IronFilm Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Am looking around for a cheap but usable motorised focal focus (not wireless) to use on a CAME 7800 gimbal with Rokinon Cine DS lenses.This one at $299 seems reasonable:http://www.proaimshop.com/pas/PROAIM-E-Focus-DSLR-EF-DSLR-Pro-Zoom-Follow-Focus-Control-and-Battery.htmlAnother one I've seen mentioned a few times is this one:http://www.ebay.com/itm/DSLR-Lens-Controller-Electric-Follow-Focus-Control-For-Baseplate-Mount-5D2-60D-/360815775872?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item54024bd080This one is wireless and a tad bit too bulky and expensive, but might consider it (though way too noisy... but maybe it might work for our needs, perhaps):http://tomantosfilms.com/4194/wondlan-follow-focus/Any other suggestions or reviews on these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 Too late to edit now, but adding another to the list:http://www.newsshooter.com/2015/01/08/lenzhound-a-wireless-follow-focus-system-for-everyone-starting-at-395/ Edit: hmmm..... seems it is not even shipping yet.http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?125893-Has-anyone-heard-from-Lenzhound-Wireless-Lens-Motor-Control-System-(Kickstarter)Edit 2: ahhh... they did start shipping a few days ago. So perhaps a little too early to firm an opinion on them just yet. Stumbled across an open source project too: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 Well, after looking into this a lot over the last few days it looks like I'm going to try and go down the DIY path... ! Any references to others who have done this or tips there would be appreciated.The reasons for this is a mix of budgetary constraints, and time constraint (we basically need it asap, as the shoot date is not too far away.... and it takes a while to get things shipped from overseas to the ends of the earth where I live). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinegain Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Perhaps a silly idea, but wouldn't LEGO stuff work? As a kid I used to play around with that kind of stuff.'Cause kinda thinking of it, you need a motor with gearing, a controller and them some way to mount and drive it. Should work? Not sure about powering the whole thing. If I remember correctly, the power for the motor comes from the controler that takes like 4 AA batteries. Also not sure if the motor would be powerful enough. Professional looking it might not be either, lol. But it could be a working and cheap option. IronFilm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 Ah... interesting idea!But I don't have any of that type of Lego. And given the price of Lego, I think it would be cheaper to not go down that path! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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