Wooden Camera Zip Focus Single Rod Follow Focus

The Wooden Camera Zip Focus is a single-sided follow focus built for compact and handheld camera configurations. It clamps onto a single 19mm rod — or a 15mm studio rod with the included snap-in adapter bushing — and stays locked in place with a no-slip grip that prevents the unit from rotating or sliding during active shooting. The 1:1 gear ratio delivers direct, intuitive focus control, letting operators match their hand movement exactly to the lens barrel rotation without any gearing multiplication to account for.

Two rotation points allow vertical alignment of the rubberized focus knob against the camera body, keeping the operator's hand in a natural position. The swing-arm mechanism is a practical touch: pulling the Zip Focus away from the lens clears the gear teeth, so you can swap lenses without dismounting the unit from the rod. The kit ships with a .8 mod cine lens gear for standard cinema lenses, a friction gear for photo lenses without gear rings, a hard stop gear for setting repeatable end points, and two marking disks for noting focus distances — a complete package for day-to-day lens control on set.