How to Make a DIY Cinema Lens Set under $1000

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Turn your boring old vintage lenses into awesome new cinema primes, like they did for Dune 2!
Sorta.
Download STLs:
budgettriplersignatureprimes.com
M42 to Sony E adapter:
www.amazon.com/Concept-Adapte...
Get these lenses on eBay:
Helios 44M-4 58mm f/2.0: www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=...
Chinon 55mm f/1.7: www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=...
Zeiss 35mm f/2.4: www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=...
Zeiss 135mm f/3.5: www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=...
Jupiter-9 85mm f/2.0: www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=...
Follow me on Instagram:
/ notquitemax
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro & Samples
00:46 - Foreword and Why
03:03 - The Idea
04:03 - Mandatory Design Montage
04:26 - Design & Prototyping
06:09 - End Result
06:37 - Extra Touches
07:21 - How to Make Your Own
07:31 - Lens Selection
08:21 - Required Gear
10:03 - Download Files
10:20 - Required Tools
10:44 - Assembly: Helios 58mm
14:30 - Assembly: Chinon 55mm
15:49 - Assembly: Zeiss 35mm
17:07 - Assembly: Zeiss 135mm
18:13 - Foreword: Jupiter-9 85mm
19:27 - Assembly: Jupiter-9 85mm
22:18 - Jupiter-9 Infinity Focus
22:49 - Focus Markings
23:28 - Markings: The Hard Way
24:42 - Final Thoughts
Music provided by Monstercat:
GG Magree - Deja Reve
Notaker feat. Karra - Into The Light
/ monstercat

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@MaxRovensky 3 ай бұрын

Hey everyone! Something that totally slipped my mind when making this video is the process to de-click the lenses. It varies lens to lens, but is generally very straightforward. Here's how to do it: 1. Find a small screwdriver and remove tiny screws on the back of the lens 2. Lift the back cover 3. Gently lift the aperture ring off of the lens and place it next to it in the same position so you can put it back correctly 4. There’s going to be a tiny silver ball somewhere under where the aperture ring was. Get rid of it 5. Put the ring back on, put the cover back on, put the screws back in Lens de-clicked 👌🏻😌

@rrjanik 4 ай бұрын

Classic case of “fine I’ll do it myself!” 😂 You’re doing gods work thank you

@feederbrian9457 4 ай бұрын

Bro. I can tell you put in so much work, and you're giving the files out for free...!!! Damn. You got my sub out of sheer respect. Good job.

@burhanaltncan4527 4 ай бұрын

Finally someone did a very good 3d rehousing job. Great work.

@alanbesedin 3 ай бұрын

This is the best 3D printed job I’ve seen so far! 👏👏👏 Saying that, $2900 to rehouse a lens is one of the most affordable options for a true rehousing.

@MaxRovensky 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! Means a lot coming from you 🙏🏻

@aalooprod 4 ай бұрын

You're an engineering genius and a legend for giving out the files for free, thank you so much

@huntercreatesthings 4 ай бұрын

This is unhinged. I love it.

@tim_mueller Ай бұрын

"They were pretty expensive and absolutely unnecessary so I had to get them" - I feel you😂

@boettin916 3 ай бұрын

My guy....big props to you.... seriously.... Thats an amazing amount of work and trial and error and for you not only to put it out for everyone to further their arts on the small budgets MOST amateur and hobbiest are on but to also explain it all out in such detail is a true gift. Even if I dont need these.... Thank you.. truly.

@Turbomike 4 ай бұрын

Wow. What a great video! The amount of time you put into this and releasing your work for free is the way I would do it and the reason (sadly) we both will not be rich in money but in inspiring other people. I can only repay you with a big like and by having subscibed before the video even ended. I can not believe the top comment is about destroying the lenses. I admire your work and I‘m sure once your video targets the right people the top comment will be „thank you, this is absolutely amazing“. ❤

@VideoVo-Tech 4 ай бұрын

So cool! Kudos for designing something so functional.

@JacobdelaRosa 4 ай бұрын

The intro to this video DID NOT have to go this hard

@alexanderwelsh 4 ай бұрын

your passion and approach to business are simply a delight!

@albrechtelstermann7976 4 ай бұрын

Hats off! Genius Project and execution! Fantastically documented :)

@MaxRovensky 4 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙌🏻

@tgl7351 4 ай бұрын

amazing work with the clever passthrough design!

@marwinx9010 28 күн бұрын

I was thinking if someone already did this then this mysteriously appeared on my feed. Definitely doing this.

