conceptualized Lens parts
CadS designed and sold by Raf Camera https://www.rafcamera.com
M42/ M39 / Enlarging Lens - Housing for ANAMORPHIC BUILDS
3 part design
M42 to EOS MOUNt WITH FRONT THREADS OF 67mm(female)
M42 Lens mount to EOS Mount. 67mm Female threads
Lens Locking screw - lens will not move
67mm Thread locking screw - for 67mm female threads.
67-67mm Spacer
(SIZes 5/10/15/20mm 5mm shown here)
different sizes to hit your iris or focus ring just right.
includes locking screw to avoid coming unscrewed.
UV and lens hoods works as well but don’t lock threads like these custom spacers.
iris/ Micro FOcus ring 67mm male-67mM female
90 degrees rotation for iris or focus.
small adjustments available for contact screw.
locking focus avilable with update or tap kit.
Why ?
Lens Safety - create Built in support for base lens. mostly for helicoid. the anamorphic with Variable diopter is often heavy enough to off center a lens. at best causing half the image to be blurry. or it permanently damages the helicoid and lens focus. worst it can even rip out the lenses regular front threads. often held on with a few tiny screws.
Time - No extra work with setting lens support or building with rods or such. often lens supports take time and the most generic ones won't even support it if held at any angle while at rest or while shooting. get your upside-down shots or canted angles!
Size - avoid lens support with anamorphics. most rigs with adapter and step up require full rods and support. they are very bulky and large setups. one cant easily to bring out on an average day. in NYC one is sure to get harassed. ( Images 3x)
Look - look much nicer. impress friends and Familly. If shooting for Professional clients these setups look perfectly with housing built for the anamorphics.
Lenses without threads. one can use these with old 1919 Zeiss glass or any lens without threads to give them threads. no easy way to use these lenses otherwise. Also great for enlarging lenses.
(less vignette / Space ) without the step up ring on the lens one can get the anamorphic close to the original base lens than otherwise could. this allows for larger sensor sizes or wider lenses that normally be unusable without a terrible Frankenstein setups with rods that takes forever to build, or switch lenses. I used to use a donut between the base lens and anamorphic but just after a little use I find I had to also adjust for light leak or something coming lose and the anamorphic hitting the base lens or getting harassed on the streets of NYC because of my large camera setup.
conclusion
I don't use lenses I used to love if they don't have this housing. With this I can just throw on camera or in a backpack with the gh5 or mayo LF. Im afraid to break other lenses, or don't have the time to build something for them with rods. Most the time I only want to only take a small backpack to shoot and put away camera. much easier to grab and go with these lenses than any of my others.
Offset 86mm - 114mm for clamp on Mattebox or donut.
This ring goes from 86mm male threads, up to a 114mm ring that come back over the HCDNA or other lens to avid Vignette. Old version has 82mm female threads inside of 86mm male threads. New versions slimmed down design to avoid more vignette.
Anamorphic Clamps for recessed Lenses
Kowa 8 Clamp
This is for attaching a Kowa 8 or 8b Anamorphic Lens to the base lens. this 2 part design allows for the anamorphic to land far outside the threads regularly used to attached to base lens. locks focus. Perfect for recessed lenses. 46mm male threads. other end has 49mm female threads for custom housings. More surface area support to avid damage from focuses on anamorphic (gravity, impacts ect). also allows for perfect alignment.
Isco Red Clamp
This clamp side up and down the Isco Red Anamorphic to have the Anamprhic get as close to the Base lens as possible. includeds Brass ring to avoid locking screws damaging lens. 58mm Male threads.
Kowa 16H Clamp
This clamp side up and down the Kowa 16H Anamorphic allowing the Anamprhic get as close to the Base lens as possible. includeds Brass ring to avoid 4 locking screws damaging lens. 58mm Male threads.
Step up rings
HD8X -ExII Wide Angle Step down
This step up gets your HCDNA as close the the Wide Angle adapter as possible. The ExII ahas unusual male 90x1F thread. This step up lives on the attachment and converts the threads to 86mm Male. Also great for adding a filter back cap for protection.
Projector Lens step up ring.
This step up lets your Projector Lens connect to other clamps, Filters, etc. female 68mm threads to regular 72mm or 77 x 0.75 threads.
75mm Lens Caps
This Lens Cap allows one to cover Male 75mm threaded Lenses, Clamps, FMJ and anamorphics. This is 11mm Deep for HCDNA or FMJ with anamorphic set sticking out for HCDNA.
Micro Focus rings
These rings give focus control to custom housings or fix the focus control that’s sadly missing in the RMJ design. Those who know how non aspherical lenses function know the focal plane changes with aperture shifts. This ring goes smoothly over the RMJ. Just drill slots in the RMJ for the screws to make contact with the focus of the lens.