{"id":12869,"date":"2011-03-04T10:30:28","date_gmt":"2011-03-04T10:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philipbloom.net\/?p=12869"},"modified":"2014-12-09T15:34:12","modified_gmt":"2014-12-09T15:34:12","slug":"superb-budget-lens-gears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/superb-budget-lens-gears\/","title":{"rendered":"Superb budget lens gears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.halfinchrails.com\/hir\/hir.asp?PID=95\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12872 lazyload\" title=\"copyright sam morgan moore\/westcountryphotographers.com 0760 444458\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/04-670x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"180\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/04-670x180.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/04-310x83.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/04.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/180;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12872\" title=\"copyright sam morgan moore\/westcountryphotographers.com 0760 444458\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/04-670x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/04-670x180.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/04-310x83.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/04.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.halfinchrails.com\/hir\/hir.asp?PID=95\">Sam Morgan Moore <\/a>has gone and made a superb product that pretty much all of you should snap up right now. Lens gears for follow focuses and for just having on your lenses to help get grip for hand focusing.<\/p>\n<p>They are based on the simple premise of zip ties. You have the gear then a zip tie locks it onto the lens and you cut the excess zip tie off and hey presto a solid focus gear that stays on your lens always. Oh, and the best thing is&#8230;it&#8217;s cheap&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.halfinchrails.com\/hir\/hir.asp?PID=96\">\u00a330 for 4 in the UK, $45 for 4 in the US&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wideopencamera.com\/products\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32869 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/red.jpg\" alt=\"red\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/red.jpg 600w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/red-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/red-310x310.jpg 310w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/600;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32869\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/red.jpg\" alt=\"red\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/red.jpg 600w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/red-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/red-310x310.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript>They can also be bought from Wide Open Camera and are available there in red too!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/19679289\" width=\"640\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/19679289\">HIR Zip Tie Focus Gear<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/sammorganmoore\">Sam Morgan Moore<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.halfinchrails.com\/hir\/hir.asp?PID=95\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12870 lazyload\" title=\"f95\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/f95-670x324.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"324\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/f95-670x324.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/f95-310x150.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/f95.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/324;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12870\" title=\"f95\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/f95-670x324.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/f95-670x324.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/f95-310x150.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/f95.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.halfinchrails.com\/hir\/hir.asp?PID=95\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12871 lazyload\" title=\"copyright sam morgan moore\/westcountryphotographers.com 0760 444458\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/01-670x133.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"133\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/01-670x133.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/01-310x61.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/01.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/133;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12871\" title=\"copyright sam morgan moore\/westcountryphotographers.com 0760 444458\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/01-670x133.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/01-670x133.jpg 670w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/01-310x61.jpg 310w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/01.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a simple idea perfectly executed. They are really well made and work perfectly. 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