RED Komodo | My rig & accessories
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2024
- This is my obligatory RED Komodo rig and accessories video. Drop me a line down below if you have any questions or comments!
Red Komodo accessory list:
SmallRig Cage - (US) amzn.to/3uYf6LL
Small Rig 100mm Nato Rail
SmallRig 2362 Rotating Nato Handle - (UK) amzn.to/3PxJ0OO (US) amzn.to/3OeetED
SmallRig 2174 Swivel Monitor Mount - (UK) amzn.to/3zfWDwY
Outrigger Handle
Tilta Adv. Power Distribution Module
Blueshape BP-975 54Wh Battery
FX Lion NANO TWO V-mount Battery - amzn.to/3PiszWO
PortKeys BM5 MKIII WR Monitor - 5.5in - (UK) amzn.to/3cok9yH (US) amzn.to/3REL4qb
12G BNC-Coaxial-Cable Alvin's Cables - (UK) amzn.to/3IJNwrg
1 TB Angelbird AV PRO CF- CFast 2.0 Card - (UK) amzn.to/3uUYQv3 (US) amzn.to/3yFWq4w
Canon EF to R Mount Adapter w/Variable ND Filter - (US) amzn.to/3PgTkuS
Canon Mount Adapter EF-R 0.71x - (US) amzn.to/3Pkynzk
Zoom F3 Multitrack Field Recorder - (UK) amzn.to/3RHT35D (US) amzn.to/3PDvQzZ
ANDYCINE Universal Cable Clamp Aluminum - amzn.to/3IOoqHC
Sprig Cable Management Device, 1/4" - (UK) amzn.to/3OgfMCX (US) amzn.to/3zdr2vw
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
01:02 - SmallRig Cage
01:27 - Outrigger handle
02:33 - Nato rail, top handle & monitor mounting
03:29 - Tilta adv. power distribution module
04:15 - BP Battery & V-mount battery solution
05:32 - PortKeys BM5 mk.iii WR 5.5in Monitor
07:07 - Storage media
07:55 - Lens adapters and focal reducers
08:44 - XLR Audio with Zoom F3 Recorder
10:14 - Cable management
10:41 - Outro
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This was a really detailed rig breakdown. Thank you. I will stay tune for more Komodo content.
It’s always a treat when you upload!
Thanks Brian - comments like this keep me uploading!
DREAM CAMERA!
I honestly think so! Have a long term review in the works.
I’m looking to move from my C300iii to the Komodo. Ur video was very useful. Loved how u took us from point to point
Ah so glad it was useful! I'll put out another vid in a few months once I've properly put this rig through its paces. Already finding tweaks to the set up. Absolutely loving the Zoom F3 though.
great video dude, love the zoom recorder with that 32bit audio as well. Keep making great videos dude!
Thanks Brenton - I'm absolutely loving the Zoom, such a great little recorder. Just wish it had a bit more timecode functionality. Can't have everything!
Dude, we have a similar set up haha except I went for a gold mount battery, an 8Sinn cage, and a Small HD Indie 7 monitor! Love it, subscribed! 🔥🔥
How you finding the Komodo? And the Small HD? I've actually grown to like the Portkeys now!
I'd recommend getting the arri isolator cable or a shielded cable for the camera, 12G ports can be problematic and can end up shorting your camera and monitor if you go accidently don't plug and power up and down the correct way.
Thanks, yeah have got a decent shielded cable and heard all the nightmare stories. I've got an isolator cable as well - although I've heard mixed things about them
This is a fantastic video, and very similar to the way I want to kit my new Komodo out. I was going with the Portkeys BM5 WR monitor, but will reevaluate based on your comments. Initially, I liked the idea of wireless connectivity. The biggest downside with your setup, I believe, is that I won’t be able to hot-swap batteries in the field.
Hey Gary - thanks for stopping by!
Port Keys monitor - it's not AWFUL - I think I was just suckered by the wireless functionality - given that I shoot with manual cine lenses, and keep 180 deg shutter there's not a great deal to change wirelessly - and it's often just quite simple to use the Komodo top screen. The monitor is very bright though which is good. However I find the BM has really intuitive menus and a clean, responsive UI - when you're in the heat of a shoot I just trust it more. My BM does have some iffy colour tint though, but I think it's from being knocked around a lot.
Hot swapping - technically yes you can still do this, you can take a D-tap from the incoming battery (or some other power device) into the power port, remove existing battery, connect incoming battery to the v-mount, then remove the d-tap. I haven't tested this though and you would need to unplug SDI cables etc. when doing this.
