***The OConnor O-Focus DM Cine and Photo Sets***OFFICIAL THREAD!!!

[Kaan A]

I got my O-Focus DM Photo set a few weeks back from our friends at B&H. While I absolutely love the unit itself, when it arrived, it was obvious that it had been sold, returned, and then re-sold to me. The box was held together with scotch tape, the FF gears were in a small ziploc bag, and the friction gear itself was missing. Naturally B&H has passed off the responsibility for the part to O'Connor, and hopefully I'll get it soon, but this is just another in a long, painful line of bad experiences I've had with B&H. Trust me…I'd have gotten it from Abel, but they said they were out of stock when I needed it.

My take? Get the O-Focus. And get it somewhere other than B&H.

I just got one that I also ordered from B&H and it does look used to me as well. Gears in a worn out ziplock bag. Lot of dust. A couple of minor scratches. My question is, is this how this product will always arrive regardless? Or have I got to raise some hell about it? Thing is I need this for a shoot coming up and returning would screw that up. Paying close to $2000 for a FF, I don't expect it to look like this. Also, I live in Canada and getting a replacement through customs, if not marked properly, can have you paying duties twice!

Thanks!

[Trevor Meeks]

Mine was brand new and all sealed up when i got it from B&H... I'd return the unit to B&H and demand a brand new one.

[Alexey Datsenko]

So if you going to work with Still and Cine lenses you should buy 2 Sets, (Photo set and plus CFF1 Handweel) it is 1800 for Photo set and plus 700 for CFF1 handweel? So you need to pay 2500 if you are going to work with both still and Cine lenses?
For example many people are working with still lenses (ZE, Canon) but sometimes these people rent or just use Cine lenses too (CP.2, Zeisse standart or Heigh speed or even Ultra Prime) so if they buy Photo Set they will be able work only with still lenses and for work with Cine Lenses they need additionally buy CFF1- Handweel for 700 USD?
So in this case O'focus is good for people who work with one tape of lenses Still or Cine?
Because if people work with Still and Cine lenses the price in this case will be 2500 and in this case it is possible to buy ARRI FF5 HD for 3200 and for any tapes of lenses or maybe ARRI FF2 for arround 1700 USD for any lenses too?
And Photo set has 2 hard stops and Cine set hasn't any stop? Is it normal to work with Follow focus without any stops?

[Michael Frymus]

So, I want to know if I would need both the Photo & Cine version for the Mini FF.

I have a Canon 17-55 IS.
And I also have a Contax Zeiss 85mm.

The Zeiss one has more rotation and has hard stops. Would I need the Photo version for it still or the Cine version?

And with the RPP, because of the limited focus marks, wouldnt it be better to use the Photo version than the Cine version for it? Im not sure how much rotation it has, but looking at some of the pictures, it didnt look like it was almost a 360' rotation, so I thought the Photo version would be better, and would help with the missing markings.

[Jake Wilganowski]

The cine wheel feels alot more solid than the photo wheel, which has a hollow sort of feel. I prefer the cine, but I own both. You would use the cine wheel with red lenses definitely.

[Michael Frymus]

I prefer the cine, but I own both. You would use the cine wheel with red lenses definitely.

Wouldnt the 1.14 gear drive on near infinity be harder to focus?
Seems like a 1:1 would be better?

[Trevor Meeks]

It's the same follow focus. Just get both knobs.

[Joseph Seuferling]

Will the cine version accommodate a lens with a very large diameter, such as the RED Pro 18-85mm zoom? Or will it require something like the CFF handwheel extension?

[Trevor Meeks]

I believe it will accomodate the 18-85. You should check with OConnor though to be sure :)

[Tom Greenberg]

Will the cine version accommodate a lens with a very large diameter, such as the RED Pro 18-85mm zoom? Or will it require something like the CFF handwheel extension?

We use the photo version with the 18-85 and it works just fine, however we had to purchase the 19mm baseplate for the O-Focus because the lens was too large in diameter to use with the 15mm LW baseplate.