Follow focus and gears

Gondor FF-01 Follow Focus with A/B Hard Stops

feha — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:35:50 +0000

I got today my new follow focus, some new brand Gondor ... (eBay) below is short preview video:

As soon as i get some time will make a full review.

The item on ebay: http://www.ebay.ie/itm/261149828054

The price is: $299 USD, but you can try "Make offer" ...

Need Voigtländer 25mm and 17.5mm lens diameters

feha — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:36:24 +0000

I need the measurement for focus rings diameter on 25mm and 17.5mm ? I'm about to order some custom ring gears, have not exact measures. From documentation is the diameter: 63.4mm but I'm not sure if this includes a focus ring diameter ? Any help is welcome, thank you.

GH2, 20mm Pancake and follow focus?

rod — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:42:56 +0000

Hello, I use a GH2 and a Edelkrone Pocket Rig. My problem: I need a follow focus I can use with my Pana 20mm, 1,7. Problem: The focus ring of the pancake optic is very close to the camera body. With "normal" solutions the lens gear is blocked by the camara body. Any ideas?

The follow focus should also work with the Pana 7-14 and 14-42, Nikkor: 24 2,8; 35 2.0; 85 2.0; 180 2,8. I guess, with all these lenses there will be no problem - hopefully.

rod

D&B Follow focus

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Sat, 26 May 2012 12:33:24 +0000

Looks quite ok. Seems to be all metal with custom gearbox.
Includes lens gears.

Price: $91, includes shipping

http://www.aliexpress.com/fm-store/811281/211538640-569852250/D-B-black-and-red-DSLR-Follow-focus-for-15mm-rod-support-Universal-DSLR-RIG.html

Mod 0.8 Gear Belt in Bulk?

fosterchen — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:26:41 +0000

Anyone know of a place that sells Module 0.8 gear belts in bulk? Preferably in the US. I could totally use a roll of that for all my lenses and DIY ideas!

Edelkrone FocusPLUS+ Follow Focus

fosterchen — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:21:47 +0000

Edelkrone came out with a new Follow focus for rails that has a thumb dip for on the fly focusing while still holding onto the handles! Looks solid and a real solution for shoulder rig users.

Edelkrone FocusONE

oscillian — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:33:10 +0000

http://www.edelkrone.com/focus-one/

Seems like a new take on the subject.

Cock Ring Friction Follow Focus

kavadni — Tue, 15 May 2012 03:25:50 +0000

Oh dear .. please don't tease.

Friend's daughter works at Adultshop locally. She was with him he came over I was trying out all types of elastic bands etc to find something that slipped over the gear of my Lanparte follow focus so I could use as a friction follow focus on lenses with continuous rotating focus rings.

She offered to take it to work .. she was sure she had something .. she came over the next day with the perfect solution.

A 1 and a 1/4 inch cock ring .. perfect fit for Lanparte .. those with smaller or larger units than me may need a different size :P

This one is made of Rubber

Snap Gears from IndieSYSTEM

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:06:03 +0000

This one is new and made for very small lenses.

Overall, they have some advantages, and some disadvantages also :-)

Lanparte electronic follow focus with computerized slider system

pundit — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 22:03:40 +0000

Not reality as of yet but it sounds interesting.

http://www.lanparte.com/About/one/

QUOTE: "We are currently developing an electronic follow focus in conjunction with a computerized slider system."

I'm assuming it will maintain dead accurate focus while sliding in or out.

Edelkrone Follow Focus

Marcus — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 07:52:41 +0000

http://www.edelkrone.com/followfocus/

Does anyone know similar designs that allow you to leave yous hands on the handles?

where to get a screw for LPT Follow Focus hard stop

peaceonearth — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 01:10:45 +0000

I bought it from special deal and I am very satisfied with it. Unfortunately I lost a screw of the hard stop fixation. Any idea what kind of screw it is and where I can get one (or better some)? I wrote a mail to LPT but they did not answer and maybe it's also possible to get one here from a local supplier in Western Europe. Thanks for help.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/8273739/lanparte.jpeg

Jag 35 wireless follow focus? (or similar)

bheath — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:16:14 +0000

Gearing up for a tourism shoot using GH2 on a long crane. Does anyone have experience with the Jag 35 version 2 wireless ff? Or any other wireless unit? I could rent the usual F.I.Z., but I'd like to buy a unit of my own for under 2k Thanks

Image shift while focusing with FF

krotal — Sat, 26 May 2012 12:15:21 +0000

Hi, Are you guys aware of image shifting while focusing with FF ? It seems like the lens moves because of the torque applied to it, causing the image to move. I got a gini FF, some nikon & yashica lenses, but the problem appears with every lenses... Just to be clear I'm not speaking about "breathing" but some kind of unwanted movement from the lens while focusing. Is there a solution or is it a well-know issue with still lenses ?

