Why I Love the FX3 So Much…
To discuss what I love about this camera, I'll compare it to the Canon C200, alongside other compact cinema cameras one might buy for less than the cost of an FX3.
Image quality is an essential feature of your camera. Overall, how the footage actually presents itself is stunning on the FX3. Sony’s color science used to create that unwarranted yellow hue to certain skin tones, but now they’re just as smooth and true-to-life as Canon’s. After converting to REC709 and tossing on a grade, the footage looks absolutely seamless when the 4K 10bit footage is at XAVC S-I.
On the C200, I had to shoot 4K at 8-bit or 4K RAW at 12-bit; there was never a proper middle ground. The cheaper mirrorless cameras won't have as good quality across all frame rates as the FX3 boasts. For reference — 10, bit saves 64x the color information as 8-bit. That's a significant number! This allows the filmmaker more flexibility in posting for creative color grading.
Finally, the slog 3 performs beautifully, as this camera received 15= stops of dynamic range, maximizing a boot load of data. That coupled with the fact Sony has a free-to-download conversion LUT I can grade on top of that. Workflow, perfected.