Which would you sell: BMCC6k? or Pyxis 6k?

I want the Pyxis 12k and will keep one of the 6k cams I own, as a B-roll cam.
Which would you sell?: Cinema 6K? or Pyxis 6k?
Probably the most important decision to keep one will be timecode with Tentacle Syncs and a Zoom F6 recorder.

Someone with timecode wisdom, ..please chime in.

All my lenses are PL and will keep them. But I'm wanting the Pyxis 12K in L-mount
-> to have the option 1 of my lenses be a Sigma autofocus zoom ~ or a Sirui AURORA 85mm 1.4 autofocus, or a Sirui NEUTRAL amamorphic.

I just bought a ton of audio gear, and clients will be previewing work as we shoot, with lots of audio recordings, -Ease of use using timecode and fast final delivery is super important to deciding what i should do.

..gary in austin, tx

I feel like I'd probably keep the Pyxis 6K, just for the more standard, dedicated BNC timecode port in addition to being able to use the 1/8" mic input for LTC timecode. If you're only ever using the Tentacle Syncs with the 1/8" input, and you never have to have a Rode mic or something plugged into the 1/8" input instead, then you're fine using either, but the Pyxis would interface with more gear outside of the Tentacle Sync in case you're ever in a situation where you'd have to do that, or it could use the mic input as a mic input while using the BNC timecode input separately. If timecode is your most important factor, those are my 2 cents

I would sell the Cinema Camera 6K so I could use the same accessories.

Thanks, Shaheed. Good point.
I kinda know the Pyxis is the better camera. I like using it more, for sure. The Pyxis is probably better working with timecode, too. Thanks for your opinion. It helps.

I personally would sell my Pyxis 6k (which I am) and keep a different form-factor in the 6k FF.
Having an ultra-portable, very low-profile setup is critical for when I need to be discrete in public.

If you have the PYXIS 12K coming then sell the PYXIS 6K. Sure the timecode will be better on the PYXIS, but the BMCC6K will be a different form factor you can use in different scenarios. And, if they ever put the 12K sensor into a Pocket body then maybe some of the accessories for the BMCC6K will transfer to that newer camera.

I can agree with that too, Adam. If I move the DJI lidar to the new Pyxis 12k, I would be able to pick up my stills camera while footage is rolling. I could let a 2nd video shooter use either the Pyxis 6k or the BMCC6k.

If that's the case where I'm shooting the Pyxis 12k actively ...or locking it to a tripod and using Lidar autofocus ( so I can shoot some stills with strobes)
then perhaps i want to make strip the 6k small and bare bones as possible as a b cam if someone can focus or I leave it capturing b-roll.

I used to shoot two of the BMCC6k's and I am leaning to maybe buying a lidar for the Pyxis 6k and selling the Cinema 6k. I sure like the open gate of the Pyxis. It's nice to crop later, ..most of what I deliver is 2:1 ratio.

Hi, Tim. Insightful as ever. Always appreciate your views.

I'm really considering keeping the Pyxis 6k as a safety measure recording off a trip while i man the Pyxis 12k. i can set the 12k on a tripod autofocusing with lidar as i go pick up a stills cam.

The Cinema Camera 6k, was great. I owned two of them. Might be the end of an era on that one, for me.

I own a Pyxis 6k using PL lenses and DJI lidar autofocus when I have to and manual crank when I want.

The Pyxis 12k is on order and that will be my A cam. I might keep the Pyxis 6k as a B cam with lidar autofocus while I operate the Pyxis 12k manual focus. Or maybe get another DJI Lidar focus for my Pyxis 6k by selling the BMCC6k, making that an option to have autofocus on both when I need to, ..for nearly no extra cash. I'm gonna always prefer manual focus, but having the option to autofocus 6k and 12k.

This setup makes the most sense to me until I can afford the 2nd 12k footage. and my thoughts are getting clearer on that. Hey, Tim. You use the new Ursa 12k, right? After some jobs, perhaps I sell the Pyxis 6k and then I'd have a small 12k and a large 12k. ..gary in austin, tx

… I'm really considering just keeping both as a safety measure…

That’s what I will likely do when I buy the Pyxis 12K and a Super35 zoom. I’ll still shoot with two cameras and have the third there if needed for something different or to replace a camera that finally gives up!

I may leave the UM4.6K with the 20x B4 zoom in the cupboard except when a shot requires a longer reach than the zooms I may have on the newer cameras. They’re worth more as a backup option on a client shoot than I’d get selling them. BMPCC4K and Pyxis 12K (shooting 9K Super35) will pair well enough as both are gen 5 colour.

You know within a year of selling one of your cameras, you’ll have an opportunity where you could have used it!

