What are you using to clamp down your camera's focus ring

Dillon Novak

Dillon Novak

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I will be renting an hvx-200a for a music video coming up, we will be putting my SgBlade on it.

I don't really want to get in trouble with the rental house for using tape and leaving residue, but i need something to keep the focus on the GG the entire shoot.


what do you guys suggest i do? Should i just tape it down and clean it after the shoot? Is that the best way to do it, if so, what kind of tape would you recommend?
 
Zacuto make a funny looking thing to clamp off the focus ring. Im not sure how secure it would be, its defiantly quick and easy to adjust the focus but i could see it getting caught on something and pulled off.

Tape works fine, if it does leave a residue then you used a cheap tape. Good gaffa or camera tape wont leave any stuff, and if it does, some strong alcohol (ligher fluid works) on a rag will get it off.
 
I built a 1/8" phono plug with a series of resistors that keeps the focus on my GG at 2.95'. Google it and you will probably find the instructions online. If not, send me an e-mail and I'll forward you a .pdf. incidentally, my version required a higher resistance to focus properly than the instructions. I'll have to measure it if you are interested.


Jason@awakenedfilms.com
 
sounds great guys, I've got some gaff tape i completely forgot about. i'm very excited for the shoot, you'll defiantly be hearing from me with the video in the next month. I wish there was a place to blog the progress of music videos....i'm not sure if the user film section allows that...i PMed an admin but never got back to me.

Oh well, have a great night/day guys!
 
for zero residue, use paper tape. camera tape. although, gaff is fine as long as you don't leave it on too long, as in for days....
 
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