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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

View factor studios - FF & RED motors

Wow the list is great


CVB said:
  • Removable battery pack, rechargeable via usb connection.
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  • Will the battery pack come with a standard wall plug charger?
 
The battery wil be 3.3V so the way its going to be charged at the moment is using the mini-usb port. There are a number of phones on the market that use that same form factor so the chargers are really inexpensive. I'm going to go ahead and add that to the list, whats $5 among friends ;)?
 
Obvious / dumb / earth-shatteringly innovative, give the man a technical academy award for even thinking it ... question:

Has anyone thought to combine a traditional remote follow focus unit with a "focus worthy" LCD monitor - such as the 10" Bruce is designing. Sort of like a clamshell and Preston rolled into one. That way the 1st could watch a quality video tap as he/she pulls focus, and perhaps benefit from Red's magic focus assist.

At the moment I'm sure this would require tethering to the camera, but I've heard that transmitter / receivers are getting more powerful and I do believe there is a wireless product that will transmit 720p.

This begs an obvious question - is it better to pull focus to what the camera lens sees (EVF, OVF, LCD) or to the physical scene played out before the camera? I think I know the answer, but still....
 
http://www.mrmoco.com/index2.htm

browse to: Products>Hardware>Mimic Hand Wheels

Also check out the MSA-20 Remote Head system link at the top of the page.

These LCD monitors don't look very "focus worthy." Also, it only says "Optional wireless communications can also be catered for." It doesn't say if it includes wireless video tap.
 
Hey someone should merge my thread about the follow focus monitor into this thread.

I posted this on your forum too Curt, but I think your design for Impero should look a little more like Red cage and include some mount points for LCD, wireless video receiver, lights (might we need them) and sunshade. Plus someone might want to mount this thing somewhere rather than holding it on occasion. Plus we all love the whole construction toy vibe of Red and you should capitalize.

I really like the LCD marks idea, though I can see how it isn't quiet as tactile as the white ring. I think really good focus pullers have a very tactile relationship with focus and the ring with the marks is part of that. The slowness of marking on the ring, is part of the mental process, so speeding it up with technology might take some of the craft out of it. That being said, the LCD marks make a lot of sense. I think you need both and a way to disable any feature that might take the ring out of sync.

As I started to discuss in another thread, I think the future of focus is using image analysis (the magic focus) to view which parts of the image are in focus. We're still going to measure, but the magic focus is going to tell us if we got it right and also if we are having a problem with a lense.

But unfortunately it seems like the person who really needs that feed back isn't going to have it if we are focusing remotely. And unfortunately these are usually the most difficult times, because the camera is moving independantly. The person pulling the focus isn't going to have the benefit of the magic focus because they might not be close enough to see the LCD. Any thoughts on solutions to this problem.

Since RED lenses have the /i tech built in I'm wondering if the View factor system can get that info or if it just uses motor calibration to figure the focal distance. In either case it would be great to have that info off the lense handy to the AC because it takes the place of a witness cam.

IBloom
 
any news about the red motor or the motor to use with "IMPERO"??
when will be ready?
who will build it?
what about the price??
is impero compatible whit others motors?
best
ivan
 
Curran Giddens said:
http://www.mrmoco.com/index2.htm

browse to: Products>Hardware>Mimic Hand Wheels

Also check out the MSA-20 Remote Head system link at the top of the page.

These LCD monitors don't look very "focus worthy." Also, it only says "Optional wireless communications can also be catered for." It doesn't say if it includes wireless video tap.
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Hi,

Mark Roberts don't include anything, everything is always extra, well made but $$$$$$$

Stephen
 
Stephen Williams said:
Hi,

Mark Roberts don't include anything, everything is always extra, well made but $$$$$$$

Stephen
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Yeah, way too expensive for me. I actually meant that it doesn't say if there is even a wireless video option available. I'm sure if they had the option it would cost an extra arm or leg....
 
Curran Giddens said:
Yeah, way too expensive for me. I actually meant that it doesn't say if there is even a wireless video option available. I'm sure if they had the option it would cost an extra arm or leg....
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Hi,

They don't make one, but would happily supply one with a mark up!

Stephen
 
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