@@EdProsser can you list the specific cables you used to the monitor. I assume I will need power (D-tap to the 4-pin aviation connector), and the SDI-to-SDI 12G for video). I’m thinking of a coiled cable for the monitor power, and a high-end SDI cable from SHAPE (right angle connectors). I’m also considering the new Meiji set of RF mount mini cine lenses with manual focus made specifically for the S35. I’m trying to stick with RF mount, even for my Canon zoom lenses.
@@garybarnett893 hey yeah for sure - links to most of the stuff in description.
12G SDI - Alvins Cables (your shape one should be good too).
Power cable came with the monitor, but yes, depending on your monitor you'll need a d-tap or limo solution (or battery)- a lot of monitors ship power cables as part of package.
RF mount - most lenses are quite expensive and will negate use of VND & ND adapters or focal reducers. Personally I work with a few cameras and prefer EF or PL so I can use lenses across multiple systems - or in the future if I move to a diff camera system. If you're not worried about this, the Meike could be a good solution.
Dude a great effort and always a pleasure but once that zoom and magic arm came out it starting looking like a praying mantis. I think it was bothering you too. I have a vocas solution. A cage to accommodate their universal multi purpose base plate that in turn can accommodate the shoulder usbp-15. With a zacuto Gratical eye. For any Komodo shooter I would say it’s the only pro way forward for shoulder rig but the Gratical is borderline ok. Something more oled like the Kameleon would be better but just ridiculously expensive. Wishing someone would re release something like the side finder. Likewise the vocas system cage has support for the canon speedbooster and pl adapter. With shoulder rig in mind it makes no sense to invest in the red side handle if you prefer integrating a cine set up with something like a Tilta m system and grip into the rig. That way you can add moose bars to your rails and you’re off to the races on the shoulder. I tried the vocas system with a lot of cameras and it works a treat on most but it’s particularly cute with the Komodo and gets you into vct. Not sure what part of town you’re in but if you ever want to hook up and compare notes let me know. I’m in e3. Meanwhile thx.
Thanks, I don't shoot shoulder mount much which is why I don't want an expensive EVF, there is a Port Keys EVF I've seen but still expensive.
Something that will extend a monitor out would be okay and I have an old shoulder rig already.
The magic arm and zoom - meh - not ideal but had one laying around unused and atm better to save the money until I get a better feel for how all the parts work together. Will probably NATO clamp it to the left side of the cage or something with a quick release system to strip it off quickly.
@@EdProsser rigging is never quite what you’d hope it might be. Surprising how poor some of the solutions out there are given how simple things seemed before. Can’t remember the last time I got excited by a solution, except maybe the c500ii with vocas shoulder rig and canon evf. That was how things should be. I guess what I have works fine but at that level with the c500 it’s a £4.5k evf. Maybe more but it was so much fun to shoot with. Anything else just isn’t good enough or well integrated to make the spend worth it. No idea why evfs are so ridiculously expensive. Meanwhile good luck on that rigging journey.
Yo coool video! In terms of cage/baseplate I’m really looking into getting the Bright tangerine one, low profile and the cheese plate option on the side seems like it can be clutch when mounting wireless transmitters..the baseplate also seems good and gives you proper height for mounting matteboxes
Yeah I think I'll move away from the SmallRig cage pretty quickly it was dirt cheap and will do for now, but already finding it doesn't have enough mounting points - I'll probably upgrade it in a couple of months!
The baseplate from BT looks like a good buy too.
@@EdProsser yeah the BT side plate seems to be one of the only good options out there
I’m shopping for accessories for my komodo rn. So perfect timing haha. Thanks for the video and especially the good idea for the audio solution 💯 Keep up the good work!
Thanks dude! Good luck with the shopping list!
In terms of shoulder rigging I'd look at the recoil rig by zacuto. Either with or without the EVF, pretty much the complete package. Vocas offer good solutions while smallig is very affordable but probably not as comfortable for a long day. For a matte box either the smallrig mini pro or the tilts mbt12 are a great options
Super useful thank you! I'm currently looking at a solution from Bright Tangerine the misfit atom and their Kasbah shoulder system.
I had a red komodo. Now i have a Red V Raptor . And i love it !!!!! But super expensive
Nice! Do you see a big improvement in picture quality?
@@EdProsser yes the 4k images is insane ! even in Lowlight
hey it would be cool to see the whole setup with matte box, mics connected (shotgun + lav mic for example) and which lenses. Also how you are pulling focus without impacted the stability of the camera would be useful to see as whenever you use just the lens to pull focus it can jolt the camera. thanks!
