Homemade 35mm Adapter

Mike Tesh · January 14th, 2004, 10:42 AM

Hey guys I need a 37mm macro lens that will work with this setup. What do you suggest?

J. Clayton Stansberry · January 14th, 2004, 11:18 AM

<<<-- Originally posted by Jeremiah Rickert : Someone posted that the blue 25 pack of maxell cd-r's came with the frosted CDs. What is the spindle called precisely?

I picked up a blue maxell spindle, and it was $25, and of course when I cracked it open, no frosted CDs. They were called CD-R Pro and they were the only blue spindles at Office Max and Staples.

So....what's the precise name of the CD-R's with the frosted CD?

Thanks!

Jeremiah -->>>

Jeremiah,

I also almost made the same mistake. The packages are very similar, but it is the Blue 50 pack that says Maxwell CD-R only...NOT PRO. If you look through the top you should be able to see that there is a different CD on the top that is "fuzzy" rather than clear. I picked mine up at Wal-Mart of all places after not finding it at Best Buy, Office Depot or Target. Good Luck, and you won't be dissappointed when you get it!

Filip Kovcin · January 14th, 2004, 02:04 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Mike Tesh : Hey guys I need a 37mm macro lens that will work with this setup. What do you suggest? -->>>

check this site. i think that it will be dificult to find proper +10 macro 37mm. maybr the solution is to buyadapter ring bigger than 37. i beleive that it's easier to find larger macro lens (49,52,58 etc...)

but anyhow - check this site. i didn't checked it properly, but just find it a while ago.

www.2filter.com

Jim Lafferty · January 14th, 2004, 05:09 PM

Part 1 of a very, very rough tutorial on building an Agus35 for a Canon GL1/GL2 or Sony VX-1000/2000:

http://ideaspora.net/agus35/

- jim

Paul Doss · January 14th, 2004, 05:44 PM

Great job on the tutorial. If thats rough can't wait to see the finished version. Do you plan to leave these pages up? If so do you mind if I link to them from my site?

Paul
http://www.thecountrybulletin.com/dv_dof.com
(Soon as I get time it will be www.dvdof.com)

Bob Hart · January 14th, 2004, 07:26 PM

Jim.

Lots of work obviously went into creating a very comprehensive tutorial.

Commendations are the order of the day here.

Stewart McDonald · January 15th, 2004, 04:40 AM

Where did you get the parts for connecting the lens and the GL1 Jim?

Bob Hart · January 15th, 2004, 08:22 AM

Folks. Chris has put the 16:9 comparison .jpg up for me at www.dvinfo.net/media/hart. You'll find it as aguswscr.jpg

The images were made with a Century Optics 16:9 anamorphic adaptor offered up to the front of the 35mm type lens. The right side image pair has scratches. Ignore those. I forgot to switch the groundglass on.

Mike Tesh · January 15th, 2004, 08:43 AM

Thank you Filip however I was unable to find the lenses there. However I did some searching and found a lens set.

http://www.bugeyedigital.com/product...tif-02005.html

Not that expensive and can be used as just a +7, +10 or in combination as a +17

Good for anyone using Sony single chip cameras that have 37mm threading.

My JVC has a 27mm threading but I bought a step up ring off ebay for $5.50.

I found this site through this guys review of the filters:

http://www.pmichaud.com/wiki/Reviews/LensAdapter

J. Clayton Stansberry · January 15th, 2004, 10:45 AM

Bob Hart,

I am sorry that I have not kept up with all of your posts, but could you drop an answer to if you are using real ground glass or not? Or, direct me to the page where you answered this? I know you have been working on it...thanks in advance.

Clay

Jim Lafferty · January 15th, 2004, 01:21 PM

Paul and Bob - thank you for your kind words.

I intend on keeping this tutorial up for quite some time, improving it as time allows, but keeping it at the same general locale - http://ideaspora.net/agus35 - so feel free to link away. I wouldn't mind if you mention my name on your page, though - Jim Lafferty - I'm making every effort I can to be recognized as a filmmaker and so every bit counts :)

As for this question:

Quote:

Where did you get the parts for connecting the lens and the GL1 Jim?

