couldn't see another post on this so..

50-Dollar Follow Focus by Wiley Davis Comments — Kickstarter (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2120229387/50-dollar-follow-focus/comments)

pretty bloody smart - and a great way to fund it

I'm amazed at the follow focus solutions that have come forward over these past few years. Great link!

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?

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!

ignore this post... i just wanted to hit 300 posts. *insert smiley face here*.

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.

ignore this post... i just wanted to hit 300 posts. *insert smiley face here*.

isn't there a 50 post fine for doing this? *insert smiley face here*

*insert sad face here*

as he says in the description; buy two and use one for focus and one for zoom.

hard to go wrong for $50

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!

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.

Hondo Garage $50 Follow Focus - YouTube