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lovehateHDV · 28-02-07, 01:50 AM

I invite everybody to post your experience with LANC controllers. Give each other idea of what each one will do for the price.

I got Giottos RC2020. Twenty-some bucks paid well for it self. You press and hold zoom button for a second and it zooms slowly. Press it again and it zooms fast. Allows to manually change focus. Not precise enough, though.

I would suggest this item for a hobbyist. Eliminates shakes and bumps if you are using tripod and you don't have to stay in front of camcorder (unlike the included wireless remote.)

rbrtpetersen · 02-03-07, 10:51 PM

I spent the money for the Manfrotto with Lanc controller built into the handle. It was expensive, but absolutely awesome to use. I bought the one for my Sony PDX10 Camcorder, but found out that it works equally well on a Canon GL1.

paramon · 04-03-07, 06:21 AM

I'm just using remote commander, works just fine to me!

Kent · 04-03-07, 08:34 AM

Would the Sennheiser shotgun mic work?

28-02-07, 01:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
lovehateHDV Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle, Earth, Milky Way, the 4D Universe Posts: 171 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	LANC Controllers I invite everybody to post your experience with LANC controllers. Give each other idea of what each one will do for the price. I got Giottos RC2020. Twenty-some bucks paid well for it self. You press and hold zoom button for a second and it zooms slowly. Press it again and it zooms fast. Allows to manually change focus. Not precise enough, though. I would suggest this item for a hobbyist. Eliminates shakes and bumps if you are using tripod and you don't have to stay in front of camcorder (unlike the included wireless remote.)


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02-03-07, 10:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
rbrtpetersen Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Girard, Ohio Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I spent the money for the Manfrotto with Lanc controller built into the handle. It was expensive, but absolutely awesome to use. I bought the one for my Sony PDX10 Camcorder, but found out that it works equally well on a Canon GL1.

04-03-07, 06:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
paramon Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'm just using remote commander, works just fine to me!

04-03-07, 08:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
Kent Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Would the Sennheiser shotgun mic work?