Please help newbie

[JB Earl]

I’m considering a Komodo, but I will need a true EVF. Don’t have a grasp on the red ecosystem, but is there a “pogo cable” that will allow for an EVF to be mounted properly?

 

[M Harvey]

To my knowledge, you cannot use one of the EVFs designed for previous Red DSMC systems.

You can use any EVF designed to take a signal over SDI. Zacuto has a good track record with these, Portkeys is a newer entrant, not sure if Alphatron still makes one...

 

[Jeremey Shelton]

I have a Zacuto Kameleon EVF and I’ve been pretty happy with it overall. Cabling can be a bit of pain but that seems true with every aftermarket EVF and even some OEM EVFs.

 

[Eric Santiago]

I don't own a Komodo but did have it for a few days using a Zacuto Gratical Eye.
Worked great.

 

[JB Earl]

Thank you for the recommendations.

However, I need the SDI port for other uses.
Are there any cabling options at all for the Monitor port?

 

[Jeremey Shelton]

On the Komodo, I believe there is only the single SDI output and wireless monitoring options through the app. Someone else can chime in here but I think the top pogo only provides "run / stop" control and there is no monitor out possible from that connection.

A possible solution, if you have other uses for the SDI port would be to pick up an SDI splitter so you can feed two peripherals. Something like this one, I think, would do the trick: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod..._4k_12g_hd_sd_sdi_distribution_amplifier.html

 

[Patrick Tresch]

You can feed two HDSDI with one port. Sometimes you have to teminate the port with a 75ohms. I use the Kameleon with is gorgeous.
Patrick

 

[Jan Balster]

I've used the Komodo with a smallHD Cine7 and then looped another SDI out of it to the Zacuto EVF. No issues at all.