ARRI cforce MAX lens motor
ARRI has unveiled a new cforce MAX lens motor that brings increased speed and responsiveness to the Hi-5 ecosystem. It is faster, smaller, and lighter than the cforce plus motor it replaces
The cforce MAX is twice as fast and just as strong as the cforce plus motor, yet 15% smaller and lighter. According to ARRI, the cforce MAX is ideal for larger cine primes, zoom lenses, vintage glass, and specialty optics that require strength and precision. Conversely, its reduced form factor provides versatility across handheld, gimbal, and studio configurations.
Key features
- Market-leading low latency
- Speeds of up to 400 teeth per second
- Advanced brushless motor
- Ideal for focus tracking systems
- Twice as strong and twice as fast as the cforce mini, and only 15% bigger
- Twice as fast as the cforce plus, yet 15% smaller and lighter
- Ideal for large cine primes, zoom lenses, vintage glass, and specialty optics
- Integrated touchscreen interface and physical soft touch button
- Intuitive setup, configuration, and status monitoring
- Supports manual calibration and fourth auxiliary access control
- Customizable display with future expandability
- Dual LBUS ports for seamless daisy-chaining
- LBUS backwards compatibility
- Usable with most ARRI mounting brackets, rods, and drive gears
- Accompanying Motor Rod Clamp MRC-1 provides rock-solid connection
- Easy adjustment on 19 mm and 15 mm rods
- Reduced form factor ideal for handheld, gimbal, and studio configurations
The accompanying new ARRI Motor Rod Clamp MRC-1 provides a solid connection to lens gears and easy adjustment on 19 mm / 15 mm rods in multiple positions. The MRC-1 is also compatible with the cforce mini and cforce mini RF.
It features an advanced brushless motor, and it is quiet, durable, and easy to service. ARRI states that the motor response latency is so low that using the cforce MAX feels like a completely new experience for focus pullers. The high speed of up to 400 teeth per second and low latency additionally make it ideal for focus tracking systems, which cannot anticipate movement in front of the camera and must respond in real time.
The cforce MAX features a physical button for control of core functions such as changing the motor axis, a control option already familiar to users of ARRI’s other cforce motors. In addition, its integrated display with touchscreen interface enables intuitive configuration and status monitoring directly on the motor, with expanded functionality possible in the future.
In common with ARRI’s entire Electronic Control System, the cforce MAX will benefit from ongoing software updates that enhance its feature set. Like the other cforce motors, it offers dual LBUS ports for seamless daisy-chaining and flexible system integration using standard cables, as well as full LBUS backwards compatibility. It can be used with most existing ARRI mounting brackets, rods, and drive gears, allowing crews to integrate it effortlessly into established setups.
Price & Availability
The cforce MAX lens motor is now available. The cforce MAX in a kit with the MRC-1 clamp and gear is €2,980 ex. VAT
