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iDC System One<br />
80 Dec 2010<br />
At Canon Expo we saw the latest big idea from iDC Photo Video.<br />
Rails instead of rods. They’re standard Manfrotto/Gitzo dovetail<br />
size—so they slide right into your tripod head without having to bolt<br />
on additional plates. Director/Cinematographer/Photographer/<br />
Explorer of Light and Master of the HDSLR Universe Bruce Dorn<br />
has come up with a major improvement on his already excellent<br />
gear-less Follow-Focus system for HDSLR cameras.<br />
In early 2009, Bruce used his 30 years of Hollywood filmmaking<br />
experience and took a fresh look at follow-focus systems for<br />
the newly-released Canon HDSLR cameras. The result was the<br />
original iDC Run & Gun, the industry’s first friction-drive, gearless<br />
follow-focus system.<br />
Bruce’s latest design, the modular iDC System One, expands on<br />
that original concept and uses a sliding clamp system that lets you<br />
quickly and easily position the iDC friction-drive follow-focus,<br />
camera, and wide variety of HDSLR accessories. It’s designed for<br />
the following cameras:<br />
• Canon 1D MK IV<br />
• Canon 5D MK II with the BG-E6 Battery Grip<br />
• Canon 7D with the BG-E7 Battery Grip<br />
• Nikon D3s<br />
Kits for non-battery grip versions of the Canon 5D MKII, 7D, and<br />
60D camera bodies will be available soon.<br />
As with the Run & Gun Kit, there’s no need to buy expensive ring<br />
gears for every lens in your bag. The iDC System One modular<br />
camera system works with almost all lenses (except Canon Tilt-<br />
Shift lenses and large diameter Canon Super-Telephotos).<br />
iDC System One is built around the iDC UniRail—with its<br />
Double-Dovetail design for almost infinite adjustability. The<br />
position of both the camera body and the gear-less follow-focus<br />
assembly can be easily adjusted and balanced by sliding one way<br />
or the other. The Gitzo/Manfrotto fluid-head-friendly quickrelease<br />
UniRails are available in four lengths: 6, 9, 12 and 16<br />
inches. The bottom dovetail of the UniRail snaps directly into the<br />
quick-release top of many Gitzo/Manfrotto fluid heads, while also<br />
providing industry-standard ⅜"-16 or ¼"-20 threaded mounts.<br />
The top dovetail of the UniRail is machined to be “Arca-Swiss”<br />
compatible and supports the iDC Gearless Follow-Focus and<br />
accessories.<br />
Three kits, with different lengths of UniRails, and single or<br />
multiple Follow-Focus Wheel Assemblies are available. Or, you<br />
can build a custom kit with à la carte options. Each configuration<br />
of the iDC System One requires only a camera-specific baseplate,<br />
which is available as an add-on option.<br />
The iDC System One Viewfinder Assembly is available for the<br />
Canon 1D MKIV. Additionally, iDC System One will accept<br />
any Viewfinder system that mounts directly to the camera’s<br />
LCD without a camera plate requirement. iDC System One<br />
components are elegantly machined in Arizona from ultra-light<br />
aluminum with a Mil-Spec black-anodized finish.<br />
The iDC System One Gearless Follow-Focus 6-inch Kits start at<br />
$599. For more info about iDC’s Essential Accessories for Stills<br />
and Motion, go online. (idcphotovideo.com)
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