Tilta Camera Cage for RED KOMODO-X Basic Kit - Black

The complete Tilta handheld rig for the RED KOMODO-X in one box — cage, two handles, 15 mm LWS baseplate and two 15 × 200 mm rods. All the way round the cage there are NATO rails, a cold shoe, an ARRI rosette and 1/4″-20 and 3/8″-16 threads with locating points. The left side handle is turned from black walnut and stays comfortable after a long shooting day.

The Tilta Camera Cage for RED KOMODO-X Basic Kit is the whole handheld rig in one box: full cage, foldable top handle, walnut left side handle, side 15 mm rod holder, 15 mm LWS baseplate and two 15 × 200 mm aluminium rods. It turns the KOMODO-X into a camera you can hold, one that takes a matte box and a follow focus — and one that strips back down to a bare cage.

A cage of five detachable parts

The cage is made of five separate parts: front top plate, left and right side arm, bottom plate and rear top plate. Each part can be removed and used on its own, so for a light handheld build only what you actually need stays on the camera — and for a full build the cage goes back together.

Mounting points all the way round

All the way round the cage there are NATO rails, a cold shoe, an ARRI rosette and 1/4″-20 and 3/8″-16 threads with locating points. A monitor, a handle, a wireless mic receiver or an articulating arm can go almost anywhere — and thanks to the locating points the accessory stays where you set it, even when you lean on it.

Clamp-based lens adapter support

The lens adapter support does not clamp the adapter with a single screw but with a collar contacting it at several points. An adapter — a Canon RF to PL, say — then cannot twist or flex, and you can hang a long cine lens on it without worrying about the camera’s own mount.

Foldable top handle

The top handle is built specifically for the KOMODO-X. Swivel it and it moves out of the way, so you reach the camera’s top screen without taking it off. It carries another cold shoe, a 15 mm rod holder and 1/4″-20 and 3/8″-16 threads with locating points, making it the second storey of the build.

External monitor on the handle

An external monitor can sit on the top handle; the manufacturer states compatibility with the RED DSMC3 RED TOUCH 7.0″ monitor. The handle still folds with the monitor fitted, so the rig can still be carried by the handle and the camera’s top screen stays reachable.

Walnut wooden side handle

The left side handle is turned from black walnut and stays comfortable after a long shooting day. It goes onto the NATO rail through an attachment and rotates to any angle, so you set the position to suit whether you hold the camera at eye level, at the hip or overhead.

Quick release plate in three positions

The quick release plate on the bottom of the cage slides forwards, to the centre or backwards — on the image those three positions are marked FRONT, MIDDLE and REAR. You balance the rig according to whether a long lens sits at the front or a battery at the back; on a gimbal the difference shows instantly.

Assembled and stripped down on set

The cage goes together and comes apart with ordinary tools — an Allen key and a flat screwdriver, nothing else needed. Going from a full build to a bare body can be done on set, between two takes.

For the gimbal and for the hand

The cage alone weighs 327 g, so what is left of the KOMODO-X is a rig both a gimbal and a hand can carry. That is exactly why it comes apart: the bare cage and the quick release plate go on the gimbal, handles, rods and a battery go on for the shoulder — and the camera stays wrapped the whole time.

Worth knowing

The manufacturer lists the kit for the RED KOMODO-X body.

The 15 mm LWS baseplate has a Tilta Standard dovetail underneath. The optional 19 mm plate converts it to 19 mm rods and ARRI dovetails.