Hi, Rick!
Always love your thoughts. I did exactly what you plan for yourself, while you pile up enough cash for the Pyxis 12k.

When I had the Ursa Mini 12k, I had a Tokina 35mm Cinema Vista Prime. For a while, I kept the lens and sold the camera. As you know, that was a super35 camera and lens and I used it as a telephoto for longer reach. It was quite cool on the BMCC6k when I had two of them.

I always have two cameras rolling, just to be sure. And just to get footage from two angels. I run two stills cameras, too. So, I don't mind having a Pyxis 12k and a Pyxis 6k. I think that's what I'll do. And sell the BMCC6k for just about the price of a DjI lidar and handle. Been working great, I can manually focus with an index finger on the handle, and when I let go it slaps into autofocus on whatever is on the center of the frame.
..gary

If you have the PYXIS 12K coming then sell the PYXIS 6K. Sure the timecode will be better on the PYXIS, but the BMCC6K will be a different form factor you can use in different scenarios. And, if they ever put the 12K sensor into a Pocket body then maybe some of the accessories for the BMCC6K will transfer to that newer camera.

The cooling system in the Pocket camera body will struggle. The Pyxis better cooling system is already stretched with the reduce frame rates using the 12k sensor.

… I always have two cameras rolling, just to be sure. And just to get footage from two angels. I run two stills cameras, too. So, I don't mind having a Pyxis 12k and a Pyxis 6k. I think that's what I'll do…

Thanks for the kind words, Gary.

I’m far from perfect operating the heavy UM4.6K with the heavy 20x Fujinon zoom. Having two angles has been a lifesaver shooting events, for example, when people love to walk in front of a camera occasionally. I’ve been lucky that my two angels are watching over me as I’ve always had the option to switch to the other camera in the post edit.

Having two or three angles really helps make editing much easier, with better results.

Until my order of the Pyxis 12k arrives, ..I think I'll keep both 6k cameras. But soon as I can, the BMCC6k is going to be sold to finance another DJI Lidar focus with handle.
..gary

I like all the attention the BMCC6K has received due to the continuous autofocus. For a while BMCC6K early adopters were feeling a little forgotten, but I imagine they’re enjoying the new capabilities for the most part.

Focus is an interesting art. I shot a fashion show with music video on the weekend. The director and I agreed where I should concentrate on focus and she didn’t care about focus when the models would walk through the audience out of my area of focus. I still watched as multiple models were active concurrently. Having an autofocus might have actually been disconcerting when viewing would change focus suddenly so often with two or three areas of interest. So I stuck with the main area but there’s nothing ugly in that situation unless the model walked across the front of the camera less than a meter away which often happened.

When I look into the DJI Focus Pro, I’ll remember this shoot and think about how it will work with LiDAR on camera.

Re BMCC6K versus Pyxis 6K, I’d keep the Pyxis 6K. It’s likely going to work best in many situations where you don’t have to pretend you’re a tourist at Le Louvre.

It’s going to be simpler to share equipment between those two cameras. These days I value ease of use. But I do hope the Pyxis Monitor issue is resolved soon and a 7” version is offered in 2026.

Hi, Rick.

Exactly, that was my thinking. The Pyxis is just better in every way. I love using it. The BMCC6K was B-roll for a while.

A fashion show with lots of models is right up my ally and I love manual focus when you've got that much going on in your frame. Autofocus would have gone crazy.

I sold my BMCC6k last week and I think we will get the same autofocus firmware capabilities on the Pyxis cameras at some point. But back to autofocus on the Pyxis, I use DJI lidar with the handle on the right and a dummy handle on the left. On the DJI focus handle you there is an option for: Autofocus, Manual Focus, and AMF.

AMF is awesome. You can let it Autofocus and you override the finger wheel to manual focus, let your finger off and it snaps back into autofocus. And it's fast to have the best of both.

I traded my BMCC6K for a 2nd DJI lidar focus system that sits here in a box, lonely for the Pyxis12 to play with. I bought a 2nd Blackmagic Monitor, ..uh I'll have to look into the problem of which you speak.
..gary

Gary, that’s all very good. I was referring to the Pyxis Monitor where some copies seem to lack contrast and then are difficult to use, especially in bright light situations. 1500 nits is useless outdoors without meaningful
and accurate contrast. If contrast is too low indoors, that’s complicating how one would use the monitor too.

Thanks Rick, I jumped over to the Pyxis Monitor thread talking about the low contrast. They do look washed out, especially outdoors on a sunny day. So getting this worked out with a LUT ...maybe that will help.

Apparently the issue is being looked into by BMD who haven’t commented recently.

Yea, I'm over in the thread about the Pyxis monitor.