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Feb 19, 2012 17:15 |  #1

Hey all,


I rarely even wander in here, but a friend asked me to help him with a small video project(all stationary and pre focused stuff)...


BUT....

has anyone see these before? or used them?

http://www.okii.net/pr​oduct_p/ct-001.htm (external link)

http://www.pchood.com/​USB%20Follow%20Focus (external link)

my thinking was: Surely someone must have found a way to control a lenses's autofocus motor externally?

And usually if I'm thinking of something, SOMONE else has the same thought as well...


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Feb 19, 2012 18:15 |  #2

They have, and there are a few different routes. This is one I have been waiting for personally: LINK (external link)

Ive seen a few reviews on the Okii but also have seen quite a few people but them and then sell them, so I dont know how well it actually works.


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Feb 19, 2012 20:20 |  #3

You can rack focus with Magic Lantern but it is too noisy to be a viable option.

I can see the point for remote control but, for hands on stuff, the simplicity and reliability of a conventional follow focus takes a lot of beating.


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