Zacuto Jeep

So in my efforts to bridge the gap between the 19mm and the 15mm world, I needed something so I can use my 15mm gear that I have for use with my Red Rock M2 gear with the Red One gear I also use. The two pieces of gear that I wanted to go between these two worlds are my Red Rock Follow Focus and my Red Rock Mattebox. So what options are out there for this sort of adaptation? Well not many, but Zacuto recently released the Jeep ($265) , which does exactly what I needed.



So how does the Jeep perform? Well it had its ups and downs for me. The build of the Jeep is solid and metal, but the tension adjustments for the rods seemed like they could be problematic. Also, if you don't know which way you need to tighten, it can take you a while to get the equipment read for use (thats just me though). Over all it did the job it was supposed to do, which is allow me to mount my 15mm Red Rock Follow Focus onto the standard 19mm rods that come with the Red Standard package. I used it in correlation with the Element Technica 15mm 6" rods, which I don't know if it was the Jeep or the rods, but sliding the Follow Focus from the front of the rods to the back, closest to the Jeep was next to impossible. So getting the gear under the lens was a challenge, but I don't know if that was due to the new rods or how the Jeep was holding the rods.
One last gripe about the Jeep was after using it for a matter of an hour or so, the black finish was already showing lots of scratches and dings, which might be just cosmetic, or if its losing its finish in the rod ports, might pose some issues. Only long term use will tell.
Over all for the money and the speed of availability, the Zacuto Jeep does what its advertised to do, and is easy to use. Next test will be to mount the Red Rock Mattebox and see if the jeep can handle the weight.