Micro35 (original thread)

James Webb · January 20th, 2005, 05:00 PM

For those who email me inquiring about my adapter, I can now give them solid advice. I'll send them to you!

Good work James.

James Webb
LIFE AGAINST MEMORY
Director/DP
Enormous Apparatus Films
www.enormousapparatus.com

Craig Bellaire · January 20th, 2005, 07:06 PM

OK I'm am currently working on making an agus adapter and am a bit fristrated... so Please Hurry on the plans... thanks

James Hurd · January 20th, 2005, 10:05 PM

I'll be emailing out an update this weekend to everyone on the list.

I made a HUGE step for everyone making this adapter. It involves a Hi-res GG, Laser, and a cheaper price!

Get on the List!

www.micro35.com

Brian Arwari · January 21st, 2005, 11:14 AM

James, Great stuff.
I'm also concerned about finding the parts here in Italy. I guess I'll have to wait to see the plans, or order one from you.
Ciao!

James Hurd · January 21st, 2005, 08:25 PM

I'll have the parts available if you have any problems finding them.
And as I make advances on the project and find lower pricing, I'll be sharing that with you as well.

j

John Sandel · January 21st, 2005, 10:00 PM

James, could you elaborate a bit? What role does a laser play in your gadget?

If "GG" means "ground glass, " how is one higher-resolution than another?

JS

Aaron Shaw · January 21st, 2005, 10:05 PM

I'll leave the laser question for James but regarding resolution:

The finer the grind on a glass the more detail you can theoretically capture. What these adapters try to do is disperse light. Any light that goes straight through the ground glass does not contribute to the overall resolution captured on the glass. Finer grain disperses more giving you a rise in resolution that the glass can actually capture.

James Hurd · January 21st, 2005, 10:06 PM

I'm having ground glass "gg" being made by a company that's using several machines including a laser to insure uniformity and very very fine grit.

Well said Aaron.

Kyle Cutshaw · January 21st, 2005, 10:25 PM

I Love the work you are doin james.
AS soon as you get yur new gg, will you be posting some new video?

John Sandel · January 21st, 2005, 10:28 PM

Got it. Thanks.

I'm new to this subject (ground-glass dispersion). Have you fellows, in your travels, come across some way of quantifying this implied ratio of texture-to-dispersion?

I ask because there's been so much speculation & experimenting (on this site, at least) about schemes for improving just that aspect of the ground-glass components in these gadgets.

JS

James Hurd · January 21st, 2005, 10:29 PM

Yea, but it might take a bit longer with all the guide stuff going on. Either way, I'll have the new ggs available for everyone building the device.

Aaron Shaw · January 21st, 2005, 10:36 PM

Thank you James! Happy to be of service.

John,

No worries! It's a topic which has so many facets!

I don't think anyone has actually quantified the ratio. That would be a very interesting test to try! Mostly people have been focusing on getting smaller and smaller grain. Some of the others may have done this though so I don't speak for everyone :).

John Sandel · January 22nd, 2005, 12:00 AM

Ha!

James, you're intrepid. I signed up at your webpage for updates, etc. I'm especially interested in any tests you do with your assembly attached to Canon's 14x manual lens &/or their 16x manual.

JS

Jim Lafferty · January 22nd, 2005, 12:29 AM

James Hurd,

Any chance we'll be seeing samples of the new GG in action soon?

Thanks,

- jim

Cody Dulock · January 22nd, 2005, 01:25 AM

so are you still sticking true to the whole costing around 30$ to make the adapter? or is the GG going to knock the price up some??? just curious... we need a sample of this guide...

