Comparing Cine bundles Shoot35 vs Redrock micro

peterrance said:
The problem I had was with the bulge in the camera body at the front which houses the electronic aperture adjustment wheel.

I have a set of Canon FD prime lenses, and these are quite compact, short and small diameter compared to a 35mm cine lens. The follow focus unit wouldn't engage with the focus band on the lens for two reasons:
- The unit couldn't be pushed in far enough for the cog to engage because the "bulge" was preventing it. Shoot 35 solved this by supplying a bigger diameter cog.
- the unit couldn't be pushed back towards the camera body far enough for the cog to engage because the "bulge" was preventing it. Shoot 35 solved this by cutting off the rear spindle of the focus unit allowing it to be slid nearer to the camera body.

These are not problems that would be solved by the new baseplate, the follow focus unit still has to be in the same position relative to the camera body to engage the lens.

I'm not sure how the new baseplate differs from the original, but I had no problem finding a suitable set up with the many screws and shims they supply with the baseplate.
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Ok, that's really interesting as I too am using some canon FD primes. The one thing I wonder is, does this removal of the follow focuses rear spindle limit you from using other lenses?
 
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