Would you pay $30 for DIY vibrating 35mm plans?

(No news on the Sanko motors yet. I have been working on a new design that uses the smaller motors. The vibration of the GG with the new design is outstanding. I am getting some slight vignetting though with my wide angle lens (with the PCX), so I am currently working on getting rid of that. Man, if I would had only known how this was going to turn out......)

Hi Justin,

No news on the sanko motor and I dont expect much hope. I think you are on the right track with the new design. Good luck.
 
Sorry Mike, nothing new at this point. The new design with the smaller motors is vibrating the GG perfectly, but I am still working out the PCX issue. The original design was very easy to build. The struggle with the new design is that (at this point) it is not as easy or as cheap to build. I am planning on putting a write-up on my website that breaks down the original design (with Sanko). It won't be a full guide, but all the info will be there. As for the DVD, it will all depend on what comes out of the new design. I wish I had more for you...
 
That'd be cool, perhaps others could contribute to help get over any stumbling blocks you might be at.
 
Hi Justin,

My name is Al, a.k.a The Story Teller. I've been following your thread on the design of your 35mm adapter guide/kit. I'm interested in one for my new Sony DCR VX2100. I'm a 50 yo retired computer consultant and a major noob video-that-looks-like-film maker.

I've authored some DVD's and own a product called Intellidisc http://www.intellidisc.com/.

Check out the product. If you like it I can add some hyper code to your DVD. The DVD will still work like a regular DVD on a regular DVD player. But when played on a PC based DVD player all of the Intellidisc extended content is available. It is like eDVD but does not need to install its own player to access extended content. The additions could be as simple as opening hyperlinks to component websites. You could also open DVD ROM file content in their respective apps, PDF, etc. It's a great tool for integrating addtional content onto a DVD and integrating it to the web.

Let me know if I can be of any help.

Regards, Al.
 
Oh, I should add, one of the advantages of the Intellidisc enhancement of DVD's is the potential for dynamic content. You can place links on your DVD to content on the web that you can update. Like component suppliers for instance. That of course only applies to users playing the DVD on a PC DVD player.

Good luck, Al.

Necessity is the mother of invention, and innovation is its father.
 
I hate to say that the DIY DVD will not happen, but at this point it doesn't look like it.

The newer design that I have been working on works fine with several of the smaller (and available) motors. However, I just don't think that the new design is suitable for a DIY DVD as it is more complicated and expensive to build.

I am planning on posting the info for the original design on my website. I also have a 20min depth of field tutorial, which was intended for the DVD, that I will be adding to my site as well. I am entering a short for Drama-Fest as well as helping DP another entry, so it may be a bit before I have a chance to finish it all up.

The newer design still needs some work. I will be starting a new thread at some point in the future in hopes that the great minds here at DVXuser can help finalize it.

That is the best I can do for now.
 
yo snodart, im sorry to hear things aren't going as planned. You must be pretty bummed about it. If it means anything, I thank you for your hard work and I look foward to seeing the info on your site or on these forums.
I also look foward to seeing your entry for the drama-fest.
 
Thanks for your work on this Justin, you have inspired me to take my static to a vibrating version. I'm looking forward to seeing what you have come up with.

-J
 
Thanks j and slinks. :)

You guys have been great. I'll post any news that comes out of the new design.



I'll get the info for the original design up on my site as soon as I can.
 
Hey all. Since the DVD isn't going to happen, I went ahead and posted one of the finished chapters to my website.

I made a post here with the link. Please post any feedback in that thread instead of here.. thanks.

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=94269

Also, I will be adding a write up of the Snod35 version 1 to my site in the next few weeks. I'll post as soon as it is up and running.

I have also been working on version 2 of the Snod35 and am just about finished. It can use wax screens, ground glass, or other focusing screens. I will also be posting the info for version 2 on my site (once it is done). The Motor for version 2 is a little hard to come by, but there are some out there... hopefully people will be able to use the info on the site for version 2 to build their own!
 
hats off to you guys...

hats off to you guys...

Snod, marlenedegrood

i have to give you my highest regards.. im new to the board as of today but a long time reader.. i had built a previous design a couple years back and am now re-inspired to do it again. i have looked at all of the "good/pro ones" and not to knock them but i like the ones that you have created better. my hats off to the all of you. great job.

question: i cant find the gg anywhere. tried ebay, and other places but am coming up short. i got the motor that was mentioned above and the other parts from radio shack, but still cant find the glass anywhere... frustrating...
 
Thanks trinitysj.

Are you planning on using a Plano-Convex as the GG like the Snod35?

Also, what motor did you buy?
 
I found a piece of glass from binswanger glass of all places.. was worried about it when i got it but it was $20, so i figured what the hey. i put it together using the plans that marlene did and have found that it rocks.

Vibrating Disk Motor - 14mm (0.55") diameter, 3.5mm (0.15") thick. This little vibe motor is quite unique in that it is fully self-contained - no visible moving parts.

These have been a favorite toy around the office - when they're connected to a SolarSpeeder-type engine (lots of power), they shake all over the place!

this was from http://www.hobbyengineering.com/H1207.htmlhttp://www.hobbyengineering.com/h1207.html

it was a good price so i got two.. and am doing a static and a moving mini 35.

i put up a vid clip of what i put together at http://www.techsavy.net/wfx/ and will be putting up some video test footage when i get some done.

to answer your question, i think i will use the plano-convex lens but if can get binswanger to make me one of the same size i might try that as well.. the glass is great. and can be cleaned with almost any cleaning product without worry of damaging the glass.
 
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