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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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Sebastian Bjork said:
FROM STEVEN SODERBERGHS TWITTER
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I also said this on FB, but it seems like you don't need a Hydrogen to operate it. Which I'm glad about because I'm already in the iPhone ecosystem.

I do wonder how you change settings on the camera though. Wireless control from our phones? Could this be where the RED-Atomos agreement comes into it? Maybe 4K SDI? Or can we use our regular DSMC monitors?

Also, I wonder where that arm is attached to. The angle doesn't make it clear that it's attached at some point on the body.
 
Sebastian Bjork said:
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That looks pretty awesome to me.
 
Also, that's a S35 lens? Might not mean anything though, as it might be using a 4K S35 crop of a 6K FF sensor?
 
Woah cool - I really hope there is a way to change settings with buttons on the camera. I'm not a fan of changing settings on my phone, that's for sure. Fine if it is with the touch screen like DSMC2, but that hopefully means that you can do it through an Atomos recorder/monitor. But I'm really hoping there are some buttons on the top of that thing...
 
Oh man. I don't know the man, but the last time I saw Soderbergh was back when were doing VFX at R&H for Solaris and he totally just shot a line of nostalgia into my arm. Somewhere in 2008/2009 we used this Cunima HD (tiny sensor) camera feeding out to a spinning disk Codex box on a race care. Something about this gives me a similar vibe.

Some things we learned from that photo:

- There are indeed 4X M4 accessory mounting points near the front of the camera brain, neato
- Thumbs up for a focus hook M3, very useful
- The EXT port does indeed look to be an also rugged-style connector, likely Lemo, don't know pin structure.

Really interesting to see the Power Switch. I like that idea and wonder if it's similar to the the Jetpack where if you feed it power the camera just turns on.

I think Matthew is a great designer, but if I have one wiggle, the arrows on the plastic eject buttons should be pointing upwards :) But I think we can figure that out.

That lens btw is the Leica, erm..., now Leitz Summicron-C 35mm T2. It's an S35 lens, but it does cover larger than 35mm. That's 100% the Metabones EOS R to PL adapter.

They clearly are showcasing the 4K out workflow here with the Atomos.

Also hard to tell where than arm is attached to, could be the camera, could be elsewhere. If it is to the body of the camera, I'd guess there's a 1/4"-20 somewhere on that side. Though if it was me, I'd hope for cheese on the top to mount a more rigged lower profile pan/tilt adapter maybe. We still don't know what's going on up top, but there's something up there. Got sort of a love/hate thing with arms these days, but that's very much a me thing.

The only other thing I spotted in the photo is the DC IN Lemo power cable, it's the newer aesthetic like what RED is producing for Ranger.

Very curious how loud it runs and how long it takes to boot and all that, but I will say one thing, this sucker is small. That whole rig without batteries is about 10-11lbs with everything on there. The lens is most of that weight.
 
paulcurtis said:
So that's a 35mm Cron (says T2) which has an image circle of 36mm so the sensor isn't full frame, but could be between S35 and FF - perhaps to match Gemini or Helium?

cheers
Paul
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Assuming he is shooting 6k FF...j

That is a pretty tight looking frame. Could be windowed in. Unless I'm missing something which is entirely possible.
 
Love to see a random no name get first crack on one of these....

Or let me see Toia’s footage, always makes me feel good!
 
One thing of note that hasn't been said yet is it appears that the fans on this thing are significantly bigger than those from DSMC1/2. Looks like maybe double the size?
It looks like this the right is the exhaust side, so unless there's additional cooling on the top, air likely comes in through the left (which has one less column on it's grill) and blows out the right.

Just in case anybody was curious of what the side looks like when you perspective crop it in Photoshop (don't take this as gospel for shape, it's got a bit of a skew on it still and I just realized the top left corner is different than the bottom left so that's thrown it slightly off as well):
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I'm glad to see there's M4 points on the top and bottom, I think a new tactical rib probably will end up being the best way to mount a Teradek bolt to this thing while keeping form and weight as tight as possible.
Looks like you were right, Phil about there being no AUX-outs being hidden at the top of the back for power.

I'm standing by my belief that the photo of the bare sensor makes it looks like a 36x24 FF 3:2 sensor, but unless this is shooting cropped, the Summicron is some pretty good evidence against that theory.
It looks like the Atomos is receiving the footage as 2:1 as well. Which if that's the full format, puts this right in the territory of the original Dragon 6K.
 
I believe the power connector is made by ODU (not GDU). ODU comes from medical/military world so I expect them to be quite good. Hate to throw shade on Lemo, but I've had too many instances where it seems to get "stuck" and removal is a bear. YMMV.

Cheers - #19
 
Blair S. Paulsen said:
I believe the power connector is made by ODU (not GDU). ODU comes from medical/military world so I expect them to be quite good. Hate to throw shade on Lemo, but I've had too many instances where it seems to get "stuck" and removal is a bear. YMMV.

Cheers - #19
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There was a post a long while ago from Jarred on his Facebook that mentioned that every single LEMO connector RED was going to sell would include these new connectors.

https://www.facebook.com/story/grap...fSTYyNTY2NTQxNDpWSzoxMDE1NjEwMzA0MDc4NTQxNQ==
 
Anthony Berenato Jr said:
There was a post a long while ago from Jarred on his Facebook that mentioned that every single LEMO connector RED was going to sell would include these new connectors.
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While they look a lot like LEMOs, AFAIK, ODU is a competitive product - not a LEMO variant.

Cheers - #19
 
Im super excited about the potential for Komodo. I love having my DSMC2 set up to be as clean and compact as possible with wireless connection for the monitor and EVF. I'm really hoping that Komodo will be able to use existing DSMC2 monitors and EVF with wireless mounting, It would feel like a real shame if such a small compact body was rigged with wires everywhere, It's so nice having a simple clean set up that you can just throw in your backpack ready to shoot.

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David Grigorian said:
Im super excited about the potential for Komodo. I love having my DSMC2 set up to be as clean and compact as possible with wireless connection for the monitor and EVF. I'm really hoping that Komodo will be able to use existing DSMC2 monitors and EVF with wireless mounting, It would feel like a real shame if such a small compact body was rigged with wires everywhere, It's so nice having a simple clean set up that you can just throw in your backpack ready to shoot.

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Thats the goal! Nice setups, would love to have seen an ultra slim battery plate for DSMC2, that coupled with redvolt V for a very small foot print
 
Looks great in terms of form and having A) a mount that allows for internal ND, B) a battery and media system that is reasonably priced/convenient, means that most of the things that were downsides to getting a RED if you work mostly alone are already not issues on Komodo. If this has an s35 sensor with usable ISO 3200 (or 6400) and delivers in terms of image quality, which I can't imagine RED screwing up, this will likely be my next camera. Price is hinting at being about right too. Wasn't it said it would be under $6k if you don't own a Hydrogen, which you clearly don't need to run this thing?

This might be the first RED I put a deposit down on and buy brand new...
 
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