NEW Dji Focus Pro follow focus - In Depth Tutorial

[@backyardafricanstories]

This is by far the most well explained DJI FOCUS PRO video I’ve seen online. Thank you for the explanation.

[@chrisherr]

Awesome, and I thought I was going to deep on some of it. Glad it’s useful

[@lukasgiese2331]

That is the tool I was waiting for by DJI. The gimbal is great, but not always needed/useful. And to be honest, hiring an AC or manual focusing myself is not always possible either. So this is really a gamechanger. A big step forward from the janky solutions which were possible put not really practical. Thank you for the great deep dive.

[@rlgrant00]

Great tutorial and thank you for sharing! Is it possible to use DJI Focus Pro on lenses with AF? Sometimes the AF in camera is thrown off and I have to refocus. Can the AF system in cam be turned off to use the lidar in Focus Pro? I have Sony a7s3. Hope this isn't a silly question

[@caitxu5011]

Sure thing, the LiDAR on the RS3 can totally work with the Sony A7S3. The Focus Pro is like its own separate lidar unit, so yeah, it can definitely be used with the A7S3, no problem.

[@cammackey]

I wish we could have joined forces!

[@chrisherr]

Next time! Let’s link up

[@ProFilmmakers]

Pro video for pro users. Great stuff!

[@EugeneMaynard]

Thanks for the run-through Chris! Good job! 👍🏾🙏🏾 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇸🇪🇹🇹

[@gfuterfas]

Well done presentation, Chris!

[@arminkorsos]

Hey Chris. Great video - Questions for you. 1. Since the DJI bracket isn't available to the public yet, can I use the DJI transmission without it, to get the focus peaking overlay? 2. How do you set up lenses with only fiz hand unit and lidar and Ronin R2? 3. Can you use lidar with ronin r2? Thanks!

[@조한-k4c]

still yet dji bracket. whatttttttt???????

[@HysteriaProds]

Thanks a lot Chris. I’ve finally got my full kit :) however I can’t find the DJI Power Hub 😐 can you please share a link! Thanks again! Really appreciate it 🙏🏽

[@Sethmotley]

Nice tutorial! I ordered the Hight Bright Monitor and The Focus Motor All in one combo but the T bracket monitor mount is not included and it’s not on DJI website, where did you get yours?

[@rogervilavidal]

good question, anybody knows??

[@nate6740]

So far as I can tell, its not available separately. The previous focus control seemed to have it included, & i’d guess he reused that for this video. Unclear.

[@Sethmotley]

@@nate6740 I contacted DJI and they did a special order for one. Three-Channel Follow Focus Monitor Rotating Bracket is the correct name for it.

[@ironstartvs6525]

23:20 Why didnt you pu the lidar underneath the lens? There were rails to?

[@davidson.mp4]

21:37 : About that, did they fix it? Want to use 3 motors (for FIZ) on my KOMODO build, but I don't know if I can plug the DJI Transmission on my Core SWX plate or if I do have to power it separately. So my question here is : Can we use 3 motors at the same time with the hub, the DJI High-Bright Monitor with the Hand Unit? Thanks for your video!

[@danieltang2488]

Great video. Thanks for sharing 🎉

[@avinagra631]

Dear Sir they way you explained everything in this video wow fantastic no one can go wrong thank you very much for fantastic video i got one question what is name of Power cable hub where from i can buy it i can’t find it

[@thehallermans]

Did you ever figure this out?

[@rogervilavidal]

again, anybody knows?

[@carhoney]

@@rogervilavidal DJI Said it hasn't been released yet and won't give a timeline. But it will be released eventually...

[@DASwealth]

I watched about 20 videos about this This is the first video I fully understand Very strong intro with explanation of everything and straight to the point , thanks

[@sbt1457]

Hi Chris can you help me to figure out how to map a zoom lens into the Lidar? Do you have to map each focal length on the zoom separately? whats the trick? Cheers

[@luisedtr07]

I was also having this issue. Is your lens parfocal? Im using the sigma 18-35 and I’m still in the early stages of testing but I calibrated it at 35mm and when I did it seemed to be working for the entire zoom range 🤷🏻‍♂️. Did you figure anything out since posting this??

[@bronwinoctober9998]

hey there Chris, can you pls make a video of how to install LUTs on the DJI high bright monitor, I been struggling for the past 2 days. thank you.

