Saving The VX1000 Mk1 Fisheye Lens

Century's MK1 Fisheye has been a beloved component of many filmers' camera bags for the past 25 years. The company abruptly shut production of the lens in 2020, but today at 12pm PST an extremely limited amount of 25th Anniversary Edition MK1 lenses will be available at BuyMK1.com. Check out some of the players behind this rebirth for today's video.
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[@berrics]

What are your thoughts on the VX1000 Mk1? 👇

[@UnderwaterAlexJones]

>1600 BUCKS LOL.

[@janiggaski]

over hyped, over priced. all you did was let them know the want to create a monopoly

[@mikecrook]

I have 5 mk1's with scratched front elements, really hope they offer front element replacements too in the near future. I love that they are doing the unthinkable with remaking these

[@RealSurfStories]

For those of us skate movie producers raised in the movie camera days using c-mount century lenses, these screw on the end of the zoom lens vignetting fisheye adaptors like the MK1, although getting us through an era, were always a joke.

[@SamSveistrup]

best lens ever, 4x3 remains superior for skating

[@jasonbowers1085]

So who is Jose's apprentice?? The knowledge needs to be passed along for the craft to live on. Skateboard is forever grateful Jose!

[@mrblaze6982]

I back this 💯

[@VXFISHEYESALES]

I think I speak on behalf of the entire skateboarding community when I say THANK YOU Century Optics for resurrecting this crucial piece of skateboarding history! 🙏

[@alexanderl6957]

And for making it in the first place

[@lilmikeytheskater]

Now we need the Xtreme!!!

[@andrewanderton]

Wonder if the century employees have their own crispy vx set ups lol

[@greenmoxy]

Thanks Jose, you made the skateboard world a better place :)

[@bugballsy8569]

Had a fisheye for my GL1. It was my most cherished item as a kid.

[@mortvivant6301]

Bless Jose

[@Blackgrahamcracker]

This is dope ! I still have my Sony vx2100 with the MK2 lens .

[@PonchoCruz]

Me too !

[@ard2591]

Great video. So cool to see the craftsman behind such a legendary piece of gear. Thank you Jose for the awesome lens, I got a lot of use out of mine!

[@livibam]

Very cool and iconic piece of kit.

[@JackChapman]

Great work, this video is amazing!

[@robertleidner9703]

Thanks you Jose!!!!

[@circa54]

Gracias! Jose!

[@ThePilzgolem]

Jose, you're the man!!

[@Dileo99]

Century 💙💙💙

[@DerrickNeff]

Wow this is crazy 🔥🔥🔥👍🏻

[@Carlos-gk6ut]

Perfect

[@alexpuma1312]

Meu sonho de consumo está máquina vx1000

[@steddyk]

The MK 1 lens is to skating like a James Brown drum break is to Hip Hop. Maybe I’m just getting old.

[@trainwreck2k2]

What would this lens have been if it had not been for skateboarding?

[@jamestipton7872]

That’s actually a good question. Wtf was this lense intended for? Never seen a harsher fisheye outside of skating and like skydiving.

[@UnderwaterAlexJones]

The Camera of 90's Porn. Skateboarders and Porn Directors ran this camera.[

[@Eightball007]

Music videos in the 90s used fisheyes for a while, but thats all I can think of

[@emmpak]

300 MK1's going to Bot Scallpers in 15 seconds of release. What a Joke.

[@SamSveistrup]

are those digital cameras or tape? you can convert it to digital in 4k then

[@iinured]

Why such low view count? This video was great!

[@aguwankenobi]

Havent filmed with a vx in about 10 years, but I need an MK1 just for nostalgic reasons

[@trae2x]

Save the MK1 ! VX forever ❤️

[@mitchellgardelll9612]

Now make it for the hvx pleaseee

[@jamesplaum1927]

pls do the same with the xtreme :)

[@willmax95]

Why did you re upload?

