RED Teases Tiny New Camera that May Use Canon’s RF Mount: Report

julio 29, 2019

RED Teases Tiny New Camera that May Use Canon’s RF Mount: Report

RED CEO Jarred Land took to the reduser.net forum this past weekend to drop a major teaser about the company’s next cinema camera—a small form-factor camera called the Komodo that is “not larger than 4 inches in any dimension” and may feature Canon’s RF mount.

That last point wasn’t actually stated outright by Land, but the close-cropped image of the Komodo that he shared as part of his teaser shows half the mounts, and NewsShooter quickly pointed out that the contacts shown seem to match Canon’s full-frame mirrorless mount.

Here’s the full-res photo for closer inspection:

In addition to this tantalizing photo and the speculation it’s sparked, Land shared several bullet points about the upcoming camera—which will apparently begin shipping “towards the end of the year”—including:

It is not DSMC3
It is not a replacement for DSMC2
It is not 8k VV
It is not a Dragon or a Helium or a Gemini or a Monstro Sensor
It does not have an HDMI port
It does not use proprietary media (it will use CFast instead)
It is not a “module”
It is not under $5k, unless you own a Hydrogen
It has no XLR ports
It does not have a fixed lens
Its body does not weight more than 2 pounds
It is not larger than 4 inches in any dimension

Basically, he chose to rule out a bunch of rumors rather than sharing anything specific about what the Komodo will be. But based on what he’s ruled out, it seems this will be a very small camera capable of taking Canon RF mount lenses and being rigged up to capture high-quality video at a much lower price than RED’s current lineup of $40K+ 8K and 5K cinema cameras.

Head over to reduser.net to read Land’s full post about this camera, and expect an official announcement sometime this year.

(via Canon Watch)