The system can be set up and calibrated in minutes, There is no need to position the lens in the middle of its rotation. or maybe the best deal was that GoPro drone sold by a sketchy Chinese company for JUST 99. The Hocus Axis 1 Follow Focus features a very advanced auto calibration routine, which calibrates the required torque of the lens as well as the end stops. I know, I just bought one!), this might be the best deal overall the whole NAB this year!!! And for 6000$ (with protective case and some accessories, and shipping. You may say "YEAH!!! A remote focus system fully loaded with gadgets at a cheap price: in getting one NOW!" but you're always better off trying it before. Redrock displayed a system that wasn't functional. A Preston system is very expensive but it's the most reliable system on the market so far. We want people to see how our system works, not how it's affected by surrounding overloaded frequencies". When I asked to try the "wireless" mode, they told me they didn't want to because there was, and I quote: "too many different frequencies used in the central hall of NAB and this would make possible interferences. I saw tha RedRock Micro "wireless" system it surely LOOKED nice but it didn't feel as solid as the Axis1. Head on over to Hocus to learn more about their wireless system. That is the sort of thing you're paying for, and while most of you won't really need a wireless follow focus (or will refuse to pay more than $100 for anything, ever), a good wireless follow focus - like a good tripod - will easily outlive your camera.
I also really like that it figures out where it left off if it loses power - so if you are in the middle of a shot and you happen to lose power, if you can reattach a power source, you should be able to continue right in the middle of a take. The Hocus does have plenty of handy functions that make for a well-designed device, like the way the motor won't keep pulling during calibration if it feels something stopping it.
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The price - $5,000 for a full package - is extremely competitive with many systems out there, and I think it will likely compare closely to the Bartech system in terms of price and features. Some people will certainly need 3 channels - focus, iris, and zoom - but I think 2 channels will be fine for most, especially at this level of quality. 1 and Zombie Fabulous), a young adult novel (Hocus Focus), a one-shot surrealist horror comic (Icon-O-Plastic), and two complete comic book trilogies.