PROAIM FF-FCBE-01 Focus Bee Follow Focus Instruction Manual

: June 16, 2024
: PROAIM

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What’s In The Box
Follow Focus Setup
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PROAIM FF-FCBE-01 Focus Bee Follow Focus

What’s In The Box

Please inspect the contents of your shipped package to ensure you have received everything that is listed below.

15mm Lightweight Core Bridge
Focus Hand Wheel
Drive Gear 43 Teeth
Swing Arm with Drive Gear 35 Teeth knob
2.5mm Allen Key
Pouch

Follow Focus Setup

Attach the Swing Arm to the Core Bridge and secure it using the knob as shown in the image.
Feature: The Swing Arm has a 1:1.842 gear ratio, enabling wide and smooth focus adjustments.
Loosen the knob of the Focus Hand Wheel and attach the Core Bridge to it.
Feature: The lightweight core bridge transfers the focus movement from the handwheel mounted on your core bridge to the drive gear that interfaces with your lens.
After attaching the Core Bridge, properly secure it using the knob.

Focus Hand Wheel Tension Adjustment

Loosen the inbuilt grub screw of 15mm Lightweight Core Bridge with the help of Allen key and then adjust the focus hand wheel accordingly.
Focus hand wheel can be adjust with the help of the grub screw provided in the core bridge as shown in the picture.
Loosen the Drive Gear and remove it.
Note: Get slip-free movement with interchangeable drive gear, as both gears can be conveniently mounted on either side of the Swing Arm.

Feature: 35 Teeth Drive Gear delivers a slightly faster and less sensitive focus control, making it useful for wide-angle lenses, especially in fast- paced shooting scenarios.
Remove the 35 Teeth Gear and attach the 43 Teeth Gear to the Swing Arm.
Feature: 43 Teeth Drive Gear has a finer gear ratio than 35 Teeth Drive Gear, allowing the operator to focus more precisely, especially when working with lenses with narrow field depth.
Mount the Follow Focus on the rod through the Core Bridge.
Press the locking lever after mounting on the rod and lock the position.
The movement of the Handwheel can be adjusted by loosening the knob of the Swing Arm.
The movement of the Swing Arm can be adjusted by loosening its tension adjustment roller knob.
After adjusting the position of the Core Bridge, lock the desired position by tightening the knob.

Feature : The Swing Arm features a built-in tension adjustment roller that applies slight pressure or tension on the gear mechanism to eliminate unwanted movement in the focus gear.

Now, the bottom tension adjustable knob of the Core Bridge can be loosened to move the Follow Focus front or back.
After adjusting the Focus Hand Wheel, tighten it using the knob.
Feature: Focus Hand Wheel is a conical handwheel with an anti‐slip grip and built-in keyway depression that lets you accurately pull focus without taking your eyes off the action. You can pull focus from both sides by switching the focus unit from one side to another.
The Hand Wheel also includes a removable marking disc that can be pre-marked to match specific lenses for rapid lens changes and focus resets.
Feature: It features a detent to prevent the marking disc from spinning.

YOUR PROAIM FOCUS BEE FOLLOW FOCUS ALL DRESSED UP AND READY TO GO!

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