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Practical, no-hype guides to the Sony FX line: what to buy, what to wait for, and how the rumored bodies change the math. Every rumor referenced here is scored and sourced on the tracker.
FX3 vs FX5: buy now or wait?
The FX5 is announced at $4,899.99, about $600 above a new FX3. Which one to buy, what the FX5 does not do, and why our call is to wait for shipping units.
Which Sony FX camera should you buy?
The whole Cinema Line, from the Super 35 FX30 to the full-frame FX9, sorted by who each body is for: sensor size, stabilization, stills and budget, with the new FX5 placed on the ladder.
Cards, cages and batteries for the Sony FX line
A practical, no-hype accessory guide: the CFexpress Type A format trap, which battery each FX body uses (the FX5 breaks the FZ100 streak), and when a cage is worth it.
Buying a used Sony FX3: what to check, and where
A used FX3 is the value play now the FX5 is priced at $4,899.99: how to tell an FX3 from an FX3A, what to test on a used body, and where to buy with a warranty.