The Ultimate 35mm Adapter

Steev Dinkins · February 2nd, 2005, 07:08 PM

Thanks Guys!! I'm glad the video didn't get me banned. :) :) So while the opposite happened and this post is now a "Notice," I thought I'd again post links to places of guidance and solution:

http://www.micro35.com/
http://www.enormousapparatus.com/35adapter.htm
http://dandiaconu.com/
http://ideaspora.net/oldskool/
http://www.mediachance.com/dvdlab/dof/index.htm
http://www.holyzoo.com/content/35mm/
http://www.dinoreyes.com/images/lensadapter.html
http://www.paddlefilms.com/agus35.htm
http://infrastructuredv.com/g35d/

Keep up the dream. The dream is good.

Dylan Couper · February 2nd, 2005, 07:56 PM

Two thumbs up!

Kevin Burnfield · February 2nd, 2005, 08:59 PM

LOL!!!!!!

Steev, you ARE the man.

Brett Erskine · February 2nd, 2005, 09:43 PM

Great video!

...Now how long do you think it will be before words like "super glue" and "plastic CD" show up in the threads again. I'm guessing twenty maybe thirty ....minutes. Oh well thanks Steev it was fun while it last.

Filip Kovcin · February 3rd, 2005, 07:16 AM

i am working on the same adapter. thank you for some ideas. but mine will be compatible with all systems:

pal/ntsc/secam/vhs/vieo200/philips vcr/betamax/betasp/betasx/MII/D1-D9/imx/digibeta/hd/hdv/16mm/35mm/70mm/IMAX/credit card photos/CCTV cameras and microscopes!

but unfotunatelly much, much longer - due to compatibility.

thanks for sharing info. i will suggest you to speciall DV info community prize!

all the best!

filip

Cosmin Rotaru · February 3rd, 2005, 01:00 PM

I don't get it! Is it a spining or a static?

LOL Great stuff! Looking forward to part two: "The ultimate DIY HD camcorder" :)

Dan Diaconu · February 3rd, 2005, 10:28 PM

Steev,

....................................................................

You blew everyone's covers and patents and..... all.............

Left nothing to no one.

Damn..............

Got funding for the sequel?

Heath McKnight · February 4th, 2005, 11:35 PM

I wonder what my friend, who is toiling away on his own version (and a gearhead) would think of this.

heath

Aaron Shaw · February 4th, 2005, 11:53 PM

gearhead? As in part of a follow focus assembly?

Charles Papert · February 5th, 2005, 12:27 AM

I would think as in a gearhead, no?

Heath, is he miniaturizing the whole thing for DV cameras? Interesting (and slightly bizarre) concept...just hope that if he's reverse engineering, he's working from one of the good ones (Panahead or Arrihead), not the not-so-good (Mini-Worrall).

Heath McKnight · February 5th, 2005, 09:17 AM

Whoops, I meant gear head, like Radiohead head (Radiohead fans) or Dead head (Grateful Dead fans), as in, he's a nut when it comes to working on stuff.

heath

James Hurd · February 6th, 2005, 09:24 PM

I love it.

Brett Erskine · February 8th, 2005, 03:08 AM

Funny you mentioned "gearhead" because I was going to offer that as one of the only explaination why me and a lot of other people tinker with this project for so long - It IS like being a gearhead, as in car nut. So many people work on their classic cars (including myself) for countless hours just to get that last 10% out of it or to do something no one has seen before. God knows if you actually subtract the cost of the new parts and ALL THAT LABOR from the price of the car when you end up selling it you dont even want to know how little you're getting paid per hour.

Making these mini35 adapters is a lot like tinkering with your classic car. You do it because its interesting to find out about all the little details of the things you love doing. I know this project has made me better understand optics and the why and how of lenses. At the same time if you're doing this so much that your not learning from experience as well (as in actually shooting a film) then it becomes counter productive. With cars this point is where your kicked out of the house to sleep in the car you love too much but thats another story. Anyways sometimes tinkering will have more benifits than simply saving you a buck. For instance I decided to make an adapter that using medium format lenses and 35mm lenses. Some have said that the P+S Technik mini35 is a bit too soft for SD and with HD coming around the corner as a mainstream thing I believe my medium format adapter is likely to deliver results that are superior to the P+S Technik and in the process learn something and save a buck.

Oh yeah...and have some fun doing it too.

Heath McKnight · February 8th, 2005, 10:07 PM

Once you said car nut, it all makes sense to me now!

heath

Anders Floe · February 9th, 2005, 11:25 AM

I totally agree with you Brett! I also use my time on my 62' Austin Healey Sprite (one of the smallest sportscars ever!) - which car do you play around with?

