Clive Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Hi Has anyone used the olympus 17mm F1.8 with a follow focus system. Does it work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinegain Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Why not? It has a declutch for fully manual operation (like the PRO series). Probably won't have much throw and you might need to make a 3D printed ring to grab onto with the follow focus, but I can't see why it wouldn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jase Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Why not? It has a declutch for fully manual operation (like the PRO series). Sadly it does not really work like a fully manual lens: the focus pulling is nowhere near "linear", but if you hit a certain scale mark (lets say 0.5m) the focus really "jumps" onto it. very sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 Thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inazuma Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I used to use it with a follow focus just fine. If you leave the lens in its autofocus mode (not declutched) and change the camera setting to manual then it focus' like a normal manual lens and has a decent throw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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