All good points - I actually have a manual follow focus, which I attach to rails going into a fairly shitty small rig base plate (or I use my old shoulder mount for the baseplate for now) - which is a temp solution for now, so I need to sort that out properly before I recommend something! Same with mattebox
The camera is heavy enough to also make manual focusing on the lens by hand pretty stable - if it's hand held there's gonna be some movement anyway.
Lav mics will slot into top handle cold shoe.
The Black Magic Screen menu puts all other menus to shame. I feel like I travel 50 years back in time when I look at other menus. I like working with the Komodo. I actually set up an iPhone mount and use the RED remote App to control the camera. Works pretty well. Especially if you have a pro max :D
The black magic screen is great but its just so awkward to see / use when operating the camera!
Love all of your Komodo videos, very insightful. I shoot mostly branded docs + content for businesses on an FX6 but I’ve been looking into the Komodo .. do you think the Komodo can be used for documentary successfully? Everyone advises me against it 😂 but idk I just want to try the Komodo so bad
I think so, obviously depends on your tolerance for certain things. it's probably not gonna be as quick to use as an FX6 but I've shot docs with it. I mainly use it for short docs and interview based promos. Some of these are very run and gun. Once you get your setup sorted you'll find a quick way to work with it.
Shot this little piece entirely on my own across two short afternoons, including handling interviews and it was fine - ua-cam.com/video/FNLIJdqqRQ0/v-deo.html
How about a color grading komodo footage video? Your stuff looks amazing! Keep it going!
Hey I've got one up here - ua-cam.com/video/z4oWK1oKBMc/v-deo.html
Great little rig breakdown! I’m kind surprised you went with the Canon branded speedbooster though over a Metabones Cine.
I wasn't aware of it to be honest, when I researched, the canon seemed to come out as best. The metabones doesn't seem to be in stock at CVP where I ordered from, is it new?
@@EdProsser not super new, but honestly Metabones haven’t pushed the Cine T line much, even though they are awesome. I’ve been shooting on another version of it for about five years now but they were always special order from everyone but B&H.
@@TheTechnoPilot is there a night and day diff between optical quality of Canon and Metabones?
I don’t have a red Komodo but I’m saving up for it. My biggest concern is audio, so it’s always interesting to see how others solve this
Yeah, the F3 - so far - is an amazing little recorder. I have a few recorders but they're all bulky big things that aren't easy to operate from a solo operator perspective.
The F3 is so simple to work with - has decent battery life and really good audio quality. The only downside is lack of timecode compatibility (I think) with the Komodo - but when I use timecode it's usually with a sound op anyway + syncing up audio in modern editors is real easy these days.
@@EdProsser thank you! I’m browsing the spec sheet as we speak haha. Awesome work! Looking forward to more
@@EdProsser I'm in a similar situation here where I'm considering upgrading to a Komodo from Canon/Sony cine cams.. and so the biggest concern is also audio. Especially for fast turnarounds and instances where I need to playback the footage with audio. How good is the F3 3.5mm audio out to Komodo 3.5mm in? Is there proper gain staging where you could get away with delivering footage with direct audio via this method? I'm asking because you state "ok for scratch audio" about this in the video. Cheers
@@fotomaton7852 yeah I mean you can pass it in fine and adjust the line out settings from F3 so you get a proper level. I haven't properly tested it this way on a professional shoot though, but I just shot a short doc (handling cam and audio) with the F3 recording externally and I absolutely love it, fantastic form factor and audio quality.
I guess you'd lose the 32 bit float benefit when taking into Komodo as you'd be limited by the Komodo input gain.
Honestly, very easy to sync audio for n post these days - FCPX has automated syncing.
I'm planning to put a vid out on F3 soon which will go over it in more depth, so far I'm really happy with it.
@@EdProsser Yeah 32-bit float external audio is the way to go for sure, was just curious if you could configure the Komodo to a run&gun fast turnaround FX6/C70 type of camera audio wise. Thx
Thanks for this video! What was the name of the “4 v mount battery charger” that you use?
Yeah sorry, it's the FX Lion 4 channel v mount charger
Just stumbled across your channel as I'm looking into the zoom F3 camera setup combo. I'm guessing this is a no, but is there some way to sort out a trigger record? My fear is I'd forget to hit record on both devices and end up screwing myself over at some point. Love the vibe of the video!
Thanks Aram, followed you on IG for a while, love your work. I haven't found a method to do this and yes it's a big fear, but so far I've never failed to trigger. I need to run a feed from the F3 into my Komodo, as haven't gotten round to setting that up yet, I think then, as long as you were recording on Komodo you'd have a line out from the F3, although not the lovely 32bit float.
