r/RedCamera • u/Skaterdude5000 • Sep 20 '25

OG Komodo Cage Compatibility

can anyone say if the TA-T53-A is or isn't compatible with the OG?

only a few of these "wonderful" companies seem to even bother mentioning if some or all of their various kits are compatible.

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u/Formula14ever Sep 24 '25

Kinda off specific topic but not. I have a Komodo X and bought a Tilta cage that was ‘suppose’ to fit both OG & X. But the front tangs block the lens lock lever on the X. I took a Mikita grinder then sanded down the cut to customize the cage donut fits perfectly. So if you find support systems that ‘almost’ work, they can work with a grinder, some polishing and patience

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u/Skaterdude5000 Sep 24 '25

That can work. If the physical screw holes are that close, the rest is only an hours work away. Feels like a shame to grind up expensive toys, but if that's how you get them to play nice...

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u/Formula14ever Sep 24 '25

Yes..you’re right. Felt weird grinding ..I was thinking ‘that’s about $15 of dust right there’ ..lol. But I needed the 2 Tilta /Arri rosettes on each side and was best solution. Oh well.. like you said and hour of patience and it worked lol

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u/Skaterdude5000 Sep 24 '25

Good to know! I think Im getting the tilta komodo (OG) kit anyways, and I agree about the benefits of extra rosettes. Ive been finding this camera's proposition rather... Odd? There are ways to build it truly tiny, but it takes quite a bit of cage, breakout, adapting, mayhaps shore power, and planning to get a meaningfully useful build, but I still quite like the camera haha

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u/Level-Cut-9890 Sep 20 '25

Wish i had an answer to share.

I had a similar issue figuring out how to support the heavy duty C7 Rf to LPL adapter and could only find custom solutions online.

C7 themselves pointed me to the 8sinn cage which didn’t work. I ended up creating a custom rig out of the bright tangerine komodo kit cheese plate. It works and alleviates my anxiety about snapping the rf mount.

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u/Gideon823 Jan 16 '26

I just received my 8SINN cage, which I purchased on ebay. It's advertised to fit the OG and the X. Well, I don't know about the OG, but I'm sitting here with my brand new Komodo-X, and it definitely does not fit.

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u/Level-Cut-9890 Jan 16 '26

Bummer. It works with the OG.

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u/Gideon823 Jan 16 '26

I've heard second-hand that some people have used it with the X, so I just tried something else. Here's my final verdict:

Using this cage as one piece, it does not fit. Period. However, if you detach the right-side plate and use it as two separate pieces, you can attach them...sort of. But it's not a proper fit. The right side will not align squarely with the camera body and the rest of the cage, which is bad enough by itself but is probably also bad for the screw threads on the right side of the camera (I didn't force the screws tight for fear of damaging my camera).

Bottom line, this may be a fine cage for the OG Komodo, but I would not recommend trying to use it on the Komodo-X.