a lot of night games for football and want to start getting into shooting music videos and club promos which are always at night. The samples you showed in this video look no different than a night scene you would see in a movie now. Getting an attached light should to my rig should take care of any low light situation anyway.

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

Hey bro, glad you found it useful. Yeah the FX30 really is surprising. If there's a lot of dark areas in the lowlight scene just switch to flexible iso and keep dropping the iso until you see the blacks start to clean up. You can check the noise by having a large monitor or using the zoom feature. Do a few tests and you'll soon understand what's going on. Crop sensor really is amazing for the lens choice, so light and affordable too. I'm not saying the FX3 wouldn't give you more options for lowlight shooting...it definitely does but you can work with FX30 with very little issues.

For fast and wide, the best option would probably be a Sigma 24-70 f2.8 DG HSM OS EF Paired with a MC-11 adaptor which works surprisingly very well on the FX6, I’ll be diving into it in depth in the near future to make a video and figure out the limits of such a setup for my self

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

Please do this. I was looking at this combo but some conflicting advice on an fx6 group. I use the 18-35 with mc11 and think it performs great but some people said the 24-70 hunts a bit so I ended up cancelling my order.

Great overview on these cameras. I always wanted a Sony camera but I already have my Blackmagic and Red cameras and they get the job done for now. For work I use the Sony FX9 and love the Cine EI profile. As far as all around versatility and if you're a one man operator how would you compare the FX30 vs the Blackmagic 6K Pro for a production?

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

Yes my brother, good to see comments from you. I agree, as a one man show Sony is amazing but if I'm being totally honest the 6kpro image looks a bit better. I still use manual focus and lenses in a lot of stuff so I wouldn't say the Sony is better than BM but when you have those shots that require a focus puller, mounting the camera where you'd need other equipment to control it etc then the Sony will practically do the job by itself. For corporate, events etc it's a clear winner over BM but for film...even with a small crew BM isn't a problem.

The shutter tuning on ML is my favorite to play with

fantastic value in your talent

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, appreciate it 🙌🏾

perfect timing for this video -- i've been weighing the fx30 vs fx3. do you have any advice on good Cine Ei tutorials for the fx30?

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

Glad you found my ramble useful lol. I would say to only use cineEi when you have lots of light or can control the lights. Philip R Peck has some good stuff but doesn't like to ettr. I like to ettr sometimes but it depends on the subject. Also this guy has a great video on NOT shooting CineEi in run/gun lowlight situations. kzread.info/dash/bejne/oZ2ZutR9YtjPc5s.htmlsi=El5Z7IsqkSObndP-

A really interesting and overlooked camera is the Canon r50 with its PDQ (or whatever its called) and downsampled 6k. I’m curious to see how it would compare to other cameras.

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

Yeah that looks very good for the price. A bit lacking in 4k high frame rates though.

I had no idea variable shutter was even a thing! Yet another reason to choose a Sony over a Craynon.

@Altcine

7 ай бұрын

Yeah it's amazing if your camera has it. Another great feature that takes the stress out of shooting anywhere you don't control the lights.

hey, just wondering if you hsve ever shot dual iso on crop mood and if so what your thoughts are. imo its a fantastic way to increase dynamic range dramatically with a little NR and in the anamorphic modes

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

Hi, yes I used it back in the day and it is a fantastic feature for high contrast scenes. I stopped using it simply to streamline my ml workflow.

In a way I'm glad to see these lines on your video as I shot a very lighting and laser heavy festival event on Saturday night on my A7siii and thought something bad had happened to my sensor.

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

Mate, you must have been sweating...I've seen how them lasers destroy sensors. It's annoying when we can't control light...most people probably wouldn't notice it at an event but you still don't want to hand this type of footage over to a client.

@adamdrakestudio

8 ай бұрын

@@Altcine definitely was sweating. This was after I had a memory card scare. Think it was from filming the rain, my best guess. It was stuck on a do you want to recover data on these cards? Not really but it wouldn’t let me back, so pressed yes, then it said “are you sure, it may affect other data already captured” so I pressed no and no and no and and no and it kept me on that screen. Couldn’t film couldn’t see playback. Even went totally grey at one point. Panicked and went and checked if the rushes were still there on a laptop (not my own because of the festival with little security on people walking in and stealing shit). The footage was still there thank god and no problem at all which is why I think the rain made the camera do something. Put those cards to the side (still scary wondering if you’ve picked the right ones - had no tape with me to mark them), reformatted the already formatted cards on the laptop and the camera eventually accepted them and we were good to go. About 25 mins of a lot of sweat. I’d been using duplicate recording but even that didn’t feel like enough of a fail safe.

