[3.985 lb] Bright Tangerine was a stretch for me as well - I do not own a Follow Focus kit, yet. This is a review of Rob Eagle in particular.


Rob works for Bright Tangerine. My dealings with Rob were shipping related issues and not Bright Tangerine issues, nor product related issues. Rob was absolutely fantastic to deal with despite the fact that Bright Tangerine was not the cause of my shipping problems.


The Bright Tangerine product, I purchased a C200 cage, is pure quality from one end to the other. Not the least expensive but perhaps the best in the marketplace. It is so wonderful to come across a true quality product as it seems to rarely happen. It is so common to end up with sub-par product and after reading the Revolvr product comments I felt the need to speak up and add my experience.


To sum up... don't have enough coin for this product? Save up a bit longer and then do the buy. The Bright Tangerine product line is nothing but pure pleasure!! And, with people like Rob standing at the ready to provide above and beyond service, you will thank yourself every time you use something from their product line.


Oh yea... buy from B&H. I am not an employee but I have dealt with B&H for a bit over 3 decades now.

[3.985 lb] Bright Tangerine never disappoints with their build quality - and this gear is no exception.

[3.985 lb] A bit expensive but you get what you paid for. Lightweight matte box. The filter trays are secure, with no problems with filter trays dropping. They're also easy to tighten down as well. Used this many times on set and will continue to.

[3.985 lb] A bit expensive but you get what you paid for. Lightweight matte box. The filter trays are secure, with no problems with filter trays dropping. They're also easy to tighten down as well. Used this many times on set and will continue to.

[3.985 lb] The tilta follow focus is an affordable alternative. It works great. I use this on commercials and features and tv shows. It is a perfect choice for most projects.

[3.985 lb] Okay, I might be biased here since I am a fanboy of Bright Tangerine products. We have been waiting on this since 2014, and they finally started shipping. And amazingly this is the best manual follow focus my hands ever touched. The focus wheel is so smooth to the touch, so creamy smooth as a butter melting on your lips. I mean it literally. It is so easy to configure. Packed with so many features. This is a one-sided follow focus. You have the swing arm that comes in two different ratios, this one the cine kit comes with the 1:1.842 ratio for cine lenses. I purchased separately the 1:1 ratio swing arm with this kit as I intend to use it on still lenses as well. The swing arm can go to either side of the bridge.. the kit comes with two different gears that can go on both sides of the swing arm. I picked this over the bigger studio version because of its compact size and lightweight. Two other accessories you might consider to add to your list, the Flexible Handwheel, and the Speed Crank. Two great products that are perfectly machined. Now to the downside, though this partly my mistake but the main selling point for me was that the soft/hard stops on the handwheel. It is a feature they talked about a lot since 2014. It was the biggest selling point for me. The downside is the kit doesn't come with the soft/hard stops. You have to purchase them separately. In my utter confusion, I have no clue why they decided not to include this with the kit. You are buying the kit, and this is a must in every kit. So if you are buying this, just know that you want to add the Soft/Hard Stop to your kit.

[3.985 lb] Well worth the purchase!! Doesn't get in the way and very well made!

[3.985 lb] Well worth the purchase!! Doesn't get in the way and very well made!

[3.985 lb] Well worth the purchase!! Doesn't get in the way and very well made!

[3.985 lb] Yes there are follow focuses that are much cheaper, but this Shape FF doesn't even deserve to be compared to those cheap ones. I'm comparing this to the two best FFs I've ever used: the industry standard ARRI-FF5 and the Chrosziel 203. They are in the $2k - $3k range, but the shape is almost just as good but at less than half of the price! The distinctive feature that makes these three great is the swing away gear arm. It makes lens changes so much easier and faster. This Shape FF has a great smooth motion to it. You can quickly flip the wheel stopper up or down easily. And it's great it gives you two focus stopper marks that are quick and easy to use. Everyone already knows that Shape makes the best handles, but now people should know that they also make a really great follow focus. Would highly recommend!