The iDC SYSTEM ZERO XL2 Follow-Focus with Viewfinder (for Nikon D7000) is an affordable and versatile follow-focus system designed to lend cinema-like focus control to your DSLR videos. The system's gearless design means that, unlike most other DSLR follow-focus units, this one doesn't require the purchase of dedicated gears to match each lens you use. An adjustable focus wheel attaches to one of seven dovetail slots on the sliding focusing plate, which in turn mounts to the dedicated base plate beneath the camera.
The base plate, designed expressly for the Nikon D7000, can use any standard quick-release assembly for mounting onto a rig or tripod. It also accommodates iDC's adapted Hoodman HoodLoupe, included, providing you with a larger viewfinder for even more precise focus. When not in use, the focusing wheel slides away from the lens and locks in place, or the combined baseplate/focusing plate/wheel can be removed as one piece (using an Allen wrench) for easy switching between video and stills shooting.
This XL2 version works with most wide to mid-range telephoto lenses (see Compatibility specs), with a second wheel assembly included for use as a zoom ring on compatible zoom lenses. For smaller prime and telephoto lenses, the Standard kit--with its shorter focusing plate--may be more suitable.
| Focus Adjusting |
Lens Mount to Focus Ring Distance (with XL Focusing Plate): 0.63-5.75" (1.6-14.6 cm) |
| Lens Compatibility |
Near Distance (closest distance from the lens mount to the focus ring): .625" (1.58 cm) Far Distance (farthest distance from the lens mount to the focus ring): 3.5" (8.9 cm) |
| Weight | Not specified by manufacturer |