Tilta Nucleus-M II Wireless Lens Control System Control Handle Kit

The right grip with the Zoom Module

The right grip carries the Zoom Module on top: the zoom rocker registers pressure, so you can zoom slowly or fast, and the A/B button limits the motor’s range. One button releases the module, which can then be moved to the left grip.

Motors, gears and mounting

The motor delivers 0.48 Nm of torque at 14.8 V at a noise level of 15 dB. Motor gears are swappable — 0.5 Mod with 63 teeth and 0.8 Mod with 39 teeth — so the system fits cine lenses as well as photo lenses with a gear ring fitted. The rod mounts take both 15 mm and 19 mm rods. Both 7-pin ports carry power in and out, so several motors can be daisy-chained from one source.

Power

The FIZ Hand Unit and each hand grip run on a single Sony NP-F550 battery; Tilta quotes 8 to 12 hours of operation. Motors are powered from a P-Tap on a V-Mount or Gold Mount battery, or over the 7-pin cable from the unit. Hand unit and grips have USB-C for charging and firmware updates. The NP-F550 battery is not included.

Wireless link

The system transmits on 2.4 GHz with selectable channels and a dedicated interference-resistant channel; the display can be switched off (Stealth Mode). The 2.4 GHz band is licence-free in the European Union. Tilta does not publish a range figure in metres for the base system, only ”up to hundreds of metres”; with the optional Range Expansion Module it quotes 1900 ft (about 580 m) and up to 4900 ft (about 1490 m) in open environments.

What it works with

The Nucleus-M II is backwards compatible with the first-generation Nucleus-M, with the Nucleus Nano II and with the Mirage matte box motor, so you can upgrade gradually. Over the DJI protocol it works with the RS 2, RS 3 and RS 4 gimbals and the DJI Focus Motor. The lens needs a gear ring — photo lenses take a universal focus gear ring.

Three kits of the same system — how they differ

The Nucleus-M II is sold in three configurations and the names do not tell you which is which. The difference is what you control it with and how many motors you get:

• WLC-T06-K2 Control Handle Kit — right hand grip with the Zoom Module and one motor, no FIZ Hand Unit. Controlled straight from the gimbal or rig handle; if you want the hand wheel you have to add the FIZ unit.
• WLC-T06 Ultimate Kit — FIZ Hand Unit, both hand grips, Zoom Module and two motors in a waterproof hard case. The top configuration: focus can be pulled from the hand wheel or from the grips, and two motors cover focus and iris (or zoom).
• WLC-T06-K1 Hand Wheel Kit — FIZ Hand Unit with the hand wheel and one motor, no hand grips. The classic focus puller setup: unit in hand, motor on the lens.
• WLC-T06-MK Motor Kit — the motor on its own with rod mounts and a cable, to add another axis to any configuration.
• WLC-T06-HG-L and WLC-T06-HG-R — the hand grips sold singly (left and right), to add or replace.