Tilta Nucleus Nano II vs Nucleus Nano

The Nucleus Nano II is the newest follow focus system from Tilta and it's packed full of new features and tech for pulling focus on manual cinema lenses.

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Who is Chadwin Smith? I am an aspiring cinematographer. I love creating videos and showing others how to light and shoot better videos! I also review tech and gear. Based in Arizona, USA

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[Nick_Lavigne]

The old motor can only be used for focus. Making your new motor an iris or zoom. It works fine, to activate it just set channels to manual and select the channel listed on your old motor, then scan for your new motor (after double clicking the motor button), then set your new motor to blue (zoom) or iris and you're done.

[cokebottles]

One big note that I've found with the nano II motor power will vary a lot based on your power source. I first tried USB C to USB C through multiple power sources, but it wasn't strong enough to work on several lenses I tried. Once I plugged it in to 14.8v D-tap, it has no problems.

[neilgibb]

Extraordinarily clear, as though I had the unit with me. Convincing towards purchase. Big thanks. And no talking head.

[SpregioCheeks]

I had version 1 until this weekend.. the wheel slipped off from my ronin s when I set it down in a bush up at the boundary waters, didn't realize it until I got all the way home. So will the nano 2 wheel work with nano 1 motor as long as your on same channel? I'm sorry, i don't know if you mention this as I'm not able to listen with audio right now.

[Joe_Figucia_Eastern_Exposure]

Quick question: When I piggy backed the USB connections through the motor and to my FX3 (as you did), I did get control of the camera functions, but I lost PD power from the brick battery. Even though my camera had the little plug icon next to the battery indicator, it was running off the internal battery. So can it power the camera remotely from the brick and also control camera functions? I had the right ports connected just as you did it. Also, can the lock lever be adjusted? It sticks out 90 degrees when secured on my nato rail and often gets in the way. And finally, how would you connect it to the Sony FX3 via wifi if you needed to control it that way because of the power issue mentioned above?

[timurgafforov]

Hi, Thanks for the great review. I am looking for a motor for a little unusual setup - dji ronin 4d with sirui saturn lenses. And I want to use the motor for iris while the native motor pulls the Focus wheel. Could you be so kind and tell me, please: 1. how good is the sensitivity of the nano compared to nano II? And 2. Which of the two consumes more battery? Thanks in advance.

[angelhepburn]

Thanks for the review, pretty cool. Quick question, you said the nano 2 wont work with the old focus side handle, do you know if it would work with the Advanced Focus Handle . I also love to use the handle and be able to focus at the same time.

[PWiessenthaner]

Hello Chadwin Smith,
like you, I have a Sony a7sIII and Nano II with the handheld. Since my upgrade to 3.01, I can no longer switch the camera to record mode with the handheld. This was before not a problem. All other functions of the handheld are active and are taken over by the camera without to switch in recorde mode.

The menu item PC remote is no longer available and I cannot find a setting that would allow me to switch the camera to record mode with the handheld.

Do you perhaps have a solution?

Many thanks for your video on the nano II and also many thanks for an answer.

Best regards
Peter

[JesusPursuit]

Sweet...can you run constant usb c power to the wheel via Vmount set up?

[PWiessenthaner]

Hi Chadwin Smith, thank you for the informative video about the Nucleus Nano 2 from Tilta. With this system I control 2 motors, one for the focus and one for the aperture. I work with Sony A7S III. If I set a hard stop, I succeed immediately in the first position. But with the second position I have to hold down with my finger on AB several times until it sets the second stop. That's annoying because it takes time and I often don't have it. Do you know this problem and if so, how can it be solved? Thank you very much for your effort. Best for you, Peter

[adventureproductionz]

waiting on the handle u gonna do a review on that?

[darrenorange]

I've had two of the original handwheels fail and leak oil.

[janscott]

The Nano record function works with my FX30 while the Nano II does not.

[MStoica]

"it has a display" => that's already enough for me :))

[joseluisruiz]

This looks so much cooler than my SmallRig MagicFIZ. I have it paired with my Sony A7IV and a 24-70mm G Master Lens, i was disappointed with the motors as they seem very strong but couldn't properly control the zoom from the lens it was skipping the little teeth marks here and there. But for the focus it did great. I still have it but returned the second motor after smallrig confirmed that they're magicfiz cant control the Zoom function on lenses. I wonder if this can do it. I wanted something that can control both the zoom and focus. 😅 maybe im asking for too much?

[JJ_Khailha]

What are the torque numbers on both devices please?

[ErisedMediaCo]

Could the rocker be used to control another motor such as a zoom motor..?

[gilicodfilms]

I have follow focus nucleus-n 1, it turns out that there was a curious person who put 14v into my nucleus, and it burned! :C long story! Now I only have the engine left, can I just buy a nucleus two? the new one that came out and use it with the engine?

[gaborzlinszky]

is there a firmware update for the original nucleus nano (v1)? I can not find it

[RussellCane]

How to connect motor to the wheel?! It is disconnected!