RED Introduces V-RAPTOR 8K VV 8K up to 150 FPS !

https://www.hdvideopro.com/blog/red-introduces-v-raptor-8k-vv/

Frame grab 8192x4320 stills @ 120 FPS !

RF Lens Mount

In 2021, there seems to always be controversy about lens mounts. Most professional cameras in the “greater than $15,000” market utilize a PL mount as this is the standard for high-end cinema lenses. The V-RAPTOR 8K VV utilizes the same Canon RF mount as the KOMODO, except this V-RAPTOR version adds a PL mount-like locking ring. The camera can use Canon RF lenses, PL lenses with an adapter and several other mount adapters are available, so it’s great for lens choice flexibility. However, I don’t think defaulting to the RF mount was a wise move for a $24,500 cinema camera as many prospective buyers for a camera in this price range either own or like to rent and work with PL mount lenses.

Of course, there are plenty of RF to PL mount adapters available, but in my experience, I don’t like using lens adapters, especially with heavy and long PL mount zooms. Using a lens adapter in this situation is adding another potential point of failure and increases the leverage and load on the camera’s locking RF mount. There are advantages to utilizing an RF mount as RED did on the Komodo, but the audience for that camera is simply different than those for a $24,500 camera (realistically at least $30,000 to make the V-RAPTOR a shootable package). Most people who own a Komodo aren’t going to be renting a $200,000 Angenieux long PL mount zoom, but that scenario is more likely for a $30,000 camera package. All this said, a sizable amount of people would have whined if RED had given this camera a native PL mount, and they’d complain that the RF mount is more versatile, so I guess you almost can’t win with mount choice.