Its a beautiful, clean setup. It just does not look like you can even use that top handle for what it's meant, at least in this setup. Did you try mounting Teradek from the side of the cage, so leaving top handle clear for when you actualy need it?
hey man,lovely build.Did you get the Tilta handle to trigger the Komodo? If yes, which cable did you use? I tried two, but no luck. I'm using the R/S bright tangerine nato port.
Hey how did you get your Tilta top handle to line up with the hole on the top plate? Mines doesn’t line up so I just used another screw and tighten it just before the hole. Works well, but it be nice for it to be threaded in the hole.
Be careful, mate. Not sure if it was just for the sake of the video….but don’t ever plug the Komodo’s BNC cable into the camera’s SDI port without first powering up everything else first. Once the monitor and the Teradek are up and running, power up the camera. Once the camera is also powered up, plug in the BNC to the monitor’s (and/or other accessories) SDI Port, THEN plug the BNC into the camera’s SDI. It should be the very last thing you do. It should be the same in reverse for when powering down. First unplug the BNC cable from the camera, then power everything down. Otherwise you risk frying your SDI port. I, too, own a Komodo and I have to be as diligent as possible about these steps. It’s a pain….but it’s true for all cinema cameras, like Arri, running 12G SDI. Not trying to treat you like an idiot….just don’t want you frying your camera. Hope that helps. support.red.com/hc/en-us/articles/360057166453-Preventing-Damage-to-SDI-Outputs
Appreciate the feedback! We’re aware of the vulnerable SDI port on the Komodo and only did this for aesthetics of the video. We usually run a Freakshow HD MSX2-L Reclocking Distribution Amplifier for SDI and always use shielded SDI cables. We’ve been rocking it for a year and a half on Komodo with 0 issues. Again, appreciate you looking out for us though! Thanks for watching!
I actually think he didn't do anything wrong... I own a Komodo since 2020, and have done it exactly the way he showed in the video... I saved the instructions to my phone, and I always go back to them as a reminder after not working with the Komodo for a while. As far as I know is that all you have to do before connecting the BNC cable is that you have to connect the monitor and camera to a power source. You don't have to turn them on to connect the BNC cable.
