• Focus Transition really only works well for lenses that don't breath- or breath minimally.

• Possibly Panasonic may realise that there is a market for Video Centric MFT lenses

• Panasonic will have to come out with more Video Centric glass to really utilise this feature. Also ParFocal Zooms would be nice!

• If Panasonic created a USB-C follow focus protocol (with accompanying hardware- or allowed other companies to make) it would make me much more interested in native Panasonic glass.

• If Panasonic are 'not' interested in making more Video Centric MFT glass then why put this feature into the GH5 at all? I'm sure it was not simple to code this into the firmware of 'fly-by-wire' lenses.

Price: $230 + shipping

http://www.aliexpress.com/product-fm/535368761-Electric-follow-focus-zoom-controller-for-5D2-wholesalers.html

Item is located in Germany but I'm willing to ship worldwide at buyers cost.

Asking price is 630€ OBO.

Fotga made Tilta like follow focus, but for guys who can't afford original :-)

• This DP500 II follow focus is improved based on the previous DP500 version I follow focus.It is consisting of a improved dampened gearbox,which promise no backlash or less backlash(<0.5mm).There is a button downside can adjust the tension of of the gearbox to reach 2 dampen level.

• Gear wheel on it can be detached and insalled in other side,which makes it suitable for both left-hand and right-hand photographer.

• The white mark ring is made of magnet material.It can be detached or attached very easliy and quickly on matel-made follow focus.You can also buy additional mark ring.

Specifications:

• Material: aluminum (gear wheel outside is made of ABS material)
• Improved design has dampening which gives virtually zero backlash(<0.5mm).
• Long-life precision engineered gearbox enables accurate and reliable focusing
• Compatible with industry standard Follow Focus Whip or Crank.
• 2 levels adjustable dammping.
• Gear drive can be mounted from both side.(Works for both right-handed and left handed)
• This set includes flexible gearbelt can be used with any zoom or prime lenses with a wide range of lens diamters(any size from 46 to 110mm)
• Adjustable locking systems
• Mounts onto 15 mm Rod Support (60mm center to center difference).
• MOD Drive Gear: Industry standard 0.8
• Compatible with industry stand 15mm rods
• Weight:425g

Price: See our deals.

Available at:

http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/562/special-deals-matteboxes-hoods-and-follow-focus

The system works by digitally synchronize the taking lens and the anamorphic projection lens through encoded follow focus unit, and motor controlled focus ring

and here:

Simply slide the DB-1 Motor Unit onto your camera's 15mm rod support system, slip on the lens belt, adjust tension and lock into place. (There's a stretch-goal for 19mm rods too.) Plug in the battery and with a flip of a switch, you're ready to go.

This system will work with virtually any DSLR lens with a manual lens ring on the market. (See our FAQ for lens compatibility)

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1608311032/lenzhound-wireless-lens-motor-control-system?ref=live

found that quite interesting maybe some of you guys too

I didn't have much time to check out the gh4 so far, a lot of work hinders me, going too far into research for each little thing myself, that's why I hoped I could get a little support from you hear. Mostly I'll record video and sound on myself at the same time, not sure if I'll have an assistant from time to time. My idea until now is to record in 4k, maybe in 24fps should be alright I guess. The shooting will be for a 5 video monitor/large flat screen panels installation.

My equipment so far: GH4 with kit lens 12-35mm

• Voigtlander Nocton 17.5mm 0.95f with UV and ND filters
• Voigtlander Nocton 42.5mm 0.95f with UV and ND filters
• One SD card SanDisk Extreme Pro 32GB 280 MB/s (I'll have another one like that)
• only one battery so far
• trolley case

I'll definitely need a second battery or the battery grip, is it a good thing to have?

• Sound Recording device
• Microphone (one or two? maybe too much to handle!)

• Wind jammer (boom?)

• Any experiences with 'Rycote Zoom H5 Audio Kit' or 'Tascam DR-60DmkII 4-Channel Portable Recorder with Rode NTG2 Condenser Shotgun Mic Kit'?

• Tripod mainly to use as proper stand in any condition, not sure if I'll need a very heavy one for doing pans?

• Rig / steady cam? I actually would prefer shooting with a rig/steady cam to make pans with a heavy tripod. Follow focus! Which one?

• A super-portable extra light like dedo light!

• SSD discs for backups?

• A Mattebox?

And everything should be of proper quality, lightweight one-person-solutions, possible to get through the airports O.K..

Thanks, I appreciate your hints, ideas, experiences and comments ! kolinko

I am selling my Metabones EF - MFT adapter. It is as new with the original hard case and accessories.

Used it for one day on the GH4 with the Canon Cine-Lenses - Amazing! Am only selling due to upgrade in Camera equipment.

