How to Make a DIY Cinema Lens Set under $1000

[@MaxRovensky]

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]

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

[@feederbrian9457]

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]

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

[@kevinh4869]

I'm probably not going to do this, but I enjoyed the content and the fact you made it free to everyone makes you the GOAT.

[@aalooprod]

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

[@alanbesedin]

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]

Thanks! Means a lot coming from you 🙏🏻

[@bxtonefb]

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

[@JacobdelaRosa]

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

[@michael14848]

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.

[@Turbomike]

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“. ❤

[@boettin916]

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.

[@tim_mueller]

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

[@numistika]

Cool project. I am building two sets. One Minolta and one Soviet KMZ set of different names, including Orion, Jupiter, Industar, Tair and Helios. Just for fun. KMZ was the plant that originally designed and built them, and lenses with KMZ mark had a better quality control and better initial build. Because of that, they are more difficult to find and put tigether. Not sure if I'll be housing them, but it will be fun, nonetheless, to use them as a Soviet constellation set. They used space related names for their lenses in the former USSR, and I do not know anyone who has built the full KMZ set yet with every usable lens name included: 28, 37, 50, 85, 105 and 133mm, so it is kind of exciting! Good luck with your future projects 👍❤️🙏

[@jerryeisner1]

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]

Thanks! Appreciate it 🙏🏻😌

[@sparrowmon]

My Helios 44-2 also has aperture ring in the front and man its a skinny one too! Engineering nightmare!

[@Shahaaim]

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

[@MaxRovensky]

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

[@albrechtelstermann7976]

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

[@MaxRovensky]

Thank you 🙌🏻

[@jonathanl7883]

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

[@alexanderwelsh]

your passion and approach to business are simply a delight!

[@joelanning3191]

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]

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

[@Dr.k1llermo]

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

[@marwinx9010]

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

[@jacobnussbaum2309]

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

[@j_t_]

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]

Looking forward 🙌🏻

[@KelvinKaesa]

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

[@VideoVo-Tech]

So cool! Kudos for designing something so functional.

[@sapienproductions]

Brilliant humour and clever designs. Well done. I really enjoyed your video.

[@CineRickOfficial]

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

[@MaxRovensky]

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

[@ThatVideographerNick]

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

[@davideastham]

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]

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]

@@MaxRovensky Your project looks awesome.

[@Marcus_Schuler]

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]

@@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 👌🏻😌

[@Mu3azOsman]

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

[@BoppFlipSwAg]

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

[@owenz-ds8ot]

honestly after seeing this video, the actual cine lenses now appear so much more affordable

[@MaxRovensky]

They're certainly less of a headache to acquire :D But also now that smaller companies make cine lenses left and right, the good ol' market competition is doing it's thing I haven't gotten my hands on NiSi Athena yet, but everyone I know who's used them says they're excellent, and they cost cheaper per piece than most Sony lenses

[@huntercreatesthings]

This is unhinged. I love it.

[@fauland_photography]

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]

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

[@fauland_photography]

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

[@halconz]

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

[@Altcine]

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

[@MrShanePhoto]

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.

[@ThePhenomenalLife]

Inspiring! Your my type of people!

[@adleppard]

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]

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

[@radtad676]

I agree and need this to happen as well lol

[@PhilWill903]

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.

[@DanielKuhne1976]

Love that kind of humor. Wasting days, weeks or months instead of getting housings from ebay. Some may know, how the prices come together... Money for time

[@jonathanluchow2751]

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

[@MaxRovensky]

Appreciate it! 🙌🏻 😌

[@chrisw443]

Instead of using a rubber ring you chose suffering. I like it.

[@christopherpackart]

I feel like I now need to get a 3D printer and start messing with vintage lenses with my M6ii.

[@MaxRovensky]

Do it 👀

[@zabivalovtv]

Where’s you I’ll be find 3d projects for printing? Or you can do it? Thank you 🙏🏽

[@kevin-haggerty]

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!

[@andytrace]

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]

That is the way 😁

[@andytrace]

@@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"

[@JBanksPhotography]

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

[@tgl7351]

amazing work with the clever passthrough design!

[@Bricks4Ever]

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]

Haha good to know! 🇫🇷

[@MarkVictorson]

dude you deserve more subscribers. unique work.

[@MaxRovensky]

Thanks! 😌🙏🏻

[@sembalo1776]

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

[@woutvandesompele8310]

This channel so underrated you got my sub

[@REMY.C.]

"Precisious" is not a french word. It seems like the child of precision and precious, one ring to rule them all. I would be curious to know if I'm right about the LOTR reference 😂

[@AnthonyHadleyJr]

Love this concept.

[@barbaranostrand4214]

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]

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]

@@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!

[@kikofranciscomedia]

WOW! Speechless!!

