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Canon 7D Loaded With $6 DIY Follow Focus

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CanonIn film and video, if you want to rack focus, a “follow focus” 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.

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.

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!

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] [Gizmodo]

  • Matthew McGuire

    Well I guess it's cheap :) Not the nicest looking thing though. I am not sure I would put that on my 7D (that I have yet to buy).

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