[@FranJimenezZ]

Great video! My only remaining doubt is if you can use the focus pro hand unit with like a Small HD monitor or you need to use theirs? I already own a small hd and would love to just get the hand unit, LiDAR and motors but not sure if that’s possible.

[@YoungBlaze]

you forgot to put the Mondo ties in the description

[@chrisherr]

Oops! Thanks for noticing that

[@danieltang2488]

Man! Cable chaos! I thought this was a fully wireless system 😂

[@AdriánDeLasHerasSánchez]

Good vídeo!!! How does it work with zoom lenses? How The LiDAR detect when the focal lengths change?

[@chrisherr]

Unfortunately it doesn't know where in the zoom range you are, but I did find that if your zoom doesn't focus breath during the zoom then it still works. Just harder to be accurate on the tight end of the zoom.

[@kwa42]

nice video for sure! though i will never ever understand - why they didnt make the hand grip have a rosette attachment - why they didn't use lemo cables - why they don't let us adjust the position of motor rod clamp - why they didnt just put a screw hole into the lidar so ppl can easily use noga arms like everyone has been doing for years with cinetapes etc like they are just barely missing out on a much larger client base

[@namelesshidden]

great video! is it possible to use the Creator Combo Focus Pro handgrip as joystick handle on the RS3 Pro?

[@chrisherr]

I don’t believe so, maybe with long enough usb c cables you could

[@namelesshidden]

@@chrisherr Thx for the reply :)

[@javierb1535]

Hi great video! one ask, is possible to set the lenses limits manually? my rokinon lenses have the infinity mark before the mechanical hard stop and the auto calibration will be a problem. Thanks!!

[@skfilms9308]

Can you start/stop your record on arri? We try it on our Alexa 35. we don’t know how we can use the start/stop button.

[@peterlin3210]

2 Questions: where can I buy 1) the bracket to attach the Dji high bright monitor to the Dji Hand Unit; and 2) the cable hub used in your video? both are mentioned in your video. Thanks.

[@JoranFokkenrood]

Hi there Chris, awesome video. What cable did you use for powering the cable hub? Is it a normal p-tap/d-tap to 7P LEMO? We’ve got the new cable hub but the cable for powering from d/p-tap is not included.

[@chrisherr]

@@JoranFokkenrood it appears that DJI isn’t supplying this cable for some reason. I think ignite Digi Australia is working on a solve

[@chrisherr]

DJI is recommending to use the old hub if you need to power via ptap www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1767613-REG/dji_cp_rn_00000313_01_lidar_range_finder_rs.html/?ap=y&ap=y&smp=y&smp=y&lsft=BI%3A514&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwiuC2BhDSARIsALOVfBI7kw5XsOJhc2AWvTRp7QaUDXKT8ZZkpgCZdoJgnnrXGCF0Ogv_z1kaAvlnEALw_wcB

[@perplexer731]

Thank you Chris! Please, what is name of the DJI Power cable hub? I can't find it.

[@thehallermans]

Did you ever figure this out? I can't find it and don't know what kit it comes with??

[@perplexer731]

@@thehallermans Unfortunately not. I still have the old HUB, but that is certainly something else.

[@thehallermans]

@@perplexer731I actually got a hold of DJI and they said this hub is not released yet but will be. They are not sure when but said when it’s released it will be listed in the accessory section of the focus pro on the website. So there’s hope

[@jessfilmdiaries]

I just got mine yesterday. How do you lock focus on an object? So let's say you're doing b roll for a product

[@Sethmotley]

Great video tutorial. Is that a new transmission cable hub? It doesn’t look like the one they are selling on their website.

[@chrisherr]

The cable hub isn't out yet unfortunately and when I asked they couldn't give me an exact timeline. But it'll be available soon hopefully.

[@jittisoolt5927]

Excellent video. Thank you.

[@julianbogner7235]

Amazing Video Chris, thanks so much! Even if I calibrate and set all the distances, the lens doesn’t focus closer than 1 meter. As soon as the subject comes too close, it just does weird things… have you had the same issue?

[@chrisherr]

Try going to the range that it won’t focus on and adjust your installation distance. I found that I can sort of fine tune the calibration that way. Just adjust the distance until their eyes are in focus while it’s tracking someone’s face.

[@julianbogner7235]

@@chrisherr thanks for the quick supply and the help. I will try to adjust the installation distance. Maybe it was also because my Lidar was too far in front of my lens... Thank you!

