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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

KOMODO....

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Andrew R Lewis said:
Imagine Komodo with a DSMC2 EVF. I often use my Helium for stills with the EVF but even stripped down it gets heavy and isn’t exactly small. Komodo size for stills would be a dream. Got me really thinking about the pixel pitch in this thing and MP’s in this 6k sensor.
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8k makes quite a difference when shooting stills. Personally I would have no doubts about grabbing the slightly bigger camera. But sure if it got good autofocus it makes a difference.
 
WOW.

4K SDI out is an AMAZING feature.

RED really listened to us. Komodo is fucking awesome!
 
Canon RF 28-70 will rarely leave my future Komodo.

Best modern still glass I’ve ever used.
 
Phil Holland said:
Well if you ever wanted to know what the rear end of a Komodo looks like, here you go:

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Sony batteries? New Batteries? doesnt look like redvolt slots!
 
Sergio Perez said:
Sony batteries? New Batteries? doesnt look like redvolt slots!
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I can't confirm because I am unsure, but it looks like the Canon BP-970G pin structure.
 
Pinout looks like something proprietary, no?

Surprised that the back does not look like it has modules.
 
Elias Tejeda said:
So we’re just missing top and bottom then?
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Bottom we've gotten a glimpse of and it appears to be very similar to the base of DSMC2 brains, which likely is giving us a better picture of the form factor.

Here's everything I know based on all the stuff leaked.

- 6K Sensor (exact size, resolution, and aspect ratio unknown, likely S35 or S35+)
- Canon R/RF Mount
- Clearly takes some sort of off the shelf camcorder-style battery (likely Canon BP-950G or Canon BP-970G, don't know yet, just don't want people to go nuts)
- *might be hot swappable with two battery trays?
- Uses CFast 2.0 Media
- Has vents for cooling it appears
- Ports known on camera: DC IN, SDI Out (4K), some sort of EXT control connector - Really exceedingly happy to see the DC IN is Lemo.
- 3.5mm Mic
- 3.5mm Headphone Jack
- I think a scratch mic is there.
- Likely 1 or 2 M4 accessory mounting regions near the front base of the camera. Might even be a couple near the top?

I'm like 95% sure Jarred is posting it mounted on the 80mm GDU Touch N Go quick release in the last photo. That record button is certainly a pinky poker and it appears to be a status monitoring LED near it similar to all the other RED cams.

Now that I've re-looked at the photos, I'm beginning to think in the shot with the R>EF VND adapter that's actually the release button for the CFast 2.0 media slot, which I believe will be an enclosed rather than exposed situation. This would also likely make sense considering where the vents are and it appears there's a heat sink in there.

General body design looks great so far, clearly a RED body in aesthetic. Also looks fairly rugged, which is extremely good news. Likely aluminum or aluminum/magnesium situation. Outside of the buttons, I don't think I'm seeing much plastic here.


This is now making me wonder exactly what the heck the 6K sensor can do if that media slot is internal. That's a lot of horses to stuff into a box.
 
Hmmm. I'm not one to post instant reactionary thoughts, but suddenly I'm thinking this is actually being positioned in between the BMD PCC6K/ZCam world and the Canon C series cameras. Like, probably the smaller form factor or sure, but ability-wise likely closer to the C series?

Without the codec stuff known, but I think it's going to go one of two directions with likely a predictable mezzanine codec(s) involved too, that would likely be aiming around a minimum of 4K @ 60fps perhaps? That's about 1/2 the frame rate of any current DSMC2 camera at the same resolution. In terms of estimated pricing and all that, that's painting a bit of clearer picture in my mind. Like I have no idea what this sensor is or even how it works, but if this is the case we might be looking at like 6K WS around 48-50 fps? That's a minimum guess, maybe 6K FF at about 30-40fps max?

I hate posting my speculations, but that's where my mind is going.

I should head over to RSH Kool-Aid man-style, bust through a wall, and figure this all out.
 
Komodo is really looking like the smallest possible package they can fit a fully featured Red sensor and processing into, which is amazing.
 
Homer Dulu said:
Whoa that would be a great choice of battery system if that's the case. I'm not the biggest fan of the Sony L-series batteries.
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Neither are we... and we tested them all. The Canon's are actually pretty incredible. High pull amps , the right voltage so you don't loose efficiency with up-converting and very consistent.

And yes.. they are hot swappable. And they last for hours and hours and hours...
 
This little camera is really starting to get me to look more. Even though its not a replacement for DSMC2 cameras, I do hope that things like the screens and such will be able to be used if the camera needs to built out for jobs and then kept small for others.
 
Jarred Land said:
Neither are we... and we tested them all. The Canon's are actually pretty incredible. High pull amps , the right voltage so you don't loose efficiency with up-converting and very consistent.

And yes.. they are hot swappable. And they last for hours and hours and hours...
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This could be my new travel camera. Maybe its also my new A Camera. Stills? Im guessing thats implied based on the people who showed up in the last instagram post. Is this going to totally replace my 5DMkIV? :D



I guess my pressing questions right now really are just frame rates, monitoring, and how I adapt it up from a lens height perspective to put 15mm/19 rails on it for larger lenses. Maybe when the camera bodies are this light, you stop mounting from the camera and start mounting from the lens!

An adapter plate for V/gold mount that locks in those battery slots could also be rad, unless there is also magically D-tap on the top of this thing to power a follow focus, and/or a wireless transmitter.

Would also be curious if there is a matrix of recommended shooting media. Kind of the downside of non proprietary media, and there are plenty of horror stories from the DIT community regarding the Alexa Mini and C-Fast failures.
 
Jarred Land said:
Neither are we... and we tested them all. The Canon's are actually pretty incredible. High pull amps , the right voltage so you don't loose efficiency with up-converting and very consistent.

And yes.. they are hot swappable. And they last for hours and hours and hours...
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incredible. Very excited to know frame rates!
 
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