Pyxis 12k - My Mixed First Impressions

The Pyxis 12k has a beautiful image, but is it worth the $6000 I paid for it?

Pyxis 6k

Pyxis 12k

Pyxis Monitor

Pyxis Cage

Simera-C

Vespid

Arles

Arles Lustre

Tripod

Chapters in the video above:

00:00 Pyxis 12k First Impressions

00:42 Why did I buy the Pyxis 12k?

01:12 Form Factor

02:02 Test Footage: Overcast Natural Light

04:01 Test Footage: Golden Hour

04:58 Test: A Very Dark Studio

05:25 Test: Dark B-Roll

05:48 Test: Very Low Light, Uncontrolled Lighting

06:50 The Danger of Raising ISO to Raise Ambient Lighting

07:46 The Fan Noise - 6k vs 12k

08:51 Can Dynamic Range Save My Poor Lighting Habits?

09:56 Pyxis 12, 8 & 4k vs Pyxis 6k?

10:46 12k/9k vs 8k/4k

12:03 ISO 400 vs 800 vs 1600 - Does Any of this matter?

13:31 The Size of the Pyxis Monitor

14:05 What SSDs Can Be Used with The Pyxis 12k?

15:08 Love The CFExpress Type B Cards

15:49 Battery Life

16:08 L vs PL, Glad I Went With The L-Mount

17:11 When does ISO not matter?

18:07 The Pyxis 12k Locked Up on me... Twice in a week

19:27 The Second Time it Locked up

22:20 Conclusion of my first week with the pyxis 12k

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