marlontorres
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The Cinevate Durus! Why aren't more people talking about this?
Best Follow Focus I've ever used...
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Stephen Mick
Totally Usable
It's a great FF, I just wish the handwheel was a bit smaller, especially when using it with smaller lenses. It's so big it makes rigging it up with a mattebox a bit of a challenge, in my experience.
Jacob_A_Hauser
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Check out the Oconnor O focus series: http://www.ocon.com/products/camera-accessories/o-focus-dm-cine-set.html
It's my personal favorite! Well built and extremely versatile.
I haven't used the Durus but it looks a little awkward on a small rig. But a tool is a tool anyhow!
It's my personal favorite! Well built and extremely versatile.
I haven't used the Durus but it looks a little awkward on a small rig. But a tool is a tool anyhow!
This. Wish there were a way around it.
Patryk_Rebisz
Veteran
It's a fantastic FF but i let my go because its gearbox is simply too large for my compact set-up. I'm using Shoot35.
its 1.3k, thats why nobody is talking about this
I think for most of the people, Redrock micro ($795) is the peak of a FF budget.
Im using Lanparte with A/B stop ($400) , the only complain is that I have to buy a wheel extension ($200) to reach small lenses (my C100 is too tall)
Again, no backlash at all, with AB stop, half of the price, no complain.
BTW, I love Arri FF. lol just dont talk about its price
I think for most of the people, Redrock micro ($795) is the peak of a FF budget.
Im using Lanparte with A/B stop ($400) , the only complain is that I have to buy a wheel extension ($200) to reach small lenses (my C100 is too tall)
Again, no backlash at all, with AB stop, half of the price, no complain.
BTW, I love Arri FF. lol just dont talk about its price
Patryk_Rebisz
Veteran
The less you know about the gear, the more you care about the price.
legrevedotcom
Veteran
dThats funny Patrick... on page one you said you are using a shoot35 which is a budget ff as well.
The times are over where you HAD to spend a lot of money to get quality. Stop living in the old days. Im more than happy with my Tilta FF.... I tried the Arri.... found it too heavy.... tried the Micro... nothing special. Add the price of those in todays market and someone who isnt stuck in the old ways would think "overpriced".
What ever works works... and if I have two products that performs close to alike but are priced far apart.... why the heck would you get the more expensive? You dont become a better cinematographer by buying the most expensive gear.
The times are over where you HAD to spend a lot of money to get quality. Stop living in the old days. Im more than happy with my Tilta FF.... I tried the Arri.... found it too heavy.... tried the Micro... nothing special. Add the price of those in todays market and someone who isnt stuck in the old ways would think "overpriced".
What ever works works... and if I have two products that performs close to alike but are priced far apart.... why the heck would you get the more expensive? You dont become a better cinematographer by buying the most expensive gear.
Patryk_Rebisz
Veteran
I remember the time where the inexpensive FF units started to appear. A company called Trusmt (that got hold of Letus CAD drawings) brought to market a unit MUCH cheaper than anyone around. All the kids on the block went wild. A youtube review after youtube review started popping up about how fantastic this FF is. Everyone claimed that it's "the best value for the money" but they also mentioned that hey NEVER used another FF so it stroke me odd that they can even claim that - after all they don't even know the value of other more expensive units. But it "looked" like a pro unit so it had to be! Sure enough in a few weeks everyone started bit**ing how poorly designed the clamp is, how even if you really tightened it it won't stay up etc etc. In other words a waste of money.
We live in times of information and yet we still have this army of people who assume that the pro gear companies are stuffed by some simpletons who don't understand basics of economics "make it good and affordable and people will want it;" that somehow they don't innovate, that somehow they just slap the name of the "big company" on their product that can be gotten for 1/4 the price somewhere else... At the other end of the spectrum you have the rip-off artists who know one thing - make it "look" like something that people want and make it cheap then people will buy it because most people either don't know what they are talking about or never had a chance to see the reason behind the price of the real stuff.
This:
Arri LFF-1
Already, clearly one of the best Follow Focus's I have ever owned. And I have only had it for 12 hours.
I should mention that I also own both the O'Connor O'Focus and the Trusmt (for cheapo stuff C-Roll stuff). Had two Redrock's and sold both.
Simply flip that rectangular box on the right (the gear lever can turn 360 degrees) and it has now reversed the direction of the gear (for all you Nikon lovers out there). Everything is adjustable, smooth and will last a century. Super lightweight and you could still womp an elephant with it. Classic ARRI. You can hang it upside down, go left side, right side, underneath, hang it right out to the edge of the gear box or slide it to the other side (making it like an adjustable sliding bridge plate) and both the small marking disc and all the gears (including a friction one) are completely interchangeable with my O'Connor or any Arri system. Zero backlash and adjustable to top it off as well.
This one-rod design idea is what the Durus was based on folks.
However, the LFF-1 is in another league from most of the other crap out there (it won't fall apart after a couple months of solid use), and was designed by Jim Elias, famous for the cherished (in the AC world) WillyTech follow focus system.
For info, the LFF-1 has been discontinued now. Cost $5000 new.
Got my well used copy for far less, but snatched it up.
They just don't come around often, and for good reason.
Will last a lifetime if decently maintained.
Still works perfectly.
Worth every penny.
Currently sanding out a 19-15mm bushing to use it on my 15mm rods as well....
Arri LFF-1
Already, clearly one of the best Follow Focus's I have ever owned. And I have only had it for 12 hours.
I should mention that I also own both the O'Connor O'Focus and the Trusmt (for cheapo stuff C-Roll stuff). Had two Redrock's and sold both.
Simply flip that rectangular box on the right (the gear lever can turn 360 degrees) and it has now reversed the direction of the gear (for all you Nikon lovers out there). Everything is adjustable, smooth and will last a century. Super lightweight and you could still womp an elephant with it. Classic ARRI. You can hang it upside down, go left side, right side, underneath, hang it right out to the edge of the gear box or slide it to the other side (making it like an adjustable sliding bridge plate) and both the small marking disc and all the gears (including a friction one) are completely interchangeable with my O'Connor or any Arri system. Zero backlash and adjustable to top it off as well.
This one-rod design idea is what the Durus was based on folks.
However, the LFF-1 is in another league from most of the other crap out there (it won't fall apart after a couple months of solid use), and was designed by Jim Elias, famous for the cherished (in the AC world) WillyTech follow focus system.
For info, the LFF-1 has been discontinued now. Cost $5000 new.
Got my well used copy for far less, but snatched it up.
They just don't come around often, and for good reason.
Will last a lifetime if decently maintained.
Still works perfectly.
Worth every penny.
Currently sanding out a 19-15mm bushing to use it on my 15mm rods as well....
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