Premium Member Lee Maisel Posted December 5, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted December 5, 2006 does anyone have a source for a REASONABLY Priced Follow-Focus/Mattebox? After hunting, and price comparison, I was shellshocked. My God! You could almost buy another camera for what they want! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoparra Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 does anyone have a source for a REASONABLY Priced Follow-Focus/Mattebox? After hunting, and price comparison, I was shellshocked. My God! You could almost buy another camera for what they want! here's one for $600.00 im not sure of the type camera you have??? http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl/c.472981...amp;category=11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Lee Maisel Posted December 5, 2006 Author Premium Member Share Posted December 5, 2006 Thanks! It's a HDR-FX1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Sandstrom Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 that's just for the follow focus, not the matte box. why do you need follow focus? your camera doesn't even have a real focusing ring anyway. /matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Lee Maisel Posted December 12, 2006 Author Premium Member Share Posted December 12, 2006 that's just for the follow focus, not the matte box. why do you need follow focus? your camera doesn't even have a real focusing ring anyway. /matt It doesen't? what?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Sandstrom Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 no, it doesn't. a real focusing ring has one position per distance, a scale that must remain constant as you zoom in and out, and it racks focus immediately when you turn it, not afterwards at a fixed speed using a servo. if these criteria are not fulfilled a follow focus isn't very useful. can you still focus accurately with the z1? sure, but that's another story. /matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Martínez Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 (edited) no, it doesn't. a real focusing ring has one position per distance, a scale that must remain constant as you zoom in and out, and it racks focus immediately when you turn it, not afterwards at a fixed speed using a servo. if these criteria are not fulfilled a follow focus isn't very useful. can you still focus accurately with the z1? sure, but that's another story. You mean the camera racks focus when turned on even if the autofocus is off? Isn't anyone using a follow-focus on the Z1? Are you sure? Edited December 21, 2006 by Carlos Martínez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Gross Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 The Z1 uses a servo mechanism, meaning that the focus dial is not directly mechanically connected to the optics of the lens. If one were to wrap tape around the focus ring and mark off various distances, when switching the camera off and then on these marks would no longer be accurate. This greatly hinders the use of a follow focus device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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