Century Optics Cine-Style Manual Focus at DVinfo.net

Christopher Go · July 2nd, 2003, 06:36 PM

This "Cine-Style Manual Focus" is supposed to be shipping in a month or so.

Dean Harrington · July 2nd, 2003, 07:01 PM

are doing a good job on making this cam better. I like the manual focus ring they have made.

Glen Elliott · July 2nd, 2003, 07:21 PM

Well we'll have to see it in action- does it make the focus ring any more tense. It's way too loose! It needs resistance similar to the XL-1's manual focus.

Stephen van Vuuren · July 2nd, 2003, 08:31 PM

Wow. thanks for the tip. I had no idea. I will have to investigate deeper...

Christopher Go · July 2nd, 2003, 09:24 PM

If you do, could you tell us whether you can still use the sun shade that came with the camcorder? I don't see where you could mount it - then again, it isn't the most effective of shades either but...

Yang Wen · July 2nd, 2003, 09:32 PM

$400 eh? hmm not "tooo" bad, i'm anxious to hear from reports. Wondering if this will be gimmicky and would prolly mean we'd need to get a new lens shade? Unless the hold for the screw is left uncovered

Stephen van Vuuren · July 3rd, 2003, 01:10 PM

I've sent CO questions about sun shades and requests for more pics.

Stephen van Vuuren · July 3rd, 2003, 04:21 PM

CO says it works just fine with existing sunshade, but no new pics available at this time.

Christopher Go · July 4th, 2003, 12:17 AM

Thanks Stephen. I hate when a new accessory comes out it seems we have to sacrifice something else in turn (take for example, the Panasonic 16:9 lens and no filters, matte box, etc).

I wonder which follow focus solution would go well with this product...

July 2nd, 2003, 06:36 PM	#1
Christopher Go Major Player Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 429	Century Optics Cine-Style Manual Focus This "Cine-Style Manual Focus" is supposed to be shipping in a month or so.

July 2nd, 2003, 07:01 PM	#2
Dean Harrington Major Player Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tokyo Posts: 898	century optics.... are doing a good job on making this cam better. I like the manual focus ring they have made.

July 2nd, 2003, 08:31 PM	#4
Stephen van Vuuren Space Hipster Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,508	Wow. thanks for the tip. I had no idea. I will have to investigate deeper... __________________ stephen v2 www.insaturnsrings.com

July 3rd, 2003, 01:10 PM	#7
Stephen van Vuuren Space Hipster Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,508	I've sent CO questions about sun shades and requests for more pics. __________________ stephen v2 www.insaturnsrings.com

July 3rd, 2003, 04:21 PM	#8
Stephen van Vuuren Space Hipster Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,508	CO says it works just fine with existing sunshade, but no new pics available at this time. __________________ stephen v2 www.insaturnsrings.com

July 2nd, 2003, 07:21 PM	#3
Glen Elliott Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,898	Well we'll have to see it in action- does it make the focus ring any more tense. It's way too loose! It needs resistance similar to the XL-1's manual focus.

July 2nd, 2003, 09:24 PM	#5
Christopher Go Major Player Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 429	If you do, could you tell us whether you can still use the sun shade that came with the camcorder? I don't see where you could mount it - then again, it isn't the most effective of shades either but...

July 2nd, 2003, 09:32 PM	#6
Yang Wen Major Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 991	$400 eh? hmm not "tooo" bad, i'm anxious to hear from reports. Wondering if this will be gimmicky and would prolly mean we'd need to get a new lens shade? Unless the hold for the screw is left uncovered

July 4th, 2003, 12:17 AM	#9
Christopher Go Major Player Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 429	Thanks Stephen. I hate when a new accessory comes out it seems we have to sacrifice something else in turn (take for example, the Panasonic 16:9 lens and no filters, matte box, etc). I wonder which follow focus solution would go well with this product...