Today we cover a super useful, super cheap DIY Solution for a ‘follow focus assist’ for your DSLR camera! Tony Carretti (link below) came up with this idea for using a Trudeau brand jar opener as a focus assist solution and when I saw his video, I had to try it out and share it with you!
Update!! (3/4/12) These items are available on Amazon:
They can also be found here:
http://www.shopinthekitchen.com/store/product/10488/TRUDEAU%26%230153%3B-Twist-Jar-Opener/
They aren’t listed online at Bed Bath and Beyond, or the Target website, but they may still be available in store.
I contacted the manufacturer and it seems that these items are sold at a lot of Hallmark stores! Ace hardware and some other places.
*** There are some on ebay if you search “silicone twist jar”***
Tony Carretti’s Vimeo:
http://www.vimeo.com/20301862
Trudeau Brand Silicon Twist Jar Opener Info:
http://www.trudeaucorp.com/us/products/kitchen-tools-gadgets/types/kitchen-gadgets/p–0999025.html
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This episode:
Recorded on the Kodak Zi8
Test footage on Canon T2i
Edited on iMovie 09′