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Follow Focus for Scarlet (400$)

JairoIglesias

JairoIglesias

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Hi guys!!

I am looking for a cheap follow focus which works the best posible with his price...400$.
Anyone have any idea?

Please, don't speak me about Redrock follow focus, the worst purchase I have ever done.
 
What about the TRUSMT? Dirty cheap and there are lots of happy DSLR users. Maybe someone here has some experience?
 
JairoIglesias said:
Please, don't speak me about Redrock follow focus, the worst purchase I have ever done.
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I'll still mention the Redrock blue, because Phil Holland just bought it and said something about 300% improvement. He loathed his old Redrock too but still bought the new one.
(It's also a bit more expensive than the 400$ you mentioned.)

http://store.redrockmicro.com/Catalog/microFollowFocusBlue/blueishere


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Redrock Micro Follow Focus|blue Impressions:
Another problem I needed to solve was replacing my old and loathed Redrock Micro Follow Focus V2. I busted the mark pin, bent the gear shaft, and pretty much was never in love with the V2. After a thread of discussion here on Reduser I went out and started testing follow focus units. For me it came down to the new OConner OFocus DM and the Redrock Micro Follow Focus|blue. I tested the OFocus over at AbelCine and pretty much fell in love with it's silky smooth and solid movements. However, the Redrock FF|blue wasn't too far behind in performance and is significantly less expensive. I had to think about this one for a bit and sat on the decision for a couple weeks. I picked up the blue about 3 days ago as well and have been very happy with it so far. I did adjust the backlash to "tighten" it up to my desired feel. It must be said that after having a pretty much horrible opinion of the V2 and losing much faith in the Redrock camp due to it falling apart that the blue is about 300% better in every possible way. They really turned things around with the new design. I was very skeptical, but considering it's build quality and price to performance ratio I would say it's a solid buy. I will eventually pick up the studio side wheel. Redrock Micro redemption as well.

Here's a shot of the blue under the Canon 85mm f/1.2L showing the hard stops and the extremely useful feature of being able to position the focus pin marker.

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Patrick Grossien said:
Did you own one or ever try it out?
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I did own Version 1, sold it with my Zacuto DSLR rig. It's a very good unit for the price, I can't think of any other FF that exceeds it in a sub $500 category.
 
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Demetri Zuev said:
I did own Version 1, sold it with my Zacuto DSLR rig. It's a very good unit for the price, I can't think of any other FF that exceeds it in a sub $500 category.
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thank you! great to know. looking to buy a cheaper one right now, without wanting to loose the feel and functionality of the big ones.
did you step up and get a new one, and if so which one, or are you back to renting?

thanks!
patrick
 
Patrick Grossien said:
What about the TRUSMT? Dirty cheap and there are lots of happy DSLR users. Maybe someone here has some experience?
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I have a Trustmt follow focus. Works really well. I do have a problem with it not fitting some of the lenses I have because the focus ring on the lens is too close to the camera body. I also had an issue with the little adjustable arm piece not staying in place. I wrote them and complained about it and they overnighted me a replacement piece that works perfectly. They really have exceptional service.
 
Brandon J.F. said:
I have a Trustmt follow focus. Works really well. I do have a problem with it not fitting some of the lenses I have because the focus ring on the lens is too close to the camera body. I also had an issue with the little adjustable arm piece not staying in place. I wrote them and complained about it and they overnighted me a replacement piece that works perfectly. They really have exceptional service.
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sounds great, thanks! so it's overall a good deal? how's backlash and feel? I read about the arm piece problem somewhere else, too. Do you think that problem might return over time? I like the flexibility it seems to offer. not sure though if it's really necessary.
 
Patrick Grossien said:
thank you! great to know. looking to buy a cheaper one right now, without wanting to loose the feel and functionality of the big ones.
did you step up and get a new one, and if so which one, or are you back to renting?

thanks!
patrick
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Patrick, I'm about to step up to a more expensive FF, O'Connor CFF-1 is one of the best I've ever used, but the price is a bit high for me at the moment, so my eyes are on their OFocus DM, especially since I plan to use mostly still glass (Zeiss ZFs and Canon zooms) with my Scarlet.
 
Patrick Grossien said:
sounds great, thanks! so it's overall a good deal? how's backlash and feel? I read about the arm piece problem somewhere else, too. Do you think that problem might return over time? I like the flexibility it seems to offer. not sure though if it's really necessary.
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I haven't noticed any backlash at all.

The replacement piece is totally different. It will never have a problem.

Oh, one other thing. I took the front gear off because it wouldn't fit with my mattebox on with shorter lenses. Pretty easy to do.
 
Demetri Zuev said:
Patrick, I'm about to step up to a more expensive FF, O'Connor CFF-1 is one of the best I've ever used, but the price is a bit high for me at the moment, so my eyes are on their OFocus DM, especially since I plan to use mostly still glass (Zeiss ZFs and Canon zooms) with my Scarlet.
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ooh nice :) would love to get myself an o'connor. guess I'll have to wait a bit on that. can you differentiate between the shoot35 and the OFocus? where does the shoot35 end up being "cheaper"?

thanks!
 
Brandon J.F. said:
I haven't noticed any backlash at all.

The replacement piece is totally different. It will never have a problem.

Oh, one other thing. I took the front gear off because it wouldn't fit with my mattebox on with shorter lenses. Pretty easy to do.
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Thanks Brandon! very useful info! can you compare it to a high end FF in any way?
 
I have a Redrock that I'd give you for $200 until you can get a more expensive one. Barely used the thing.. It's about 3 years old
 
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