Just one ball. The Z-distance from center becomes the focal distance, so the idea is that you put the ball on the location where you want the focus. (As I mentioned, this won't be numerically right; it really should be dist from current camera.) The height (Y tran) becomes the F-stop, which may not feel right. Maybe more intuitive if the scale controls the F-stop?

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