Will someone please make a lens turret for the AF100?
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Brian@202020
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Yes it would probably have to mount to a rail system, but any of us with high quality mounts already do this anyway.
David W. Jones
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The weight is fine, it's the recoil from the 105mm smooth bore hitting the sensor that is hell.
Brian@202020
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I'd pay a couple grand for such a device if done right. 3 primes and the turret would probably weigh less than some zooms.
Ever thought about simply buying or renting a second AF100 placing it on standby with another prime lens on it? These things rent for $200 a day now. Pass the cost on to the client. More money but IMHO more practical as it'll cut down shooting time to some extent or no?
Considering how, on a set, they're often festooned with monitors, rails, hoods, external recording units, mics, etc... definitely easier to just swap a lens in that situation.
In a fluid shoot, it would be just one more thing to carry around.
Good point, good point. Except on a two-camera shoot where both cameras are already festooned and prepped for different shot sizes. If you then needed to change a lens, it could be done while one camera was shooting with very little down time. But generally, I have to agree, especially if one cannot afford a second camera man and second focus puller. I think we'd have to see this lens turret and test its practicality. For instance, the last shoot I was on, we had a tracking shot and then moved into a close shot. Same lighting set up, and if one had had a second camera positioned for the close shot we needn't have stopped to swap lens, nor would we need a lens turret. We'd just shoot the close up and prep the tracking camera for the next shot. But I guess if you need a turret, you need a turret. If it works, I'm all for it.
Brian@202020
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Me again, I want to resurrect this thread, again. Lets hear more talk about this. I coulda used a lens turret last week.
Gary Askham
Active member
How about a Nikon adaptor with a lens slider system? Okay, after putting this together (digitally) I realise there is no way to attach a Follow Focus so maybe it should be vertical, not horizontal.
(very quickly made - this is not an example of my Photshop skills)
(very quickly made - this is not an example of my Photshop skills)
Gabriel Berube
Well-known member
Some of you fellas have Turret Syndrome.
There you have it. A pun worse than "primetive".
Hahaha, Terry, that one's killer, thanks for making my day