Thanks in advance

Follow focus needs rails?

kenoah — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:30:17 +0000

Ive been using the manual focus more often as the autofocus is too slow
now i want a follow focus.
Do i need to buy rails for it?

RJ Follow Focus F3, with hard stops

mk47 — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:16:46 +0000

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Follow-Focus-Finder-F3-15mm-Rod-Support-for-DSLR-Camera-with-Gear-Belt-Canon-60D-/160705251583?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item256ac788ff

UK seller: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Follow-Focus-Finder-F3-15mm-Rod-Support-for-DSLR-Camera-Canon-60D-600D-5D2-7D-/261032103551?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3cc6b9ce7f

Got this today. As you can see its on the cheap (i took it from the UK seller to avoid customs/taxes for the total of 150 eur). I havent really tried any other follow focus systems, but the build quality for this one seems really solid.

Fotga FF models

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:07:03 +0000

Seems nice. You can't mount gear on both sides from gearbox, but it seems to be fixed better with less play.
If you are bored with price hike and shipping delays with other follow focus model, it can be very good deal.

Sellers:

http://cgi.ebay.com/DSLR-Follow-focus-FF-f-15mm-rod-support-HDSLR-HDV-Film-/180692118367?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a1216eb5f

or

http://cgi.ebay.com/Follow-Focus-FF-15mm-rod-Canon-Nikon-Sony-DSLR-Film-/330585278201?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cf86b06f9

SnapFocus Follow Focus System by Midas Mount

fosterchen — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:12:27 +0000

Revolutionary follow focus system:

Need advice on lens gears

disneytoy — Sun, 27 May 2012 12:15:59 +0000

Hello!

I bought the Gini follow focus. VERY BEEFY! But I have no lens gears. At the moment I have the kit 14-42mm, 20mm, Helios 44 58mm, some tiny c-lenses like the 35mm Fujian.

I read the review on the Cinematic lens gears. Very affordable. Well under $10 each.

Any advice on what lens gears would work for me?>

Thanks!

Repeatable Focus Moves with Focus By Wire lenses

bheath — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:22:35 +0000

Here is my little contribution to PV. These focus by wire lenses are maddening. So, I've been trying to finda way to manage repeatable focus moves. Here's where I'm at: Physically superimposed marks on the LCD or monitor. (Stick on) I first tried camera tape strips with pen marks. Not bad but ugly. Also grease pencil and so forth. What I came up with (and could be improved is this: (see photo) screen protectors for cameras and Iphones havee a little scale for cutting with precision, I just cut off the scale and stuck it over where the distance slider appears when you manually focus an auto lens. It's transluscent with marks and numbers. Then I used the focus chart and tape measure and memorized distance for each auto lens. (sort of) It could work for your focus puller, or piss her off. But i like it for hitting a couple of marks without spazzing out on the focus ring. It's something. With the 12-35 pana, it could be promising eh? Photo taken with camera phone looking into the varavon loupe diopter, mounted on gh2... Good Loupe! Thanks Vitaly Let's get 'er in focus dammit!

Opteka FF-1X Electronic USB Follow Focus Controller

flyguy — Sat, 26 May 2012 01:11:49 +0000

Stumbled upon this item on ebay. Looks cool and way cheaper than the other USB Follow Focus

Dont know how to post pictures here. But this is the link : http://opteka.com/ff1x.aspx

The Opteka FF-1X USB Follow Focus controller allows you to adjust focusing, start/stop video recording, control digital zoom and enable live-view remotely from Canon's built in USB protocol to enhance your HD filmmaking experience. The FF-1X is compatible with the Canon EOS 1D IV, 1D X, 5D MK II, 5D MK III, 7D, 60D, 500D, 550D, 600D, Rebel T1i, T2i & T3i DSLRs.

