I love my Komodo, I only shoot my videos with it now, RAW is QUALITY, no log footage can give you the quality of Raw. I have A7IV A7sIII and haven't touched them in 2 months since I got this camera, overall it costed me 14K with all the bells-&-whistles and EF lenses.
I’ve had mine for nearly 2 years and I can’t recommend it enough to people who want an affordable camera that has stellar image quality, with the ability to take on heavily stylized looks.
@@EdProsser get the extended warranty if you want the reassurance, but other than that I can’t think of anything. Personally, I baby this camera. It’s been a breeze. ELQ appears to be on its way late fall. Your footage looks amazing, by the way.
Folks been saying C70 looks almost as good as komodo. Have you used that? Looking at the footage it seems to me C70 is in a lower class (footage looks better than DSLR but nowhere near Red still has the digital look).
@@cubul32 C70 is a great cam and there's a lot of obvious convenience with a camera like that. I almost got one! I'm sure with the right colourist you could get it very close to the Komodo, but I think that's extra time and work - for me the Komodo has a look that I really like straight out of camera and like you say it has a quality that is distinct from the "digital" look - which is probably a combination of things from the global shutter to the way it handles colour, highlight roll off and skin tones.
@@EdProsser Yeah, I talked to some canon fanboyz and they were like "c70 is better". Better for what they want: convenience - maybe. "Oh komodo has better highlight rolloff but that's it" - well duh that's the whole big deal with cine image? They really got me paranoid as if the image in C70 is just as good and I can't see it. To me komodo has texture like a soft organic fabric; c70 feels digital with a touch of organic (but just a touch) and with proper lighting and colorizing it can look literally filmic like old school 35mm but it still looks "shallow" vs the deep organic look of komodo.
My god man, talk about beautiful shots!! 😍 awesome video and thanks for making me want something that I can’t afford even more lol keep up the awesome work!
thanks for making great videos with delightful stories. I'm really enjoying your channel. I'm a C70 user so Im CONSTANTLY comparing my images with Komodo images. Komodo KEEPS. WINNING. lol
Haha! They're both great cams and I'm sure it's mostly just us filmmakers that notice the tiny differences - I honestly switch between my LUMIX S5, EVA1 and Komodo regularly for diff jobs, they're all great.
The picture out of camera is great and WHAT YOU CAN DO TO THE FILE IN POST is on a PHOTO RAW level. The detail in the shadow and highlights is THERE. I think a lot of reviewers who spend a few hours or a day or two or even a week or so don't fully get to test out or even know about. I myself had no idea what latitude the files have in post cause I was so used to color grading and that was that. But the details in highlights and shadows is where that 16+ stops of DR come in. But NOTE - an rec 709 out is gonna SQUEEZE that to like 7 stops to make it look nice. BUT - unlike other cameras - on the RED - the RAW details are there if you want to push or pull shadows or highlights. Until you do this - you will not fully realize the POWER of RAW and R3D files.
It's so good isn't it! Even shooting in pro res you can squeeze a lot out of it. I'll be putting a 6 month review vid out looking at the cam after professional use.
Thanks for watching! Will hopefully start using it on professional shoots from next week as just completed my rig for shooting with it! How you finding working with the footage?
Hey Ed! Fantastic video, as always. I used to be primarily a doc & commercial shooter but for the last two years I've been doing mostly music videos and the Komodo has been looking veryh appealing. I got my hands on the FX6 a few years ago so I can't really justify jumping over to the Komodo but it's always good to be informed and your videos are top notch at that! I did invest in the Vespid Primes thanks to your content, I'm wondering if you're still using them!
How are you finding the FX6, it's a great cam! If I didn't already own the EVA1 I'd probably have picked one up instead of the Komodo. But Bert happy with the Komodo, shooting in RAW and Pro Res is a dream and both play back so smoothly in my editor. Yes still working with the Vespids! They pair nicely with the Komodo, check out latest two vids which have a short doc shot on them. How are you finding the Vespids paired with the FX6?
@@EdProsser Extremely versatile! I still like footage form the Komodo a bit more but the FX6 just works well for a lot of types of jobs. Coming from Sony photo glass, the Vespids just look fantastic to me. I see they get a lot of hate sometimes but I like them a lot! Love the 90mm macro and 50mm
Personally if I had an FX3 I don't think I'd be considering upgrading unless I had some serious issues with it... I guess it depends! I got the Komodo as it was time to upgrade my 5 year old cine cam.
yo Ed great video. I have a situation thats sorta unique where I gotta ask about black shading. I live in Dubai so the outside temperature is extremely different from the inside temperature and I want to get a tracking shot of someone walking from inside to outside. Will I have to worry about black shading? would this be a problem with other cameras?
