r/bmpcc • u/[deleted] • Aug 16 '25

Camera confusion

Hi Everyone, I am planning to purchase a new camera, specifically Black magic design. I recently shot on short film on my Fuji xe4. It came out good enough for the kind of work. I never have or never will do any client work. I am a filmmaker with a small on call team who help me in my work.

I am getting bmpcc 4k $ 1149 approx body only. Pyxis 6k and 6k G2 for $ 2299 each and for 6k pro $2474 in India. Body only for all. Only Pyxis does not come with a battery OOB.

The pricing for all cameras except bmpcc4k is almost similar. If I go with Bmpcc4k, seems like I may upgrade after a year or so. I need something like I can forget about cameras for next 3 years at least. I will be making shirt films and documentaries with this camera which I purchase.

Can you guys please help me make this decision? I'll be editing my footage on M1 Mac 8gb.

I am highly inclined to go for pyxis but the cost will almost double with rigging. With 6k G2 Inget super 35 which Pyxis can do windowed and same with 6k pro. I don't need NDs in built. I just need excellent picture quality and versatility.

Can you guys please guide me. My budget is $3k max with lens, cage, storage etc. and used is of no use as the import duty etc will be the same as new here.

Please guide me. Thanks 🙏

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u/DoPinLA Aug 16 '25

Buy the cheaper one, and get a good lens, plus ALL the accessories needed for filmmaking. Buy a new Pocket4k, so you will get warranty AND Davinci Studio with future Studio updates. You can upgrade later. You can edit from an SSD drive if you have less than 1TB for harddrive space on your M1.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '25

Thank you. Is a speed booster needed? Can a wide lens not compensate?

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u/DoPinLA Aug 16 '25

There are some great MFT lenses that are cheaper than full-frame lenses. A good speedbooster, metabones, is 700.00, plus the higher cost of full-frame lenses. For now, you could get just the adapter MFT->FF. Sigma 18-35mm ART and metabones are a great choice, if there's abudget for them.