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Beautiful Studio Lens Adapted to HD DSLR for Under $100
New use for old lenses has been found by video cameras like the Panasonic AF-100. But for those of us with DSLRs, I designed a simple adapter for these old cheap, powerful lenses.
Many older lenses can’t simply be attached to DSLRs like my D7000 because the flange focal distance (lens mount to the focused image) is too short. DSLRs have a mirror, which gets in the way and makes the FFD almost 3 times as long.
My solution is to attach another lens to focus on where the sensor would be for the primary lens. To minimize length, I turned the secondary lens into a macro (close-focusing) lens by mounting it backwards.
My friend Matti and I made a rail system to hold the camera and lens with his laser cutter. Special thanks to Station House Studios for lending me the lens that inspired me to make this adapter.
Steps
Step #1:
Next
- Acquire parts!
- I found my macro lens on eBay cheap. The shorter the focal length and larger the aperture, the better.
Conclusion
Will attach design documents soon!
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