My TINY Sony Fx3 Cinema Camera Rig

[@POVwithRC]

It's always nice when it fits on a gimbal when you are done.

[@powdermuaythai]

for real, right?! that doesn't happen often xD

[@SjoerdWess]

It just keeps blowing me away that this tiny camera has so much potential. A cam you can take on every trip, but also use it on a 50k shoot and nobody is complaining. Insane. Good video man!

[@Jonbontabas]

The best rig i've seen so far.

[@LawrenceArnell]

That smallrig v Mount bracket comes with an adapter you can put on your npf plate. I'm using a similar neewer unit. Works great. This video was awesome.

[@smepable]

That bit about exposing and grading slog sounded interesting, can you do a next Video about it?

[@Jamesmatthews]

Absolutely. Want to do a big in depth video on it.

[@smepable]

@@Jamesmatthews amazing definitely going to watch and Like 🤗

[@imranmohammed3138]

It’s so good to see you again. Your content inspires me to go out and film something, even this video when you’re sharing about your gear. Keep it coming!

[@Jamesmatthews]

So glad to hear it mate. Thanks boss 🫡

[@Scriptshepherd]

Would love to see a video on exposing and grading S-Log 3 and what you've learned on how to improve it

[@Jamesmatthews]

It’s definitely coming 👌🏻

[@sKorpGionTV]

That's a dope rig mate. If you add a tilta wrist strap on the right side, it starts to feel like an fx6

[@fidelreyna]

Or Smallrig

[@stevofoo]

James is so helpful and humble!!!

[@Jamesmatthews]

Glad this was helpful mate! The humility is questionable 🤣

[@Glen.Danielsen]

Right, Matthew’s meat! Always much of substance from you mate! Thanks, and cheers from the States! 🫡🇬🇧

[@benjiphotovideo]

Rad setup man!

[@wallenboeckfilms]

this looks really solid. When im going for an fx3 (or then fx3 mk2) as a B-cam in the future, im going with this build for sure. really minimalistic and still ergonomic and practical.

[@gre-vo]

highly recommend the 99wh smallrig v mount bat instead of the NP battery, gives great weight distribution with the 24-70 which tends to be front heavy. Loving your setup! have been going more minimal lately as well.

[@claude.bussiere]

I really like your setup and you explain very well how you use it.

[@Jamesmatthews]

Thanks Claude! Keep up the good work on your channel

[@claude.bussiere]

@@Jamesmatthews I look up to you and I’m a big fan of your work.

[@MediaverseNash]

Cleanest I've seen 👌

[@DroneMotion]

Thanks for this mate - I just went on Amazon to get a bunch of this gear, good timing with Prime Day!

[@tonywatson1508]

Great little rig M8 I like npf power too but had considered all sorts of Heath Robinson ideas for mounting but then you nailed it with the L brkt great idea and cheap and low profile top...

[@nickrstic]

Love this James!!

[@Jamesmatthews]

Thanks Bossman!

[@knocademus]

For you battery situation you might want to get the smallrig V mount with the arca swiss quick release and mount the NPF charger to the V mount adapter that comes with it. it would work just the way you are wishing for.

[@better_call_joy]

Finally a rig that suits me 🤩 Is the cage essential ? It looks like I can fix the L bracket on my nude FX3, isn't it ?

[@MattiasBrannholm]

Cool rig! How do you record and sync audio?

[@plam9305]

I've been "borrowing" your ideas since your BM rig days, thanks a ton, mate! I owe you one... Come shoot in Argentina, and you'll have a sidekick ready to go. 🙌

[@prOkrEAt]

Dang. I used to watch your videos religiously years ago, especially re:b roll. I have been subbed but nothing came up past few years. Then this morning back in my feed with this beast build that i have been looking at finding similar setup with my fx3. Love the battery idea. Ive been struggling trying vmount route with sr99. Just too heavy, though works nice on tripod. I had a portkeys, still do, but the connection always seemeed fiddly with fx3. So went to atomos to also get onboard recording.... Which i nearly never use... Yet. Anyway thats one sexy setup i have to steal the battery idea because was looking for exact same ideal of putting on gimbal, but also pulling off for handheld. I do have a vintage lens addiction so also use the dji lidar system to get AF on them. But also use that lens as well, first one i got with fx3. Thanks for inspiration for rerigging mine some to tweak it to get what i need from it. Glad you showed back up because ive been searching for your channel and could only remember your first name.