@max.lindgren 4 ай бұрын

Great project, beautifully executed!

@j_t_ 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! This is awsome! I had printed other versions of the housings, but never consistent with each other, this will give a much more credible look to my lens kit! Fantastic work, I hope there will be more housing in the future! I'll print some of these soon and come back for feedback!

@MaxRovensky 4 ай бұрын

Looking forward 🙌🏻

@jonathanl7883 4 ай бұрын

Wow, impressive work on the 85mm man, I love that.

@halconz 4 ай бұрын

dude, you made my day!! well done and thanks for sharing

@StasyIce 4 ай бұрын

Yay, you finally did it! Congrats!

@JBanksPhotography Ай бұрын

I totally subbed just because. You put a lot of work into this and it is major appreciated. Thanks man.

@Hotglue995 4 ай бұрын

STL’s downloaded will get to it. Thanks for the vid, very cool idea

@Mu3azOsman 4 ай бұрын

this is way way smart bro! thank you for providing the 3d ptining assets for people, sharing is caring

@WaydeCrawford 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic video! And genuinly an outstanding job on this build. Now debating on buying a 3d printer just for this project.

@MaxRovensky 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! 🙌🏻 You're probably better off finding a 3d print shop in your town if you don't intend to use it a lot Mine mostly collects dust for months until I need to super use it for a few days, and then back to collecting dust 😁

@MrShanePhoto 4 ай бұрын

These are the best looking 3d printed housing ive seen yet. I've slme of these and the mir 1b 27mm too. Great project. ❤ I've a helios 442 and it has the same front apature set up as the jupiter 9.

@jacobnussbaum2309 3 ай бұрын

Insane. Thanks for showing how much work this is so I never get the hair brained idea that I can do it myself

@AnthonyHadleyJr 4 ай бұрын

Love this concept.

@jerryeisner1 3 ай бұрын

You are a genius, a great presenter, and very generous and thorough sharing your knowledge!!!! And really funny as well…the 3D printing blurb changing voices and editing with jump cuts, cracked me up!!

@MaxRovensky 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Appreciate it 🙏🏻😌

@MarkHoltze 4 ай бұрын

These are awesome mate! Nicely done!

@MaxRovensky 4 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏻😌

@davideastham 4 ай бұрын

I bought my Helios 44-2 from eBay already moded with gears and de-clicked for under $100 a few years ago. Love it. Best lens purchase I ever made. I see some sellers on eBay are now including anamorphic adapters built in. I may get one of those soon too? Mine lens is still pretty small and but get compliments on it all the time. I do love the look of your printed ones.

@MaxRovensky 4 ай бұрын

Yeah the entire Helios lineup is all the rage right now Now that I think about it, I totally forgot to mention de-clicking in this video 🫠 I did it for all of the lenses and it’s ezpz, but I completely forgot

@davideastham 4 ай бұрын

@@MaxRovensky Your project looks awesome.

@Marcus_Schuler 4 ай бұрын

How do I de-click the lenses? And what measure was the masking tape? Can I send you a gift card for Starbucks? Where are you based in Europe? This work is amazing. Thank you!@@MaxRovensky

@MaxRovensky 4 ай бұрын

@@Marcus_Schuler it varies very slightly between lenses but overall the process is very simple: 1. Find a small screwdriver and remove tiny screws on the back of the lens 2. Lift the back cover 3. Gently lift the aperture ring off of the lens and place it next to it in the same position so you can put it back correctly 4. There’s going to be a tiny silver ball somewhere under where the aperture ring was. Get rid of it 5. Put the ring back on, put the cover back on, put the screws back in Lens declicked 👌🏻😌

@MarkVictorson 4 ай бұрын

dude you deserve more subscribers. unique work.

@MaxRovensky 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! 😌🙏🏻

@jonathanluchow2751 4 ай бұрын

WHAT THE HELL!!!! your production quality is something else bro!! great story telling too!. subbed!!!

@MaxRovensky 4 ай бұрын

Appreciate it! 🙌🏻 😌

@KelvinKaesa 4 ай бұрын

I'll probably never make these...but you deserve the sub for spitting so much knowledge.

@kevin-haggerty-khmp 4 ай бұрын

EPIC!!!!!!!! Dude i am going to build these for my RF mount Canon. I am in no position to pay huge prices for non budget cine lenses and definately not paying all that to have someone else do what I can build myself. Great vid brother!! Subbed!

@yosoyeddierios 4 ай бұрын

Subbed! Too much value to pass up this creator. Thank you!!

