electronic follow focus

Pookie said:
There is a "search" button available for such things you know.
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"For such things" = would that be just equal, or more stupidity than forum lecture anno 2005 in your point of view?

Also, in case you didn't notice, market is "kinda" growing, thus arguing that going through X million threads with everything from "friction based" (lol) follow focus sollutions to Arri deals is kind of contraproductive when the topic is quite qlearly a legit question without the need for another general discussion about follow focus.
Pookie said:
Remember, if you've seen it before, you're seeing it again. Deal with it....
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Yeah.... deal with it.

edit: sorry to spoonfeed the a-hole culture, but kinda sad you have to always post some kind of novel to be taken seriously on this forum.
 
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well, there are the higher end options that everyone sees and that is the Arri LCS, the Preston system, and the Bartech. All of those are very expensive wireless thought. The Hocus Focus is a bit cheaper (just over a thousand I think) and is supposedly pretty good (I personally have never used it.)

I have looked at the JAG35 one too and, though it certainly looks a little less well-made, if it works fairly well it might be a steal, especially for pulling focus on smaller shoots with dollys or steadicams.

what is the reason you are looking for an electronic one over a mechanical one?
 
Redrock is coming out with a mid priced wireless follow focus very soon. The price is far less than Arri or Bartech but more than Jag. You can be assured the quality will be good if it comes from Redrock. Go to their website and sign up for info about it's release.
 
I am kind of shocked that there aren't any FF, wired or otherwise, that take advantage of the electronic focus on EOS bodies/lenses. The Birger Mount for the AF100 is genius, but I imagine it requires a ton of additional hardware in the mount to make it work. But an EOS body has all that built in, shouldn't it be trivial to build a controller that can interface with the system and allow you to control focus?

I've seen a USB one that requires tethering to a PC, but there is severe input lag and it isn't precise at all.
 
I think Magic Lantern on the 550D has some kind of feature built in which does exactly this - uses the existing electronics and AF system driven by buttons on the body. I suppose it still doesn't help you if you are trying to work remotely though.
 
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