The short answer is Home Depot. The long answer is I can't remember whether it was the plumbing section, or the electrical section of the store, but I spent a lot of time and quite a few trips getting all my parts. For the GL1, a conduit hub measuring 2.5 inches works perfectly -- for SLR lenses, a 2 inch hub works well.

Incidentally, as I'm building my rail system, a heads-up to any of you ambitious enough to make them on your own - Home Depot has a little nook with threaded rails that measure in lengths from one to six feet, with diameters of either 5/16ths or 3/8ths being best for our purposes.

I'm going with 5/16ths and pairing the rails with corner braces from the "hinge" department, some washers, bolts and wingnuts.

Incidentally, I've found that 5/16ths nuts -- for some reason -- do not thread onto 5/16ths rails properly. 5/16ths wingnuts, however, thread through just fine. Hence, you'll see the use of wingnuts with my rail setup...

Here are some images to give you an idea:

http://ideaspora.net/agus35/corner_brace.jpg
http://ideaspora.net/agus35/railjoint.jpg
http://ideaspora.net/agus35/rails_front.jpg
http://ideaspora.net/agus35/rails_front_detail.jpg

- jim

Agus Casse · January 15th, 2004, 02:31 PM

Hey that one looksl ike mine ! heheheh

nice rails dude, they are really useful.

BTW, i solve the flipping problem with a cheap pentaprism...

but if you lose too much lightin the process i solve it putting a telescope mount with prism inside at the end of the little viewfinder in the dv camera.

Don Mahr · January 15th, 2004, 03:21 PM

Agus where did you get the pentaprism from?

And is there any way you could put up a simple little diagram of how yours is put together with the pentaprism?

Thanks

John Gaspain · January 15th, 2004, 03:57 PM

I found a source for REAL glass CD's!!!....well sorta. My buddy is gonna try and get one for me from a recording studio. Apparently they use glass CD's for master cuts of songs so they last forever called a "Glass Master" I should have more info in a few days.

WOO HOO!!

check this out http://www.disctronics.co.uk/technol...rep_master.htm

John

Stewart McDonald · January 15th, 2004, 07:08 PM

Sorry Jim, I actually meant the parts connecting the 50mm lens to the adapter and the GL1 to the adapter?

January 14th, 2004, 10:42 AM	#781
Mike Tesh Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Detroit MI Posts: 253	Hey guys I need a 37mm macro lens that will work with this setup. What do you suggest? __________________ ScapeFilms.com \| My Photography \| IMDB Profile

January 14th, 2004, 11:18 AM	#782
J. Clayton Stansberry Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 316	Re: Maxell CD-R??? <<<-- Originally posted by Jeremiah Rickert : Someone posted that the blue 25 pack of maxell cd-r's came with the frosted CDs. What is the spindle called precisely? I picked up a blue maxell spindle, and it was $25, and of course when I cracked it open, no frosted CDs. They were called CD-R Pro and they were the only blue spindles at Office Max and Staples. So....what's the precise name of the CD-R's with the frosted CD? Thanks! Jeremiah -->>> Jeremiah, I also almost made the same mistake. The packages are very similar, but it is the Blue 50 pack that says Maxwell CD-R only...NOT PRO. If you look through the top you should be able to see that there is a different CD on the top that is "fuzzy" rather than clear. I picked mine up at Wal-Mart of all places after not finding it at Best Buy, Office Depot or Target. Good Luck, and you won't be dissappointed when you get it! __________________ I understand everything about nothing.

