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January 24th, 2012, 01:48 AM
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Trustee
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Location: Central Coast - NSW, Australia
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$50 follow focus
couldn't see another post on this so..
50-Dollar Follow Focus by Wiley Davis Comments — Kickstarter pretty bloody smart - and a great way to fund it |
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January 24th, 2012, 09:15 AM
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Major Player
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Location: Orlando, FL
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Re: $50 follow focus
I'm amazed at the follow focus solutions that have come forward over these past few years. Great link!
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January 27th, 2012, 10:17 AM
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Regular Crew
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: new york
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Re: $50 follow focus
Pretty slick. Anyone care to speculate why he's using kickstarter to sell the product instead of just selling them off a website or something? Increased exposure maybe?
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January 28th, 2012, 12:45 PM
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Major Player
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Location: Winnipeg Canada
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Re: $50 follow focus
i think to raise the cash to farm out the manufacturing: quicker and more efficient for producing in quantity.
i ordered a couple. the money seems to be flowing in! he had a goal of $10,000, and i think i purchased when it was recently at $25,000 (i think) and now it is at $75,000!!! hope he can keep up with the demand! |
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January 28th, 2012, 12:47 PM
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Major Player
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Location: Winnipeg Canada
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Re: $50 follow focus
ignore this post... i just wanted to hit 300 posts. *insert smiley face here*.
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January 28th, 2012, 03:57 PM
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Major Player
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Rego Park , NYC
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Re: $50 follow focus
I never thought I would want or need a follow focus but it seems pretty ingenious since it uses common drive belts.
I've seen friction ones, but love the concept here. |
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January 29th, 2012, 05:07 AM
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Re: $50 follow focus
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January 29th, 2012, 05:53 AM
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Major Player
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Location: Winnipeg Canada
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Re: $50 follow focus
*insert sad face here*
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January 29th, 2012, 06:04 AM
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Major Player
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Location: c Australia
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Re: $50 follow focus
as he says in the description; buy two and use one for focus and one for zoom.
hard to go wrong for $50 |
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January 29th, 2012, 12:01 PM
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Major Player
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Location: Winnipeg Canada
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Re: $50 follow focus
agreed! hard to go wrong.
i bought the Cavision FF but couldn't stomach paying $50 for a gear ring. maybe if they were gold plated... instead, i cut bike inner-tube cross sections and layered them on FF gear and it grips my lenses pretty well, though the Canon 24-105 can slip a bit as it is a little stiff... paying $50 for a FF- that i can justify! |
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April 12th, 2012, 09:46 AM
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Major Player
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Rego Park , NYC
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Re: $50 follow focus
Received the thing last night and tested it out on a Tamron 17-50mm 2.8
Very cool! And smooth! The handle should allow use of it while doing handheld stuff. |
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