[@thoyo]

I think they're about to restock today. check the description

[@Leafh0use]

what would skateboarding be without Jose

[@yotaiji012]

They killed the Death Lens?

[@deathlens_fisheye_sales157]

Such a great project, happy to have the lens back into production for a limited run 🙌

[@joshuacotto]

I feel like these lenses aren't that great. I have a bundle of reasons where I could back it up (just ask me). I will say it is popular for good reasons so props to y'all. Maybe I am just looking for a medium format fisheye look but for camcorders....

[@TheViolator91]

Now if only Sony would start producing VX1s again…

[@mateo1726]

I got one at home if you want it for like $100

[@SpencerWhiteman]

@@mateo1726 I'll take it bro

[@DCSk8er529]

Greatest fisheye in skateboarding history.

[@izzybizzy9589]

Please make more MK1s if possible. I love new technology but none of the new cameras look good. The hd lenses make skating look slow and boring. I think vx1000 is more cinematic and looks more like a movie. Hd looks lien you’re looking at footage through a regular phone

[@jaysant6958]

I agree. Skateboarding looked way more exciting through the vx1000. It captured & conveyer the action much better in my opinion.

[@christianhernandez9532]

i’m

[@GUEROLuvsSk]

First

[@TheSaudadeExpress]

Shameless Cash Grab

[@Aminormaze]

Your a bird

[@UnderwaterAlexJones]

>1600 bucks for a lens LOL Imagine paying 500x the cost of manufacturing for anything.

[@VXFISHEYESALES]

The only decent fisheye for a dslr is $1300 🤷‍♂️

[@benwaardenburg]

You have no idea how much a good lens costs do you…

[@elmous5440]

You dont even want to know how much the xtreme is worth😂

[@ExOceann]

They may even go higher in a few years as There is only 300 of them

[@jackietreehorn2144]

My 28-70 F2 RF retails 3500 I guess.

[@janiggaski]

looks like all the petition did was show century to create a new monopoly, these lenses are $800 at best. price them accordingly or just go hd already everyone, why waste your money

[@Aminormaze]

Because imo if your gonna film hd might as well just film iPhone

[@vgrepairs]

lol who's gonna tell this guy he needs to check out the price of an HVX fisheye

[@janiggaski]

@@vgrepairs I paid $1500 for my used xtreme and it had zero scratches lol

[@vgrepairs]

@@janiggaski good find man that's a great deal. Meanwhile you can use your pre owned $1500 lens and I'll probably end up selling my $1600 unused new mk1 lens in a few years.

[@MkandaGnarlyyy]

He has a point. In 2019, mk1’s costed 800-850. Or cheaper on eBay. I bought my mk1 for 540 in 2012 lol. It’s worth it though skating doesn’t look good in hd camcorders

[@NineteenEighty8]

the fisheye is getting super old and annoying. time to move and accept that today quality cameras and lenses are 1000000% times better.

[@DannyJacksonDannyJackson]

Wouldn’t agree with your comment. Some people would, but NOT everybody….

[@chad4853]

The .5x mode on iPhone at 4k 60fps gives the same for a 1/4 of the cost. And it’s a phone.

[@jackietreehorn2144]

@@chad4853 some people will never get it…

[@MkandaGnarlyyy]

@@chad4853 Compared to a mk1? Not at all. How a smaller dimension better the mk1? Lol I use a iPhone 12 Pro Max. Plus I own a 2k/mk1 you sound crazy buddy 😂😂😂

[@chad4853]

With Everything you can do in post production now with a click of a button. I can make it look the same way but better and its easily shareable across multi-platforms. I get the nostalgia of having a tape and ingesting it and dumping into software. I know, i did it for years and dont wanna waste time doing that anymore. Id rather use my tech for other productive situations. To each their own, however if you break it… its to costly and i dont, like many other have money for that. Much respect but im not crazy. 😏🤓

[@twasbrillig2524]

Good riddance to the fisheye lens. Abhorrent. Why tf did anyone ever think it was a good idea?