Comments on: Zacuto Zip Gear

By: Arthur

Arthur — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:36:58 +0000

Thanks! I’ve been checking out other parts of your site and saw that but forgot I had asked on this post. Thanks for all your posts, it’s really helpful to see what other people are doing w/ their DSLR set ups

By: Paul Joy

Paul Joy — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:46:35 +0000

It's a Zacuto Mini baseplate

By: Arthur

Arthur — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:17:12 +0000

Nice post! What rail system are you using above?

By: Paul Joy

Paul Joy — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:08:18 +0000

I’ve not used that follow focus but it’s probably just standard pitch so zacuto or shoot35 zip type gears should work fine. Bear in mind that the gears that are bigger than your lens diameter also have the effect of making adjustments more precise.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:30:23 +0000

I’ve got a D|Focus, but really unhappy with the screws that dig in to the lens to hold the giant lens gear, plus they slip as well. Would you know if I could use the Zacuto lens rings with the D|Focus?

By: Paul Joy

Paul Joy — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:47:04 +0000

You’re right, it does add extra time. It really depends on the circumstances but whereas you can do a simple lens swap in a few seconds without a rig you really need to allow a few minutes for a change when using a rig, especially if your using a matte box as that adds another thing to adjust. I sometimes get frustrated and revert to using the lens hoods instead of the whole matte box thing if I’m under pressure with time.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 14:01:22 +0000

How quick can you change between your three L Series lenses (50 1.2, 35 1.4 & 70-200 2.8)with the Zacuto system you show? My concern is it will take a long time to change lenses in between shoots even though the rings are all set on the lenses.

By: Paul Joy

Paul Joy — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 10:34:52 +0000

I’m not really sure what you mean?

By: Jozzino

Jozzino — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:34:13 +0000

hi,
what you think about this?
http://www.hpcgears.com/products/flexible_racks.htm
by from Florence, Italy. :)