Remote Follow Focus Prototype is nearly complete!

This has been an ongoing project for 3-4 months with several revisions and mistakes. But as of now, the result is a semi-complete working prototype. The project was first started when I needed focus control on a DSLR camera for a film festival contest. When on the jib (a camera crane) the camera focus ring was impossible to access. Any focus points had to be preset prior to the shot. This wasn’t a problem with the original camera on the jib, the HVX200, due to its tightly integrated inline remote system. Everything was already motor driven directly on the camera.

The project started with a Hitec Remote Control and a special servo motor that can turn 3.5 times. I will spare you all the technical details, since the pictures may work more effectively.

Let me know if you have any thoughts & questions!