24mm Sigma f1.4 Art EF with foolcontrol iOS wireless focus

[Craig Lees]

Hullo Reduser world,

Anyone had experience using this lens with fool control iOS (iPhone) for pulling focus?

Looking for a super lightweight wireless focus solution on epic-w / epic dragon & scarlet mx on a Ronin.

Any help or advice would be much appreciated.

Mahalo.

Craig Lees
UK

 

[Jacek Zakowicz]

Hullo Reduser world,

Anyone had experience using this lens with fool control iOS (iPhone) for pulling focus?

Looking for a super lightweight wireless focus solution on epic-w / epic dragon & scarlet mx on a Ronin.

Any help or advice would be much appreciated.

Mahalo.

Craig Lees
UK

Hello Craig, Here you go
http://optitek.org/products/optitron-for-red-scarlet-epic-weapon-cameras/
and the tiny wireless receiver : http://optitek.org/products/optitron2-wireless-kit/
check out the video on the bottom of the page.
Officially RED approved!!!

 

[Craig Lees]

Thanks Jacek.

Forgot to say, I have a hotlink & foolcontrol app and looking to pull focus on my iPhone for some long take ergo lightweight ronin shots so am asking for advice about the 24mm sigma art (the optitron looks like a nice bit of kit though!).

I'm using a canon L series 24mm f1.4 which is not very sharp close to open, I think the sigma will be sharper? Shooting at night with no gennie so anything closer to open will really help cheers!

Craig Lees
UK

 

[Craig Lees]

PS and I'm chiefly asking because the 18-35 sigma art seems to be going nuts with the new red firmware & definitely not working with AF for foolcontrol focus pulling.

Craig Lees
UK

 

[Grzegorz Gill]

I've been wondering the stability myself. I have canon l series and the sigma 18-35mm. The lenses seem to work for a while with fool control app then the focus stops working, randomly. I haven't sent an email regarding this to the foolcontrol team yet or red, cause I thought it might be the mount. Epic w -7.1 firmware and the foolcontrol on 6s is updated. Don't know sharpness comparision between the sigma and canon 24mm wfo. But I personally don't mind the softness of 1.4 on the 24mm canon.