Any experience/comments on microFollowFocus v2?

Jonas Nyström · Mar 30, 2009

I may need to buy a cheap FF, to use until my viewfactor FF arrives.

I've been looking at the microFollowFocus v2 - has anyone any experience of this FF yet?

Jonas Nyström · Mar 30, 2009

99 views, no comments. Not good.

Eythan Holladay · Mar 31, 2009

well - I just got mine - I haven't used it for anything but testing, but it is very well built. feels quite solid. Just my 1st impressions from a Nikon user. YMMV with "real" lens

Pros:
- Very solid, no flimsy parts
- trivial if not zero backlash when dialed in
- standard sized port for whips and cranks
- native 15mm support size ( for my smaller rig)
- price
- support ( I was a m2 customer before I bled Red)

Cons: (not necessarily cons of the FF2, just how I am using it)

- It is difficult for me to make adjustments for gear distance with the 19mm riser. This is a behavior of using short nikkor lens (20mm 2.8,50mm 1.4, etc), but a issue for me none the less.

- The lens gears can obscure the distance window on some lens. BUT - some of those lens have traveling rings, so this may also be a pro. the gears are thick enough to accommodate the travel.

- the marking indicator could be a bit thicker - I have snagged it already. We will see how that bit works out.

- just like nascar, left turn only - It would be nice to have both sides active, but I can work around that

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Just as my research suggested, for the money there is no competition. It is a solid instrument and looks to be in my kit for years to come. I am sure that the Arri FF4 is better, but I don't know about 2K better.

(pics for reference, when I was searching, I didn't find any closeups, so here are some. Sorry for the shallowness of these, basement is dark)