January 14th, 2004, 05:09 PM	#784
Jim Lafferty Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 636	Part 1 of a very, very rough tutorial on building an Agus35 for a Canon GL1/GL2 or Sony VX-1000/2000: http://ideaspora.net/agus35/ - jim __________________ Realism, anyway, is never exactly the same as reality, and in the cinema it is of necessity faked. -- J-L G

January 14th, 2004, 05:44 PM	#785
Paul Doss Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Gulf Shores, Alabama Posts: 57	Great Job Jim! Great job on the tutorial. If thats rough can't wait to see the finished version. Do you plan to leave these pages up? If so do you mind if I link to them from my site? Paul http://www.thecountrybulletin.com/dv_dof.com (Soon as I get time it will be www.dvdof.com)

January 15th, 2004, 08:43 AM	#789
Mike Tesh Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Detroit MI Posts: 253	Thank you Filip however I was unable to find the lenses there. However I did some searching and found a lens set. http://www.bugeyedigital.com/product...tif-02005.html Not that expensive and can be used as just a +7, +10 or in combination as a +17 Good for anyone using Sony single chip cameras that have 37mm threading. My JVC has a 27mm threading but I bought a step up ring off ebay for $5.50. I found this site through this guys review of the filters: http://www.pmichaud.com/wiki/Reviews/LensAdapter __________________ ScapeFilms.com \| My Photography \| IMDB Profile

January 14th, 2004, 02:04 PM	#783
Filip Kovcin Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: warsaw, poland Posts: 440	<<<-- Originally posted by Mike Tesh : Hey guys I need a 37mm macro lens that will work with this setup. What do you suggest? -->>> check this site. i think that it will be dificult to find proper +10 macro 37mm. maybr the solution is to buyadapter ring bigger than 37. i beleive that it's easier to find larger macro lens (49,52,58 etc...) but anyhow - check this site. i didn't checked it properly, but just find it a while ago. www.2filter.com

January 14th, 2004, 07:26 PM	#786
Bob Hart Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PERTH. W.A. AUSTRALIA. Posts: 4,477	Jim. Lots of work obviously went into creating a very comprehensive tutorial. Commendations are the order of the day here.

January 15th, 2004, 04:40 AM	#787
Stewart McDonald Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: UK Posts: 130	Where did you get the parts for connecting the lens and the GL1 Jim?

January 15th, 2004, 08:22 AM	#788
Bob Hart Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PERTH. W.A. AUSTRALIA. Posts: 4,477	Folks. Chris has put the 16:9 comparison .jpg up for me at www.dvinfo.net/media/hart. You'll find it as aguswscr.jpg The images were made with a Century Optics 16:9 anamorphic adaptor offered up to the front of the 35mm type lens. The right side image pair has scratches. Ignore those. I forgot to switch the groundglass on.

January 15th, 2004, 10:45 AM	#790
J. Clayton Stansberry Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 316	Bob Hart, I am sorry that I have not kept up with all of your posts, but could you drop an answer to if you are using real ground glass or not? Or, direct me to the page where you answered this? I know you have been working on it...thanks in advance. Clay __________________ I understand everything about nothing.

January 15th, 2004, 02:31 PM	#792
Agus Casse Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Guatemala Posts: 322	Hey that one looksl ike mine ! heheheh nice rails dude, they are really useful. BTW, i solve the flipping problem with a cheap pentaprism... but if you lose too much lightin the process i solve it putting a telescope mount with prism inside at the end of the little viewfinder in the dv camera. __________________ Agus35 - the ultimate tool for indie DV filmakers -

January 15th, 2004, 03:21 PM	#793
Don Mahr New Boot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 6	Agus where did you get the pentaprism from? And is there any way you could put up a simple little diagram of how yours is put together with the pentaprism? Thanks

January 15th, 2004, 03:57 PM	#794
John Gaspain Major Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: WA-USA Posts: 371	I found a source for REAL glass CD's!!!....well sorta. My buddy is gonna try and get one for me from a recording studio. Apparently they use glass CD's for master cuts of songs so they last forever called a "Glass Master" I should have more info in a few days. WOO HOO!! check this out http://www.disctronics.co.uk/technol...rep_master.htm John __________________ The glory of the World passes by.

January 15th, 2004, 07:08 PM	#795
Stewart McDonald Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: UK Posts: 130	Sorry Jim, I actually meant the parts connecting the 50mm lens to the adapter and the GL1 to the adapter?