Dji Focus Wheel Manual

[1' / 0.3 m] So I was hesitant to pick this up because I was considering the nucleus nano (great price) as well as the DJI LIDAR for the Ronin-3 pro (which I don't have, but read it could be used separately.)  Here's why I went with the PDMOVIE Live Air 3 Smart Lidar.  Price and included accessories. While the batteries and charger seem/feel a little cheap, they work just as intended and for long.  Has Lidar. When researching, the nano nucleus II didn't have Lidar, which I wasn't opposed to, but the DJI Lidar obviously did have it which was a plus. The caveat is that the DJI lidar requires the transmitter and some breakout box that adds another $1200 to the cost of the already expensive lidar ($700 or so.) I was not about to drop $2k for lidar only and no focus wheel.  With the PDMOVIE I could rely on the focus wheel or the Lidar. And at a shoot, both worked really well. It worked with my bright tangerine misfit atom matte box WITHOUT the shade/visor (only the Matte box itself, not the rubber piece) but I did have to make sure the lidar was facing in-between the clamp and the tightening wheel of the matte box. It worked really well on my 16-28mm VISTA lens and Komodo-X. The tokina Vista 25mm was a little more difficult because of the field of view but it worked. If I had slightly smaller lenses, this wouldn't be a problem at ALL. For talking head shots, there was no issue at all. For tracking shots in the dark, I could say the same, but I had to frame just off center to the left so that the lidar could SEE. But then I could use the focus wheel which switches off auto focus and lets you quickly control the lens without much, if any, lag. Anyway, for $500, it's a good quick solution to have for those talking heads, or jobs where you're running and gunning. My ONLY gripe about it is the batteries and chargers were made from molded plastic and not rubber. At least they last long, though!

So I was hesitant to pick this up because I was considering the nucleus nano (great price) as well as the DJI LIDAR for the Ronin-3 pro (which I don't have, but read it could be used separately.)  Here's why I went with the PDMOVIE Live Air 3 Smart Lidar.  Price and included accessories. While the batteries and charger seem/feel a little cheap, they work just as intended and for long.  Has Lidar. When researching, the nano nucleus II didn't have Lidar, which I wasn't opposed to, but the DJI Lidar obviously did have it which was a plus. The caveat is that the DJI lidar requires the transmitter and some breakout box that adds another $1200 to the cost of the already expensive lidar ($700 or so.) I was not about to drop $2k for lidar only and no focus wheel.  With the PDMOVIE I could rely on the focus wheel or the Lidar. And at a shoot, both worked really well. It worked with my bright tangerine misfit atom matte box WITHOUT the shade/visor (only the Matte box itself, not the rubber piece) but I did have to make sure the lidar was facing in-between the clamp and the tightening wheel of the matte box. It worked really well on my 16-28mm VISTA lens and Komodo-X. The tokina Vista 25mm was a little more difficult because of the field of view but it worked. If I had slightly smaller lenses, this wouldn't be a problem at ALL. For talking head shots, there was no issue at all. For tracking shots in the dark, I could say the same, but I had to frame just off center to the left so that the lidar could SEE. But then I could use the focus wheel which switches off auto focus and lets you quickly control the lens without much, if any, lag. Anyway, for $500, it's a good quick solution to have for those talking heads, or jobs where you're running and gunning. My ONLY gripe about it is the batteries and chargers were made from molded plastic and not rubber. At least they last long, though!

[0.195 lb] No more manual focus for me!

[52 mm (Front)] This is a fun little manual focus lens.

[67 mm (Front)] A very good mirror lens with manual focus

[Sony E] Fun lense. Takes an it to get use to manual focus.

[Black] the DJI expansion kit should be your first accessories purchaes for your osmo pocket. The scroll wheel and wireless base take your filiming to a whole new level. There are several third party mounts for the pocket so the mount is not so crucial, but since you will eventually need a mount it doesn't hurt to have this until you find one you like better.

[0.035 lb] Smooth and solid, simple design with the fly wheel for smooth shots. This is exactly what I'm looking for in a manual slider

[Nikon Z] Manual focus and manual aperture, but because of that, great price and size. I love just carrying it along. Very solidly build. From what I've seen so far the resolution and clarity are top-notch. When zooming in on the Z62 screen while focusing, I'm surprised on how much that helps, and also how much of a difference good focusing makes on the fisheye! You can really see what comes into focus and not, instead of just assuming everything is in focus on a fisheye! I can't wait to play around with this more.

[Aluminum] the lens is very sharp, but it is a manual focus on my Nikon 7200