The DJI Ronin-S is designed in a way that adding accessories makes it even more useful. Let me share my first impressions of the DJI Ronin-S Focus Motor — an accessory that opens up many creative possibilities. DJI Ronin-S Focus Motor Box In an article published a while ago, I have reported about my Ronin-S setup and shared my thoughts with you (also watch Nino’s extensive Ronin-S video review and tutorial here, in case you missed it). Now I have added the DJI Ronin-S Focus Motor to my kit, which remedied the last gripes I had with the gimbal. What’s in the Box? The motor comes in a nice cardboard box, which includes the motor itself, a connection cable, the Ronin-S rod-mount, a short rod, a long rod, four hex screws and two .8-pitch rubber focus gear strips. These allow lenses without .8 focus gears to be used with the motor. The build-quality of the device is very high as we have gotten used to with DJI gear. I could not detect any play on the motor’s gear and everything feels solid and neatly put together. DJI Ronin-S Focus Motor Contents Setup & Balancing The rod-mount bracket is screwed to the small camera base-plate that comes with the Ronin-S with two of the hex-screws from the motor-kit. The hex-key that came came with the Ronin-S fits. No extra tools are needed. Very nice! Depending on your camera you can mount the rod to the left or right of the lens. With my camera — a...
Published By: CineD - Friday, 4 January, 2019