Sub $100 follow focus

jakepowell

did anyone get one of these? thoughts?

Vitaliy_Kiselev

did anyone get one of these? thoughts

Of course.

As you do not see any complaing, all if pretty fine.

qwerty123

I have one--feels pretty good with little play--but I haven't been able to test on a lens because I haven't gotten a rod and rail setup yet. :)

janis

Just ordered one - will post another dog movie in no time :)

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@janis

Let us know how it is.

Btw, they have small sale, it is going for $90:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/quick-release-clamp-DSLR-Follow-Focus-FF-for-15mm-rod-RIG-60D-600D-5D2-GH2-D7000-/360437360566?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53ebbda7b6

janis

Got it. No dog this time :).
This is my first FF no I don't know if it's better or worse than others. What I can say is that I will use it.
* It actually is quite heavy (in a good way). Gearbox is made from metal.
* You can use it on 20mm 1.7 pancake
* not sure if this is normal but rail distance is actually something like 55mm. It sits on 60 mm no problems.
* there is minimal free movement (play) and You can feel slight gear clicking on slow movement and hear it on faster movement
* It is also quite heavy to start (there is some rubber like starting friction)Looks like It's not very good at doing very small soft focus changes

Over all it is 2x cheaper than next alternative, so I would expect a lot more from more expensive FF models. But I do like this one and will stick to it for a while.

I also discovered that for standard Panasonic lenses there is no point in making marks on the disk since the lens actually adjusts focus with some floating variable. Faster movement produces shorter focusing distance changes per rotation distance changes.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

FF dropped to $80 with free shipping

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Quick-Release-Clamp-DSLR-Follow-Focus-FF-for-15mm-rod-RIG-600D-5D2-D7000-K383-/221121054109?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337bd7859d

jules

can anyone else speak to this FF? price is still $80

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@jules

Get Fotga FF :-)

jules

@Vitaliy thanks... do the Fotga's pop up on catch it deals?

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@jules

Yep, and it is available on constant deals, just check FF deals topic.

kronstadt

I've just discovered this FF for little over $100 . It's £89.99 with free shipping in the UK (+£2 shipping worldwide) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130837637118 I haven't used it myself so can't comment on quality, but it seems to be a knock off from Gini-Rigs FF... but a whole lot cheaper,and it seems to be pretty solid. Has anyone had experience with these? Any degree of play?

mee

Anyone try this one? Hard stops, and quick release for $127 The F4 version is about $100 without the quick release. http://www.aliexpress.com/item/DSLR-Follow-Focus-F4/619943906.html

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@mee

Yes, we have other topic for it. You can try and search this category.

To be short - in this price range Fotga FFs are best with good margin.

dancerchris

Because only 1 rod is gripped by the FF it is likely that the clamp will need to be over tightened to keep the drive gear from torquing out. I'd avoid this design.