APS-C lens coverage ok for Komodo?

[Daniel Porto]

Just wondering thanks :)

[Phil Glowskey]

I wonder too! It would be great :)

[Thomas B.]

APS-C lens coverage ok for Komodo?

Komodo's Sensor in FF needs an image circle of 30.56mm, while the modern/digital APS-C-ish / DX-format-ish sensors need a minimum image circle of approx. 27-29mm. I recommend Phil Holland's tools (in this case the formatCompare tool) to get the info you need. He's been doing so much in this regard (all kind of testing and comparing) during the last decade (maybe?), that he became an actual VIP not only for the REDuser community.
So, if you want to use EF-S, Nikkor DX, Minolta V-Mount, A-Mount lenses for the DX sensor format, you will have to shoot at 5k resolution and you'll get the "full APS-C" image (and maybe a slight vignetting, since digital APS-C is not a standardized format). Check for yourself:

http://phfx.com/tools/formatCompare/...&focalLengths=

Remember, you can't use every APS-C lens on Komodo, because of the shorter flange focal distance (FFD) of e.g. the Sony E-Mount, Canon EF-M, Fujifilm-X Mount lenses. APS-C vintage lenses, however, should give a bigger image circle, since the analog APS-C format was bigger, while APS-H sensor size would fit best to Komodo's FF sensor size.
"Sensor diagonal" or let's say "film crop diagonal" of analog APS-C 30.1 mm, APS-H 34.5 mm, APS-P 31.7 mm).
I can't tell you if AF, IS, iris, etc. will work on non-Canon lenses. If the need for electronic control is not so important to you, and you still want to use a small, lightweight lens on Komodo, I'd try M-Mount lenses (Leica, Voigtländer, etc.). BTW, Jarred was using a Voigtländer Nokton 50mm F1.1 with his white Komodo, as you can see:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CAl9zHyh7Ge/

The only downside with M-Mount lenses is the not-so-close-minimum-focus distance and the vintage looking focus ring on most lenses which might need some tinkering if you want to cine-modify it yourself. (can be done by ducloslenses, too).
...I hope this helps.

[Phil Glowskey]

It seems to be similar to dragon x - at least from my observations
Thanks Thomas for the detailed reply :)