Focus PULL on G80, GH5 kit 12-60mm possible?

HRPOWER wrote:

I have a Canon which does really DEEP focus pulls in manual mode. I love it.

My G7 Does not do that at all - would the GH5 with 12 - 60 do the same job or is this focus pull element something more to do with DSLR vs Mirrorless?

The Canon is a 700d with the 18-55 Kit lens - I can't use it for much because its not 4k but its really full and almost 3d in its quality...

Help would be much appreciated.

The GH5 has an autofocus pull feature.  I don't have a GH5, so I can't speak to it's effectiveness.

In general, focus pulling works with lenses that have a repeatable manual focus mechanism, generally indicated by the existence of a focus distance scale on the lens.

Most "focus by wire" lenses include an acceleration component that changes the scale based upon the speed you rotate the focus ring; this makes them generally non-repeatable.

All of the Panasonic lenses I have (I don't have the 12-60) are "focus by wire" and not suitable for focus pulling.  If I'm going to pull focus, I use lenses with repeatable manual focus: third party manual focus lenses, adapted Nikon AF D lenses, and Olympus lenses that have the manual focus clutch (generally the PRO lenses).  The disadvantage of m43 is that some of the lenses are really too small to put on a follow focus ring (like the Loawa lenses, and the Olympus 12mm and 17mm).

Ok - so its all about the lens right?

In simple man terms - what do I need?

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HRPOWER wrote:

Ok - so its all about the lens right?

In simple man terms - what do I need?

xx

Anything old (or new) lens with basic mechanical focus. Electronic “focus by wire” lens focus is not reliably repeatable. Exception is GH5 that has a feature to “program” up to 3 focus points.

HRPOWER wrote:

I have a Canon which does really DEEP focus pulls in manual mode. I love it.

What is a "deep" focus pull?

My G7 Does not do that at all - would the GH5 with 12 - 60 do the same job or is this focus pull element something more to do with DSLR vs Mirrorless?

The Canon is a 700d with the 18-55 Kit lens - I can't use it for much because its not 4k but its really full and almost 3d in its quality...

Help would be much appreciated.

I noticed you didn't mention the G80 in your question but you did in the topic title. The G80 has a Snap Movie mode which has a focus pull option.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdt6Q50Rv2o&ab_channel=PhotoJoseph

I think the GH5 has an even better, less limited focus pull option.

ooo that is good.