{"id":445,"date":"2019-04-15T11:42:02","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T11:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lensnotes.com\/?p=445"},"modified":"2020-01-17T13:23:10","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T13:23:10","slug":"follow-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lensnotes.com\/cine\/follow-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow Focus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lensnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arri-follow-focus-ff5-cine.jpg\" alt=\"Arri FF5-CINE Follow focus unit\" class=\"wp-image-448\" width=\"680\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lensnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arri-follow-focus-ff5-cine.jpg 907w, https:\/\/lensnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arri-follow-focus-ff5-cine-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lensnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arri-follow-focus-ff5-cine-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lensnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arri-follow-focus-ff5-cine-320x183.jpg 320w, https:\/\/lensnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arri-follow-focus-ff5-cine-640x366.jpg 640w, https:\/\/lensnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arri-follow-focus-ff5-cine-360x206.jpg 360w, https:\/\/lensnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arri-follow-focus-ff5-cine-720x412.jpg 720w, https:\/\/lensnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arri-follow-focus-ff5-cine-800x458.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><figcaption>Arri FF5-CINE Follow focus unit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a follow focus?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A follow focus is a mechanical device that uses gears to make the rotation of a lens&#8217; focus ring easier and more precise for the camera operator or <a href=\"https:\/\/lensnotes.com\/cine\/crew\/focus-puller\/\">focus puller<\/a>. It consists of a knob (or two) attached to a body that mounts on rods beneath the lens. A cog on the follow focus meshes with the teeth on the focus ring of the lens. Rotation of the knobs is transferred to the lens ring through a gear mechanism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"735\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VWuDH6ejlPk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>A demonstration of Arri&#8217;s FF5 Studio follow focus system<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A follow focus is a mechanical device that uses gears to make the rotation of a lens&#8217; focus ring easier and more precise for the camera operator or focus puller.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,25],"tags":[32,10],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What is a Follow Focus? 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