RED has updated the status of its new DSMC3 large format cinema camera – the V-Raptor and elaborated regarding the status of its popular low-end camera as well, which is the Komodo. Read RED Digital Cinema CEO statement:
DSMC3 update
This DSMC3 status update was posted by RED CEO, Jarred Land, on his FB and Instagram. The update elaborates regarding the DSMC3 lineup (Komodo and the new V-Raptor). In case you are living inside a cave and don’t know what these names mean, read our article which we hope it’ll make sense and help you in maneuvering through the RED DSMC3 ecosystem (which for now includes the Komodo and the V-Raptor). Anyway, the updates are below.
V-Raptor: ST (Stormtrooper) shipping status
Question: When do the White Raptors ship?
RED: They start shipping out in truckloads next Friday, and will continue to do so over about a 2-3 week period. The stormtrooper Raptors are all sold out and accounted for, so if you missed out on ordering and still want a Raptor you need either find/bribe a dealer as they get them or wait for the black version.
The stormtrooper Raptors are all sold out.
Black (‘regular’) V-Raptor: Shipping starts on October
Question: When do the black Raptors start taking orders, and when do they ship?
RED: We will start taking interest requests tomorrow for the black Raptors on RED.com, and many of our dealers who have not already started will officially start their black Raptor lists as well. We HOPE to start shipping black cameras at the end of October. The price will be the same as Stormtrooper.
The price will be the same as Stormtrooper.
Komodo: Price might go up
Question: Where is the Komodo that I ordered?
RED: Komodos are shipping every day, but are also in heavy backorder as demand is far overtaking supply, and the supply chain is still ‘very problematic’. It really is a roller coaster ride, our Manufacturing and supply chain seems to get a new shortage every week. If they can’t find/order/bribe parts from any other source, engineering does a rolling re-design to make a different component work and that sticks till something else falls into a shortage, it’s a vicious, expensive cycle…very expensive, combined with shipping rates which are insane right now, so don’t be surprised if Komodo’s price goes up in the coming months, as the cost to make them continues to go the wrong way. If you already have an order at your price won’t increase but new orders may, RED will try and give a bit of a heads up if that does become inevitable. We hope it doesn’t. So anyways to answer that question, it’s really unknown. We are not standing still, We are making them as fast as we can and shipping them as fast as we can, And the ” My Komodo finally came after 4 bloody months “ posts probably will go on for a while still. Furthermore, in November there will be a major firmware update that includes Time-lapse mode.
It’s a vicious, expensive cycle…very expensive, combined with shipping rates which are insane right now, so don’t be surprised if Komodo’s price goes up in the coming months.
Jarred Land – RED Digital Cinema CEO
Summary
To sum it up, the ST Raptors are sold out. Black versions will ship in October (the price stays the same). As for the Komodo, the long shipping process (3-4 months) will remain, and the price might even go up, as the demand for this camera is very high.
Product list
Here’re the products mentioned in the article, and the links to purchase them from authorized dealers.
- RED V-RAPTOR ST 8K VV DSMC3
- RED Komodo 6K Digital Cinema Camera
