No one can stop me from making my own micro35!

[Super8]

Yes, I'm impatient...i've been waiting like many of you to get my hands on the promising micro35 we've all been following here....but I can't wait anymore!

I decided to go ahead and make my own little rig following the instructions found at:

http://www.mediachance.com/dvdlab/dof/index.htm

I got all the ingredients...but I'm puzzled now. What dictates the size of the optical components. It seems that in the plans the author is using a Sony TRV-900. It looks as if the camera lens makes a perfect matxh with the close up macro lens.

What happens if you end up using a DVX100a rather than a TRV-900. Do you need to get a bigger sized closeup macro lens and a larger 35mm lens that matches the filter ring size of the DVX100?

Things that make you go hmmmm......

[Super8]

I give up...i just finished reading the whole thread for the Redrock's micro 35.....

I'll just wait and buy myself one when available.....off to get the pre-ordered manual I go....wheeeeee!

[Mike_E]

Looks like SOMEONE can stop you from making your own micro35, YOU! Hehe ;D I'm waiting for the micro35 as well (although first I'm waiting for a job so I can buy a DVX)

[JasonFox]

Yeah, I stopped working on mine, too, after reading about Redrocks' stuff. Unfortunately, everyone else has read about the Micro35 and refuses to buy my optics! :P

As for Super8's original question: you need two +10 macros on a DVX for most DIY designs. I had a stack of +10, +1, +2 and +4 that kind of worked, but the that's a lot of glass to be shooting through.

Fox

[Super8]

Hey Fox:

Thanks for the info. Does yours work like Redrock's device? Are you mass producing them?

I wonder when Redrock get his device finally out if he is going to be overwhelmed by the orders....we might not see product until 2007!

[Shaw]

Making a 35mm adapter isn't an easy thing to do :). It takes lots of experimentation to get things right and even more to optimize a design. That's the benefit of Redrocks plans. It's certainly an interesting topic if you like experimenting but if you're just looking to have a functional adapter which produces nice images it's best to buy one.

Jason, I'm still interested in your optics tube and retaining rings. I've just been very busy lately!

[JasonFox]

Shaw - excellent.

Super8 - no way am I producing these suckers. Mine is similar to the one on enormousapparatus.com, but with a tube holding the GG instead of a bunch of filter rings.