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

Damn man, your heart must have been beating 😅 glad it worked out

@adamdrakestudio

8 ай бұрын

thanks for reading that saga. the initial post has got me thinking about parting ways with my 6K Pro which I hardly use as a one man band and getting an FX30 to be a b-cam to my A7siii.@@Altcine

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

That's the way forward

Makes me want the FX30! 😆

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

😅 some good deals on at the moment

@stephanes.

8 ай бұрын

@@Altcine😅

I sold my FX30 to fund for a FX6, The Fx30 is a great camera.

@Altcine

3 ай бұрын

Yep, they're all good. Have you got the fx6 already?

@zaha4193

3 ай бұрын

@@AltcineYes got one for a good price around $4500 USD with 200Hrs on it.

Could you make a box rig for the FX3/FX30?

@Altcine

5 ай бұрын

I actually have a top cheeseplate design I was working on that added a lot of rigging but I stopped developing it when Caleb dropped the cineback. The cineback is quite substantial for my needs but it seems a lot of people like it.

The banding stopped at 1/40 lol 7:50

That is interesting… I’ve been planning to buy a 2nd Sony (to go with my Alpha for duel stills/video) and I simply assumed I needed that full frame sensor to go with my all GM glass… but I missed the variable shutter issue (that I have with the Alpha)

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

Yeah it's definitely an overlooked subject but a very important one. I'd say it's even more important than shutter angle.

@georgerady9706

8 ай бұрын

I can see how - if you are shooting interviews and can’t mask fluorescent lights and/or computer screens - or need to shoot computer screens - where that might come into play… I shoot - almost exclusively - video in studio where I have complete control of the (LED) lights… so I’m still thinking I would go with a full sensor (also, I only shoot with 24mm, 35mm and 50mm GM glass so I’d want to keep making use of that full sensor AND my subjects don’t move very fast so the “global shutter” is not needed.) I was thinking FX6 until I learned that it has no IBIS while FX3 does (and I don’t need NDs in studio) so I was think FX3 anyways… plus it has a little fan… The Alpha overheated 🥵 within minutes trying to shoot - Gerald Undone’s - 8K to 4K in a cool studio so I think Sony pushed the technology in the Alpha that really needed a heatsink or fan and FIXED it in the FX3

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

Yeah the overheating issue is a nightmare so definitely glad for the fans in the cine line. It's good that you can control everything in a studio and the fx3 will definitely shine. I don't want to sound like I'm hating it, I actually love it...just one of those things where you might come unstuck if you do events.

@georgerady9706

8 ай бұрын

Naw, it was a great observation… at least I missed it (and I’ve been swimming Sony KZreads since I started switching my ecosystem this July ‘23) and the Overheating was resolved by going back to 4K - internally and externally - to my Ninja. Just a bit of hype on Sony’s part. I bet the new A9 just announced will have the SAME problem.

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

👍🏾👍🏾 cool. The A9 is an interesting camera for sure, not for me but I like the direction. It will be interesting to see if it has the heat issue and how the image holds up with some heavy grading from that Global shutter. I read that having a global shutter has an impact on dynamic range so it might affect non raw footage.

@8:04 Yes the only thing you got to do is to go change your PAL fps norm to NTSC as you already know I guess, but Its funny cause your lamp should be in 50hz if you are in UK if Im not mistaken

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

No I can't do that here in PAL region, that's not advisable for serious work. We tried that with a film recently and it was a nightmare. The gris is 50hz but it all depends on the light. I've shot at some basic locations and it's been fine....shot at Ministry of Sound and it was a complete nightmare.

@DarkTrapStudio

8 ай бұрын

​@@AltcineYes I mean for that shot in particular that was the the easy fix of the problem as you asked of course we need to work in the norm of the electricity of our country

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

Ahhh ok gotcha. NTSC may work but still not sure without variable shutter.

