NEXUS G1 - Perfect or Doomed?

[@bairstories]

Good points!

[@mfjae]

What happened? The video just ended?

[@Miniaminism]

A CG Artist is not a Camera Engineer. You don't buy a camera only on design.... Heat are related with noise level, a mounts not properly shielded can add some serious noise as well. Not knocking the thing down, the design is great but well... let's see...

[@dct124]

The design definitely looks like they absolutely don't want you using a different adapter or something you customize yourself. Funny this video popped up after watching some dude hacksaw his BM build a custom mount and move the flange distance backwards.

[@Dale_Campbell]

@@dct124 😂 there are a few other mods around, think I saw that one too! There’s also the Alt Cine box camera and the PodTech which retains the original form factor.

[@Justin_Allen]

So glad you brought up Kinefinity as an example. I thought they had a great body and advocated for Blackmagic to buy them for years. However Kinefinity has just not caught on because of they horrible sensor and just an overall lack of market penetration. And they are certainly well more funded than the Nexus is.

[@RonCoy]

I’m not sure I agree with your skepticism about Blackmagic possibly going against Nexus. Nexus is a licensed Blackmagic vendor. Blackmagic selling a few hundred or a few thousand more Pocket 6K G2 cameras is unlikely with their newer cameras being the hot new things to buy, but if this company buys those Pocket 6K G2’s and rehouses them and sells them, bringing people into the Blackmagic ecosystem, well… that just seems like a win-win for Blackmagic.

[@Dale_Campbell]

@@RonCoy that’s an interesting angle. But still I fear a lot of the challenges still stand as that was more a tangential thought.

[@RonCoy]

@ I agree with a lot of what you said. It will be challenging, but I also believe in the project fundamentals and look forward to how Nexus will evolve from here. I’d love to see it succeed, and possibly push other camera companies to have similar goals for their own cameras.

[@chrisjenkins9978]

All cameras are proprietary. You can’t mix-n-match Red with Sony or ARRi. They all have proprietary monitors, handles and ND systems. The actual only downside I see with this camera is the sensor but, perhaps that upgradeable in the future.

[@Dale_Campbell]

@@chrisjenkins9978 yes and no, this is a small volume product - and you won’t be able to get the parts if they aren’t successful. The risks are far greater than with those other brands for a consumer, and they are leaning heavily into every single thing being unique to their camera platform. Where they could and maybe should, (time will tell) have fewer elements that are so proprietary and maybe have more universals elements - like a mount that can just be adapted out to PL, EF etc. without relying on NEXUS….

[@chrisjenkins9978]

@ - At $3300, it will fly off the shelves. It’s so inexpensive that it will start a tiny revolution in the independent film industry.

[@Dale_Campbell]

@ I hope they are successful, guess we’ll see!

[@chrisjenkins9978]

@@Dale_Campbell - Me also. Now if thy could just upgrade that sensor. ):-)

[@Culturelens]

​@@Dale_CampbellThey will be successful. Don't be a pessimist

[@SaintProductions1]

i can only hope, they create a Nexus 2 (sooner then later), an adapt the Ursa 12k parts into it. Of course it will be bigger then the original Nexus but smaller than an Usra body.

[@ozzmanzz]

Ah, I've just figured it out, you're playing the Christmas Grinch.

[@Dale_Campbell]

@@ozzmanzz 😅🎅 just saying it as I see it. But we’ll reconvene in 6 months and see where it’s at. I actually hope they make it work 🤞

[@ozzmanzz]

Maybe you'll have more luck as the Easter Bunny?😅

[@Dale_Campbell]

@ guess we’ll see. At least there chocolate if the camera is a bust.

[@Sethmotley]

BMD is going to mimic all of those interesting features of the Nexus in one of their camera probably a Pyxis version then either buy the company or put them to rest.

[@Dale_Campbell]

@@Sethmotley it does seem like as soon as these features become the must have thing in anyway, an ‘official’ release which gets close enough will kill it 💀

[@waveland]

Heroic concepts I suppose but not a device designed for reliability. They will be forever chasing bugs and then they will run out of money (not to mention the ancient sensor that they don’t control). Modularity is almost never a good idea even for big companies never mind startups. I’ve watched similar crash and burn scenarios for 40+ years.

[@Dale_Campbell]

@@waveland Yep, it’s a tough world out there. I commend the effort and work, but I’ll be quite surprised if it is a runaway success. I feel a small niche camera that focused on the look and a certain ergonomic / workflow ethos maybe be compelling enough to grab a space in the market. And even then it is a money pit to support it!