@RobertEmmerich 4 ай бұрын

What a nice Work this is.🎉

@entredeuxbouchees 3 ай бұрын

This is so freaking cool, thanks man!

@adleppard 4 ай бұрын

Ah, this is incredible! Great work! Your commitment to this, and willingness to give them away, is truly admirable. I have a full set of Soviet primes (MIR-10A, MIR-1B, Helios 44-2, Jupiter-9, Tair-11A) on EF mount. Would love to see this range expanded, even if you start charging for all the different arrangements! Thank you!

@adleppard 4 ай бұрын

(Or at the very least, have a donation link so people can buy you a drink!)

@radtad676 4 ай бұрын

I agree and need this to happen as well lol

@baudouinstraetmans455 4 ай бұрын

I'll def do the marking now that you said I should not Amazing video !

@kikofranciscomedia 27 күн бұрын

WOW! Speechless!!

@bxtonefb 2 ай бұрын

A Helios 44-2 and a Mir-1B would be such a nice Addition!

@MfcoolProductions 4 ай бұрын

Great work!!

@thornwicktv 4 ай бұрын

Awesome video, subbed to see what else you make!

@Dr.k1llermo 20 күн бұрын

Dude your are god. Incredible craftmanship, amazing video edit and you are giving this information for free. You deserve millions!! Subbed 🙌🙌

@r.g.7868 4 ай бұрын

Hot damn! Love this, definitely will be following.

@woutvandesompele8310 4 ай бұрын

This channel so underrated you got my sub

@BoppFlipSwAg 4 ай бұрын

You will become prominent for this work soon brother, mark my words. THAT IS INSANEEEE!!!

@albertocostell4449 3 ай бұрын

Probably one of the best videos i`ve ever seen. Congrats, i m going to suscribe and test the helios one :D

@DigitalDreamStudios 4 ай бұрын

Great job!

@Tushaethomas 4 ай бұрын

Great stuff bro!

@im_gldn 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely awesome.!!

@evanshaw8311 3 ай бұрын

wow....great work!

@HowILove 2 ай бұрын

thanks for showing it can always be done diy and how tenacity and diligence pay off. i've been contemplating about the possibilities with a metal 3d printer when it specifically comes to film gear and rigging but for one reason or another those are still further out of reach. i'm sure that for a crowdfunding campaign there could be a small manufacturer overseas that would accept producing a small tirage for enthusiasts and supporters. that's probably how the rehousing places do it anyway. i'll try to get something going.

@Shahaaim 2 ай бұрын

This is awesome! I would actually sand it down with 2000 grit sand paper before painting the lens to make it more smoother.

@MaxRovensky 2 ай бұрын

I tried it very early on, PLA didn't like sanding very much, but maybe I had chonkier sandpaper, I don't remember anymore 🤷🏻‍♂️

@Altcine 4 ай бұрын

Cine lenses or not....this is so cool 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 respect!

@kabzooj88 4 ай бұрын

Great job.

@michael14848 17 күн бұрын

Sad times… no Helios 44-2 :( haha great work mate! So much fun having a cool project that you just make for the hell ofnit.

@CineRickOfficial 4 ай бұрын

Only you would go that hard on markings friend! keen for our next shoot to see how the budget triplers perform

@MaxRovensky 4 ай бұрын

Extreme over-engineering is what I'm all about 😁

@ThatVideographerNick 4 ай бұрын

They’ll perform like regular lenses because this is just an aesthetic armour, rather than a rehousing.

@lameli8775 3 ай бұрын

You are fraking dope! It is really a fun project!

@What_Other_Hobbies 4 ай бұрын

Great work.

@scopemarketingde 4 ай бұрын

Thats so sick!!!

@sembalo1776 4 ай бұрын

this is great, idk how the hell you managed to do that jupiter with the front aperture thats awesome

@joelanning3191 3 ай бұрын

I love this so much. Fully acknowledges that a lot of this is unnecessary but he just WANTS to do it. Other people would try convince you that a 40 euro custom lens cap is a must have.

@MaxRovensky 3 ай бұрын

Most of it can be accomplished with a smallrig rubber band, but the rubber band doesn't bring joy 😅

@seb.7o 4 ай бұрын

Amzing job, wow

@fauland_photography 4 ай бұрын

1.) I just subscribed - All your effort more than deserves it. 2.) The PRECIOUS guy is great and their rings and caps are worth every penny. I built my Canon K-35 cine prime set with them. 3.) Your 3D-printed housing is the first one that looks really like I would try it myself 4.) Do you consider offering this to your fellow film maker friends !? :-) Thanks so much for sharing this !!!!!

