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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....

Jacob Tsering said:
There is no way to physically hardwire the connection.At that point just connect the SDI to a solid monitor. The iPad is a good display but over wifi you're never gonna get an image that is truly comparable to the actual image due to limitations of streaming and the crazy bitrate the cameras record at.
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Sometimes in a pinch i wouldn't mind living with lag and decreased reliability (thinking more about using a phone when on personal travel). But one thing though - is there no focus peaking via app/wifi?
 
Phil Holland said:
*edit, yes I reflected light to illuminate my nose hair with the sun flare. These are pandemic inspired solutions while I doddle around with loaves of bread on my feet.
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1) Epic nose hair! It shows your dedication to not worry about those details
2) With that red eye on your left eye, I'm wondering if you're a Replicant now
3) Your picture (and bokeh stills you've shown before) highlight (see what I did there.. highlight) the second biggest reason for me to get this camera (and consider DSMC3 if it's the same) - the highlight rolloff. Komodo's size, global shutter, price, etc. are all amazing. But it seems like Red may have cracked the highlight rolloff weakness that Red's have always had, and that have kept me returning to shooting on an Alexa for a lot of projects. Komodo might be the start of me using Red much more often, just on that basis. Another reason I'm now chomping at the bit to get one in hand and start shooting.
 
joshua csehak said:
That rolloff is really something.
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Behind the scenes beyond REDuser I've been helping a lot of recently blessed Komodo owners and upcoming owners with various bits of info about the camera and general gearing up advice. It's been interesting because the range of image makers is truly broad in terms of experience levels, but what is totally true is Komodo is new to all.

I've been sharing some of my journey, but it's going to be fun as people discover some of the additional goodness.

There's a clip on FB of somebody using RED CONTROL via WiFi who's operating the camera from an Apple iPad Mini because the latency is spooky low for instance. I hinted at that, but people are going to unlock stuff like that, Autofocus, etc. And we're still in moderately early days with this evolving.

I'm an image quality first sort of fellow, most of my concerns relate to that and general usability. The dude on roller blades skating with the camera is a bit of a different use case, but that's just hinting at how small the thing is.

But yeah, to that point, the camera has a very nice feel to it.


Todd G. Peterson said:
1) Epic nose hair! It shows your dedication to not worry about those details
2) With that red eye on your left eye, I'm wondering if you're a Replicant now
3) Your picture (and bokeh stills you've shown before) highlight (see what I did there.. highlight) the second biggest reason for me to get this camera (and consider DSMC3 if it's the same) - the highlight rolloff. Komodo's size, global shutter, price, etc. are all amazing. But it seems like Red may have cracked the highlight rolloff weakness that Red's have always had, and that have kept me returning to shooting on an Alexa for a lot of projects. Komodo might be the start of me using Red much more often, just on that basis. Another reason I'm now chomping at the bit to get one in hand and start shooting.
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I can merely ask if you like our owl.

It will all be clearer soon as to what the sum of all Komodo's mysterious parts lead up to. But the one thing I'll say safely, which seems to be rather HOT topic on the internet this week, I've rolled 16 hours straight with Komodo without it melting nor closing it's eyes and being rather turned off by me. I flip the switch, camera comes on after I saw a 20 second poem, then I'm working. The other surreal oddity is filming an entire day on battery. Don't recall doing that outside of block battery anytime recently. Don't think I'd recommend just having one brick with you. Often I go out with 2 150Wh or 4X 98Wh. I lent out all my BPs this week to new Komodo peeps because I have battery plates here while their batts fly in from all over.


Andrew Dease said:
So just to clarify Phil, the OLPF is glued on to the sensor?

Thank you for your great content... with all else.
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I don't believe it's glued and though I have wanted to take it apart, I haven't had the need yet. I do believe it's fixed via rigid hardware mounting, likely creating some sort of vacuum seal (I should ask Jarred about that) as it appears that dust doesn't get in behind it so far, and is certainly not user replaceable as it's behind the flocking material in the sensor box.
 
Got Komodo ST 243 today! Going to try to get it mounted up to a car for some nighttime mountain driving if all goes to plan.

Here are some photos of it for now from each side for anyone interested.

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QD weapon sling mounts work very well on a small camera like this. Should work even better mounted on the side to the Timmy ribs once those arrive.
 
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What version of REDCINE-X Pro are people using? With 52.1.49582 I can play Komodo footage just fine, but not with GPU disabled. With GPU disabled, even 1/16 is a stuggle. Phil Holland was saying that you could play back Komodo footage with GPU disabled because it was DCT and thus could decode with just the CPU.
 
Kemalettin Sert said:
wow ferro concepts slingster :)
white looks so damn hot!
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Yes indeed haha. Speaking of “so damn hot” here is the cooling system on Komodo. Luckily it keeps everything quite cool.

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Half the camera is cooling! No wonder why something like the R5 over heats the way it does.
 
Christian Jadot said:
Half the camera is cooling! No wonder why something like the R5 over heats the way it does.
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I expected this cooling tunnel design months ago when the body design was first revealed. Electronics mounted to heat sinks on all four sides of the tunnel are still hermetically sealed off from the outside environment. No exposure to dust and moisture. Fans are the only vulnerable electronics.

The elegant sophistication of Komodo's engineering, mechanically, electronically, and visually with its imagery becomes more apparent every day.
 
Andrew Dease said:
why does Komodo always look "hazy?'

A7s may look video like but the image is remarkably clear. With Komodo every clip looks like it was shot through diffusion of some sort.

Here is some more poor footage. Including a steal of Phils images.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67geLD-xzUc
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That last clip, the guy clearly has no idea how to grade the footage. I think it all comes down to grading.
 
Andrew Dease said:
Note sure if your being serious.

But I am asking why it is so hazy always. Like a plastic diffusion haze over sensor. It’s a real question. There have been few pieces of good footage I think you’re joking maybe with this Venice thing.
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Did you read the notes on the video? Output tone map high, highlight rolloff very soft, no color correction. Hazy location. if you are trying to nail a characteristic look for the camera, this isn't one. That sort of is the point of a digital cinema camera. It isn't video. It is a blank creative palette.
 
Its funny you use the word plastic, because I could not think of a word that described this footage, but "plastic" may be the right word. I am very unimpressed with the look coming off this sensor. I hate to say it but the new Black Magic looks a lot better to my eyes.
 
Andrew Dease said:
Note sure if your being serious.

But I am asking why it is so hazy always. Like a plastic diffusion haze over sensor. It’s a real question. There have been few pieces of good footage I think you’re joking maybe with this Venice thing.
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I'm not joking. That footage is great. I mean he's shooting at sunset of course there's haze.

I don't like super sharp images so its fine with me. I don't like the look of sony cameras at all. Way too sharp. You could cut someone with it its so sharp.
 
Andrew Dease said:
Generally lenses or filtration give image character. I’m sure there is an explanation why BM Sony and even Canon look clear and Komodo looks like double image overlaid the image, or haze. Perhaps limitations of red sensor methodology? I don’t want baked in haze with every shoot.
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I am aware. You think Tim's arial footage still looks hazy? I have the camera in my hands and none of the images look hazy. I've got the shittiest old garbage lens on it and its super sharp. To some degree I get what you're saying, but I think its more of an issue of people not being acquainted with the post workflow in some cases and in others people not taking time to get to know the camera before posting footage. I think you need to wait a few months before you can actually get an idea if you like it or not.

Do you own a red already?
 
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