some time ago I had spent some time with an article on Black Magic Design’s Micro box cam pointing out that it was already what everyone was asking for, but no one ultimately had in mind.
At Nab 2024 Grant presented another option for those who want a box cam and have fun rigging it and assembling the parts as they please, the PYXIS 6K Full Frame.
Pyxis is as is often the case with BMD the name of a constellation :
Pyxis is a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere.
Pyxis is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky.
Its name, abbreviated to Pyxis Nautica, indicates in Latin the sailor’s compass. Introduced by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in the 18th century, Pyxis is counted among the 88 modern constellations. The plane of the Milky Way passes through Pyxis. A faint constellation, its three brightest stars-Alpha, Beta and Gamma Pyxidis-are loosely aligned. With a magnitude of 3.68, Alpha is the brightest star in the constellation.
Of course as I predicted in past articles, everyone complaining that Bmd does not make cubic chambers (forgetting the Micro), and down with grumbling…
As soon as this cam was introduced, again making excuses that it doesn’t work (while praising the project of boxing the pocket 6k… with more limitations than the Pyxis, violating the warranty etc…
Now at IBC they have also introduced the new dedicated BMD Monitor, with monitor control, at a really fair price, so even the criticism about the side monitor, or having to be “forced” to buy the viefinder (a very good viewfinder) has become useless.
The Pyxis for many was taken as a cc6k ff frame in box shape, when in fact it is definitely a much more interesting and versatile product.
- without cage has more mount points for various accessories and rigs, otherwise what’s the point of buying a box cam?
- 3:2 6k full frame sensor with OpenGate recording
- Mount L, Mount PL, Mount EF
- 4-inch HDR monitor. at1500 nits to see even in bright light
- Already BMD-branded accessories designed for rig expansion, from monitor to handle, ssd mounts etc.
- SDI 12g
- External battery, with a choice of different sizes.
But don’t worry, people who talk but don’t really work will find other excuses to say the grapes are sour anyway ;-D