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Komodo gets a big brother Red’s 6K camera is joined by its new sibling, the V-Raptor 8K VV
R ed has revealed the V-Raptor 8K VV, a big brother to the Komodo Super 35 camera, and the first in the next-generation DSMC3 series. It features the highest dynamic range, fastest cinema-quality sensor scan time, cleanest shadows and highest frame rates of any camera in Red’s line-up. Perhaps the most interesting factor is the price, which undercuts not only similar high-end cameras from rival manufacturers, but also Red’s current DSMC2 series. Priced at £21,480/$24,500 for this limited-edition, all-white ST launch version, it’s around half the price of a 6K Sony Venice, 4.5K Arri Alexa Mini LF,
Red’s latest IPP2 workflow and colour management tools. Like the Komodo, the V-Raptor uses a new, integrated body. It offers professional I/O, including two 4K 12G-SDI outputs, XLR audio with phantom power capability via an adapter, and built-in USB-C interface. This allows for remote control, ethernet offload and more. The body is a compact and rugged unit, resistant to water and dust, which measures 152.4x108x108mm and weighs 1.83kg/4.03lb. A Canon RF lens mount has a locking mechanism, allowing on-sensor phase detection autofocus – a first in a large- sensor Red camera. Canon EF lenses can be used with a mount adapter, or other mounts with a suitable RF adapter.
the end of 2021. Red also announced a forthcoming XL camera body, ideally suited for studio configurations and high- end productions, will be released in 2022. The V-Raptor has a 35.4-megapixel CMOS sensor, measuring 40.96x21.6mm, with the ability to deliver 8K large format or 6K Super 35. It can shoot 8K full sensor at up to 120fps or 150fps with a 2.4:1 crop. It records 6K up to 160fps, or 200fps at 2.4:1. And in 2K 2.4:1, it shoots at an astounding 600fps, while still capturing over 17 stops of dynamic range. That’s faster than the Monstro at all settings. Like other cameras from the American company, the V-Raptor uses Red’s own Redcode Raw codec, allowing 16-bit Raw capture – and is perfectly compatible with
or Red’s own 8K Ranger Monstro. A standard black version will be available in larger quantities before
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