wilecoyote
Member
Hello:
New user here. I just bought a Captain Stubling-style rig for my Canon 550D, along with a follow focus, and last weekend I had the chance to test it in a "real world" situation for the first time. Overall I'm not unhappy with it... except for one thing that I should have thought of before buying it: how do I zoom in and out with it?
I use a Tamron 17-50 lens. I often do documentary-style work, and in those cases the zoom is often the quickest way to reframe a shot. The rig takes both hands, and using the left hand I can handle the follow focus... but there's no way I can reach the zoom, even if I mount the right-hand bar really close to the camera. I've read about mounting another follow-focus for the zoom, but from my tests, I'm not sure if there's enough space for that in my rig.
So... what do people do in these cases? Is there any other contraption I haven't heard of that can help?
New user here. I just bought a Captain Stubling-style rig for my Canon 550D, along with a follow focus, and last weekend I had the chance to test it in a "real world" situation for the first time. Overall I'm not unhappy with it... except for one thing that I should have thought of before buying it: how do I zoom in and out with it?
I use a Tamron 17-50 lens. I often do documentary-style work, and in those cases the zoom is often the quickest way to reframe a shot. The rig takes both hands, and using the left hand I can handle the follow focus... but there's no way I can reach the zoom, even if I mount the right-hand bar really close to the camera. I've read about mounting another follow-focus for the zoom, but from my tests, I'm not sure if there's enough space for that in my rig.
So... what do people do in these cases? Is there any other contraption I haven't heard of that can help?