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Pls hlep. GH4 Zhiyun Crane Ideas for Compatibility?

Started Jul 31, 2018 | Questions
jesbs1604 New Member • Posts: 1
Pls hlep. GH4 Zhiyun Crane Ideas for Compatibility?
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Hello!

I got the Zhiyun-Tech Crane 2 a while ago and was upset when I realized the follow focus was incompatible with the GH4.

Luckily they recently released a servo attachment which acts like a regular geared follow focus, but you can control it with the Crane.

However upon trying to use it with my skinny little Olympus lenses, I ran into a bunch of issues that will make efficiency on shoots a nightmare.

The gear teeth you wrap around your lens have a ridiculously long tail that sticks out and gets in the way. This tail is attached to a little clip. If you focus the camera the clip either runs into the servo or the bottom of the crane if you push it too far which screws everything up (the servo flings itself away from the lens and you have to re-adjust it). I have no idea how to change the sensitivity of the manual focus on my GH4 so I can never get the full range of focus that I want.

Does anyone know how to change the sensitivity in camera, and has anyone come up with any little hacks to make everything easier? I can still see this whole setup being a hassle for changing lenses and setting up while on location.

Cheers!

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