January 20th, 2005, 05:00 PM	#31
James Webb Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 40	Beautiful! For those who email me inquiring about my adapter, I can now give them solid advice. I'll send them to you! Good work James. James Webb LIFE AGAINST MEMORY Director/DP Enormous Apparatus Films www.enormousapparatus.com

January 20th, 2005, 07:06 PM	#32
Craig Bellaire Major Player Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 422	Hurry Up OK I'm am currently working on making an agus adapter and am a bit fristrated... so Please Hurry on the plans... thanks __________________ Craig Bellaire www.VerticalVideoSolutions.com

January 21st, 2005, 10:00 PM	#36
John Sandel Major Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: stately Eldora Road Posts: 386	"Hi-res GG, Laser" James, could you elaborate a bit? What role does a laser play in your gadget? If "GG" means "ground glass, " how is one higher-resolution than another? JS

January 21st, 2005, 10:25 PM	#39
Kyle Cutshaw New Boot Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: seymour, tennessee Posts: 21	I Love the work you are doin james. AS soon as you get yur new gg, will you be posting some new video? __________________ "Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unreqited love." -Charlie Brown

January 21st, 2005, 10:28 PM	#40
John Sandel Major Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: stately Eldora Road Posts: 386	lasers & light dispersion Got it. Thanks. I'm new to this subject (ground-glass dispersion). Have you fellows, in your travels, come across some way of quantifying this implied ratio of texture-to-dispersion? I ask because there's been so much speculation & experimenting (on this site, at least) about schemes for improving just that aspect of the ground-glass components in these gadgets. JS

January 20th, 2005, 10:05 PM	#33
James Hurd Micro35 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 221	I'll be emailing out an update this weekend to everyone on the list. I made a HUGE step for everyone making this adapter. It involves a Hi-res GG, Laser, and a cheaper price! Get on the List! www.micro35.com

January 21st, 2005, 11:14 AM	#34
Brian Arwari New Boot Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 9	James, Great stuff. I'm also concerned about finding the parts here in Italy. I guess I'll have to wait to see the plans, or order one from you. Ciao!

January 21st, 2005, 08:25 PM	#35
James Hurd Micro35 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 221	I'll have the parts available if you have any problems finding them. And as I make advances on the project and find lower pricing, I'll be sharing that with you as well. j

January 21st, 2005, 10:05 PM	#37
Aaron Shaw Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 587	I'll leave the laser question for James but regarding resolution: The finer the grind on a glass the more detail you can theoretically capture. What these adapters try to do is disperse light. Any light that goes straight through the ground glass does not contribute to the overall resolution captured on the glass. Finer grain disperses more giving you a rise in resolution that the glass can actually capture.

January 21st, 2005, 10:06 PM	#38
James Hurd Micro35 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 221	I'm having ground glass "gg" being made by a company that's using several machines including a laser to insure uniformity and very very fine grit. Well said Aaron.

January 21st, 2005, 10:29 PM	#41
James Hurd Micro35 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 221	Yea, but it might take a bit longer with all the guide stuff going on. Either way, I'll have the new ggs available for everyone building the device.

January 21st, 2005, 10:36 PM	#42
Aaron Shaw Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 587	Thank you James! Happy to be of service. John, No worries! It's a topic which has so many facets! I don't think anyone has actually quantified the ratio. That would be a very interesting test to try! Mostly people have been focusing on getting smaller and smaller grain. Some of the others may have done this though so I don't speak for everyone :).

January 22nd, 2005, 12:00 AM	#43
John Sandel Major Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: stately Eldora Road Posts: 386	"a topic which has so many facets" Ha! James, you're intrepid. I signed up at your webpage for updates, etc. I'm especially interested in any tests you do with your assembly attached to Canon's 14x manual lens &/or their 16x manual. JS

January 22nd, 2005, 12:29 AM	#44
Jim Lafferty Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 636	James Hurd, Any chance we'll be seeing samples of the new GG in action soon? Thanks, - jim

January 22nd, 2005, 01:25 AM	#45
Cody Dulock Major Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: arlington, texas Posts: 420	so are you still sticking true to the whole costing around 30$ to make the adapter? or is the GG going to knock the price up some??? just curious... we need a sample of this guide...