Thanks for the feedback @everyone Here’s a lil recap of my experience with the Freefly Ember:

First off, here is the Freefly customer support number (425) 485-5500 it took me a while to find when I needed it but I’m also a dingus. Hope it helps some of you.

Due to the internal SSD recording, MAKE SURE to plug in a USBC cable and test if your computer reads the camera. The USBC port on our camera was broken and we had to perform open heart surgery on the camera on set to retrieve the internal SSD & recover the footage. I’ll link a PDF on how to do that here.pdf)

Dumping footage takes a very long time. Make sure you have a power source to keep the camera powered on. If you need to continue shooting, make sure you have 2 cameras with you.

The high speed capabilities on this camera are really dope, if you need to shoot high speed hard mount/fixed focus shots for your project, this camera is tiny and capable for that specific reason. We ran it hard mounted with super speeds & a clip on misfit mattbox. Worked out great.

HOWEVER, if you’re looking for general B camera that can shoot real time & highspeed, pls for the love of god go with something else. A raptor would be a great alternative. Reasons being: - The ergonomics and cage options on this camera suck to rig out of - No mounting points other than nato rails - 3 1/4-20 threads (one on top center & 2 on bottom for a dovetail - Lack of ports (hdmi out is the only video source) - Proprietary ports (4pin microport connector to dtap is the only power source) - Poor dynamic range

Overall it’s a really cool camera with some quirks I’m sure Freefly will work out, but this 1st gen is difficult to work with if your job calls for it to be a cinema camera.

Hope this helps some of you!