PYXIS 6K

Dreaming on the day when Atomos mends/overcomes its feud with BM...

Not to take this thread off topic but my understanding is that the relationship between Atomos and BMD goes far beyond a "feud", and I doubt we're ever going to see the two companies collaborate unless one or both of them has a tectonic shift in their corporate cultures. See Frame Voyager's video on the subject:

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I received my first DZOFilm Arles lens this week .... a 25 which may be one of the weakest imaging in
the new line.

Here is a blog that I captured on my C200 PL mount ... very shallow room so I had to use the 25 on S35 sensor as I was at the back wall ... this is a technical discussion on the 2nd article of the Creed from Luther's Small Catechism.

https://vimeo.com/993086581/76976c5286

Very accurate colors without any green shift.

It is 2KDCI as the render from the cinema raw light was 15Gb for the 20 minute clip.

My next lens will be the 100 as I wait for the upcoming 40.

I will attempt to grab some outdoor frames on my Sigma fP later this week.

Nice to see some LCMS content out there - I created https://95thesesfilm.com myself, though not much Blackmagic footage back then.

Some reason you posted that here in the PYXIS thread, though? I don't see the connection.

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I had a few people asking how I rigged my Pyxis 6k, so here it is.

attn: Tim I'm using a DJI focus handle and it's made so you can change the mount to be the left handle or the right handle. Works great and once you configure that lens, you can choose 1, 2, or 3 on the Lidar and you get autofocus in the center of the frame. You can use your index finger to over-ride and manually focus, and when you let go it jumps back to autofocus.

attn: Paul I'm using a Shape top plate and it has two arri mounts point forward. I bought Kondor Blue rod adapters that have an arri mount on one end and on the other is 15mm threads. I used short rods and took some other rod platforms and made a little platoform for the LIdar to mount to.

And the microphone mount is a simple Sennheiser plastic one that is about 12 bucks, everywhere. I mounted a cold shoe mount to the top-plate. The left mic is a Sennheiser 400, attached to the same rod the Lidar rod is on, using a cold-shoe adapter. I use a small condenser mic and a short shotgun mic, on camera but if it all possible I use other mics on booms.
..gary

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Boys and their toys!

Yea, I was the guy who's first car went from having no motor, to a '67 Mustang GT with HiPerformance Rally Pack, Califorina Special. I did all the work and painted it with airplaine paint. It was 1 of 200 made and was a dream to own.

This camera has a lot of options. Every time I pick it up, is easy to do whatever I need. Clients always seem to be wowed with my cameras and how I can show up, with a studio setup from just a few bags or backpacks.

When the Pyxis 12k arrives, all this gear is moving over. And this Pyxis 6k is going to be bare-bones. A small handle and a V-mount battery on a Kessler dovetail plate. Looking forward to the simplicity of this Pyxis having almost zero add-ons.

Yea, I was the guy who's first car went from having no motor, to a '67 Mustang GT with HiPerformance Rally Pack, Califorina Special. I did all the work and painted it with airplaine paint. It was 1 of 200 made and was a dream to own...

My first car in the late 60s was a $300 Studebaker Silver Hawk. Don’t believe all the trash talk about Studebaker, it was a dream to own.

Ah, the strides you've made. Your old self would be proud.

Anyone here own the 8Sinn sideplate and care to share their experience? I am looking to add a nato rail to the front of the right side of the camera for a Focus Pro grip without adding the bulk of a full cage and this looks like it would fit the bill.

Also how are people supporting their lens adapters on the Pyxis? Seems like very little in the way of attaching a support foot to the cage/camera bottom exists or am I just not looking in the right places?

Absolutely agree this is an important gear consideration for anyone ordering the Pyxis L-mount cameras that normally shoots with PL-mount lenses. Just being discussed in the other thread on bringing ND filters to the Pyxis via the Kippertie L-PL Revolva adapter with ND cartridges.

Would be a great accessory or an additional mounting point for a BMD plate.

