where there’s smoke there’s fire

It seems that we already have the first “RED ZED” teaser for the already leaked RED V-RAPTOR [X] camera with Nikon Z-mount:

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Today RED sent out an email (by mistake, I assume) offering users to upgrade to one of the following cameras:

• V-RAPTOR [X] Z Mount Starter Pack
• V-RAPTOR [X] Z Mount Production Pack (V-Lock)
• V-RAPTOR [X] Z Mount Production Pack (Gold Mount)
• V-RAPTOR [X] 8K VV Starter Pack
• V-RAPTOR [X] 8K VV Production Pack (V-Lock)
• V-RAPTOR [X] 8K VV Production Pack (Gold Mount)
• V-RAPTOR XL [X] 8K VV Production Pack (V-Lock)
• V-RAPTOR XL [X] 8K VV Production Pack (Gold Mount)

As you probably already noticed, the first three cameras are listed as RED V-RAPTOR [X] for Nikon Z-mount. RED currently does not have any cameras with Z-mount.

The RED V-RAPTOR [X] is priced at $30k (pictured above). Additional informtion is available here:

RED is showcasing the all-new V-RAPTOR [X] and V-RAPTOR XL [X] cameras at the 2024 NAB show

A new Nikon Z-mount video camera has been rumored for a while and was described to me as “brick-shaped, without pentaprism, similar to current RED models” (see this post).

RED recently added Nikon RAW (N-RAW) support to RedCine-X Pro.

Maybe Nikon will make the announcement together with the Nikon Nikkor Z 28-135mm f/4 PZ zoom lens and the new line of  Nikkor cinema lenses? Stay tuned!

Update – we may have the first “RED ZED” teaser already:

First “RED ZED” teaser?

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