@LPowell - Thanks a bunch. If I were to buy something like this, could I then just take it to a machine shop and have two 15mm holes drilled through it? Seems a lot cheaper than any other options...
Regarding the counter weight. I bid on the $55 piece he had on auction. he's checking with UPS on how much the combined shipping will cost with the rig. Will let you guys know when he gets back to me.
Anyone know a place where I can get a cheap counter weight since the $159.00 deal didn't come with one and the cost to order one from gini is $55.00 + $50.00 shipping? Thanks.
That is just some weird game he plays with pricing. He hopes the uninformed will click the Buy Now button. I got my rig for right around $300 delivered; buy it now price was over $1000.
I bought the DSLR-17 MAGIC for $289.00. Can't beat it for the price. Very decent built, good packaging, fast shipping... very well crafted piece of engineering (Zacuto rip or not...). Very happy with it.
@Vitaliy_Kiselev tried that, it fitted but the FF was vertically ~33 degrees offset. "Works" but it would be nice to get it straight. If you don't understand what I mean, I take pictures later today.
I'm having trouble with DSL-17 MAGIC plus and Gini follow focus. I cannot find a way to use it with my Minolta 50mm lens. It seems impossible to place FF close enough to lens gear, because camera mount plate is blocking. Has anyone figured it out?
@Brian202020 Received my Gini rig with the new follow focus. It is as Vitaly says made with the Huco gearbox. It works, some play but nothing that affects the way I pull focus. It is a nicely built thing.
The only criticism I have is the single rod mount arm it comes with, thing is it adds width to the whole contraption and makes it (almost) impossible to use with short lenses (I used a Nikon AI-S 50mm). I barely solved the problem by using firstly a large JAG25 universal gear ring, and mounting the rod arm in a convoluted manner from rails I had mounted above the camera.