The release of the RED V-RAPTOR XL camera was teased last year and, according to RED, is supposed to come out in 2022 for $39,500. The camera was on display at BSC Expo in London last weekend and it seems that it will offer the same 8K VV sensor as the V-RAPTOR, but with much more I/O, internal ND filters, and more. What else do we know? The next RED camera from the DSMC3 lineup seems to be the rather huge V-RAPTOR XL. RED actually teased the camera last year in September already when the V-RAPTOR was announced. When they put up the product page for the “regular-sized” V-RAPTOR, the XL version teaser appeared when you scrolled all the way down. Last weekend, during the BSC Expo in London, the RED V-RAPTOR XL was on display next to its smaller DSMC3 siblings. Does this mean the camera is coming soon? Let’s sum up what we know about the XL so far. RED V-RAPTOR XL Judging from the size, price, and button layout of the V-RAPTOR XL, this will not be an owner-operator camera but rather a rental cam designed for multiple-headed camera crews. From RED we know that the V-RAPTOR XL will have internal ND filters, 24V AUX power, and an interchangeable lens mount. V-RAPTOR XL camera teased back in September 2021. Source: RED From the teased photos, on the operator side of the camera, we can only see a few buttons such as the record start/stop, ND filter controls,...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 14 April, 2022