The next step was finding a fluent manual focusing system for 5D Mark II. I did find an Indian manufacturer DV City for video equipments.
They had all I needed with fairly good price. I did order Matte Box, Follow Focus system and extra gear set. Everything arrive by UPS in about a week.
This is how it looked.This complete system is too big for my traveling stuff. I did modify follow focus smaller and lighter.
Matte Box
Matte box is protecting direct light hitting front lens and filters. Direct light will cause unwanted reflections and flare in optics. This do have big flags...
There was also a set of "donuts", sealing around optics and an opening in matte box. It has place for two filters one is rotating. Filter size is 100 x 100 mm (4" x 4"). I use a set of Sinar ND filters to cut light down when I want to use wide open.
Video head and tripod
I needed a new video head light one for traveling. Gitzo's G2180 looked fine to me. Under the head I placed Arcatech level base. Gitzo's G2180 has own standard clamp and I needed to clamp video size width 55 mm and my Arca swiss style stuff with same clamp. Gitzo has a quick release adapter G1387B. Gitzo's light tripod GT1531 is strong enough to hold all this.
Microphone
I use microphone Sennheiser MKE 400 and wind-muff is also from Sennheiser.
Unfortunately MKE 400 has a disturbance spike around 18 kHz.
End of the story
I am not planing to do any bigger art with video but it will be a good option and possibility to add video clips for up coming actions when you are photographing wild animals.
This one is not so wild...
Mindi
