Kays Alatrakchi wrote:MishaEngel wrote:Komodo is a real camera and it exist, you can even pre-order it.
What I meant is that nobody outside of RED staff has used it, played with it, tested how well it works, and on and on. It's kinda weird to ask for opinions on a piece of gear that isn't out into the hands of users, and probably won't be for many months. It's a bit like asking if I should get an URSA G2, or get an URSA G3.
Wrong.
Here's a partial list of people who have shot with RED Komodo so far:
Steven Soderbergh (Oscar and Palme d'Or winner) shot a full feature film starring Meryl Streep with it.
Lana & Lilly Wachowski (the writer-directors of The Matrix) used it on The Matrix 4.
Michael Bay (the director of Bad Boys 1-2, Armageddon and Transformers) used it on his Super Bowl commercial.
James Gunn (the writer-director of Guardians of the Galaxy 1-2) used it on The Suicide Squad.
Rawson Marshall Thurber (the writer-director of DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story and Central Intelligence) used it on his new Netflix film, Red Notice, starring Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot.
Don Burgess (the cinematographer of Forrest Gump, Spider-Man and Cast Away) used it on The Christmas Chronicles 2 which was directed by
Chris Columbus (the director of Home Alone 1-2, Mrs. Doubtfire and Harry Potter 1-2).
Jason Momoa (an A-list actor who stars as Aquaman) used it on his motorcycle commercial.
Russell MacLaughlin (an award-winning wildlife cinematographer) used it on his wildlife shoots.
On top of those, the camera has also been tested by various TV show cinematographers, video production companies, celebrities, people close to the owner of RED etc. From my POV that's a pretty impressive list for a camera that "isn't real" and "doesn't exist".
They are gearing up to release Komodo in the next month or two. First models are already being shipped to a small selection of customers, albeit with a firmware that is not final.