{"id":6125,"date":"2010-01-22T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-22T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/canon-7d-loaded-with-6-diy-follow-focus-mods\/"},"modified":"2010-01-22T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-22T16:00:00","slug":"canon-7d-loaded-with-6-diy-follow-focus-mods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/futurist\/canon-7d-loaded-with-6-diy-follow-focus-mods.php","title":{"rendered":"Canon 7D Loaded With $6 DIY Follow Focus [Mods]"},"content":{"rendered":"

In film and video, if you want to rack focus<\/a>, a \"follow focus<\/a>\" makes the job a lot easier. Attaching to the focus ring, a follow focus can be as simple as a stick or as complicated as a gearbox.<\/p>

Ultimately, the purpose is always the same: Make it as quick and simple as possible to rotate that focus ring from one spot to another. And make the job one-handed.<\/p>

But while follow focus is basically a standard in motion film and video cameras, it's nonexistent in the modern day, video-wielding dSLR world. So one flickr member made his own follow focus with a $6 steel hose clamp from Home Depot. Padded with a rubber band, it clamps right around the focus ring. And hey, it works great!<\/p>

Look for the official, $200 versions from Nikon and Canon some time in the future, I'm sure. Unlike the Home Depot version, they will be powder coated black. [flickr<\/a>]<\/p>

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