Features

Controls Focus via Camera’s USB Starts/Stops Video Recording Controls Digital Zoom to Aid Focusing Enables/Disables LiveView Initiates Video Capture Image Powered by two AA batteries (not included)

FF1X mounted to the Opteka CXS-500 Rig (camera & rig not included)

Specifications

Connectivity

USB (uses cable included with camera)

Power Source

2 AA Batteries (not included)

Battery Life

Approx 50 hours

Construction

Aluminum, ABS Plastic

Rig/Tripod Mount

1/4" thread

Dimensions (LxWxH)

2.9 x 2.9 x 2" (73 x 73 x 50mm)

Weight

2.75 oz (75g)

Follow Focus Torque and Lens Adapter Mounts

itimjim — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:07:07 +0000

I was wondering if anyone could help of give me advice. I have the JinFinance Canon FD adapter for my GH2, which I've had no problems with, that is until now.

I've put a follow focus on my rig, with one of those cable tie type gears. The torque that's applied by the follow focus moves the lens quite significantly when in operation, which gives an obvious wobble when recording, and even worse will slip gears. It looks like the base of the lens adapter is moving and is sloppy.

Does anyone have any advice around a better adapter for Canon FD, or is this just a common pitfall with this line of lenses?

Thanks in advance.

Tim

USB follow focus and controllers for Canon cameras

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Wed, 09 May 2012 08:57:34 +0000

We also offer regularly Cinematics USB follow focus that is identical to Okii.

USB FF for GH1/2 ?

Psyco — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:09:03 +0000

Just saw the catchit deal for the Cinematics USB FF (for Canon DSLR only)
http://www.personal-view.com/talks/uploads/FileUpload/52/79754f01888a021abc41b7484c6c1a.jpg

@Vitaliy_Kiselev
Is something similar possible for the GH1/2?
(A combination of a hack and a hardware device might do the trick)

DIY "remote" focus control (accurate, LEGO!)

Matt — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:40:33 +0000

Okay, so this is not a particularly clever invention, but it actually works and is quite useful, which makes it worth sharing. :)

Now, I've had an idea in my head for quite a while now; remotely controlling a DSLR's lens' focus ring using (I don't know the proper word) 'motor mirroring'. Basically using one motor as the "generator", and the other to control the focus. So it happens that I found my LEGO and made my idea! Really pleased with how it turned out, so I thought I'd make a video demonstrating it and to show it to everyone here, as I think it's of interest to the people who browse these forums.

It's pretty useful for me personally, because of my shooting style. If you have LEGO, try and build yourself one. Mine took an hour, but I'm sure if one was to invest more time a better device could be created!

So who would like FF gears for their OCT-18s? :)

soundgh2 — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:00:57 +0000

As the title says there may be a possibility of OCT-18 specific gears for FF being made by RAF Cameras if there's enough need.

Post below if you are interested!

Price would be around$100/gear but if they're of the same quality as the very solid looking OCT19 gears he makes I'd have em ;p

EDIT - you may only need 1 for all the lenses as the diameter of the focus area is commonly 56/57 mm

Best Follow Focus Gear Ring Belts ?

feha — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:04:24 +0000

I bought a new version i-Focus from Gini rigs ...
0.8 standard ...
I wonder what is your experience with gear ring belts ?
Not only for i-focus from "Gini", but in general ...
Which one do you prefer ?

Nice DIY 360 degree lens gears on the cheap

Brian202020 — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:44:20 +0000

Aside from being a bit tense thinking this guy will eventually cut himself with the knife, I think he has a good idea on how to make inexpensive, semi permanent, professional looking lens gears on the cheap. Just don't cut yourself making them :)

RJ focus gets hardstops

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 07:37:01 +0000

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Latest-DSLR-Follow-Focus-FF-2-hard-stops-15mm-rod-support-60D-T3i-5D2-/290623300127?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43aa7fa21f

DslrSolutions Budget portable follow focus system - any good?

jimtreats — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:09:13 +0000

A friend sent me a link to this fairly neat simple follow focus system

http://www.dslrsolutions.net/dslr-follow-focus

I quite like the look of it for a really light system, not sure how well it will work. I'm very tempted though.

I tried messaging them to ask about using the device on metal lenses like the Voigtlander ones, I don't fancy putting something metal on metal, its clearly designed for the more normal rubberised focus wheels. I reckon you could put something in between the metal wheel and this device to protect it though.

Anyone had any experience with them?