Thanks! Yeah, I totally agree. It seems as though it was really designed with shoulder rigs and the Ronin gimbals in mind. I don't understand why cause the previous focus grip was awesome and worked perfectly for handheld! Hopefully they come out with some new mounting accessories.

of course! thanks for watching and hopefully it helps. no product is perfect, so i hope it helps companies improve more.

I have that handle and really like it.nice just ordered a cable which is supposed to allow you to use that handle with the nucleus nano 2 motor. So when I get it, we’ll see. 🤷🏽‍♂️

@@GarCorStudioDid the Cable worked? I purchased the cable and nothing, talked to tilta and they say I have to re program the motor😢😢😢

@angelhepburn123 I'm not sure what they meant by reprogramming the motor, but I did have to ensure I was on the latest firmware release for both motor and wheel. When I connected the cable from my advanced side handle to the motor, it just simply worked.. with no real setup.

@@angelhepburn123ok….i think i replicated what you may be experiencing…Firstly, it only seems to work on Type C 1… not on the usb type c port 2 of the motor. Secondly, make sure the motor is blinking “pink and red”. It should eventually go to solid pink only, but if it does not, hold the CAL button on the handle and the motor should start spinning. You can manually/physically stop the spinning which will cause it to spin counter clockwise and repeat the physical stopping of it, and you should now have it working.

That's a good idea! thanks, i'll have to give it a try.

Of course, thanks for watching! Honestly I really wanted to love the new control grip and waited a year for it to come out, but there's still a lot of room for improvement.

😂 perfection

ooooh that's good to know! I haven't tried that, but will now. Hopefully they do make a firmware update to add that to just the handle.

that's a great question! I'm not totally sure why, but what I know is that for a long time most of the camera companies had their firmware totally locked down. It wasn't until recently that they started opening it more up to apps and devices controlling the camera. Blackmagic opened it up first, Sony and other manufacturers are starting to now also. It would be cool to have a focus wheel that controlled the electronic internal focus motor of the lens. But honestly, I think one reason that hasn't happened is cause Auto Focus is so good, why would you use it? I usually only use manual focus on my cinema manual focus lenses.

@@chadwin Ah, good point. Makes sense that Blackmagic was the first one to receive such devices then, also, I ordered the bluetooth focus wheel off of a Chinese site now and will test it. I am a Video producer and I'm using The pocket 6k, so I am manually pulling focus and so do most other video/film producers. The problem is (Which I had last time on a production too, is that i have to change lenses during production sometimes, so a bluetooth follow focus that doesn't need any gears is pretty much what I need to up the quality of life during production haha. here's the device I ordere, maybe u find it interesting: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y9Gkf7Ghz5m7e5c.html

Unfortunately it doesn’t! Otherwise I would absolutely use the original focus grip with the new nano ii motors.

Would the nano II handle work with the first gen nano motor though?

@@edvardlenander6866 the hand wheel works with the old nano 1 motors, but I couldn’t sort out how to connect the grip to the old motors-I don’t think it does

Yeah, the original Nucleus Nano focus grip is very similar to that and it works well for me! The Advanced focus handle came out in 2020, so it’s getting older now and I don’t think it’s compatible with the Nano ii. It also has the problem with the battery on the bottom that there’s no door, just a little quick release tab.

@@chadwin Tilta's official response: All of our Advanced Focus Handles (left or right side) will work with the Nano II motor so long as you purchase the Advanced Side Focus Handle USB-C Control Cable for Nucleus Nano II Motor (30cm).

@@arieljgdthat’s interesting because I asked Tilta awhile ago about compatibility of the advanced side handle (which I have) with the Tilta 2 motor and they said they can’t say if or when they will make those handles compatible. But maybe that has changed as I do remember someone sharing about Tilta working on a compatible cable.

@@chadwinso I just orderd a special usb c cable from Tilta which they actually stated on their website that their Advanced side handles will work with the nucleus nano 2 motors. Will confirm when I get it to test.

Confirmed…I received (purchased) two of Tilta’s custom usb c cable that allows the Advanced side handle to work with the nucleus nano ii motor, and I can happily report that it works perfectly…so I can now used my advanced side handle to control the new motor.

Rotate it for 180 degree, it will stay better

you're exactly right. mine falls off too. lol idk where it's at even now. maybe in a case somewhere....

@@f-vm2uy lost it. Thanks though.

There may have been an update, but nothing I've seen that make the Nano i Focus grip compatible. If you find it, shoot me a link cause I need that haha!

@@chadwin Cant post a link here because KZfaq. But i was not quite right: They released a new cable that makes the compability happen: Google "Tilta Advanced Side Focus Handle USB-C Control Cable for Nucleus Nano II Motor" This makes Nano II compatible with the older "Advanced Side Focus Handle". Cheers! Please post a review should you get the cable!

@@chadwintalked to tilta about this and they said I need to send them the motor for re programing😮😮😮

It works now…I bought the cable and have my advanced side handle control the nucleus motor 2…ok….i think i replicated what some may be experiencing…Firstly, it only seems to work on Type C 1… not on the usb type c port 2 of the motor. Secondly, make sure the motor is blinking “pink and red”. It should eventually go to solid pink only, but if it does not, hold the CAL button on the handle and the motor should start spinning. You can manually/physically stop the spinning which will cause it to spin counter clockwise and repeat the physical stopping of it, and you should now have it working.

@@GarCorStudio Thanks for the Update mate!

....not yet. lemme know if you have any ideas haha

Yeah, that would be nice. It's great that they even have the option to use the focus wheel with the BM app! The power handle looks nice, great if you don't need the focus conttol options too. I love Tilta--most their products really impress me!

@@chadwinyour not nitpicky. They are valid points🫡

yes, you can put the motors on zoom, focus or iris and then assign it one of those roles. you can also change whether it's on the wheel or rocker.

Tilta has a full video about how to do this on their channel!

@@renatopico9989 the grip doesn’t work with the nano 1 motor, only the focus wheel.

Yeah, the grip technically works with any camera since it’s just controlling the focus motor on your lens. But if you wanna electronically connect it to the camera for start/stop, there’s a list of supported cams on their website. Only works with the hand wheel right now though

Motors are torque monsters.

@@DimitriFarkas That makes sense. I have a few vintage lenses where the focus ring is really stiff, always wondered how a follow focus would hold up with it.

@@XYang2023 it’s not supported no. I wish it were!! Maybe they’ll do a firmware update, but I doubt it

I don't know of a great way to do that yet. still figuring that out....lol lemme know what you find

@@chadwin изготовить ручку из дерева прикрепить штифт и прикрепить к нему ручку!

The lens does move at the hard stops of my lens, I didn't address this in the video, but it's mostly because I'm adapting Canon EF glass to Sony E mount. But yes, a lens support pushing the lens up continuously might help reduce play.

Hi, it does now.

@@GarCorStudio what?? Really! Nooooo I just returned my handle 😱

@@colsha6144 😬🫣

you can control up to 3 motors yes, a FIZ. it's best if you can pair 3 of the new Nano ii motors.

@chadwin But with one cameraman, not having a focus puller assistant. Heard those nano slipping gears and not being strong enough. Hence the new Focus Lite about to be released. Hoping they fixed the issue and can still control with the magicfiz handle not just a single focus lite follow wheel.

good tip, thanks!

thanks for watching!