Disabling the focus ring

[kidwoo]

I'd love to read the effing manual but I left it in a hotel a few months ago. Searching on this didn't really help. Looks like 'focus lock' means something else


But is there a way to lock the focus and/or disable the ring so that bumping it while you're moving the zoom ring around has no effect?

I shoot sports and use the zoom ring a lot. I keep hitting the damn focus ring by accident.

Any help on this is appreciated.

 

[Barry_Green]

Tape.

Here's the manual:
ftp://ftp.panasonic.com/pub/Panasonic/Drivers/PBTS/brochures/B_AG-DVX100B.pdf

 

[kidwoo]

Tape.

Heh



So I'm right and that's a definite "no"


That brochure has no mention of it and I didn't remember seeing it in the manual.

 

[dory_breaux]

Yeah, tapes the only way unfortunately. I know what your talkin aboot tho man its anoying as hell.

 

[Tim Joy]

mmmmm.....

Backfocus plug is the magical answer you need-

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=107170

It's a tutorial for the HVX, but I assume that it works for the DVX as well.

You could make an extension so that the focus could be controlled by a knob you attach anywhere.
Let me know how it goes.

 

[Barry_Green]

Oh yeah, forgot about that! Yes, that should work.

 

[kidwoo]

mmmmm.....

Backfocus plug is the magical answer you need-

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=107170

It's a tutorial for the HVX, but I assume that it works for the DVX as well.

You could make an extension so that the focus could be controlled by a knob you attach anywhere.
Let me know how it goes.

Wow that's a great idea. Thanks man.





I'll definitely be using tape



Actually I do have a LANC control coming in the mail. Along those same lines, I may just leave it in to achieve the same thing. I'd honestly be scared of getting a small deviation in the required resistance between the two models. I don't own an ohm meter.