[@charlesdavidmedia]

No outro banger track...🥲

[@reflexfilms]

NOT using log profiles is so much easier to expose and focus - and probably saves a lot of time in the edit + no iso limitations / gotchas (speaking as a panasonic user where you get stuck with iso 640 minimum in bright daylight...) How much production value do you reckon log profiles give you over going for a look in camera? What cases would you promote for in an camera look.

[@filmmakerevolution]

Using a pretty similar setup just with the smallrig cage and v mount & an atomos ninja v, although it’s tempting to change to the portkeysbone as I hardly ever need to shoot raw and the camera control looks great

[@Jamesmatthews]

Nice mate, yeah the Porkeys is a dream to be fair. Mad bright and the controls are such a nice add just for confidence really. It gets bloody hot tho 😆 Thankfully its got fan control

[@evanthecameraman]

Hey James go ahead and get that Smallrig plate that goes to V-mount and then you can get for a few bucks get the "Fomito V-Mount Base Station" which the "V" part can screw into your smallrig NPF base. So you get everything you are after with the now added benefit of using a V-mount battery should you ever choose to in the future.

[@HomeGrownMedia]

Can't swap to a smaller NPF then for gimbal shots. A lot of v mount batteries are much bigger than the battery he used in the vid.

[@Jamesmatthews]

Thanks Evan, I can actuallys screw the NPF Plate onto the Smallrig mount. Its just a bit bigger than it needs to be for me sadly.

[@anton.scholz]

Interesting an nice minimalistic rig. You show it on a gimbal but would it actually work on a normal gimbal (like RS or so) with the battery sticking out to the rear so much?

[@DanOsborne]

Sick one, pretty much the same set-up here but S5IIX. I bought some neoprene padding for the back of my v-locks for the chest contact. On occasion I've also hooked a peak design strap round the set-up for a point of contact round the neck (or chin if you'd prefer ha). How come you're commiting to the NPF's and not bolting on a mini-v James?

[@humandecor8523]

Im looking to upgrade and not sure where to pivot.What would you prefer. The s5iix , the fx3 , a7iv , s1h ?

[@GurmeetSingh-fr8uo]

When is FX3 ii coming out

[@owvideographersuk]

Great video, which HDMI cable are you using? Cheers

[@Jamesmatthews]

Thanks mate, this is the one I'm using: amzn.to/3zPKr8y

[@juscars6337]

my mate is back

[@Jamesmatthews]

Back Back

[@juscars6337]

@@Jamesmatthews Booosh !!

[@whigo97]

Hey is it really work on gimbal ?

[@philvfilms]

What happens if the battery disconnected mid clip. I would think V mount is a more secure connection agains your chest? I do like this idea otherwise

[@SPITFIREshAkez]

nice video about your setup! $o, one last thing..the overall Ka-Ching?

[@Jamesmatthews]

Realistically, probably around $700 with the monitor

[@KROMAprd]

Lol James I do the chin support move as well hahaha this had made me feel less weird about it! Been looking to put together a handheld rig for my A7S III and didn't know about a lot of these components so nice one for the recommendations!

[@Jamesmatthews]

Weirdo's us 😆 Yeah I actually tested out this rig with the A7siii (Just without the cage as I dont have one for it yet), works great

[@biglittlebirdie450]

What's your set up with audio ? Do you not recommend the FX3 XLR handle ?