@MaxRovensky 4 ай бұрын

The STLs are in the description if you want to make your own 🙂🙌🏻

@fauland_photography 4 ай бұрын

@@MaxRovensky tempting. I have four Canon fd lenses from the 70s.... Those would look magic like that

@luizvertullo1403 3 ай бұрын

Genius 😮

@Paul_anderson_creative 3 ай бұрын

Crazy. Cool.🙏

@GUTTYWOMACK 4 ай бұрын

thank you so much dude!

@hanna_m_issa 28 күн бұрын

Thanks bro!

@Bricks4Ever 4 ай бұрын

Very impressive and inspiring work ! I am french and for your information "precisious" means nothing, it's more likely a name they choosed to sound "english" 😂 I have a SLA printer at home and I've been thinking about doing a similar project with my old Canon FD lenses, you motivated me even more !

@MaxRovensky 4 ай бұрын

Haha good to know! 🇫🇷

@pasmac625 4 ай бұрын

That's so cool

@niiokaidja8701 4 ай бұрын

Hats off to you. Do you perhaps have one for the sigma 18-35mm 1.8 ?

@thegospelcallTGC 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for a cool video. God bless.

@l.million2049 4 ай бұрын

oh my gosh bro bro oh my goodness you a real on for this

@etern1ty478 17 күн бұрын

Amazing video! Really creative approach to these prices. One question tho. Do you intend to make more casings for vintage lenses?

@SideStageDM 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for doing this!!! Sick looking stuff. Will the 44-4 kit work on a 44-2 by any chance?

@bxtonefb 2 ай бұрын

Please!! Im looking for a 44-2 kit for years. Since the cinehousing kit is like 400 Bucks

@Hhkkvh 4 ай бұрын

thats very cool

@MaleWhaleGaming 4 ай бұрын

I would love one for the MIR 10-A!!! Appreciate all the work and making all the STL's FREE?!!?!? Thank you

@Chris14321 3 ай бұрын

im amazed

@AubidaProductions 4 ай бұрын

Great work! I love the look. Does it stand up to the torque of a focus motor? What if the focus marks are designed into the print and fill with some high enamel paint? I might just fall down the rabbit hole.

@MaxRovensky 4 ай бұрын

It does! I had concerns about friction fit on the aperture, but tested with DJI RS2 and Tilta Nucleus Nano (the 1st one) - it holds up No issues with the focus gear since that's secured by screws on all builds Re: markings, someone in the comments suggested a dual extruder, which I think is the best choice. I'll look into it whenever I do a Mark II, lots of great suggestions for it so far

@nxdgna 4 ай бұрын

Amazing

@3939GAET 4 ай бұрын

Love this so much, I have to let a comment. Oh, and the name of the french company a mix of "precision" and the legendary gollum "my precious", precisious😁

@BerendSchmidt 4 ай бұрын

Amazing work! I am completely new to this but am interested to try this on an olympus zuiko. They have a front apature ring, but it doesnt spin when focussing. One question, shouldnt the adapter cover be screwed to the body, instead of just clicking? Seems like if you grab it from behind it might pop out and send your lens tumbling 🤔

@MaxRovensky 4 ай бұрын

It's very low tolerance with the adapter and on the specific adapter I'm using there's a very "grippy" knurling on the back, so it holds very well. One of the prints needed an extra layer of masking tape, but then it held very nicely as well

@broaf 4 ай бұрын

very good and detailed video. I am glad that there are some people out there like you who take time and effort to make something unique. I have also a Helios 44M-4, and might be experiment with your STL however I am using MFT system not Sony... I also have a very good Soviet Mir-24H 35mm f2... do you think it would be hard to make a design for that? It is a Nikon F mount not M42

@MaxRovensky 4 ай бұрын

Depends on that mount's flange distance. In order for the aperture ring to work and not rub against the camera, there has to be some spacing. I.e. on a Canon EF mount which has a 2mm adapter from M42 it wouldn't work For M42 likely possible, but I don't have an adapter on hand to measure it for the alternate cover

@broaf 4 ай бұрын

@@MaxRovensky thanks the answer. The Nikon F to MFT adapter is pretty similar in terms of size like the m42 to MFT adapter. Also, MFT has very similar flange distance (maybe 1mm difference) as Sony E mount

@Lubarsky_ 3 ай бұрын

I wanted to find out if this rehouse is suitable for blackmagic EF. And how many kilograms/meters of pla will need to be spent and is it worth using improved pla or is the strength enough? Thank you!

