Premium Members Peter Abraham Posted August 18, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 I've heard mention of these now and again. Now I am looking to buy a handful of 32 pitch flexible gear rack strips, so I can always have a rack available to mount to various broadcast lenses. Anyone have a source for them? Many thanks, Peter Abraham, S.O.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Tom Wills Posted August 18, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 I've known a few people to use these, and they say they're pretty good. Fix on with zip ties, and you can get a whole kit of them for all sizes of lens for $50. http://wideopencamera.com/cheap-lens-gears/ There are more pricey options, but the zip tie versions are quick and easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Steve Acheson Posted August 18, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 are these what u are lookin for? http://www.amazon.com/Adjustable-Belt-HDSLR-Follow-RL02/dp/B005GWHG54/ref=pd_cp_p_1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Eric Fletcher S.O.C. Posted August 18, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 Arriflex has them for sale. Vey nicely done with a stainless steel lead screw to keep the gear tight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Charles Papert Posted August 18, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 The Half-Inch Rails zip tie versions as Tom linked above work great, are inexpensive and best of all made by "one of us"--Sam Morgan Moore who posts here from time to time. I have them on my DSLR zooms and are quite pleased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Peter Abraham Posted August 18, 2012 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 Superb, thank you one and all. Now I've got options !!!! I shudder to put in mind what I had to do back in the day- which was buy large spur gears with no hole, made of bakalite, then drill using an adjustable hole saw to the proper I.D., then drill down into the wall and tap to allow set screws to hold the gear in place. This is a simpler solution. The zip tie method that Tom linked to does require a bag of, as they used to say back where Charles is from, wicked small zip ties to connect through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Alan Rencher Posted August 19, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Jag35 also has them http://jag35.com/products/followfocus.html?p=2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Peter Abraham Posted August 23, 2012 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Thanks all. Janice Arthur is selling me a set. Looking forward to having and using. Seems a rock solid solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Osvaldo Silvera SOC Posted August 24, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 This is the one I have. Works every time. Brand is Genus. http://www.ebay.com/itm/GENUS-GL-G-FG-FLEXIBLE-LENS-GEAR-FOR-FOLLOW-FOCUS-SYSTEM-CAMERA-ACCESSSORY-NEW-/370636657268?pt=Camera_Filters&hash=item564baa9274#ht_1741wt_1139 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Morgan Moore Posted September 22, 2012 Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 (edited) The Half-Inch Rails zip tie versions as Tom linked above work great, are inexpensive. Thanks for the mention Charles. Some notes. This is the product current 'home page' is http://www.halfinchrails.com/rigs-and-kits/zip-tie-focus-gears I hope the low cost is driven by simplicity of design not by any functional compromise, I could geek on for hours about how a zip tie is better than an aluminium clasp, specifically if a powerful remote focus is used incorrectly, hopefully the tie will break before the lens/mount is damaged. Of course you guys would never make such an error! Jag and Wideopen Camera are the same product as HIR, with a different logo, also made here in Cornwall, UK. B+H stock too I think under the WOC brand and RobertWhite in the UK, Mavis in Germany and some others. RobertWhite are competent global shippers. Most owner operators get one per lens and leave it on. If you do need to get a bag of ties because you are using rental lenses etc 100mmX2.5mm zip ties is what you want. Happy pulling SMM Edited September 22, 2012 by Sam Morgan Moore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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