The RED Komodo “Stormtroopers” models are starting to be delivered to customers sparingly with beta firmware. As a reminder, the Komodo features a built-in Canon RF lens mount. However, Jarred Land – president of RED – recently announced that the Komodo is shipping with a Canon RF to EF adapter in every box, but that the camera doesn’t support Canon RF lenses yet. Image credit: Jarred Land RED Komodo – RF Lenses Not Supported Yet The RED Komodo is closer than ever to a full production model, and “Stormtroopers” models – white cameras shipping with a beta firmware – are delivered to customers bit by bit for over a week now. The regular black cameras with the first “final” firmware should follow up quickly within the next months. But, as more and more filmmakers are getting their hands on the camera, Jarred Land had to clarify something about the Komodo. Here is what he wrote on Instagram: I’ve been getting a lot of questions over the past 24 hours about the RF mount and if people need to buy the RF to EF adapter for their Stormtroopers and what lenses to buy etc. Lots of miscommunication out there which is to be expected with not a whole lot of official information yet, so with so many people about to receive their cameras in the coming days I thought I’d take a moment to clear things up. First, you don’t need to buy the adapter, we include the official Canon RF...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 27 July, 2020