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Follow Focus Advice.

Damian Grady said:
Thanks for all of the replies guys. Much appreciated.

So, Arri is definitely the way forward it seems so that's one box ticked. Now, I've just had a quote for a FF4 in the UK which came in at £4,300 which equates to about $7,200. I knew they weren't cheap but I wasn't quite expecting that.

Can anyone recommend a good place to buy?
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Kryptonfilm is selling one for about half that.

Mail them

http://www.kryptonfilm.no/

It's a rental object, but all their gear is in mint condition

Gunleik
 
Damian,

Please call, email or PM me. We can sell it to you brand new configured for a standard RED kit for less than half that.
 
you also might want to consider a FF2- I was able to score a used FF2 + accessories in mint condition off of ebay for $1300.
 
Do not make any experiments with a cheapy FF, you won´t be happy.
FF4 for studioconfiguration (rent) and the FF1 (buy) for mobile and quick setup. We just used the FF1 under very hard conditions at a shooting on a glacier (3500m) at -17°C + cold wind. Although the mechanics on the lenses became very tight to turn, the FF1 worked very solid. You can use it on both sides and it has a very nice and helpful feature with setting a start and endpoint for focusing.
For around 1600Euros you get a product from a Highend company with "built-in" decades of KnowHow.
Buy it in the US because of the dollar it´s now cheaper then buying it by ARRI directly.
 
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ARRI Mini Follow Focus MFF-1 on RED1

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ARRI Mini Follow Focus MFF-1 on RED1

I've got it from England>>>CameraAccessOlineShop>>>
 
Damian Grady said:
Thanks for all of the replies guys. Much appreciated.

So, Arri is definitely the way forward it seems so that's one box ticked. Now, I've just had a quote for a FF4 in the UK which came in at £4,300 which equates to about $7,200. I knew they weren't cheap but I wasn't quite expecting that.

Can anyone recommend a good place to buy?
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Buying in the UK is always more expensive. Try buying directly from Arri and you will get a full FF-4 system for around €4000
 
Had very good experience from camera access buying filters here in the EU. Abel is very good in the states as well, good prices and I can only say good things about their service.
 
Pawel Achtel said:
What do you think of Arri LFF-1?

Any disadvantage (other than the price) to the FF4?
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Pawel, Arri makes both an LFF-1 and an MFF-1. The LFF-1 is a compact design like the MFF-1, but mounts the lens gear on an arm like the larger studio units do. I personally haven't used one, but it lacks some of the features of the MFF-1 and only advantage it may have is the positionable arm. It is also quite expensive, similar in price to an FF-4!
 
The Durus FF would actually mate up a bit nicer than the Arri in Sanjin's pic. The reason is that once tilted up to engage, the focus knob assembly can be rotated to any angle. This means your focus puller can adjust to any height of rig, and also control the angle our focus knob sits at. It's part of our patent application on the unit, but ultimately just means it's easier to use. It's a bit hard to explain, however our videos on the Durus unit at Cinevate's Video University make it clear. In terms of reviews, read this: http://reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=29041&highlight=durus+reviews

We've been pretty quiet with respect to marketing on the Durus FF because up until this week, we couldn't make them fast enough. As of this week, that has changed, and we've managed to tighten the internal gear spec up even further. This has lash less than 0.5 degrees, the best of any follow focus we've ever tested, at any price :-) Within about 5 days, we'll have follow focus units shipping next day, like everything else we typically sell. Furthermore, our 19mm solid carbon fibre rods are here and will be posted up on our catalog. They're light, but virtually indestructible.

Cheers,
Dennis.
 
Just an update regarding the Arri MFF1. The ratio of knob to gear is 1:2.

I believe the Durus is 1:1. This is exactly what you want with Nikon lenses.
 
That is the ratio with the 43 tooth gear, but there is also the option for a 35 tooth gear.
 
Shawn P said:
Just an update regarding the Arri MFF1. The ratio of knob to gear is 1:2.

I believe the Durus is 1:1. This is exactly what you want with Nikon lenses.
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the Durus is a 1:2 ratio. Or at least my early model is. I don't know why nobody makes one with a 2:1 ratio now that would be perfect for still lenses.
 
I agree with you 100% Vincent.

http://cinevate.com/website/docs/DurusFollowFocus.pdf
The new Durus FF is a 1:1 ratio.

Mitch, I disagree. I have the "Gear 2 -- Prime Lenses". This is the 35 tooth gear.

So I turn the FF knob 1/2 a turn and the gear travels a distance of 35 teeth, (1 full turn). So I hook this up to my Nikon 70-200. The gear on the lens has to travel a distance of 36 teeth to move from min. focus distance to infinity.

Mitch would you say that my above math is correct?
 
I have the Arri MFF-1 with "Gear 2 - Prime Lenses" 35 tooth.. You turn the knob half a turn, the gear turns one full rotation. That is a 2:1 ratio.
So half a turn of the FF knob is 35. My Nikon VR 70-200 has a large Cinveate Gear on it. It takes aprox. 36 teeth to travel from min. distance to infinity.
1/2 turn = 36 teeth.

I don't see this as being very practical. Wouldn't you agree?
I thought the idea was to bring the focus throw of a still lens closer to the 360 degrees of a cinema lens.
If the Arri MFF-1 doesn't do this why are people still saying that it is a good follow focus without being more specific.
IE:
Arri MFF-1 with lens focus throw > 180 degrees = good
Arri MFF-1 with lens focus throw < 180 degrees = bad

Agree, Disagree, Why?
 
I've heard people say how much they like the MFF-1. I just want someone who is looking to buy a new FF to have the right info.
 
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