Popular YouTuber Armando Ferreira spoke with Jay, Sony’s FX line product manager, about the Sony FX2. When asked why it only offers 1.3× and 1.5× anamorphic desqueeze, Jay said Sony’s adding more options—an upcoming firmware update will even bring 1.5× to the FX3 and FX30, with more to come.
He also talked about open-gate shooting. Jay knows it’s great for anamorphic work and social-media formats, but Sony prioritizes core professional features over simple 6K-to-4K cropping. He didn’t promise a release date but hinted that open-gate could arrive via future firmware updates.
Interviewer: You know, I said this in my video. This is obviously you guys designed this. It’s a cinema camera. Why has Sony only given us 1.3x and 1.5x anamorphic D squeeze? Now, I got to talk. We got to get a little juicy here with the questions because I know people are going to ask, “How come you didn’t talk about open gate?” Yep. I know people are going to ask that. So, what’s up everybody? Um, I’m here with a special guest, Jay, who is the product manager of the Sony FX line. And I want to thank you, Jay, for driving down to the Condor.
Jay: So first of all on the FX 3 and the FX30 we already announced the firmware update road plan and I think in the summertime you will receive firmware update will support 1.5. Nice. I think for now this camera only support 1.3 and 2.0. I think it’s just a firmware thing and down the road I’m not surprised this camera will receive some firware support more like or more anamorphic. Right. Right. Right. Oh, well, if if you guys can, this is more of a request. Yeah. And I think a lot of people agree with me. If there’s a way that you can enter your own value. Yeah. Rather than making it like 1.3, 1.5, 2.0, just you can enter if you want 1.7. Yes. And just put enter your own value. And I think that would probably solve a lot of these. Yes.
Interviewer: Now, I got to talk we got to get a little juicy here with the questions because I know people are going to ask, “How come you didn’t talk about open gate?” Yep. I know people are going to ask that. So I do want to talk about open gate and why first of all why hasn’t Sony implemented open gate on other cameras and is and I don’t even know if you can answer this but if like is there is there a possibility that we’ll see that in future Sony cameras so basically there are two major benefit of the open gate number one is anamorphic application right number two will be the social media application with a two-frame crop right so I think like at the Sony especially on the cinema line we definitely see the value over the open gate in the anamorphic support that’s reason all our senior auto cameras have the open gate right we can use a PR mount accept all the anamorphic lens in the market right right so however on the social media on the on the level and I I know a lot of people doing that right but is maybe there’s a better alternative or there’s other way to do it because for example and how many people really need a 6K recording and crop into 4K. I mean, if we’re being honest, probably not very many. Not very many.
Jay: Is it’s is like I would say like the open gate thing in Sony’s aspect is really fulfill your want or provide what you need, right? And at a Sony and what we more look at is we will provide what you really need for the job and that’s the that’s the number one priority. We need to fulfill the professional users need. Gotcha. Okay. And is that does that mean because this is targeted for cinema and because cinema like you mentioned Alta City Alta like they have open gate is that maybe a possibility that later down the road these cameras will get a firmware up that that’s definitely a possibility right at right now I don’t have too much information right that’s fair and regarding on anamorphic on this level camera and you know there’s a lot of e-mount entry- level anamorphic lens right on the market now right so I think like they will cover some the need of that and also like it really depends on the future development if we can see definitely see more and more uh FX lineup work with sinota definitely I’m not surprised to see we will release something but at right now I don’t have information to confirm
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