[@trackzmalone227]

Looks cool af but cant risk a failure when on set

[@baudouinstraetmans455]

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

[@elliotalderson2479]

You could probably send your designs to a CNC company to have your designs manufactured in aluminum.

[@MaxRovensky]

I actually considered it but it felt like extreme overkill 😅

[@elliotalderson2479]

@@MaxRovenskyfor a DIY yeah but could be neat to have for a set that can take more production abuse

[@jetwayartisman]

Nice work.Hey there is a Helios lens which has its aperture ring in the front.Which can be easily adapted for PL mount.Can you build a body for that Helios -44-2 lens version too

[@MaxRovensky]

If I get one at some point - I definitely will 👌🏻😌

[@jetwayartisman]

@@MaxRovensky ok,once I download your STL I will try designing one. You must also upload Step files

[@saggiamente]

Man, you have a business here. Just create a website for that service at reasonable price for more lenses and wow!

[@kabzooj88]

Great job.

[@max.lindgren]

Great project, beautifully executed!

[@yosoyeddierios]

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

[@the180degreerule3]

I uploaded the design of the 35 mm to Xometry for an instant quote using Metal 3D Printing and it was at $1,596.98. in manufacturing, the more you make the less it costs so the price can go down and who knows maybe redesign the whole interior and exterior for a kit that people can purchase online with a guide on how to take the donor lens apart and only use the glass or something of the sort. good luck 🤞 🤞

[@MaxRovensky]

I am working on Mk II addressing a lot of my own issues and people's comments, but no timeline so far 🙈

[@StasyIce]

Yay, you finally did it! Congrats!

[@hanna_m_issa]

Thanks bro!

[@SideStageDM]

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

[@bxtonefb]

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

[@MarkHoltze]

These are awesome mate! Nicely done!

[@MaxRovensky]

Thank you 🙏🏻😌

[@fepatton]

Sheer genius! I very much appreciate spending months to save a couple hundred dollars - been there, done that. 😂

[@etern1ty478]

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

[@MaleWhaleGaming]

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

[@Hotglue995]

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

[@AubidaProductions]

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]

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

[@albertocostell4449]

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

[@niiokaidja8701]

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

[@lameli8775]

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

[@entredeuxbouchees]

This is so freaking cool, thanks man!

[@3939GAET]

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😁

[@bojames7841]

Good job …Can you do an anamorphic lens like? Now there is a video!!

[@A_I_M_E]

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

[@MaxRovensky]

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

[@Bo_Hazem]

Amazing video, but I would rather buy cheaper Cine lenses instead. Keep up the great work!

[@RobertEmmerich]

What a nice Work this is.🎉

[@r.g.7868]

Hot damn! Love this, definitely will be following.

[@Paul_anderson_creative]

Crazy. Cool.🙏

[@treffle17]

Have you thought about using a resin 3d printer ? or a resing 3d printing service , it would give you a better finish and save you the the trouble of airbrushing . the great detail that you have on there would be more pronounce too .

[@MaxRovensky]

I considered it, there's a 3D shop in my city that has resin printers, but wanted to do everything on my own printer because the iteration count on this was absurd, there's a reason this video took 3 months to make :D

[@GrantStinnett]

Yeah, that lens looks so legit - said no client ever.

[@MaxRovensky]

I routinely see the money people get thoroughly impressed by a $50 matte box and a top handle 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@im_gldn]

Absolutely awesome.!!

[@evanshaw8311]

wow....great work!

[@nebukadnezzar3578]

Actually the prices from IronGlass are pretty reasonable, if you compare them to the top tear rehousing companies such as TLS, Zerø Optics or White Point Optics 😉 Still, for a 7k$ rehousing (not calculating the price for the donor optics) you get a mechanical marvel that will surely last for decades.

[@MaxRovensky]

Oh yeah don’t get me wrong, I would love to get both Soviet and Zeiss sets from IronGlass at some point, but for now I would prefer to spend under 5 figures 😅

[@juliusdal]

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]

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]

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

[@thornwicktv]

Awesome video, subbed to see what else you make!

[@What_Other_Hobbies]

Great work.

[@DigitalDreamStudios]

Great job!

[@Ahmadzamil_]

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

[@Powersfilms]

Wow.. This is amazing. So all of the lenses have a stationary front barrel? (Meaning, you could easily attach a clip-on matte box?)

[@MaxRovensky]

The front barrel still moves when focusing, I couldn't solve that (maybe in Mark II 🤔), but I've been using my Tilta Mirage with these with no issues

[@TheTitanGen]

I would shell out the money to get metal housing for a lens over plastic anyday.

[@MaxRovensky]

Someone in the comments suggested sending these designs to a CNC company to get them machined, I might do that in the future 😁

[@laserlotz]

Idea use a double extruder for the markings Like Bambu lab A1 I think this is less pain