I think if it's a fairly quick transition it should be okay, if you're exposing the camera properly etc.. but honestly I don't know 100%. The camera had temp indicators which help you monitor the status of the calibration. I black shading my camera inside and shot all weekend, it was much colder outside on some days, but probably not more then 3-5 degrees. Worth testing if you can? Other cameras - to some extent, but most will process noise internally, so you wouldn't notice it too much. My previous camera the Panasonic EVA1 definitely had diff noise patterns in diff temps if I didn't black balance regularly. All sensors will respond diff in diff environments but I'm not sure how other cameras deal with that.
Black shading is only needed when temp deviates about 20-30 degrees.. a small tracking shot should be ok. I’d blackshade it somewhere by the doorway.. that way you have some temp from outside and inside. Also as the op said, the temp warning will tell you if there’s a need when it goes yellow.
Great video! Could you by any chance provide a sample footage clip to download in your next video. I'm really on the fence if it's worth getting this over a Canon c70.
Why do almost all camera channels use either that squeaky type music or ding dong music? How about some Bach or classic Jazz, something that alludes to art and civilization?
I love my Komodo, I only shoot my videos with it now, RAW is QUALITY, no log footage can give you the quality of Raw. I have A7IV A7sIII and haven't touched them in 2 months since I got this camera, overall it costed me 14K with all the bells-&-whistles and EF lenses.
Have you tried C70? Wondering what's your opinion as a komodo user.
Wanna sell your a7siii?😭
@@cubul32 as an owner of both I LOVE the C70.
I’ve had mine for nearly 2 years and I can’t recommend it enough to people who want an affordable camera that has stellar image quality, with the ability to take on heavily stylized looks.
Wow very early adopter, any words of advice for a new(ish) user?
I'm hoping they bring the ELQ setting to the camera soon.
@@EdProsser get the extended warranty if you want the reassurance, but other than that I can’t think of anything. Personally, I baby this camera. It’s been a breeze. ELQ appears to be on its way late fall.
Your footage looks amazing, by the way.
Folks been saying C70 looks almost as good as komodo. Have you used that? Looking at the footage it seems to me C70 is in a lower class (footage looks better than DSLR but nowhere near Red still has the digital look).
@@cubul32 C70 is a great cam and there's a lot of obvious convenience with a camera like that. I almost got one! I'm sure with the right colourist you could get it very close to the Komodo, but I think that's extra time and work - for me the Komodo has a look that I really like straight out of camera and like you say it has a quality that is distinct from the "digital" look - which is probably a combination of things from the global shutter to the way it handles colour, highlight roll off and skin tones.
@@EdProsser Yeah, I talked to some canon fanboyz and they were like "c70 is better". Better for what they want: convenience - maybe. "Oh komodo has better highlight rolloff but that's it" - well duh that's the whole big deal with cine image? They really got me paranoid as if the image in C70 is just as good and I can't see it. To me komodo has texture like a soft organic fabric; c70 feels digital with a touch of organic (but just a touch) and with proper lighting and colorizing it can look literally filmic like old school 35mm but it still looks "shallow" vs the deep organic look of komodo.
there's something delightful about the default light rendering. particularly the contrast that Redcode starts with. its so nice!
Very solid review with some pleasing b roll. Well done Mate! 👏
Thanks Greg!
My god man, talk about beautiful shots!! 😍 awesome video and thanks for making me want something that I can’t afford even more lol keep up the awesome work!
Footage looks so good!!
thanks Kyle!
thanks for making great videos with delightful stories.
I'm really enjoying your channel. I'm a C70 user so Im CONSTANTLY comparing my images with Komodo images. Komodo KEEPS. WINNING. lol
Haha! They're both great cams and I'm sure it's mostly just us filmmakers that notice the tiny differences - I honestly switch between my LUMIX S5, EVA1 and Komodo regularly for diff jobs, they're all great.
great stuff mate.
😀
Thanks 👍
The picture out of camera is great and WHAT YOU CAN DO TO THE FILE IN POST is on a PHOTO RAW level. The detail in the shadow and highlights is THERE. I think a lot of reviewers who spend a few hours or a day or two or even a week or so don't fully get to test out or even know about. I myself had no idea what latitude the files have in post cause I was so used to color grading and that was that. But the details in highlights and shadows is where that 16+ stops of DR come in. But NOTE - an rec 709 out is gonna SQUEEZE that to like 7 stops to make it look nice. BUT - unlike other cameras - on the RED - the RAW details are there if you want to push or pull shadows or highlights. Until you do this - you will not fully realize the POWER of RAW and R3D files.
