Yes I'm afraid I have another adaptor.

The Canon EE screens are much brighter than Nikon D.

1. Ee-A (the brightest)
2. Ee-S (little darker than Ee-A but has microlensarray - easier focusing)
3. Nikon D (darker than above screens and produces hotspots from f8-f22)

best regards
Daniel
 
Daniel Schaumberger said:
The Canon EE screens are much brighter than Nikon D.

1. Ee-A (the brightest)
2. Ee-S (little darker than Ee-A but has microlensarray - easier focusing)
3. Nikon D (darker than above screens and produces hotspots from f8-f22)

best regards
Daniel
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daniel, can you confirm if the canon EE-A screen has the same dimensions as the nikon d screen? right now my d screen is fitting perfectly inside the adapter tube so hopefully i can replace it with an EE-A and not have to modify anything else.
 
I'm so sad that this thread seems to be dead now. My education started on page one, when this page was already up. First Edweirdo layed down the foundations, paying homage to those who had educated him. Now, it seems the mantle has been passed to Daniel and his wonderful website.

Anyway, I have made most of my own adapter now, and it is going to be pretty awesome, I think, both in results and to have made it myself. It cost me a packet, however - and it seems that there are some very good and very cheap adapters out there now, so people are not DIY-ing as much.

Here is my front end Mk2.

Contax/Yashica lenses. Some Carl Zeiss T*, some Yashica ML £££
C/Y to EOS adapter (any lenses can be used on EOS mount!!!) £11
Cheap EOS mount macro tubes (2x sets) £26
Daniel's 57ND Nikon D screen GG (or should I say GP for plastic) holder £15
Nikon D Screen holder and condenser lens but not the GP (scratched) £28
Wax GG (awesome - use Daniel's method but use Gepe glass slides instead) £10
2x 55mm Hoya multi-coated filters for dust sealing the diffuser £18
72mm to 55mm step down ring £7 delivered
SGPro +8 Achromat - I cheated here, I guess! £112 delivered

That comes to £227 and I haven't even bought rails yet!!! It will be good though - just waiting on the achromat now. When I think of all the R+D I've put in just to make this one adapter for myself I realise that it's only my Ego and the desire to make this thing myself that has spurred me on, as I could have just bought a Letus or SGPro. The original idea was to make it all on the cheap, but it never works out that way for me. I think it will be a quality adapter though. It motly hinges on the quality of the diffuser, and in my case, I now have a pretty amazing collection of wax diffusers. They really are good - look at Daniel's tutorial, but use the Gepe slide mounts - they rock! I hope that helps.
 
Well... I did it. I read all 133 Freaking pages of this thread. Clearly... I need to get a life.
I went through and captured most of what I felt were the key elements along the way.... comments, photos, drawings, etc., and copied them into a VooDoo Pad document (a really cool "journal" sort of software that will capture text, photos, links, etc. and make them searchable.)

I can save that as a PDF file... and would be happy to make it available to anyone who is interested (particularly that poor guy about four pages back who said that he lost all of his similar captured info...) - [EDIT] - I got an immediate response from Ian, in Tasmania... who motivated me to get my "condensation" of this 133 pages up where anyone can find it. I apologize for some of the page breaks (which I don't seem to have any control over...) A couple of the photos lap over between pages. You might want to think about reading from the back to the front, since the newest (and presumably "best") information is at the rear of the document. And I would encourage everyone to at least skim through the entire thread. If nothing else, you will develop an appreciation for the blood, sweat, and tears that these folks have put into developing this adapter.

So... go to http://homepage.mac.com/tcgliderguy/FileSharing2.html and click the download button..... Enjoy!

Edwierdo, Snodart, and Marlene... are you still around? I think all three of you are using DVX-100's and perhaps would have some last minute insights for me, before I order some Thor tubes, Daniel's Canon focus screen shaker, etc.....

Anyway... Thanks to Ed, Snodart,Marlene, and everybody else who contributed to this 132 page encyclopedia of 35mm lens adapters. It's been quite an education!

-Taylor
 
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I too have spent alot of time in this tread
I love your spirit Edwierdo, you have given generouslly and that is very cool. Way to go !!

I personally am a little afraid of the presiceness of the project vs my ability to complete the task. If anyone would consider selling a working version of this unit PM me for a fair price.
 