$500 including shipping

TrusMT follow focus

NewMap follow focus

Lanparte follow focus

Tilta follow focus with hard stops

Tilta follow focus kit

Cinematics Matte Box

Available on our deals:

1. Complete rig (see included items in post below) price - $1010, as usual includes free shipping to US/CA/W. Europe/AU/NZ
2. Same rig, but not including case - $965, same free shipping
3. Follow focus - $235, same free shipping

Send me personal message (on the left column at http://www.personal-view.com/talks/profile/1/Vitaliy_Kiselev ) if you want to purchase any item here.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2120229387/50-dollar-follow-focus

Price : 350 euro + postage, payments via PayPal

This item is not available any more ...

Price: $330 USD including postage, will send worldwide, payments via PayPal. I'm located in Sweden

I thought the videos were good in the past. However, the lack of image stabilization, accurate Continuous Auto Focus, and a good wide aperture zoom lens were always mentioned as limitations with my videos.

Finally with the GH3 I think we are over that hurdle. The video below was shot entirely hand held(No tripod or monopod at all) by 1 person in continuous Auto Focus mode with the 35-100mm F2.8 lens. I also only used one battery and still had some juice left after more than 4 hours of filming.

I would say that the focus was spot on for pretty much every clip. Even the focus pull at the beginning from the guy’s Ipad to his son climbing worked perfectly. That was a one take shot. If I didn’t get it right I couldn’t ask the guy and the climber to go back and do it again.

I simply slid my finger from the Ipad to the climber on the camera’s LCD screen. I think it gave the video a very nice effect.

I had other lenses with me like the 25mm F1.4 and the 14mm F2.5. However, I never felt like I needed them. At F2.8 I was almost never above ISO 3200 even with the darker lighting they used for this round.

I think the IS was terrific in the 35-100mm lens as well. Yes I would rather have had the OMD’s 5 axis stabilization. However, I think this is the next best thing. Try holding a camera up for 4 hours straight with a 200mm 35mm equivalent focal length and see how shaky it is without good IS. I also like to take images while I record video and instantly upload them to the web so that spectators can follow along with the action with real-time pictures. With the GH3 I put it in the real time wireless upload mode and shot at 1080p @ 60 FPS in the stills mode. That way I could take stills during video and instantly upload them.

The only issue I had with that is that every time you press the shutter button to take a still it will initiate a focus adjustment. That actually made the focus go off more times than not. After noticing this I just decided to save images directly from the videos in playback mode(Press pause during video playback and then save an image). The camera will upload those images in real time as well.

I have tested the quality of images recorded during video recording and images saved during playback and they are indistinguishable in my opinion.

I also mount my GoPro 3 Black on top of the GH3 and shoot simultaneous wide angle 720p @ 120 FPS video. However, I scrapped all of the GoPro footage because it simply was not up to the caliber of the GH3 video. It is great for super slow motion but the 120 FPS mode indoors produces so much noise that it would not mesh well with the excellent video from the GH3.

I also was impressed with how well the youtube encoding turned out. I normally post to Vimeo as well because it is better for compression. However, in this case I thought the 1080p youtube encode looked great.

I didn’t alter the video at all. I did not do any color grading or post processing on it. I shot in scenery mode with -2 Contrast, +2 sharpness, Zero Color, and -5 Noise Reduction and simply pieced the videos together with a cheap($50) program called AVS Video Editor.

It was really nice to be able to produce the video with the footage as it was shot in camera and still get what I thought was a decent result.

There were plenty of other professional film crews there with much more sophisticated equipment. The little 11 year old girl in the last clip is probably the 2nd best female climber in the country(At 12 years old) and she has a film crew that follows her around everywhere she goes. I wonder how much better their footage looks?

So what do you think? Is the GH3 finally the camera that would make you put down the traditional video camera if you shoot both stills and video?

Selling for $70 including shipping in the US. International shipping will be calculated.

I'm willing to trade for a follow focus, a Manfrotto 682B monopod w/ legs, or maybe a lens...let me know what you have!

PM me if interested.

Thanks! Foster

Looks quite ok. Seems to be all metal with custom gearbox.
Includes lens gears.

Price: $91, includes shipping

http://www.aliexpress.com/fm-store/811281/211538640-569852250/D-B-black-and-red-DSLR-Follow-focus-for-15mm-rod-support-Universal-DSLR-RIG.html

Price: $30 with shipping

http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_odkw=&item=271084231099&_osacat=0&_ssn=tinyheaven&afsrc=1&_trksid=p2046732.m570.l1313&_nkw=Rod+Rail+Support+&_sacat=0

Seems like a new take on the subject.

http://www.lanparte.com/About/one/

QUOTE: "We are currently developing an electronic follow focus in conjunction with a computerized slider system."

I'm assuming it will maintain dead accurate focus while sliding in or out.

I am looking for a proper, but affordable multi gear including rails and follow focus, ideally with shoulder mount for the GH2. It should work with various lenses, steel or gum focus ring. I'd also like to use a view finder. It should also easily be mounted on a tripod or used hand holded.

Is there a system you would recommand? Whats your experience.

I looking forward to your reply!

Best, Alex