WOW, Indifocus just stepped up their game - new product - new site

*Very Nice*

Now lets just wait for some user reviews on some of the upgrades. C'mon mods, get your hands on these for in depth DVXuser reviews!

I'm so spoiled.
 
they look good, i will order one of those gearbox upgrades for sure!

i just wANT to know what "lens gear drivers" are....
 
I just got the upgraded gear box for my Indifocus gear and it's a serious improvement over the original gear box. Of course I want the new indifocus now........Hmm....
 
Ram, what's improved? only backlash? what about that moving lenses problem seen on freshdv review? is new indifocus a bit wider?

Thanks and regards
 
I only have the new gearbox with the older indifocus, the old gearbox had a lot of backlash this one virtually has none. I have only been able to use mine with the friction wheel so far, but as son as my Letus 35 Extreme gets here I can tell you more.
 
Tempted to invest in the new IndiFocus pro based on the presentation alone. =\ Waiting on Redrock's Micro Remote, though.

Site looks much better.
 
i feel quite stupid because i just bought a few new gears and a whip.. and didn't view the freshdv review beforehand... because the old whip just seems to be crap :(
 
Guys, I'm waiting to hear from Tim at indifocus if I can upgrade not just the gearbox, but because I want the the stronger arm bracket and also the cool new handle. I'll let you know when I hear.

Jshooter, from conversations with Tim the new stronger arm bracket is supposed to stop the problem highlighted in the DV fresh review with the arm jumping away when set up high. I prefer to mount my lens gear low anyway, so its out of the way and making lens changes easier.

XAX,
they look good, i will order one of those gearbox upgrades for sure!

i just wANT to know what "lens gear drivers" are....
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I believe lens gear drivers are going to be 3 different sized gears for use on the indifocus which will give you different 'pull' speeds. So a smaller gear would drive the lens gear quicker as there's less teeth compared to a larger gear.

i feel quite stupid because i just bought a few new gears and a whip.. and didn't view the freshdv review beforehand... because the old whip just seems to be crap
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I'd drop Tim a polite pm or email and just enquire about the whip. Maybe there's a better one in the making that you might be able to upgrade to. Just see what your options are. It sounds like the new square mount version is supposed to fix it in solid but it looks like you'll need a new handle for the follow focus unit itself. I don't know about the actual whip arm itself. Tim's a cool guy.

Tim, I gotta hand it to you, you pulled it out of the bag. I love the new FF unit and everything, new products and the site look great.
 
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Tim actually incorporates a lot if not all of the objective criticism on freshdv review. The whole for the whip is standard now and a lot of improvements were made along the lines of those observations (not just backlash reduction).

I ordered 2 IndiFocusPro sets (and even the IndiBracePro). I'll let you guys know how they work (not that I'm a pro; very far from it indeed). The new FFocus is supposed to work well with lenses attached onto 35mm adapters.

I also had several conversations with Tim and he's supposed to be working on a Ladder Dolly Kit (IndiLadderDolly Kit might be the name) that would allow us to use a T-Shaped Dolly mounted on a regular aluminum ladder as an alternate Track device. The kit will have the necessary equipments to even mount the ladder on 2 tripods for all kinds of cool positioning resulting in amazing smooth shots. I'll keep you updated. I'm supposed to be receiving the design blue prints this weekend.

By the way, I'm just a simple customer. A new user in fact.
 
cool! i hope there is a full review like there was for the previous indiefocus! was very helpful and stopped me from buying, but would love to see these new additions!
 
Stephenh said:
Ram

Will this unit fit on a standard 15mm Zacuto rail system and work the standard lens on a HVX202.
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It's will work with the rail system, and with the stock HXV lens with the friction wheel. I would prefer having a real gear that the friction wheel but it does work, I've tried it on mine.
 
Hi Ram

Thanks for the quick reply. That allows me to use it now as well expand it to use 35mm adapter lens in the future.

IndiFocus have a Pro c/w Gear , Quote "Based on the indiFOCUSpro this package includes three lens gears, lens gear driver, and an additional gear in Cine pitch [0.8]." kit. Would these lens gears fit the HVX lens or are they mainly for 35mm adapter lens.

Steve
 
Stephenh said:
Hi Ram

Thanks for the quick reply. That allows me to use it now as well expand it to use 35mm adapter lens in the future.

IndiFocus have a Pro c/w Gear , Quote "Based on the indiFOCUSpro this package includes three lens gears, lens gear driver, and an additional gear in Cine pitch [0.8]." kit. Would these lens gears fit the HVX lens or are they mainly for 35mm adapter lens.

Steve
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Those gears are only for 35mm Lenses, they offer a friction wheel for the stock lens.
 
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