February 2nd, 2005, 07:56 PM	#17
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	Two thumbs up! __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

February 3rd, 2005, 01:00 PM	#21
Cosmin Rotaru Major Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Romania, Timisoara Posts: 453	I don't get it! Is it a spining or a static? LOL Great stuff! Looking forward to part two: "The ultimate DIY HD camcorder" :) __________________ Cosmin Rotaru

February 4th, 2005, 11:35 PM	#23
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	I wonder what my friend, who is toiling away on his own version (and a gearhead) would think of this. heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

February 5th, 2005, 12:27 AM	#25
Charles Papert Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 6,810	I would think as in a gearhead, no? Heath, is he miniaturizing the whole thing for DV cameras? Interesting (and slightly bizarre) concept...just hope that if he's reverse engineering, he's working from one of the good ones (Panahead or Arrihead), not the not-so-good (Mini-Worrall). __________________ Charles Papert www.charlespapert.com

February 5th, 2005, 09:17 AM	#26
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	Whoops, I meant gear head, like Radiohead head (Radiohead fans) or Dead head (Grateful Dead fans), as in, he's a nut when it comes to working on stuff. heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

February 2nd, 2005, 07:08 PM	#16
Steev Dinkins Major Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 613	Thanks Guys!! I'm glad the video didn't get me banned. :) :) So while the opposite happened and this post is now a "Notice," I thought I'd again post links to places of guidance and solution: http://www.micro35.com/ http://www.enormousapparatus.com/35adapter.htm http://dandiaconu.com/ http://ideaspora.net/oldskool/ http://www.mediachance.com/dvdlab/dof/index.htm http://www.holyzoo.com/content/35mm/ http://www.dinoreyes.com/images/lensadapter.html http://www.paddlefilms.com/agus35.htm http://infrastructuredv.com/g35d/ Keep up the dream. The dream is good.

February 2nd, 2005, 08:59 PM	#18
Kevin Burnfield Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Princeton, NJ Posts: 363	LOL!!!!!! Steev, you ARE the man.

February 2nd, 2005, 09:43 PM	#19
Brett Erskine Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 445	Great video! ...Now how long do you think it will be before words like "super glue" and "plastic CD" show up in the threads again. I'm guessing twenty maybe thirty ....minutes. Oh well thanks Steev it was fun while it last.

February 3rd, 2005, 07:16 AM	#20
Filip Kovcin Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: warsaw, poland Posts: 440	i am working on the same adapter. thank you for some ideas. but mine will be compatible with all systems: pal/ntsc/secam/vhs/vieo200/philips vcr/betamax/betasp/betasx/MII/D1-D9/imx/digibeta/hd/hdv/16mm/35mm/70mm/IMAX/credit card photos/CCTV cameras and microscopes! but unfotunatelly much, much longer - due to compatibility. thanks for sharing info. i will suggest you to speciall DV info community prize! all the best! filip

February 3rd, 2005, 10:28 PM	#22
Dan Diaconu Major Player Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 804	Steev, .................................................................... You blew everyone's covers and patents and..... all............. Left nothing to no one. Damn.............. Got funding for the sequel?

February 4th, 2005, 11:53 PM	#24
Aaron Shaw Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 587	gearhead? As in part of a follow focus assembly?

February 6th, 2005, 09:24 PM	#27
James Hurd Micro35 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 221	I love it.

February 8th, 2005, 03:08 AM	#28
Brett Erskine Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 445	Funny you mentioned "gearhead" because I was going to offer that as one of the only explaination why me and a lot of other people tinker with this project for so long - It IS like being a gearhead, as in car nut. So many people work on their classic cars (including myself) for countless hours just to get that last 10% out of it or to do something no one has seen before. God knows if you actually subtract the cost of the new parts and ALL THAT LABOR from the price of the car when you end up selling it you dont even want to know how little you're getting paid per hour. Making these mini35 adapters is a lot like tinkering with your classic car. You do it because its interesting to find out about all the little details of the things you love doing. I know this project has made me better understand optics and the why and how of lenses. At the same time if you're doing this so much that your not learning from experience as well (as in actually shooting a film) then it becomes counter productive. With cars this point is where your kicked out of the house to sleep in the car you love too much but thats another story. Anyways sometimes tinkering will have more benifits than simply saving you a buck. For instance I decided to make an adapter that using medium format lenses and 35mm lenses. Some have said that the P+S Technik mini35 is a bit too soft for SD and with HD coming around the corner as a mainstream thing I believe my medium format adapter is likely to deliver results that are superior to the P+S Technik and in the process learn something and save a buck. Oh yeah...and have some fun doing it too.

February 8th, 2005, 10:07 PM	#29
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	Once you said car nut, it all makes sense to me now! heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

February 9th, 2005, 11:25 AM	#30
Anders Floe Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 91	I totally agree with you Brett! I also use my time on my 62' Austin Healey Sprite (one of the smallest sportscars ever!) - which car do you play around with?