Greetings from Alaska. New to the board and its mind blowing. I am a fishing/hunting/outdoor guide up here and just started getting into videoing my outdoor adventures. I will have many questions as I have already spent 50 plus hours reviewing this site.

I have a Canon XH-A1. I am having a hard time finding the perfect controller setup for my Manfrotto 055CXPro3, 701HDV.


I have been looking at the 523Pro, and the Varizoom VZ-Rock.


Will these units adequately control the focus and zoom for my Canon XH-A1? Is there a better unit that will deliver better performance?


Appreciate your advice, help, and time.


Marc

Hi Marc

I'm in the same boat, I particularly want good focus control. There is another thread here that might interest you:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/remote-lens-controllers/83779-lanc-controller-canon-xh-a1.html

Hi Marc

I'm in the same boat, I particularly want good focus control. There is another thread here that might interest you:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/remote-lens-controllers/83779-lanc-controller-canon-xh-a1.html


Thanks for the link to the thread, but I've already read every post within that thread and didn't really get to draw much of a conclusion from that entire thread. That's why I thought I'd post my own and see if anyone has any new fresh ideas.

We use the Canon controller, works nicely. Canon | ZR-1000 Zoom Remote Control | 3089A002 | B&H Photo Video (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=NavBar&A=getItemDetail&Q=&sku=186651&is=REG&si=rev#anchorToReadReviews)

/Battle Vaughan/miamiherald.com video team

Any other suggestions?

There's the Bebob DVXL Universal remote zoom/focus controller, haven't used it though

If you're using the Canon XH A1, the only way to go is the ZR 2000.

It even, apparently, works the focus pretty good, something the ZR 1000 doesn't.

Not quite sure what else you're asking for here?


CS

Ooh, thanks Chris, I'll check that one out, I thought there was only a ZR-1000.