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Follow Focus For Red Camera

Talked to them today. $1900-$2200, expected rollout late february.
 
any news on this?
there website is down so I'm guessing it was another 3D Render available on computer only type operation.
 
Will this follow focus unit work with a 15 mm rod set up?

Also, has anyone had any luck with either ordering one or using one?
 
i got a email from Donancamera friday ...
they said it will start shipping at the end of this month ...
they will not be at NAB .. they will be at CineGear LA in June ...
the FF will work with both 15 & 19mm ...
 
Sounds like development hasn't been so easy. I understand RED needing time, at least they had a complicated device+conponents to build. But year and half for a follow focus, that has yet to even ramp up production! Sounds like a a lot more waiting.
 
So what is the deal with these? Can they be ordered or are they not ready to be shipped yet?

They look sweet, plus it seems like a nice alternative to spending $3,600 on an Arri FF-4.

The only draw back seems to be the obvious lack review by users. Are there any other options aside from the Arri FF-4 that may be worth my while in looking into?
 
Anyone know how to get in touch with these guys? Every email I send comes back as an invalid email address.

I have to say, not much info and not too impressive of a website for a company that is trying to enter the market and make a mark.
 
this donan follow focus looks really nice and i like the option that you can plug in a motor for follow focus.

would like to see this follow focus on a camera with big diameter lenses. seems to me like the ff would get problems to mount. don't know it just looks in picture that is a lot of way from the rod-clamp to second mechanic. i have the feeling that there is not so much space between rods and lens.
 
I have tried sending several emails for the last few weeks. I've failed to hear anything in return. Anyone else hear anything recently? Also, I'm looking at the Arri LFF-1, does anyone know the price? or have any experience?
 
I don't want to start a new thread as this one is appropriately titled, but I haven't got much out of reading all of these posts, dating back to the stone-age, as far as a RED ONE camera is concerned.

There seems to be something new that hasn't materialized, so Arri is the only, or at least the best, way to go; but we're looking at a cool three grand at least. Are there no other players besides one? - Donan camera: Nie Zei Na Li? What's up? Production coin ramping, same as Hyson? No digs here, I just want to know my options as a consumer. Time is money.

Redrock, a Godsend in product price/quality equations, have you any plans for marketing a RED ONE follow focus system? You seem to be so close, maybe just a few gears away...and if it markets at around $795 to compliment your MatteBox for the RED, I'm sure your factory's going to be on fire! Gears for the RED lenses, a motor option, I don't know, but I hope. I've just been so spoiled with what to expect by the RRMM! I've sent you a querry about this but haven't had an answer.... Cheers!
 
Timage said:
Hi Stephen, sorry I didn't mean to bash cooke. I love them as you do. I think it's just funny, that they put RED Logos on lenses that are not new designs. For me that's jumping on the bandwagon. Not in a negative way. They are clever.

But some how people could think cooke designed these lenses specialy for the RED camera. It's just fun to see that a lot of well known companys are adjusting to the RED camera.

Cheers
Tim
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The idea behind was not a new Lens Design. It´s just a better deal (like a group purchase).
Cheers
Marc
 
So this is what I've got on the RRFF unit: Brenda Baugh got back to me today and notes that their FF unit does in fact work with the RED ONE, but you'll need to get the 19mm to 15mm rod adapter from RED to attach it. Has anyone got this unit up and running? Does it fare as well as the mattebox in relation to the competition? It's the same price, I believe, as the mattebox.
And there you have it, a marriage made in heaven, for $1500! (Plus this, that and another thing, as usual...). :>)
 
Pete1801 said:
Yes with the 15mm adapter, you can mount the Redrock FF on the red camera, but you can't use it with the 18-50mm red zoom lens. The gear box on the FF is too big and blocks the wheel from reaching the len's focus barrel.
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it works with the 18-50 no problem.
 
It seems you're both talking about the same lens I've ordered, my workhorse. And the same followfocus unit by Redrockmicro. But one of you could piss a simple storyteller off. Go on posts?
 
Pete1801, I'm not knocking you, I'm in the same boat. So let's see. BTW, the company REP says it works, and we've got some backup here, so lets just see what you're missing and I'll learn from it. (I mean, we'll...) ;>)
 
BTW, you can imagine that the operative words are, "it works...NO PROBLEM!"
 
Don't worry, wasn't taking any offence from anything, I'm equally excited to find out that it works!
I was excited for my 15mm adapter to arrive so I could mount the FF, only to find that there was no way to make the wheel reach the focus ring. I was obviously doing something very wrong, but can't see how, so really eager to find out!
Looking forward to hearing more details from those who've done it successfully
 
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