Focus Rings
Free follow focus gear for any camera lens, sized from its diameter, plus paid clamp rings and lens caps
Focus Rings is a freemium browser tool for filmmakers who need a follow focus gear for one specific lens. The plain focus ring STL is free with no account or email; so are the Canon EF rear cap and a blank lens cap. Clamp rings and hard-stop rings are €14.90 (one Premium price for both options), and the other cap generators are paid. Exports STL. Last checked .
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What is Focus Rings?
Focus Rings is a browser generator for module 0.8 follow focus gears, the toothed rings that let a follow focus unit or a focus motor turn a camera lens. You type the diameter of the lens focus ring, or one full circumference measured with tape, from 40 to 110 mm, pick a width from 10 to 40 mm and set the wall: automatic, a fixed wall from 2 mm, or one outside diameter shared by all your lenses. The opening, outside diameter and width are engraved inside every ring, so you can tell your rings apart. A lens library on the site holds saved measurements for more than 200 lenses.
The plain slip-on ring is free as an STL, with no account and no email address. Rings with three built-in clamps or with hard stops for focus motors are Premium at €14.90, and the same site sells generators for lens caps, rear lens caps and camera body caps for nine mounts (EF, RF, E, Z, X, L, MFT, M and PL); the plain Canon EF rear cap and a smooth blank lens cap are free too. Focus Rings is made by Bernhard See, a filmmaker in Vienna.
The page recommends printing a test ring first and adjusting the fit for your printer, in PLA or PETG, flat with the axis upright.
What you can make
- Follow focus gears for camera lenses
- Focus rings with clamps or hard stops
- Lens caps and rear lens caps
- Camera body caps
How to use Focus Rings
- Measure the focus ring of your lens with calipers or a tape, or look it up in the lens library
- Enter the diameter or circumference and pick a ring width
- Choose the wall thickness and check the preview
- Download the STL and print a test ring in PLA or PETG
What you'll need to print it
Filament and parts that suit what you make with Focus Rings.
PETG
- Bambu Lab PETG Basic (affiliate link) Amazon
- Polymaker PETG (affiliate link) Polymaker EU: 3DJake (affiliate link)
Code gives 15% off your first order at Polymaker.
Digital calipers
M3 heat-set inserts
Also handy
Filament dryers and dry boxes
- SUNLU FilaDryer S4 (affiliate link) Amazon
- Polymaker PolyDryer (affiliate link) Polymaker
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Focus Rings pros
- Free STL with no account and no email address
- Measure with calipers or a tape, with a library of 200+ saved lens sizes
- Opening, outside diameter and width engraved inside each ring
Focus Rings cons
- Clamps and hard stops cost €14.90
- Module 0.8 teeth only
- The terms don't allow selling parts made from the files
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