u/FrancoArma05

Hi, curious if anyone here has any feedback on whether or not CTM-1 would be a good budget focus assist range finder for an early career 1st AC in a rural market mostly doing indie film, and TV series in the US. Or is this tool just too old / bulky now? I know RT is better, but it's way out of budget currently.

Would be pairing with a Teradek Ctrl.3 setup and expecting to use the overlay with distance read out on Smallhd monitor. This would supplement the TOF.1 I already have in my kit.

Mostly shooting on Alexa 35 and Mini LF these days.

Should I save a couple hundred bucks or add this tool into my workflow?

Looking into buying a used Teradek RT MDR.S from a seller in Switzerland. I’ll be using it primarily in the US (East Coast/West Coast).

Does anyone know if the EU versions operate on different RF bands, and whether that causes issues here? Is this something that can be adjusted in settings/firmware, or are these effectively region-specific?

Just want to make sure I’m not buying something that’ll have limited range or interference issues.