Bright Tangerine’s new LeftField System for RED KOMODO is a set of camera rigging attachments now shipping. British manufacturer Bright Tangerine extended their LeftField system with sets for the RED KOMODO. These include top & side plates, cheeseplates, base plates, and more. The top and side plates are equipped with NATO rails on every side, Bright Tangerine claims the built-in 3/8″-16 and 1/4″-20 threads are upgraded with helicoid fittings. These add strength and prevent thread stripping or binding. The top and side plates also offer QD (quick-detach) sockets for easy attachment of camera straps. The baseplate comes with a Arri-style dovetail plate with Bright Tangerine’s Open•UP quick release. A quite clever and time-efficient way to release the camera from the setup, shown in this video: DJI dovetail for quick gimbal setup Additional to the standard dovetail, the new LeftField system has a baseplate option with a DJI dovetail on the top of the riser, enabling you to switch quickly from a static setup to a gimbal setup on a DJI Ronin RS series gimbal. This double dovetail design is quite nice, giving you more mounting options with the same system. The Komodo mostly gets used with EF and PL glass, so the camera gets rarely used without an adapter or speedbooster. The LeftField system includes speedbooster support mounts, including support for Vocas, Kippertie, Metabones & Canon’s 0.71x speedbooster. Bright Tangerine claims that more supports may be available in the future once demand grows. Metabones RF-PL support for the KOMODO LeftField...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 8 July, 2021