RED announced that both its V-Raptor [X] and Komodo-X cameras will now be available with Nikon’s Z-mount, granting filmmakers access to Nikon’s library of lenses and unlocking new camera features that aren’t available on other mount options.
The announcement comes much sooner than either Nikon or RED originally indicated to PetaPixel when it met with them last year at NAB. It is also the first time that RED has a first-party lens mount on its cameras.
“This marks the beginning of RED and Nikon’s collaborative products and it is the exciting first step in a new Z Cinema Series,” RED Digital Cinema CEO Keiji Oishi says. “By integrating the Z Mount, RED is providing more lens choices than ever before, empowering filmmakers with greater artistic…