Finally we got our hands on a RED KOMODO 6K camera – thanks to AV Professional in Vienna, one of Austria’s premier rental places, who loaned it to us. Interested to see how the baby dragon fares in our lab test? Read on … For quite a while I was eager to get my hands on a RED KOMODO 6K camera, as it features a 6K, slightly larger than Super 35 global shutter sensor, with a claimed 16+ stops of dynamic range according to the manufacturer. Supported by AV Professional Vienna AV Professional supplied us with the RED Komodo body and the 50mm lens for this test. When our good friends at AV Professional, an audio and video equipment rental house in Vienna told us they could give us a loaner unit we immediately jumped at the opportunity, thank you! They have very good coffee too … The RED KOMODO 6K from AV Professional. Image Credit: CineD KOMODO – a Global Shutter Camera A global shutter sensor with no sacrifice in dynamice range sounds like a very bold claim, and is a really unique offering in the cinema camera landscape for now with the small form factor it features. Normally, we would start the lab test with the rolling shutter measurements, but in this case there is no rolling shutter – the global shutter sensor manages to read out all lines at once. Just for fun I tested this with out 300Hz strobe light and yes, no rolling shutter visible....
Published By: CineD - Monday, 18 January, 2021