[@Jamesmatthews]

Hate the top handle, the XLR's are great, but I only use it for interviews etc. Most of the things I'm shooting these days are without onboard audio then a separate interview

[@abattoirentertainmentinc4315]

What’s your personal approach to properly exposing for S-Log 3?

[@Jamesmatthews]

Going to make a full video on it 👌🏻

[@BellHarrington]

Hey James, what is that very slim and neat right angled hdmi cable you have into the side of you FX3?

[@Jamesmatthews]

Its the Alvin Cables HDMI, this one to be exact: amzn.to/3YnW9lp

[@powdermuaythai]

this looks beautiful - just the kind of thing i am looking for. thanks for the inspiration!! - bruuhhh multiple of the items you listed as being the ones on your rig there in the this video ARENT even the same item... got a handle thats similar but definately not the same one from your link. tf?

[@leosylver7]

How do you record audio into the camera?

[@mikevisuals]

Rig master - what’s your secret LUT

[@Jamesmatthews]

🤫

[@HomeGrownMedia]

How is this monitor vs say atmos ninja? Are the colours good? Thanks

[@Jamesmatthews]

Its a definitely a lot brighter, would have to compare colours though as I'm unsure. There must be a comparison video on youtube somewhere I would have thought. I love the colours on the Portkeys, I run my LUT Through it for exposure.

[@HomeGrownMedia]

@@Jamesmatthews thanks, might be a goer for me over the atmos

[@mattalt1979]

I had lexar cards fail me multiple time on shoots. Colleagues as well

[@JacoxNovak]

1:45 chin gang, looks weird, works great :D

[@meyerdigitalfilm]

Hey you stole my chin method :D :D haha

[@Jamesmatthews]

Hahaha I'm so glad its not just me 😆

[@HomeGrownMedia]

Bosh

[@augustoliver2779]

The image is a bit dark, mate.

[@augustoliver2779]

The video is good, though. Thanks for making it.

[@vahidamini1863]

✌....

[@kheankimhong]

❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@danielpalma9339]

nice rig but we need to address the elephant in the room. Audio???? you’re not running audio into camera?

[@Jamesmatthews]

No mate, If I'm going to shoot audio via a shotgun, I'll remove the top handle and Nato and add the XLR Handle. I'm rarely Running audio in camera if I'm not shooting Interviews.

[@prOkrEAt]

Don't always need audio. But I use the DJI mic 2 for lav if needed, or the Sony top handle with M/S mic into XLR. So either onboard wired or wireless, or can actually run those 2 at same time into 4 channels and get it all. Or could also simply pop a cold shoe to side with shotgun into mic jack. So many options to quickly add onto something like this.

[@darylswalker]

The ultimate compact rig! ... the chin contact is sleeper! Also just got this cage for the FX and why oh why of whyyyyyy did I not use Nato rails before. Rig, to gimbal in seconds!! Sweet video dude, always a sucker for Rig videos. I tried these Lexar cards in the FX (well the old ones) and they wouldn't record XAVC-S 50fps :( kept skipping and failing on some files so had to get the Sony ones :(

[@Jamesmatthews]

Thanks dude! Yeah I love the way the Rig is so compact. Mate Nato Rails are a must. Oh dang, sorry to hear you had that experience. I've been using the New Silver Plus Cards and they're working great on 4k60 XAVC-S. Even the Standard Silver is working great on it. Lets hang soon mate 🙌🏻

[@darylswalker]

@@Jamesmatthews yes please bro! Miss you!

[@fidelreyna]

Para ahorrarse algo de peso y espacio, usen su celular como pantalla para la camará.

[@Jamesmatthews]

Have done this recently with the Sony Xperia, will be making a video on it soon

[@fidelreyna]

@@Jamesmatthews Lo vi, jajajajajaja por eso puse que mejor usen su celular, mas si tienen un sony o que tenga pantalla OLED, tienen lo mejor de lo mejor en las manos todos los dias.