It's so good isn't it! Even shooting in pro res you can squeeze a lot out of it. I'll be putting a 6 month review vid out looking at the cam after professional use.
love your review. So well curated really speaks to me being on the fence of buying.
Thanks, hope it was helpful and good luck with your decision! You can check out my previous vid for more info on why I went with the Komodo.
Nice to see another brother Red shooter from UK 🙌 greetings from Scotland 👋 very solid videos too keep up the good work 👌
Hello! Thanks for stopping by! I think I actually watched your Zoom F3 vid the other week, I've got one arriving soon to use with my Komodo!
@@EdProsser nice one 👌 32bit is the future so much less to worry about
Dude! Very thorough. Thanks mate 👍
No trouble! Thanks
Solid vid man. Testing mine out as well. I did shoot on a small little interview shoot at a car dealership and it was gold.
Thanks for watching! Will hopefully start using it on professional shoots from next week as just completed my rig for shooting with it! How you finding working with the footage?
Great video--I really enjoy your review style and how you convey information,. Your footage looks amazing!
Thanks for checking it out! Good to know I'm not too mumbley and boring
Beautiful footage, Ed.
Thanks Jon, will be posting some full res 6k footage next week
Very informative, I appreciate this
No worries hope it's helpful.
Great vid! Very informative
thanks Jay !
Great insight!
Thanks for watching!
Hey Ed! Fantastic video, as always. I used to be primarily a doc & commercial shooter but for the last two years I've been doing mostly music videos and the Komodo has been looking veryh appealing. I got my hands on the FX6 a few years ago so I can't really justify jumping over to the Komodo but it's always good to be informed and your videos are top notch at that! I did invest in the Vespid Primes thanks to your content, I'm wondering if you're still using them!
How are you finding the FX6, it's a great cam! If I didn't already own the EVA1 I'd probably have picked one up instead of the Komodo. But Bert happy with the Komodo, shooting in RAW and Pro Res is a dream and both play back so smoothly in my editor.
Yes still working with the Vespids! They pair nicely with the Komodo, check out latest two vids which have a short doc shot on them.
How are you finding the Vespids paired with the FX6?
@@EdProsser Extremely versatile! I still like footage form the Komodo a bit more but the FX6 just works well for a lot of types of jobs.
Coming from Sony photo glass, the Vespids just look fantastic to me. I see they get a lot of hate sometimes but I like them a lot! Love the 90mm macro and 50mm
Yeah I love em, was out shooting with them on my Komodo this weekend, loved the images from them.
Must compare it to your Panasonics!
Oh I will definitely be doing that!
Hi loved ur work .... It would be of great help if u could share with us ur colour grading process
Hey yeah totally !
This is in the works at the mo, so stay tuned! Probably in a week or two.
Hey colour grade tutorial just posted - ua-cam.com/video/z4oWK1oKBMc/v-deo.html
Should I upgrade from the FX3?
Personally if I had an FX3 I don't think I'd be considering upgrading unless I had some serious issues with it... I guess it depends!
I got the Komodo as it was time to upgrade my 5 year old cine cam.
Red like Tomato
yo Ed great video. I have a situation thats sorta unique where I gotta ask about black shading. I live in Dubai so the outside temperature is extremely different from the inside temperature and I want to get a tracking shot of someone walking from inside to outside. Will I have to worry about black shading? would this be a problem with other cameras?
I think if it's a fairly quick transition it should be okay, if you're exposing the camera properly etc.. but honestly I don't know 100%. The camera had temp indicators which help you monitor the status of the calibration. I black shading my camera inside and shot all weekend, it was much colder outside on some days, but probably not more then 3-5 degrees.
Worth testing if you can?
Other cameras - to some extent, but most will process noise internally, so you wouldn't notice it too much. My previous camera the Panasonic EVA1 definitely had diff noise patterns in diff temps if I didn't black balance regularly.
All sensors will respond diff in diff environments but I'm not sure how other cameras deal with that.
Black shading is only needed when temp deviates about 20-30 degrees.. a small tracking shot should be ok. I’d blackshade it somewhere by the doorway.. that way you have some temp from outside and inside. Also as the op said, the temp warning will tell you if there’s a need when it goes yellow.
Great video! Could you by any chance provide a sample footage clip to download in your next video. I'm really on the fence if it's worth getting this over a Canon c70.
Yeah good idea Julio, I was thinking of providing some sample footage when I put a vid out on colour grading this footage
Why do almost all camera channels use either that squeaky type music or ding dong music? How about some Bach or classic Jazz, something that alludes to art and civilization?
We all get our music from the same place (!)
Check out some of my other vids it's not all ding dong, squeaky type