REDKOMODO GEAR
6K CINE CAM GLOBAL SUPERSTAR The first six-grand Red cinema camera aces them all with Raw recording and a global shutter
WORDS ADAM DUCKWORTH T here is a vast amount of competition in the sub- ten grand cinema camera category nowadays, with the likes of Canon, Sony, Blackmagic and Panasonic all pushing the boundaries in terms of the spec they offer to budget-conscious filmmakers. From full-frame sensors to Raw recording, on- sensor phase detection to 8K (and even 12K) capture, this is where all the action is. Of course, obvious absentees from this great techno battleground include the very high-end names like Arri and Red, who don’t play in that sort of market, preferring to focus on clients with big budgets. But even the biggest films aren’t going to risk a mega-money cinema cam as a crash camera, so Red has built a small yet perfectly formed cinema camera at a price the US firm has never been close to before: six thousand of your English pounds or US dollars. What was important was that the camera used the same, legendary R3D Redcode workflow to fit in seamlessly with the bigger and pricier Red camera production pipelines, and that the dreaded rolling shutter issue was completely obliterated to allow for fast whip pans – essential for a crash cam. It also had to be small enough to be used in tight locations where bigger cameras wouldn’t fit. The result is the 6K Red Komodo, built for the big-budget
SPECIFICATIONS
Price: £5940/$5995 Sensor size:
19.9-megapixel Super 35 global shutter CMOS, 27.03x14.26mm, 6144x3240pixels Formats: Raw6144x324040fps, 5120x270048fps, 4096x2160 60fps, 2048x1080 120fps. ProRes 422/422HQ4096x2160 60fps, ProRes 422 2048x1080 120fps, up to 280Mbps. External 4:2:2 10-bit via SDI/BNCup to 4096x2160up to60fps ISO range: 250-12,800 Dynamic range: 16+ stops Autofocus: Contrast detection, phase detectionwith forthcomingfirmware update Controls: Peaking, zebras, false colour, histogram Lensmount: CanonRF Battery: CanonBP-9 series NDfilters: None Screen: 73.7x73.7mm/2.9x2.9in 1440x1440fixed touchscreen Audio: 3.5mmstereomic input Output: BNC 12G-SDI,Wi-Fi, 9-pinGPI, genlock, RS-232, time code Storage: CFast 2.0 card Dimensions (WxHxD): 102x102x102mm/4x4x4in Weight: 960g/2.1lb body only
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