Moviecam EasyFocus
This remarkable device from the fertile mind of Fritz Gabriel Bauer (best known for creating the much-loved Moviecam and his
design work on the Arricam) is a distance-measuring tool using a video target allocation display to provide real-time lens focusing.
A simple calibration process after the initial set-up will allow the user to track any object with
accurate focus (when employing a programmed lens) using a mouse cursor or touch-screen. By
clicking on an object in the viewscreen the EasyFocus will display the distance from the focal
plane to that point.
The EasyFocus has a focusing range of 6' (1.80M) to 450' (137M) and can operate in five modes to provide a variety of focus options.The operator can select the Auto Focus mode, a Ramp mode
(adjustable from .05 to 9.9 seconds), Tracking mode,Manual mode or a Mapping mode—which
can be employed to create a topographical map of the set and is very helpful to set designers
and CGI creators.
It is especially handy in rigging and crane applications. It can be used Hardwire or Wireless (using
Cmotion technology) and mounted to the most popular cameras in the Clairmont Camera inventory, including the Alexa, Sony
F35, Arricam Studio, Arricam Lite and Arriflex 435 with more applications currently under development.