@DarkTrapStudio

8 ай бұрын

@@AltcineIt should work, Its just the refresh rate of the electricity, here the lamp is at 60hz (I guess) and your camera is a 50hz base, when the electricity hz rate and the camera fps is match the banding dissaperar, thats what NTSC and PAL are for when switching regions with different electricity norms. But maybe the lamp got a weird refresh rate ^^

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

Yep totally understand the frequencies, it was something I had to explain a lot during my time at Panasonic. Yeah definitely a weird light.

I love my fx30, incredible camera and with a rig and 18-35 1.8 it is an insane run and gun setup that handles anything else I've thrown at it. It's a money maker - profitable after a single job and it's not let me down or given me any shit on a job

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

PREACH 🙌🏾🙌🏾 It made me a lot of money too, profitable right out the gate and solid performance. You use sigma 18-35?

@HezJP

8 ай бұрын

@@Altcine yeah man MC11 18-35 sigma has proven to be a monster combo. Clients love it, I love shooting on it. Took a sec to tune the fx30 focus settings but it looks fantastic and I think I'm gonna grab the 50-100 f1.8 sigma to pair up with it. Literally just point it at something and it looks good

@HezJP

8 ай бұрын

I'm of the opinion where low-light should be good enough for dark events (FX30 easily handled one I did last week) and then beyond that you probably have so little light that the shot would be not worth using anyway. It isn't just about sensor noise, quality of the light and what it's doing to your subject are way more noticeable to clients and they probably won't even notice noise

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

Nice, yes I've got that combo too and it works very well. I don't se many people using it but I think it's great, looks great and love the extra weight if needed for stability. Yes definitely good enough for most dark situations but I still carry a f1.4 sigma just incase 😅

@HezJP

8 ай бұрын

@@Altcine yea I mean that 18-35 is my go-to with the 18-105 PZ for when I need more reach. Although I'm looking at either the sigma f1.8 EF 50-100 to go with my 18-35, or even their 100-400mm that's slow as hell but has loads of reach. If I spoke to someone looking for a real money maker camera, it'd be FX30 and I think it's quite rare for us freelancers to have such a cheap and competitive workhorse camera. My a6500 before was plagued with weird colours, rolling shutter and bad ergonomics lol

Which mic are you using, it's wireless, me like

@Altcine

6 ай бұрын

Hey, it the Comica VM30

Fx30 the best ! I got 2 of them

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

Absolutely bro, such a great little camera and capable of soo much.

@barringtonmarson350

8 ай бұрын

@@Altcine please explain how to adjust flixer again ?

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

Hi, you can find it here in the link below. Please note - on the rear bottom dial it says SHUTTER. You can set this to activate Variable shutter in the Sony menu (last icon, yellow briefcase) helpguide.sony.net/ilc/2220/v1/en/contents/TP1000886836.html

I'm waiting for a black magic with sony a9 iii comparible sensor.

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

Imagine that! That would be so amazing

It makes no sense that Sony didn’t use down sampled 6k sensors on the higher end range. Even my Lowe end. A6300 has down sampled 6 to 4k ability 🤷🏻

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

It's a strange one and I have a few theories but it's all speculation. Im glad they did in the apsc line though as it brings them upto speed with the higher end cams.

I didn't knew that fx30 have variable shutter speed setting! Wonder why fx3 don't have it...thats interesting! why don't Sony work properly LOL

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

😂😂 I know right! It's very frustrating but I think Sony take the FX30 a bit more seriously than we do.

The FX30 is a great camera- and - unless you really need to shoot in the absolute dark - produces a better image than the FX3 because of the downsampled 6K sensor (and even pushing to ISO 3200 the downsampling def decreases the noise...) Now if Sony would unlock a 6K RAW open gate HDMI output for external recorders the FX 30 would be by far the winner (but Sony will probably never do this...)

@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

Yep absolutely correct. I also saw a chart that recommended using 3200iso on the fx30 but I haven't tried it yet but I will. Yeah I doubt they will add open gate. It seems they take the Cinema line more seriously than the hybrids so let's hope.

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@Altcine

8 ай бұрын

😁👌🏾👌🏾