SONY FX30 The "Perfect" Cinema Rig BUT do you need one?

SONY FX30 & SONY FX3 CINEMA RIG
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📚 Sony Camera Guides - geni.us/Jco1vd
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🔧 Gear Used to Build the RIG!!!!!
▸ SONY FX30 - geni.us/skl5
▸ SONY FX3 - geni.us/w3fKRN9
▸ CAGE - geni.us/hWm2x
▸ 24-70 LENS - geni.us/Kgg0
▸ 9MM LENS - geni.us/kMoA
▸ 13MM LENS - geni.us/9nXBvp
▸ 16MM LENS - geni.us/vABo5bF
▸ 23MM LENS - geni.us/evHC7
▸ 56MM LENS - geni.us/k2azJw0
▸ COMPACT VND FILTER - geni.us/vy49Q3
▸ MATT BOX - geni.us/u2IIOxZ
▸ TOP HANDEL EXTENSION - geni.us/XS7pLB
▸ MONITOR MOUNT - geni.us/AFB6pSU
▸ MONTIOR MOUNT (2ND OPTION) - geni.us/5UPFZ
▸ MONTIOR - geni.us/5jL6B
▸ MONITOR (2ND OPTION) - geni.us/h0kL36
▸ MONTIOR CABLE - geni.us/Hgb1
▸ MONITOR BATTERY - geni.us/wcNn7
▸ SHOTGUN MIC - geni.us/aD1wV
▸ MIC SHORT XLR CABLE - geni.us/acHXc05
▸ MIC WIND SHEID (DEADCAT) - geni.us/UXm1vH
▸ V MOUNT BATTERY PLATE - geni.us/jUmwrv
▸ 99W V MOUNT BATTERY - geni.us/QkTbxiE
▸ MONITOR POWER CABLE - geni.us/SsOR
▸ CAMERA POWER CABLE (USB-C TO USB-C) - geni.us/5UEMg
▸ TRIPOD PLATE - geni.us/szDZLg0
🔧 GEAR THAT I USE
▸ Main Photography Camera - geni.us/eAA0
▸ Main Video Camera Camera - geni.us/eAA0
▸ My Vlog/Photo/Video Camera - geni.us/YKnLw
⬇️ SONY Full Frame Lenses I Love
▸ My Most Used Lens - geni.us/Kgg0
▸ My Favourite Portrait lens - geni.us/xXoA
▸ My Favourite (BUDGET) Portrait lens - geni.us/SRuhEjf
▸ My Favourite 85mm - geni.us/CoSuuA
▸ My Favourite Wide Angle Prime - geni.us/ms9u1fU
▸ My Favourite Wide Angle Zoom - geni.us/7YkvXB0
▸ My Favourite Telephoto Zoom - geni.us/sJhCnJ3
⬇️ SONY APSC Lenses I Love
▸ My Most Used Lens - geni.us/8v0AR
▸ My Most Used Lens (BUDGET OPTION) - geni.us/CBvqKt
▸ My Favourite Portrait lens - geni.us/evHC7
▸ My Favourite 85mm (56mm APSC) - geni.us/k2azJw0
▸ My Favourite Wide Angle Prime - geni.us/VbSKrf
▸ My Vlogging Lens - geni.us/ejUROqC
▸ My Favourite Telephoto Zoom - geni.us/sJhCnJ3
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[@khalidantwi]

One of the simplest and most efficient fx30 rig builds I've found so far; so awesome 🔥

[@gerardneedham]

Glad you like it!

[@JeetFN]

I just wanted to say i really loved that shot on 1:22

[@gerardneedham]

Oh thanks 🙏

[@MediaverseNash]

Favorite build I've found. Great work and thanks for the value.

[@gerardneedham]

Awesome, thank you!

[@AdHocVisions]

Thanks for the review, it really helped me out.😀

[@gerardneedham]

Glad I could help!

[@alansarpy]

This is by far the best video Ive found for the FX3 Rig! Ive been looking for a short Shotgun XLR mic and this is the one!

[@gerardneedham]

Awesome nice and small

[@timtydecks3502]

Damn, thats a sick Rig. Thanks for sharing!

[@gerardneedham]

Thanks for the kind words

[@LenosMedia]

Seen a bunch of these fx30 rig videos recently, but this rig is very sleek and clean. One thing I prefer is the monitor on top of the side handle which is unusual but works better for my style of holding. Great vid!

