Sample footage: Yet another 35mm adapter

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hisham

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www.umetrica.com/35mm2.wmv (around 7megs)

I've been messing about for the past two weeks trying to build a 35mm adapter for my Panasonic GS300.

It's static, not so great, very rudimentary, but I'm happy with the results so far. Shows potential and for very little money.

First attempt was a simple proof of concept using a bit of cardboard tubing, a 2x desk magnifier and a plastic folder divider.

This is my third attempt, it's considerably better.

This one is based on the Thorlabs 2" lens tube adapter by Richard Mellor. I'm using Thorlabs 1500 grit GG (which unfortunately does have flaws,) a plano convex lens and a Nikon 50mm f1.8. No need for macro.

It's attached to my 37mm thread GS300 using a cardboard tube. Not the most brilliant of solutions as it gives off dust. I'm still waiting for more parts, like step ups/step downs and a lens hood.

Haven't yet used compressed air to blow off all dust and tightly seal everything. Any ideas on how to do this effectively?

Hisham K.
 
Certainly good results and can only get better! Only issue that bothered me was the soft focus on the edge, you can see this mostly on the tabletop clip at the end.
 
That was SWEET man, SWEET.

One thing though, as mentioend by wayne here, maybe a macro could come in handy for you as i saw a few shots with hard vignetting on the left side and the edges really did kind of stretch away out of frame, get int tighter and that should fix most of that problem. but careful to stay away from those asians, they tend to be distorted, especially those lenses :P
 
Thanks for the comments... hopefully I'll be getting my macro lens this week, so should be able to test (mess about) some more and try to improve the image. I'll post some more vids as I progress.

I have to admit I'm already thinking of making the GG spin or oscillate. I remember once taking out the vibration micro motor from a busted cellphone. Low power and can spin for ages on a nine volt. Could be a good candidate for a "compact" mechanism.

Hisham K.
Palm Island
 
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