Wow, love it. Such a clean job too. I just built a very small 35mm adapter system for my digital camera, today. I was looking on the internet, afterwords, and came across this forum. I didn't know anything about optics until I started my project. fun stuff. here's a link to the page on my website where it can be seen, as well as my failed attempts.

http://www.sandoth.com/japhyriddle/inventions/35mm_to_digital_adaptor.htm

Take care, my fellow 35mm adapter creators.



Turnips,
Japhy Riddle

http://www.sandoth.com/japhyriddle
 
Clever design, You're the first person I've seen to open up the back and shoot it that way.
 
sadly, rather than wading through 134 (yikes) pages of information, I've decided I'd register (after a year of trolling, ha) and bug you guys and ask if there's a link to a concise set of instructions. Here on the boards I'm reading so many different instructions, I honestly have no idea what's going on other than the topic is about diy 35mm adapters and there are many ways to skin the cat.

Or, perhaps, there's a site where I could buy diy adapters from, without going to the trouble of making my own (as I've got a streak of bad luck when it comes to making things with expensive components.) -- thanks.
 
notarobot said:
sadly, rather than wading through 134 (yikes) pages of information, I've decided I'd register (after a year of trolling, ha) and bug you guys and ask if there's a link to a concise set of instructions. Here on the boards I'm reading so many different instructions, I honestly have no idea what's going on other than the topic is about diy 35mm adapters and there are many ways to skin the cat.

Or, perhaps, there's a site where I could buy diy adapters from, without going to the trouble of making my own (as I've got a streak of bad luck when it comes to making things with expensive components.) -- thanks.
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Daniel's site is now the defacto 35mm newbie instruction site, IMHO, having read through all this stuff, other threads and his site, and made an adapter with every good stolen idea I could find. The great thing about Daniel's site is a) he's a great guy - very helpful, b) he has a CNC router and is a German engineer (need I say more) c) he offers his knowledge pretty freely d) he makes very high quality parts to help you make a really good adapter instead of a so-so one, d) he is reasonably priced for what you get.

Daniel offers a solution to make an excellent adapter with a small costs using his vibrating adapters that are both easy to put together and will give you superb results.

IMHO.
Lucas
 
tcgliderguy said:
Well... I did it. I read all 133 Freaking pages of this thread. Clearly... I need to get a life.
I went through and captured most of what I felt were the key elements along the way.... comments, photos, drawings, etc., and copied them into a VooDoo Pad document (a really cool "journal" sort of software that will capture text, photos, links, etc. and make them searchable.)

I can save that as a PDF file... and would be happy to make it available to anyone who is interested (particularly that poor guy about four pages back who said that he lost all of his similar captured info...) - [EDIT] - I got an immediate response from Ian, in Tasmania... who motivated me to get my "condensation" of this 133 pages up where anyone can find it. I apologize for some of the page breaks (which I don't seem to have any control over...) A couple of the photos lap over between pages. You might want to think about reading from the back to the front, since the newest (and presumably "best") information is at the rear of the document. And I would encourage everyone to at least skim through the entire thread. If nothing else, you will develop an appreciation for the blood, sweat, and tears that these folks have put into developing this adapter.

So... go to http://homepage.mac.com/tcgliderguy/FileSharing2.html and click the download button..... Enjoy!

Edwierdo, Snodart, and Marlene... are you still around? I think all three of you are using DVX-100's and perhaps would have some last minute insights for me, before I order some Thor tubes, Daniel's Canon focus screen shaker, etc.....

Anyway... Thanks to Ed, Snodart,Marlene, and everybody else who contributed to this 132 page encyclopedia of 35mm lens adapters. It's been quite an education!

-Taylor
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The above linked file may also be helpful

Lucas
 
The site is down - something about changing internet providers to get more bandwidth. I saw his post somewhere..
In the first post , 3rd pic, the Focus screen is held by silicone joints. What exactly are these ??
 
I have finished my vibrating 35mm adapter, the Lux35. It's very good. I made a wax GG which is amazing, and the footage is great at all appertures. Check it out:

16Mb File Here

My focussing is a bit off, as my follow focus isn't finished yet.

What do y'all think?
 
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