[@gerardneedham]

Oh thanks mate, also that’s a weird place for the monitor but I’ll give it a go, never know until you try it

[@johnadams3751]

Yeah boy! Love your stuff

[@gerardneedham]

Thanks broski

[@thanhdang2982]

This is awesome, thanks for sharing

[@gerardneedham]

Thanks for watching!

[@gerardneedham]

Buy tickets to Korea bro

[@Filmstill__]

What a set up! Apart from winning the lottery I don't see how you can afford all that when you have an average salary and a family to feed... you're lucky, take advantage of it!

[@gerardneedham]

Very true! It’s just tools in my tool shed for work mate, so the expense makes sense

[@paulm8157]

Good build-out vid, Gerard. Mix of footage and assembly shots works very well. Needs headers, a plus. (“Handel” should be “Handle”😊.) Was that an aerosol blower at 2:36? Some suggest not using them for risk of propellant getting on sensor. Was that surfboard dude you? BTW, did you try the tip I posted in comments to your prior vid - A6700 custom key = center the focus point - almost as good as joystick recenter? Cheers!

[@gerardneedham]

Thanks mate appreciate it, The blower was from nite core it has a filter and is designed for mirror less cameras. I haven’t tried your trick yet but I will now, haven’t replied to the comment to remind me Thanks again mate

[@VeganLinked]

Oh man that's small rig for the v mount is amazing! I wish I would have known about that sooner! Thanks so much. This video would be profoundly better if you would cut straight to the actual purpose of the video showing the gear instead of all the other stuff. I bet this video could probably be like 1/16 of the length

[@VeganLinked]

I was super excited about the small rig v-mount accessory so I can get away without needing rails. But the reviews on it are not looking too great. It seems like everybody had something bad to say about it. I might get it anyways just to try it out because who knows maybe the reviews are just bogus...

[@gerardneedham]

its good, sometimes it needs to be tightend

[@capnjackcanon]

Great video, interesting recommendations, one question though, what is your evidence that using a dummy battery harms the camera? I have not heard this before and have dummy batteries on all of my cameras... Not heckling, just I've not heard of an issue being caused, and I've actually heard it was worse to constantly be charging the batteries, that's why I keep them separate and only use when the Vmount batteries are dead.

[@gerardneedham]

Just from friends past experiences, I would rather damage a battery than a camera ☺️

[@mortystation]

I have a simillar rig, actually we share many components, but I have being a bit concern about weight specially since a couple of weeks ago I started to run into wrist problems. Also, I found myself filming lower than I wish, meaning at chest or belly height. Any recommendation you might have for this will be much appreciated (apart from changing my job or doing more gym workouts). xs for the video.

[@gerardneedham]

Yeah so basically after this build I did a few weddings and have now striped it back, so I just use little APSC primes, screw on ND, the monitor and the battery

[@mortystation]

@@gerardneedham Thank you man. I think that I will follow those steps, specially for those long days with camera in hand. Igues that a lighter ND will be a good start. Thanks again!

[@ggslav]

Do you use IBIS with this rig or you go fully "organic"?

[@gerardneedham]

I use active steady shot most of the time and standard on a tripod or gimbal

[@faizankhan09858]

what was the complete rig with camera cost

[@gerardneedham]

Oh I’m not to sure aye, probably like 5-7k

[@arctic_moon_]

Is it possible to use this with Ronin Gimbal?

[@gerardneedham]

For sure but you’ll need the pro version

[@VeganLinked]

Man that dead cat looks too long for that little Mic. You were worried about getting the mic in the shop and then you put that big old dead cat on there? They do sell smaller dead cats. Doesn't that extend far beyond the mic?

[@--.--]

It is a long shotgun mic

[@VeganLinked]

@@--.-- I was in the impression it might be as short or shorter than the one that comes with it. I have a smaller dead cat on my smaller sony shotgun. I was actually using it on my stabilizer recently and it was casting a shadow. So when he mentioned it getting in the shot I thought maybe he had a shorter mic.

[@gerardneedham]

Yeah you can cut it down, but it doesn't get in the way even with a wide 11mm lens

[@VeganLinked]

I wish you would have said example footage of all a lenses instead of just randomly some of the lenses. Why even mention them if you're not going to show examples? And it has nothing to do with rigging even.

[@gerardneedham]

the video would be to long I think, just a rig build video

[@typical_watcher4599]

The better answer is "Thanks a lot for the comment. We greatly appreciate your idea. The lenses comparison video will have its own video. This video and the upcoming lenses video are part of our series for videography guide series."

[@VeganLinked]

I meant b-roll I think, it wouldn't have changed the length, you did sometimes, just not consistently. All good though... @@gerardneedham