Smallrig F60 Follow Focus - What's Good about it?

The Smallrig F60 Follow Focus don't give a damn if you're using geared or none geared lenses.
A well designed follow focus that allows you to adjust focus direction, placement and focus tension.

Cold Shoe Rod Clamp
F60 Follow Focus
Seamless Focus Gear Ring Sigma 18-35 (Focus Wheel)
Seamless Focus Gear Ring Sigma 18-35 (Zoom Wheel)
Follow Focus Whip (15")

#smallrig #followfocus #f60

Thanks to @JonSteine for b-roll shots.

[billyoung]

I can speak from personal experience. Cold shoe rods don't work well, because there is almost always lateral play due to minor variances in construction. This leads to them twisting out of tension with the follow focus the further out they sit on the rod. I would recommend a base plate rod system any-day over a cold shoe one.

[Superjeanmarc]

I have this follow focus for my FX3 and it’s absolutely amazing

[obi]

On the mounting for half-cage/cage with included rod system (no base plate rod system) blocking the HDMI door on FX-3/30s:

I find the best way to work around this is getting a 1/4" thread adapter for the ARRI 3/8" hole (3/8" to 1/4"; In a local shop they sell them for 1.5€ individually, on amazon I could find a 6-set of them for about 5€) and use it on the hole that is just above the lowest hole on the left side, then mounting the thing just lower of the door. Make sure the adapters are thread adapters and not screw adapters - you want the holes to remain level on the Z-axis, so that the mounted nato rail is in contact with the cage and there is no play when mounted.

Another thing you can do is just take the HDMI cover-door off the camera and mount as advertised; But removing the cover may affect warranty & safe storing for the little screws and door once you remove them is pain in the a-


Hope this helps anyone else with this issue!

[dockbc]

Hello Great video.
Can I use the Smallrig F60 to Zoom In Out instead of the Focus

[REMY.C.]

Thank you Thomas for this review, I'm still hesitating between this Smallrig one and the Tilta Nano II for focusing by myself when I'm in front of the camera.
I think with the NATO rail I'm going to have the same issue on my XT4 rig especially that the lower screws are taken by the HDMI clamp. Smallrig could easily make extension plates for such cases because I noticed on their cages (I have 4), that as soon as I want to add lateral accessories, limitations start to show.

[REMY.C.]

Hey Thomas, I noticed that you're using the K&F adapter on your Pentax lenses. I have this adapter and Pentax lenses and I strongly suggest you buy their other PK adapter. They have 2: one with an integrated aperture ring that is made for Pentax lenses without aperture ring, and another one that is just an simple adapter for lenses that have the ring.
I almost broke my Pentax 50 by using this adapter with the ring because it was somehow forcing on the aperture tab. It didn't happen on my other lenses though but I preferred to buy 2 copies of the simpler adapter so I don't break the mechanisms on my Pentax lenses.

[TheJudeza]

Can you put this device on the zoom ring of a lens instead to just have a more ergonomic zoom handle?

[jrdttmr]

Why you need this if fx3/fx30 have great autofocus? Is vintage lenses the only reason?

[RedFrameTech]

2:40 showing why I don’t like the F60 (I have used it). It’s got a little bit of play in the transmission. If it wouldn’t have that it would be the perfect follow focus