Where to get lens rings? they are ridiculously expensive everywhere
They are cheap and plenty on ebay.
Where to get lens rings? they are ridiculously expensive everywhere
Panasonic pancakes use electronic focus ring. And it is not the best idea to use any FF with it, as you can't get any repeated moves.
Can anyone confirm if it possible to use it with pancake lenses like the 14 mm , 20 mm from panasonic ? thanks
Does anyone know where I can get a marking wheel for the FF 500 IIS ? They're no where to be found on ebay or Chinese direct retailers. I would like to have one for each lens I use with permanent markings.
I forgot to add that it doesn't come with the multiple gears, you have to purchase those separately at a surprisingly high price from what I've gathered (about 30 bucks). I didn't bother buying them as I don't need them at home, but it's must have if you wanna use it to work with primes.
Yep, you need to choose one you need at purchase. I think it is strange.
I just got a a fotga DP500 IIS through the forum's hot deal's page, paid about 160$ for it. I don't use this FF for work, I got it to shoot home videos with my d7100 and stay in focus without guestimating the distance on the lens. I built a small cage to quickly snap on my slr and plug in a mic to shoot. It takes 20 seconds to setup and is very suitable for stable run and gun.
Now to the FF, it feels sturdy, the marking disc snaps well in place, no backslash at all so far (been using it lightly for a couple of weeks). I think there's room for improvement on the quick release bracket. It could be easier to snap on and off, but it doesn't really affect me since mine just seats on the same rig at all time. You have to retighten the screws on the gear and the hard stops every now and then but nothing out of the ordinary.
I might use it for work on a C300/5D shoot and try to sneak it in the budget. So far I don't see much difference with the FF we get at the rental shop (can't remember the brands, I've never been too obsessed with that kind of gear).
So far I'm very happy with my setup, it cost me less than 200€ (I recycled an old Sennheiser I had laying around) and is very well tailored for light hand held DSLR video, I hardly ever get any soft footage anymore.
Edit : I forgot to add that it doesn't come with the multiple gears, you have to purchase those separately at a surprisingly high price from what I've gathered (about 30 bucks). I didn't bother buying them as I don't need them at home, but it's must have if you wanna use it to work with primes.
It is not marketplace topic, so not indended for HK shops discussions.
I noticed that most of the sellers are from Hong Kong but I just can't find a brick and mortar shop in Hong Kong that sells these items. Searching in google (in English) didn't help either. Does anyone have any idea where I can find one in HK? It'd be even better if someone can point me to stores with a large selection of video gears?
There are some details highlighted in this ebay posting:
Yep, this guys make really good gear. They have something new coming soon (I mean not FF).
I have the DP500 II it is really nice considering the price, I paid $179.00 shipping included with the same type of quick release clamp. On the unit that I have there is zero backlash. I have had it for about 10 months so far so good. To tell you the truth I wasn't expecting it to be as good as it is, and I would not hesitate in buying another one. It is actually a really high quality FF IMO regardless of its price point.I know that this is off topic but even the Mattebox that they have looks really good. I was actually thinking of purchasing that as well and for $250.00 its a steal.
Available on our deals with good price - http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/562/special-deals-matteboxes-nd-filters-nd-holders-follow-focuses
In case anyone was interested, it seems the new Fotga DP500 2S has been released. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fotga-DP500IIS-QR-dampen-follow-focus-A-B-hard-stop-for-5DII-III-7D-D90-DSLR-/261244890909?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cd368af1d
I'm looking to buy the dp500 II soon, but it seems that a new version is on the horizon
I ask them and let you know later.
Is there a dp500 IIS version in the works? I'm looking to buy the dp500 II soon, but it seems that a new version is on the horizon:
Looking to buy my first follow focus and I'm not sure how the Fotga compares with the Trusmt. Is the Trusmt worth the extra money?
I think, yes. Forga is good entry FF, best in its price range. TrusMT is better with even less backlash.
Whilst on the topic of the gear wheel, I received my DP500 2 some weeks ago, well packaged and prompt delivery. After setting it up, I had to spent a fair bit of time making various adjustments because there seemed to be a lot of lens, and camera body movement when I used it, and if I backed the gear wheel off slightly it would then disengage itself at a certain spot. On critical inspection I noticed that the wheel wasn't rotating spot on, so the axle hole had been incorrectly drilled ? or simply didn't come out of the moulding process as it should, maybe ? Any way I contacted the supplier who acknowledged me straight away, sent out a replacement gear, and asked if I could send them a photo which I did, but I don't think the photo showed the problem too well to be honest. For a beginner like me I'm really pleased with the FF, and very pleased with how I was treated by the supplier. Cheers.
Thanks for your reply. I might not have expressed myself very well though, the brand of the actual FF-device is Fotga, it has all the Fotga DP500 II lables on the gearbox and so on, only the wheel is labled differently (Fotasy). Has anyone heard of this strange combination before? Or perhaps even of a collaboration between the two brands? Same factory? Anything? If not I'll just let some time pass and see if his FF will still be working then. I'll keep you updated if anybody's interested
This one I do not know.
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