[@chrisherr]

@@julianbogner7235 Id say keep the lidar behind the front of the lens and as close to the barrel as possible, otherwise your object will go out of the frame of the lidar very quickly, and the angle from the lidar to the subject gets weird and hard for it to calculate.

[@scooteractual]

Great video. 3 questions 1. When are these actually shipping? 2. Does the focus handle Bluetooth work with the Komodo-X for run/stop recording? 3. Can you run focus and zoom motors off the focus handle and keep the wheel to zoom and leave the lidar in AF at the same time? Thanks!

[@chrisherr]

1. April 22nd is the estimate 2. I don’t think it will work with komodo but I haven’t tested that. Worth trying. I’ll do it in a follow up video. 3. Yes, you can use autofocus while having manual zoom control, I do that in my other video with an Angineux 15-45 about the RS4 pro and focus pro.

[@scooteractual]

@@chrisherr thanks Chris. Would really love to know if it works with the Komodo. I have the focus pro kit on pre-order. Excited.

[@kemalettinsrt]

@@chrisherr It says it can connect the cameras via Bluetooth or wifi.I know Red has very good wifi on the latest gen of cameras.

[@butschi98]

The DJI Transmission Cable Hub is finally out in europe..

[@lmcvision]

hi chris, I have all the necessary accessories for the DJI Focus Pro except one, the Ptap cable to connect the hub and power the whole system without the handle, the one I bought only has the cable to connect the RoninS, do you know if do they sell it separately? Vito.

[@earth_traveler_shota]

Hi, thank you for contents, Love from japan. i am looking for the T-bracket that connects High-Bright Monitor & Hand Grip Unit, I looked everywhere on the internet, but couldn't find one, can you kindly let me know where did you get it?

[@andrestringer3835]

Ok should i get one chris?

[@sophiecelimcuadrarisso9615]

Can i use a usb C cable to D tap?, i need it for the motor

[@11.Pierre]

Finally got mine. Still working to set it up though. Am I able to change the AF modes if I use it without the handle? (Since the handle has the screen on it) Which mode will it be by default ?

[@lucariccidj]

Grazie Chris

[@CrainerEU]

Hey, couldn't make it out of your video, but does the FIZ unit have hard stops?

[@orionsbelt0]

Sweet Jebus. So is the only thing this is missing vs. a Preston or Hi-5 system the camera control aspects? The lidar and autofocus implementation with force feedback seems far superior to what they are doing...

[@chrisherr]

Yeah and I’m sure there’s a 3rd party way to add run stop. Even if it were a separate module.

[@CoreyRood]

Thanks for video, is there no way to grab the zoom function while focusing on the hand grip? only one motor at a time?

[@chrisherr]

You can let the autofocus do focus while you zoom

[@Glitch_visions]

Can you use the focus handle as a traditional focus pulling handle without the LiDAR?

[@chrisherr]

Yes you can

[@guerilliap]

What about start and stop ?

[@simonrabeder1599]

Can I use more additional calibration points? Lens helicoids behave quite differently and I don’t trust the interpolation for such huge distance changes. Also, will there be pre-marked rings that lens map any lens to that?

[@chrisherr]

At this point it’s just the two points, I agree they need to add some more data points in there. And as for the rings it’s not like the Preston, you just have to mark up your own. Definitely a lot to add for V2 of this system to get to that pro level.

[@simonrabeder1599]

@@chrisherr hopefully a firmware update could do it.

[@crhee8]

does this work with RS4 as well as RS4 pro? the way DJI marketed the RS4 and RS4 pro, it was super confusing whether or not this focus pro would work with the RS4

[@apentice001]

I tried to put another usb-c to use the DJI unit pro on a shoulder rig and I put the usb-c from DJI like you did but it didn't work, I have a black screen on the dji unit everytime I don't use only their usb-c...

[@924PHOTOGRAPHY]

Great Work

[@jyaro1]

Hey, question about Alexa 35 build. What about start/stop? Can you connect it to the camera somehow so you'll be alble to start recording from the knob controller?

[@chrisherr]

As of now it's only bluetooth. I'm thinking someone will eventually make an adapter that will work with normal cameras.

[@thehallermans]

Hey Chris, where do you get that new "Hub Cable" that powers the Lidar, transmission, and interconnects? Thanks!!

