Foveas Remote Follow focus

[filmbot]

dont know much about it yet but it looks like a nice deal for the indie crowd

http://www.foveas.com/

 

[Andreas]

Its seems a perfect deal yes. The only thing I don't like: there is a lot of noise to handle. This is the only thing that prevents me to order one right away... anyone any thoughts ?

Andreas

 

[ge.diego]

Its seems a perfect deal yes. The only thing I don't like: there is a lot of noise to handle. This is the only thing that prevents me to order one right away... anyone any thoughts ?

Andreas

Hi Andreas,

of course, we did everything we could to prevent noisy operation. The servo arm motor is recovered with an acoustical foam, in spite of everything, the servo still sounds a bit.

The best video to evaluate if is acceptable for your particular use would be this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEEOZFTpEJY

In this video, we recorded with the camera mic (HVR-Z1, volume=6) with a distance of about 30cm from the mic to the servo. OK, now, if you listen carefully, there is a background sound that you can hear. this sound is a refrigerator that was about 5m behind the camera and in the opposite direction to the mic, maybe with this hints you can evaluate if the sound level is OK or not...

Anyway, we plan to make futher testings, we'll have your remark into account!

Thanks!

Diego
diego [at] foveas [dot] com
http://www.foveas.com

 

[AbstracTheory]

Isn't redrock showing their wireless follow focus at NAB for around $500?