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19 hours ago, Anaconda_ said:

I never used it, my whole live I've focused with a ring, so trying to move to a rocker is totally different, something like trying to use a fork with your left hand. I'm sure some people do it, and like it, but the 'old' system was never a problem for me.

lol i feel you. i used old EF (with unusable af) and vintage canon FD manual lenses for years but if you ever get a chance to test it i would be more than happy. 

5 minutes ago, BTM_Pix said:

I don't think you get arrested for not putting it on the pan bar its just the usual place for it

There is a benefit there for not physically touching the camera to reduce shake and it gives you the option of someone else pulling focus remotely as well of course but neither of those might be applicable to how you're working.

true true...

I'll make it work lol

17 minutes ago, BTM_Pix said:

It will mirror whatever you have assigned to the zoom rocker on the camera.

It mounts to the tripod pan bar 

well thats a alternative but its really a gamechanger to not have to mount it on the tripod because focusing can be done from the rocker on the camera. thanks for the insight tho!

On 8/11/2017 at 8:49 AM, Anaconda_ said:

I think it's mostly due to the lens we have on the FS5, it's VERY slow to zoom and although it's not very wide aperture, quite hard to nail focus. Even with peaking is can often be slightly off. On the LS300, we often have the Sigma 18-35, and at 1.8 it's easier to lock on... most likely user error on my part, because logically that doesn't make sense, but that's just how I find it. Maybe the peaking is more accurate? Because of those lens limitations, the LS300 footage always looks a lot nicer with an interview, but isn't so practical with a moving subject... but that's where other lenses come in. The people who own the FS5 I use refuse to put anything other than Sony glass on it - so it's very limiting.

Then there's things like the LCD. It feels very dangerous on the FS5 - there's nowhere for it to tuck in safely, so if you're pulling the camera in and out of a bag all day, I fear it's going to get damaged very quickly. JVC tucks in neatly and safely. Sure it's not the same build quality, but I'd rather have a working one that isn't great, then a fantastic but broken LCD. I'm looking at it for composition and focus peaking only. Zebras and histogram tell me the rest and the screen can be any resolution for those to work.

There are a few other things, but those are my main concerns. 

Thinking about it though, maybe I should clarify - I prefer shooting on the LS300 setup I use compared to the FS5 setup I use. maybe if the tables were turned and I had an annoying lens on the JVC but a great one on the FS5, I'd be the other way around...

Since you have the ls300, how has been your experience between with the zoom rocker added functions? more specifically the zoom rocker focusing alternative?

I think i might've eloped in my dreams last night with the GH5 and I'm trying to find reasons to get the JVC over the GH5... 

On 8/12/2017 at 1:31 AM, Mattias Burling said:

Ive used it. But only with a Canon EF lens with a pretty noisy focus motor and an adapter. I suspect there are much more quite lenses. Like a native Sigma art without regular focus gears.

wow. well the fact that it works with EF lenses and smart adaptor is cool. i was planning on investing in good MFT glass. so maybe perhaps it works great on native glass. ive seen pretty decent AF footage from the camera with panasonic lenses so i know its capable of smooth focus pulls.

On 8/12/2017 at 3:57 AM, BTM_Pix said:

As its got a LANC port, you can also remote the zoom rocker (as well as the record function) off the body with one of these

 

ive heard of these LANC controllers on ENG cameras. I donthave much ENG experience except at my church, so your saying this LANC switch can program focusing in it? and how do you mount that thing? lol

Hey guys. This is a bit off topic but I was so wondering if anyone has used the zoom rocker for focusing on the LS 300? This seems like a game changer for me. If this feature is as good as I hope it is it can be a serious backup for autofocus in case some lenses don't have great AF. I know the zoom rocker can be programmed for servo, CAN, and focus. How well does it work with the native MFT lenses? 

I'm a run an gun wedding filmmaker and this would seriously push me to get this camera esp if jvc  plans to make a successor.  I'm coming from sonny mirrorless apsc and I'm tired of the lack of Video focused features and ergonomics 

Someone HELP!!!