budget follow focus/zoom gear for stock and c-mounts??

[upshot]

I'm looking to adapt my c-mount primes and the stock zoom on a GH1 to my follow focus. If I'm not mistaken it's a .8 (?) gear (cavision).

THIS looks perfect for some of my short throw helicoids and possibly the GH1 stock. But damn that's expensive for a little plasic gear strip and screw lock!

What's the advice for these 35-44 MM dia. 16mm cine c-mounts? and what would you use for the GH1 stock zoom? There has to be a $50ish solution out there!

TIA

[Ben_B]

If you find some way to attached the ends and tighten DIY then the zip itself is only $12.

Leave it to Zacuto to sell the thing you want for $12 but a tiny piece of metal that you need to make it work for an extra $130.

http://store.zacuto.com/zip-gear-replacement.html

[Ben_B]

http://www.indifocus.com/products_indifocuspro.htm

Replacement cine pitch gear 0.8...$22? That work?

[nickybee]

if you want the zip gears - then use these...

http://www.indifocus.com/products_indifocus20.htm

(look at bottom of page) - way cheaper than zacuto...

[Martti Ekstrand]

This is the most inexpensive follow focus I've seen on the intartubes so far

http://www.designbydave.net/dfocus/index.html

[Psynema]

My hand is free

[upshot]

Thanks all. I may try to make my own connection with the gear strip. A zip tie doesn't inspire confidence!

My hand is free

Free focus puller! Nice. I'll tell you where to be and when...

[Ben_B]

This is the most inexpensive follow focus I've seen on the intartubes so far

http://www.designbydave.net/dfocus/index.html

I was sorely tempted by this, but then I saw the way it shakes right as he pulls focus in the sample video...maybe he just had a bad tripod?

I was planning on building my own...but the cost of that would probably be pushing up into $100 range anyway and might not even be as nice as this one.

[j]

Well, for $100 you can't complain too much. It's certainly better than anything I could DIY by throwing $100 at...


I just find it amusing how they saved money on market research on the brand image. I mean the name alone: "defocus" It doesn't give me much confidence.

[Ben_B]

Also looking at Indifocus20...it's $150 but comes with the zip rings and the marking board that are extra on the D|Focus.