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***The OConnor O-Focus DM Cine and Photo Sets***OFFICIAL THREAD!!!

  • Thread starter Thread starter Eric J. Johnston
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Eric J. Johnston said:
To further clarify some questions people have been having here is the O-Focus DM with BOTH a Hard Stop Handwheel mounted on one side and an offset CFF-1 Studio Handwheel on the other.

The follow focus has been adapted from 15mm LWS rods to 19mm Studio rods via the Abel Cine AB-1519 Universal Rod Adapter.

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Daaaaam! That is a nice setup! If only it had the swing arm option :-(
 
With opposite handwheels and the Abel bracket, you're approaching the price of a CFF-1, which has the arm.
 
Does the gear reverse for Nikon lenses like the Arri's? If not, you had mentioned third party reversing gears.... what / where are those? Thanks!
 
Ryan De Franco said:
With opposite handwheels and the Abel bracket, you're approaching the price of a CFF-1, which has the arm.
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True & I went with the CFF1 because of that BUT I am telling you, The O-Focus is a well designed & compact(ish) FF and very nice for handheld.
 
Drew-
I emailed back and forth with Eric a few weeks ago and he suggested the Duclos reversing gear. It's up on their website. I wouldn't say it's cheap ($295) but I'm sure it's built great. I'd still prefer the built in system like the Arri minis though.

-Harry
 
Thanks Harry,

Another question- if I'm just using nikons can the entire unit be flipped 180 degrees to achieve the same effect?
 
Jean Bernard said:
Hey Eric,

Is the O-Focus's photo handwheel interchangeable with CFF1? Would love to have the hard stop limiter for some still lens as an option. Also, any plans to release more accessories in the likes of speed crank & whips?

Thanks
-JB
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Hello Jean,

Both the O-Focus Bridge, the CFF-1 Bridge, Hard Stop Handweel and the CFF-1 Studio Handwheel all use our proprietary, backlash free tapered flank couplings. This translates to them all being interchangeable with one another. Mix-and-match if you will…

Beacause of the input:output transmissions; if you use the Hard Stop Handwheel on the CFF-1 bridge the final ratio will be 1:1.

The keyways on the handwheels are industry standard so just about any 3rd party whip or crank will work.
 
Drew Mylrea said:
Thanks Harry,

Another question- if I'm just using nikons can the entire unit be flipped 180 degrees to achieve the same effect?
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Hi Drew,

YES- BUT 180 degrees up-side down; not 180 degrees where you turn the unit so the knob is now on the opposite side.

With our O-Box Mattebox you can add a second LWS bracket to the top of the unit. This allows for two 15mm rods to be added above the lens. You can then hang the O-Focus upside down from these rods and the direction is reversed.

Hope this makes sense- I know it’s a confusing concept so please let me know if I should go more into depth with this.
 
It does, but think the Duclos knob would be a better fit for me. Thanks for the explanation!
 
Ryan De Franco said:
With opposite handwheels and the Abel bracket, you're approaching the price of a CFF-1, which has the arm.
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Actually, not even close. It is still much less expensive. But if you want to buy the CFF-1 or the O-Focus we'd be happy to oblige.
 
Paul Russell said:
Can anyone suggest a reasonably priced whip for the O-Focus?
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If it has the same accessory attachment port as the CFF-1, then this ebay unit should work just fine. I've been using one of these with my CFF-1 for months and have had no issues. The one small drawback when compared to the much more expensive Arri unit, is the knob on this whip does not detach from the shaft. I even picked up a speed crank from the same guy in NY and again works great for much less than the Arri version.
 
Two kit/bundle suggestions:

Two kit/bundle suggestions:

Would like a kit option that let's me select the bridge I want, rather than the 15mm LWS bridge only.

Would be curious what the price point would be if I wanted both knobs in the kit for flexibility.

For example, I would want the studio bridge and both knobs...

I would assume I could manage to go ala carte and get exactly what I want, but I lose the bundle pricing and have to chase down more SKUs.

Just putting it out there as feedback Eric, thanks for engaging with the RedUser community.

Cheers - #19
 
Just picked one up. I really like it. The only thing that isn't perfect is that there's a bit of a "sticky" spot. Does that just get worked out over time as the oil and grease gets more evenly distributed or is it just normal to have a little bit stickier bit?
 
Eric, what wheel should I get for using the OFocus with Zeiss ZFs in your opinion, considering the range of these lenses' focus throw?
 
The O'Connor CFF-1 kit is the shit, Period end of FF discussion, you need wireless or such to beat it.
 
Blair S. Paulsen said:
Would like a kit option that let's me select the bridge I want, rather than the 15mm LWS bridge only.

Would be curious what the price point would be if I wanted both knobs in the kit for flexibility.

For example, I would want the studio bridge and both knobs...

I would assume I could manage to go ala carte and get exactly what I want, but I lose the bundle pricing and have to chase down more SKUs.

Just putting it out there as feedback Eric, thanks for engaging with the RedUser community.

Cheers - #19
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Then buy a CFF-1 kit and the photo knob.
 
Blair S. Paulsen said:
Would like a kit option that let's me select the bridge I want, rather than the 15mm LWS bridge only.

Would be curious what the price point would be if I wanted both knobs in the kit for flexibility.

For example, I would want the studio bridge and both knobs...

I would assume I could manage to go ala carte and get exactly what I want, but I lose the bundle pricing and have to chase down more SKUs.

Just putting it out there as feedback Eric, thanks for engaging with the RedUser community.

Cheers - #19
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Hi Blair,

Your question is one that seems to still be causing confusion for a lot of people. The Studio Bridge from the CFF-1 C1241-1300 would convert the O-Focus to 19mm rods HOWEVER then it would only work with big zoom lenses like the 24-290. Why? Because it was designed as a direct drive interface follow focus around the common rod standards. By using a rod adapter such as the AB-1519, it keeps the optical axis measurement for LWS constant while still adapting to studio rods. This keeps the direct drive mechanism where we engineered it to get the most flexibility out of the design.

I personally have a special place in my heat for the RED community…I’ve been around since this “scam” first began and loving every minute of it!
 
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