A cheap follow focus for the sonys' at DVinfo.net

Kurth Bousman · March 19th, 2006, 04:49 PM

Hey guys - what do ya'll think of this ? I pulled it off another thread. It looks like it might work and not cost a vacation. What's your opinions ? thanks

Kurth Bousman · March 19th, 2006, 04:51 PM

oops

http://www.indifocus.com/index.html

sorry

Boyd Ostroff · March 19th, 2006, 05:33 PM

Only thing is that the Z1 doesn't have absolute positions for focus, the ring rotates infinitely. If you turn the camera on and off then I don't think any calibration would still work the next time you power up, or if you keep turning the focus ring after reaching infinity it would also go out of calibration.

Kurth Bousman · March 19th, 2006, 07:50 PM

Boyd, but why then do all of these real dps' recommend one ? I must have read a dozen prouser reports where they put ffs' on the z. Well , then inside one shoot , you could use it , for example to rack focus inside a scene, for example.Kurth

Andrew Todd · March 19th, 2006, 08:00 PM

it amkes pulling focus easier.. you will just have to remark the focus points if you intened on making them. its best used on a 35mm adapter

Mark Utley · March 19th, 2006, 08:14 PM

If you use the Shot Transition feature, you can get perfect focus pulls every time. The only downside is that the transition must be at least 2 seconds long.

Kurth Bousman · March 19th, 2006, 08:58 PM

yea, the only problem with the shot trans is you can only do it once. And it does look nice for an adapter because you wouldn't need gears for every lens. that's a big savings on top of its' price. Kurth

March 19th, 2006, 04:49 PM	#1
Kurth Bousman Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: san miguel allende , gto , mexico Posts: 644	A cheap follow focus for the sonys' Hey guys - what do ya'll think of this ? I pulled it off another thread. It looks like it might work and not cost a vacation. What's your opinions ? thanks

March 19th, 2006, 08:00 PM	#5
Andrew Todd Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Saint John, CANADA Posts: 633	it amkes pulling focus easier.. you will just have to remark the focus points if you intened on making them. its best used on a 35mm adapter __________________ video : xl2 / letus35xl / bogen 503 photo- canon 1dmkII - bronica etrsi

March 19th, 2006, 08:14 PM	#6
Mark Utley Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 479	If you use the Shot Transition feature, you can get perfect focus pulls every time. The only downside is that the transition must be at least 2 seconds long. __________________ Mark Utley

March 19th, 2006, 04:51 PM	#2
Kurth Bousman Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: san miguel allende , gto , mexico Posts: 644	oops http://www.indifocus.com/index.html sorry

March 19th, 2006, 05:33 PM	#3
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,787	Only thing is that the Z1 doesn't have absolute positions for focus, the ring rotates infinitely. If you turn the camera on and off then I don't think any calibration would still work the next time you power up, or if you keep turning the focus ring after reaching infinity it would also go out of calibration.

March 19th, 2006, 07:50 PM	#4
Kurth Bousman Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: san miguel allende , gto , mexico Posts: 644	Boyd, but why then do all of these real dps' recommend one ? I must have read a dozen prouser reports where they put ffs' on the z. Well , then inside one shoot , you could use it , for example to rack focus inside a scene, for example.Kurth

March 19th, 2006, 08:58 PM	#7
Kurth Bousman Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: san miguel allende , gto , mexico Posts: 644	yea, the only problem with the shot trans is you can only do it once. And it does look nice for an adapter because you wouldn't need gears for every lens. that's a big savings on top of its' price. Kurth