Has anyone tried using a Blackmagic Ultrastudio Monitor 3G on the "viewfinder" output on the Pyxis?
To get another Feed from the camera? I wasn't that impressed with the Pyxis Monitor and I really enjoy a larger-sized screen.

I just sold my Pyxis and was able to use a third-party USB-C to HDMI adapter cable to get a clean HDMI feed out.

Has anyone tried using a Blackmagic Ultrastudio Monitor 3G on the "viewfinder" output on the Pyxis?
To get another Feed from the camera? I wasn't that impressed with the Pyxis Monitor and I really enjoy a larger-sized screen.

I just sold my Pyxis and was able to use a third-party USB-C to HDMI adapter cable to get a clean HDMI feed out.

On the URSA Cine 12K I used one of the other USB-C Ports to go USB-C to HDMI Adapter into the Video Assist 4K to see what I was getting for a video signal. It was limited to 1080 60p only with that method. I do need to test further probably but it feels like the USB-C options are limited in the way it outputs signal.

The "input" of the Ultrastudio Monitor 3G is Thunderbolt and it can only be connected to a computer where an app uses the DeckLink API to send frames to it.

If I recall correctly the USB-C output on the Pyxis uses DisplayPort Alt-Mode which should mean any USB-C to HDMI converter that supports DP Alt Mode should work.

Quick question for the Pyxis 6K owners - I am planning to power my Pyxis with an external V-Mount solution and would like to keep a BP-U battery inside the camera as a hot-swap options. I bought a small BP-U battery but don't own any chargers, so I was wondering if the BP-U charges inside the camera if the camera is connected to external power? Couldn't find anything in the manual regarding that.

Quick question for the Pyxis 6K owners - I am planning to power my Pyxis with an external V-Mount solution and would like to keep a BP-U battery inside the camera as a hot-swap options. I bought a small BP-U battery but don't own any chargers, so I was wondering if the BP-U charges inside the camera if the camera is connected to external power? Couldn't find anything in the manual regarding that.

it does not. a BP-U 30 is probably the best size for a 'external battery swap' moment, as it is small and barely sticks out of the camera.

Quick question for the Pyxis 6K owners - I am planning to power my Pyxis with an external V-Mount solution and would like to keep a BP-U battery inside the camera as a hot-swap options. I bought a small BP-U battery but don't own any chargers, so I was wondering if the BP-U charges inside the camera if the camera is connected to external power? Couldn't find anything in the manual regarding that.

This is exactly what I do as well and use the BP-U30 as Paul mentioned. I can also confirm that the BP-U battery needs to be charged externally as the Pyxis will not charge it. It does last a very long time as a "hot swap" or UPS battery.

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Thank you for the quick responses! It's a shame that I will have to carry another charger for just a single battery (I did not find any BP-U30 batteries that charge via USB-C). I wonder why the camera doesn't charge the battery, as I remember previous Blackmagic cameras had that feature but then again they also had a battery included. It's really a pity that it does not charge it, as it prevents it from being a true hot swap feature (like the many times more expensive Bebob Hot Swap adapters etc).

On another note - what is the smallest BP-U battery people have found? I bought a budget one at 43mm deep. Trying to build a very compact rig and got the Nitze v-mount plate that allows access to the SDI's even when mounted flash against the camera, so would love to eliminate those last few mm that my BP-U sticks out..

a little nice fact about powering devices on the Pyxis...

If you don't need the SDD recording port, the rear USB-C will power 5v devices. I've used it with a Tascam 32-bit recorder as well as with a cheap Shimbol HDMI wireless unit.

[Kristian Lam]

I wonder why the camera doesn't charge the battery, as I remember previous Blackmagic cameras had that feature but then again they also had a battery included.

The BP-U series batter runs 14V nominally, similar to a v-lock/gold mount, and has a similar capacity when you go with to larger sizes. It's not feasible to charge it with the power that the camera is already consuming. This is in line with how almost every camera out there that does not charge v-lock / gold mount batteries when they are attached to cameras.