Last week, Paul Pan from DJI posted a teaser of the DJI Ronin-S controlling the focus of a Sony A7 III via the USB-C control cable.
In the Ronin-S Facebook group, Paul Pan mentions that they have tested the feature on most GM lenses as well as adapted lenses using a Metabones adaptor. Being able to control the focus manually via the camera is a nice feature as it means you don’t have to mount an additional lens motor. An important thing to note is that Steady Shot must be disabled and compared to using a dedicated lens motor, it won’t be as precise and accurate.
Added video recording, autofocus, and focus pull support for Sony A7M3 and A7R3 cameras with supported E-mount lenses using the MCC-C cable. Photo capture is not currently supported. To use autofocus on the Sony A7M3 and A7R3 cameras, press down halfway on the gimbal’s camera control button.
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The firmware update is now available and adds a number of other updates and bug fixes.
What’s New
- Added five focus speed settings for Nikon cameras (requires Ronin app v1.1.8 or later).
- Added three focus speed settings for Canon cameras (requires Ronin app v1.1.8 or later).
- Added two focus speed settings for Panasonic cameras (requires Ronin app v1.1.8 or later).
- Added photo capture, video recording, autofocus, and focus pull support for Canon EOS 6D Mark II cameras with supported EF lenses. To use autofocus on the Canon EOS 6D Mark II, press down halfway on the gimbal’s camera control button.
- Added photo capture, video recording, autofocus, and focus pull support for Canon EOS R cameras with supported RF mount lenses. To use autofocus on the Canon EOS R, press down halfway on the gimbal’s camera control button.
- Added photo capture, video recording, autofocus, and focus pull support for Nikon Z6 cameras with supported Nikkor lenses. To use autofocus on the Nikon Z6, press down halfway on the gimbal’s camera control button.
- Added video recording, autofocus, and focus pull support for Sony A7M3 and A7R3 cameras with supported E-mount lenses using the MCC-C cable. Photo capture is not currently supported. To use autofocus on the Sony A7M3 and A7R3 cameras, press down halfway on the gimbal’s camera control button.
- After using the playback function on the Nikon D850 camera, double tap the trigger on the Ronin-S to switch back to live.
- Reduced vibration/shaking when switching between 3D Roll 360 and normal mode. 3D Roll 360 is now disabled when the roll axis angle is larger than 180°.
- Fixed other minor bugs.
The firmware update can be downloaded from the DJI website.