@MaxRovensky 3 ай бұрын

I dropped two of these from a 110cm desk and one didn't have a scratch on it The other one was the Jupiter, which has a much more fragile structure because of the passthrough, that one cracked in multiple places and had to be reprinted

@barbaranostrand4214 2 ай бұрын

I plan on adapting this design to an m42-EF adapter. That is a lot more portable than an adapter to any contemporary body. It makes more sense to me to selectively mount either an EF-body adapter or an EF-body speed booster to the camera body and potentially mount the camera body inside a RED style box which accommodates the external hardware for a follow focus rig.

@MaxRovensky 2 ай бұрын

Last I've seen an M42-EF adapter, it was like 1-2mm thin, so the rear element would be eliminated completely and the aperture ring will be directly up against the body 🤔 But I might be misremembering, when I bought the Chinon it had *some* adapter on it, but I'm not sure if it was an EF or not Do let me know how it goes!

@lvrvisuals7800 19 күн бұрын

@@MaxRovensky You are right. i have an m42 to EF adapter on my helios and its just a very thin ring.. I do have it then mounted on a EF-X mount speedbooster. Hopefully this is will fit somehow. Im printer your print right now!

@everettenicolls7313 2 ай бұрын

Max, can you clean a vintage 10mm to 100mm ZEIS lens that also needs a focus adjustment?

@andytrace 4 ай бұрын

I could download your 3D print files for free and follow this video to build the lenses, but as a engineer wannabe instead I will spend 3 months of my life and way more money trying to design my own system and inevitably failing! Thanks for the video, good fun and love the effort.

@MaxRovensky 3 ай бұрын

That is the way 😁

@andytrace 3 ай бұрын

@@MaxRovensky that bit in the video made me laugh so hard because I 100% relate. Too often I look back at the hours, weeks, months of effort I've put into something and think "maybe I should have just bought one"

@juliusdal 4 ай бұрын

Would this work with a helios 44-2? I just bought one in basically prestine condition and this looks like a cool way to protect it and also have a sick looking functional housing.

@MaxRovensky 4 ай бұрын

I can probably adapt the design if I get my hands on one, but if I were to need one - I'd probably get the new one (the Russian company that makes them is still around and kicking), which if I recall correctly has a slightly different body design

@konktothextreme 14 күн бұрын

Would the stl work with the Helios 44-2? I’m not sure what the difference is between the 44-2 and the 44-4

@jaydenpeterman Ай бұрын

You are a gentleman and a scholar!! I discovered your video after I bought a 44M. Will the 44M fit with these prints or should I try and return this lens and get a 44M-4?

@MaxRovensky Ай бұрын

I honestly don't know, some versions fit, some don't, Soviets weren't super consistent when making these things 😅

@jaydenpeterman Ай бұрын

@@MaxRovensky Haha copy that!

@pablofloreszermeno6954 4 ай бұрын

you are the best

@shaikhsphotos Ай бұрын

Can you list the names exact step up rings you used? And mms

@Ahmadzamil_ 2 ай бұрын

Can i use this design with a helios 44-2 ef? Would it fit in?

@A_I_M_E 4 ай бұрын

Canon FD primes are very common and popular as well have you thought about doing those?

@MaxRovensky 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, I looked into those as well, but picked M42 for consistency with the ones I already had The design should be pretty easy to adapt to most vintage lenses tbh

@PhilWill903 3 ай бұрын

There is a video form the media devision. They show how complicated propper rehousing is. The lenses are completely taken apart, cleaned, everything needs to be custom designed and everything is perfectly aligned and measured out. You get a new iris.

@shwnmcd 3 ай бұрын

I love this! I just have one question! What matte box was the beginning because im looking for a solution for lenses that are too small for matte boxes

@MaxRovensky 3 ай бұрын

Tilta Mirage It comes with a few step-up rings that go up to 95mm. Also can be mounted on 15mm rails

@shwnmcd 3 ай бұрын

@@MaxRovensky thanks! I can't find any info on the rails setup but I'll keep looking!

@MaxRovensky 3 ай бұрын

@@shwnmcd it comes with a 15mm mount adapter in the box

@textortexel8705 3 ай бұрын

Hey looks sooo good! Is there a way I can still use my 82mm ND Filter?

@MaxRovensky 3 ай бұрын

The rings from Precisious have an option for 82mm inner diameter and 95mm outer, so you get the best of both worlds The ones I got are 86mm inner but I got them without thinking too much 🫠