[@chrisherr]

DJI is saying it’s not available yet, and I wasn’t able to get an estimate of when it will be available unfortunately

[@carhoney]

Thanks a lot Chris!

[@airfilm_it]

is it possible to use it on a "non dji " gimbal like movi pro?

[@optimistvisuals]

where can you buy the hub cable? link?

[@marioaarredondo4624]

what monitor holder mount is that? Thx

[@lockdownfilms1057]

when you use a zoom lens, do you have to set different focal lengths as presets or set the preset to the widest setting? I have a dzofilm 20-70mm mft.

[@chrisherr]

It’s more about at what zoom length you do the calibration. It’s a tricky one, what I’ve done is do the calibration at the middle of the zoom range, then zoom all the way in and while in autofocus mode go and adjust the installation distance until their eyes are sharp. It’s a good way to tweak your calibration.

[@lockdownfilms1057]

Thank you I will give it a try

[@theosophicalwanderings7696]

How does the moto keep up with the larger zoom lens you used at the end?

[@chrisherr]

They’re very close to the speed and torque of the motors were used to. It’s impressive. I’ll be doing a follow up video putting them on a 12:1 to see how they keep up compared to Preston and Heden motors

[@VINCENTTANG]

How do you switch to AMF Mode? I can only get AF or MF mode?

[@Maddtuna]

how strong are the motors? would they be safe on leica r's?

[@chrisherr]

You can reduce the torque for more fragile lenses

[@fab-ster]

does the 160m range extend when using the video transmission with the fiz controller + monitor?

[@chrisherr]

Unfortunately not, based on conversations with DJI.

[@fab-ster]

@@chrisherr Thanks. Thats a bummer. Would be amazing if the range gets extended to the same amount as the video transmission can do. Isn't it doing this when using this setup with the inspire 3 and RX Monitor?

[@GerfriedGuggi]

it's a pitty the DJI Focus pro isn't using the DJI transmission technology, you can view video blocks away but can't control focus over the same distance (not even close)

[@BloodyJoeMusic]

Is it possible to calibrate lenses without hardstops? I only have Sony GM lenses that I want to use the hand unit with it if the autofocus on the Camera gets problems.

[@chrisherr]

I want to say theres a way to manually calibrate but I'm not 100% sure

[@BloodyJoeMusic]

@@chrisherr That would be a cool video idea ;)

[@sophiecelimcuadrarisso9615]

I canot find the batteries 😩

[@Michael_Bialik]

This would be an awesome, complete focus pulling system if it wasn't for the DJI Transmission. The system latency, the mediocre monitor sharpness and garbage assist tools make it a very poor option for focus pulling. Proof is even in this very video, with how poor the distance/sharpness calibration result was, I know for a fact he couldn't actually see what was properly sharp. Even if one is planning to use it solely as AF for manual lenses, he/she would still have to calibrate it properly first. I'd definitely be doing it with a tape measure and not the DJI HB monitor. I really wish DJI would come out with a compact, low-weight, zero latency monitoring focus pulling system for their gimbals, maybe together with a new full Ronin (3)? It's about time that old boy had a successor. Until then Teradek RT + SmallHD remain the most complete solution in this regard, for a sh...tonne more money though...

[@nyambe]

How do I explain to my wife that this is autofocus for cinema lenses that are purposely designed for manual focusing. Using it on an FX3 that has great autofocus, does not help. She said.. but why? hilarious I felt a bit like that king suit story

[@FuchsBau-cf7bi]

so much advertising in advertise xD

[@ForestCinema]

Interesting that you have to “trick” it into using non-DJI cable extensions, rather than just buying any USB-C cable. Would’ve highly preferred LEMO like the rest of this market segment seems to use.

[@nicolapaoli4561]

DJI is doing better and better. Such features are like (or in some cases better than) much much more expensive systems. I just wishes that one day they could understand that usb-c is NOT a professional or reliable connector and you can't have such things on set. A little bump or a little pressure and the connector breaks, goodbye focus pro! The standard is Lemo and I really think they should use that. For those saying Lemo would make the cost higher: wrong! Chinese lemo copies are extremely cheap and reliable. I use them since years, without a problem.

[@gummoman]

The setup with the Komodo seems extremely long and cumbersome, DJI can still improve this product a lot. Thanks for your demonstration.

[@colorblindcinematographer791]

Where can you buy the high bright to hand unit mount separately?