Honestly the F3 is one of the best bits of kit I've picked up, really notice the difference even when using cheap wireless mics.
@@EdProsser Ah dude that is so nice of you to say! Always happy to try and grab a drink when I'm in London if you want :)
That's so great to hear about the F3. I've always been a big camera user at heart. My FS700 set me up for life with NDs and XLRs, but I'm keen for something smaller (toying between the sony fx30 or fuji xh2s/xs20, however, I've just been getting stuck at the audio side of things and this looks like a great solution. I guess worse comes to worse, if it was really important I could just leave the audio running all day with a timecode attachment to the camera and then cut out all the unused audio in post (fine for my work, not sure companies I hand footage off to would agree though lol). The red tally light definitely looks like a helpful reminder!
Yes that might work! I power mine off my camera battery to keep it running longer. I've found AAs can be a bit unpredictable.
And for sure, give me a shout if you're ever around East London! ed@edprosser.com
Great camera-porn video! Just one thing disturbs me - unpredictable polarizing effect of vNDs.
Yes I need to get my hands on a mattebox and ND filters, but need to make back a bit of money! RED are supposedly releasing some sort of electronic ND system as well, will be interested to see what that's like!
great video! I have a question about your audio set up. Do you just drop your audio files to your video editing software or do you need to edit the Zoom F3 audio on a separate software?
Yeah just drop them in and they're good to go. I recorded this vlog on it (and will be using it going forward). Super easy and convenient!
I'll put a video out on it soon once I've road tested it a bit more.
@@EdProsser Thanks, looking forward to more videos.
Did you find a better way of mounting the Zoom F3 by chance? I am just starting down that same road
Hey Scott yeah sort of, I mount it in diff places depending on how I'm shooting. I tend to prefer to have it on the operator side for interviews so I can see the screen, but I've rigged it on the other side or at the back end of my top handle, either using a cold shoe mount or some mini arm mount things - they're basically like mini magic arms but not as fiddly
Nice setup! I like the magic arm with the recorder. With your audio setup how are you mounting the mic? Also did you say that the recorder has phantom power?
The recorder has phantom power yes! I've actually switched to using it for my vlogs, recording with the condenser mic you see on screen.
In terms of mics the top handle has cold shoe mounts for radio mics. And if I need to use a proper shotgun I'd mount a shock mount.
Generally only use shotgun for static interviews (mic stand) otherwise try to have a sound op.
I'll probably try to fit some sort of quick release to the Zoom so can quickly de-rig it from magic arm.
@@EdProsser awesome! Thanks for the reply. Have been looking for an on camera audio solution for when I film sports videography or events. This might just do it for me. 🙌🏾
What were your in camera gain settings in the Komodo when using the zoom f3 recorder
I don't tend to link them so just sync the Zoom recordings to Komodo footage in post... Because I want to benefit from the 32-bit float of the zoom
@@EdProsser ok makes sense thnx for replying
Just a heads up that the Tilta Adv Power Distribution module is no longer Red Approved, as there have apparently been some issues discovered.
Thanks Gary any more info on this?
@@EdProsser I’ve seen several posts that it actually harmed the Komodo, and thus Red revoked the Red Approved. I saw that it also disappeared off of the Red website.
Hmm not seen anything - there are several versions of the plate - anyway you can link to a reference to this?
Refer to the comments in this video. Even the author of the video has now experienced issues. ua-cam.com/video/XHaY8L7WWh0/v-deo.html
@@garybarnett893 thanks really appreciate it!
How is the color reproduction of the Blackmagic video assist?
It's okay but not amazing, actually the screen on mine is pretty broken so probably not the best person to ask, but I think you can calibrate it
@@EdProsser But then its a nogo for me. I have an Atomos Shinobi, but the colors are not accurate and i search for a better monitor. Out of all, the only reliable brand i came across is Small HD and they sadly stopped making their affordable monitors.
you didn't paid your electricity bill recently ??
Exactly, got cut off
Hey. Which monitor are using with the komodo these days? Thanks
Still use the port keys, but mainly a 7 in shinobi. Eventually I'll get a small hd just need to set aside some money for one.
@@EdProsser cheers. What makes the small hd so much better?
Brightness, image quality, build quality and menus I think mainly. They'll just last as long as you need them too. The Shinobi is good tho.
@@EdProsser im mainly looking for a really sharp and bright image so i can always tell what is in focus.
Hey ed. what would you say were the downsides of the portkeys monitor?