The housing supports the RED® V-RAPTOR®, RED® KOMODO™ and the RED® KOMODO-X™ through an optional tray (16250). It is engineered in a similar fashion to previous DSMC2 LT and Komodo housings, providing the most compact and travel-friendly system possible. Raptor offers seamless integration with DSLR lenses and the same N120 port system used in Nauticam DSLR and cinema systems. Enjoy unmatched user-friendly setup and intuitive operation including tool-less setup and tear down in minutes. Batteries can be swapped without ever removing the camera from the housing, and lens changes can be accomplished in seconds.

The Nauticam Raptor housing uses the N120 cinema port system, shared with Nauticam’s other N120 platform cameras, which allows for easy transition to the Raptor from other N120 Nauticam systems. The N120 system also provides access to Nauticam’s line of professional premium optics such as the WACP-1/2 and SMC-1/2.

The housing also features adjustable handles with easy access to the cinema-style zoom and focus knobs. On top of the housing is a 1/4″-20 cheese plate which allows for a wide variety of accessory mounting points.

In addition to Nauticam’s traditional full mechanical control, the Raptor housing also integrates a series of electronic controls with backlighting. These controls can access Iris±, Shutter±, ISO± and WB on the left side of the housing, and Pre-Record, FPS±, Playback, Play/Pause, Magnify and Tools on the top of the housing.

The RED® V-RAPTOR® features a Canon RF lens mount, but Canon EF lenses are also supported through the Canon EF to EOS R adaptor. The Nauticam Raptor housing offers full support of Canon RF lenses along with the Canon EF to EOS R adaptor and the Canon EF to EOS R adaptor with variable ND filter or control ring. The left side of the housing features an easily accessible command wheel for smooth ND changes. Regardless of EF or RF lens selection, changing lenses is quick, easy and does not require any tools. Nauticam is constantly testing new lenses to provide optimised port and extension combinations. Large cinema-styled control wheels on the housing, located within easy reach of the handles, provide precise manual focus and zoom control with supported lenses when used with the corresponding lens gear set.

Not being limited to DSLR lenses is crucial for cinema systems — when used with the 16410 N120 to N200 port adapter, the Raptor housing can support the use of select cinema lenses and the associated N200 port system. Installation is quick, easy and requires no tools, allowing seamless lens switching in the field, even when changing between DSLR and cinema lenses.

In addition to the large window for viewing the Raptor’s 2.4″ LCD screen, Nauticam offers an optional rear housing back for the Portkeys BM5WR monitor (16610). This allows the monitor to be viewed by the camera operator from a natural filming position and provides an extremely streamlined system; the monitor back features control buttons to access the various tools offered by the BM5WR.

The SmallHD 503 Ultrabright or the Atomos Ninja V monitor can also be mounted in the external NA-503-S or Nauticam Atomos Ninja V-S housings and connected via SDI bulkheads and cables, allowing greater flexibility when positioning the monitor on the Raptor housing.

The RED® V-RAPTOR® has an integrated micro V-Lock battery interface. Swapping batteries is as simple as opening the housing, as the camera does not need to be removed to access the batteries. Supported batteries include:

• REDVOLT Micro-V 98Wh
• Anton Bauer Titon Micro V-Mount 45/98/140Wh
• bebob V-MICRO 45/98/150/200Wh
• Core SWX NANO Micro 98/147Wh (V-Mount)
• Fxlion NANO ONE/TWO Ultra Compact 50/98Wh
• Hawk-Woods Mini V-Lok 14.4V 98/150Wh
• IDX System Technology Imicro-150 14.5V 97/145Wh
• SWIT PB-M98S 14.4V 98Wh with D-Tap and USB output

The Raptor housing supports an ethernet surface feed in 5m (pole cam) and 45m (studio) lengths. Within the housing, there is space to install a USB-C to ethernet adaptor which allows full control of the camera at the surface through the RedControl App.

The Raptor housing features Nauticam’s field-tested Vacuum Check and Leak Detection system, providing constant updates on the watertight and safe-to-dive status of the housing. By drawing a slight vacuum inside the housing using a reliable and compact manual hand-pump, the system ensures water-tightness before entering the water as well as throughout the dive. A simple colour-coded LED lighting system, easily visible at the rear of the housing, lets the user know that the vacuum is solid or that the housing is losing vacuum. Leak detection is built into the same circuit — if there is water intrusion, an audible and visual indication will occur. The system is temperature compensated, eliminating false alarms caused by a change in outside temperature or from a camera heating up on an action-packed dive.

• Raptor housing
• M16 Vacuum Valve II
• Housing O-ring + lubricant + remover
• 2× handles with mounting balls
• CR2032 battery
• Allen wrench set
• Housing skids
• Wheeled case with custom foam
• 2× 0.25kg and 2× 0.5kg trim weights