Insane RED Komodo X Price Drop! Did I Waste Thousands $$$?

Red have dropped the price of the Komodo X and original Komodo by thousands of dollars. We purchased ours just two months ago! Do I regret buying it? Should I have waited? Should you get one now? And what does this mean for the competition.

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00:00 I bought a Komodo X for way more
00:37 Was it a mistake to buy?
01:27 This is a tool, the big lesson
02:59 Invest at the right time for you
04:24 What does this mean for Canon, Sony and Blackmagic?
06:36 Does this kill off other cameras?
07:36 What does this mean for RED?
08:51 Does this cheapen the RED brand?
10:27 Time to buy a Komodo X

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[sebastianFZE]

Great insights as always Jonathan, thanks for sharing.

[jacobjones]

hey Jonathan, your advice here is EXACTLY what I needed to hear! I am the sucker for gear you are describing. QUESTION: how are you getting those sharp details out of the c70 or pcc4k? the detail on skin is incredible. I'm using L-series and I don't get skin pores like that, also, where is all of the noise?! how bro?

[CLIFFLIX]

I suspect Nikon/RED want's to liquidate this ASAP. I would bet that there is a Z Mount body right behind this camera. NAB next spring?

[gummoman]

Red cameras are overvalued, that's why they depreciate more than an NFT

[robertdouble]

If you have a solid business model to warrant buying a camera then it's a non issue. Waiting forever gets you nowhere.

[thelocalfilmpro]

It’s crazy we are dancing around the idea of slog 3 being almost obsolete. I’ve used red raw out of the KX and it’s unreal I do wish the fx3 had setting similar to it for sure . If the fx3 were about a $1000 less I think it would be on point for the current times .

[ftby]

Nikon stressed about the C400 release and acting accordingly. 😬

[MrJayclas]

Once Nikon purchased Red, yes you should’ve waited😆

[tecno]

Just checked ebay people still haven't got the memo lol. There still asking 12k used lol. Poor red owners who bought at the top.

[sprocketslip]

I am surprised that they would drop the price so suddenly. I feel that this Nikon decision more than anyone at Red . Is this just to purposely kill Red . Buy them out and devour it ? If I was a Red owner I’d be so disgusted and pissed 😤

[magji]

still to expensive when I've seen highlight retention on the FX6 that looks better than the Komodo

[xpreshun]

As a Sony user I’m hoping the price dropped because Red knows Sony is about to drop something.

[IntertropicalConvergence-gfbm]

Come on the writing was on the wall . Nikon is killing red … revenge . For those wanting to pick it up now ? I would be very very cautious .

[timofreee]

RED has done this in the past, it’s not surprising. Unless the camera pays itself off within a couple years, it’s probably not worth you purchasing one.

[mambiproductions]

Sounds like you are in denial. 3K lower price is huge . It has to sting. Sorry it happened to you.

[martin_media]

In my opinion this was a stupid move on Red's part. I bought a KX in Feb this year at full price, to drop the price by nearly 30% in a year means I'll never buy another Red. Why would anyone buy a Red now based on their handling of pricing? Would you buy a new Red in future when there's a chance of it dropping 30% in a year, if you do you have more money than brains. Sony and Canon retains their value far better

[timdanyo]

Even with the price drop the RED accessories you'll need to add another $3000 to $5000.

[Yupthereitism]

You did waste thousands of dollars. You just did t know you were going to waste that money. You should have waited imo but you learned your lesson