Zachary Austin

Okay, that's a good deal. $300 it is ? Can you direct message me, and do you use PayPal? Thank you

I actually got one not long after this post, but out of curiosity, how much did you want to sell it for? And : condition, lens mount, roto razor type ? Thank you for posting back on this. ?

Hi, I'm searching for a long lost relic of Depth of Field Adapters called: SG Blade DOF Adapter. It might sound silly, but I have been building a 1.5x anamorphic taking lens to a custom camera, and have built a prototype DOF Adapter for the ultimate anamorphic 35mm look with practical functionality. I need an SG Blade, because it was the best of it's kind, and I need to compare our prototype to the best. Please respond if you have one willing to sell. You will be helping out with a pretty sweet R&D project. Thanks!! ?

Hi, I am in need of some guidance concerning a lens adapter we are building. We have had some amazing success with a recent anamorphic adapter lens build that solved the minimum focus distance problem, and we have also been testing another solution for the same problem with anamorphic adapter lenses. Here is what we are trying to do: Build an adapter lens that can back-focus to the image sensor, testing at this time using a either a Micro 4/3 Camera Body Mount to the Panasonic GH5, or a Canon EF mount with a Full frame lens turbo adapter to the Micro-4/3 body. Some people have done similar things using "Stretch Adapter" on different cameras like this one in the link below: https://www.amazon.com/Fotodiox-Stretch-Adapter-Ability-Mirrorless/dp/B01E0I1UZ6 Or to get a rare focusing mount adapter usually found for B4 mount lenses with a backfocus lens like this one in the link below: https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-3-B4-Mount-Lens-to-M43-M4-3-Micro-4-3-Camera-adapter-backfocus-adjustable-BMP/183282643275?hash=item2aac7f314b:g:f9gAAOSwUKxYbaPF OR: I have been trying to utilize combinations of Enlarger Lenses mounted normal facing, or reverse facing from the rear element and mount of various Canon EF mount 35mm lenses in addition to a +10 Achromat diopter with Reverse Macro Adapter mounts. I have barely got a visible image. You may be asking, "WHAT IS YOUR OBJECTIVE?" It is the long-awaited and highly suggested REAR ANAMORPHIC ADAPTER LENS. How are you trying to do this? We bought various tiny Anamorphic Adapter lenses designed for IPHONES and IPHONE DOF ADAPTERS. Both being: 1. Moondog Labs 1.33x Anamorphic adapter lens 2. Beastgrip 1.33x Anamorphic Adapter lens This is put either forward facing or reverse facing behind the prime lens (various Canon EF mount 35mm lenses) VIA a REVERSE MACRO ADAPTER WITH ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION TO THE 35mm Lens. The Reverse macro adapter has filter threads on either side of the adapter, (rear of prime lens, and front side of Body mount [Canon EF]) The logical way for me to see results seemed to be to put the anamorphic adapter lens on the rear side of the 35mm lens via the threads and step rings of the reverse macro adapter. Then various combinations to try and get this now blurry anamorphic adapter lens to "BACKFOCUS" to the mirrorless camera image sensor mainly trying Enlarger Lenses and +10 Achromatic Diopters. Does anyone out there know of a way to go from an anamorphic adapter lens on the rear side of a prime lens and BACKFOCUS using ANY METHODS to get a sharp and usable image on the camera? I have been trying for a while and have not got that many usable results. I am curious to any advice anyone can give. And if something works, I can share the solution with everyone. Please help, -Thank you

By the way, this actually worked about a month ago. Shattered the minimum focus distance problem. I have been kindof scared to say anything because we got such amazing results, we pursued options to document and possibly market this solution. I am probably not business minded enough to do that. But I can tell you for sure, that if you get the correct size lenses with the exact right spacing, and the aperture must be cranked very high (F14) Keep in mind results will vary, we basically eventually miraculously guessed exactly right with about a year of testing this solution. Our results were inclusive of these lenses, 12-44m zoom lens on Micro 4/3 GH5 camera body. The step down with the flange focal distance gives the zoomed in and not full frame field of view and higher depth of field. This is similar to a teleconverter paired with a lens turbo on the same camera. The lens had to be zoomed to 44mm to get past the vignetting and get a usable Depth of Field The wide angle adapter lens was a rare single element 0.7x wide angle adapter lens 52mm in diameter, paired with (on it's rear side) a +5 Achromatic Diopter 55mm at exactly the correct spacing. The Anamorphic adapter lens was the SLR Magic Anamorphot 40 The fractional diopter was a rare 77mm Camerz +0.5 Achromatic diopter. Aperture had to be closed or cranked up to F.14. Did not get any really noticable results until aperture was at that setting. You would have to shoot things with an intense amount of professional lighting, because a high aperture like that will perform VERY POORLY in low-light. But if you are serious about anamorphic shooting, you will likely take lighting very serious as well, and not just go out and guerilla shoot everything. hahah I can't promise you will like the "LOOK" of the exact setup we found results in, seeing as we had a rather wide Depth of Field, similar to something like a 28mm-35mm Anamorphic Lens. We are currently testing a method to achieve a shallower DOF look similar to a 50mm lens. We are getting pretty close to some decent results. This method may seem as though it is not working AT ALL until you get it exactly right. It is a marvelous and miraculous discovery when you actually hit the hammer right on the nail. But it tends to look like "WHY AM I DOING THIS?.......THIS IS TOTALLY NOT WORKING AT ALL" until you basically get it exactly right. It took us one FULL YEAR to find this specific combination, and has outstanding Sharp Close focus all the way up to about 1ft or less in front of the long lens combinations. It makes for a very feasible solution for Professional TV/Film use.

Hi, I've got a 5d Mark iii Camera in excellent condition (used about 4 times). Still got the original box and pretty much everything. I can throw in 3 compact flash cards (124GB, 32GB, & 16GB), and I can give up 4 Canon 5d Batteries and two wall chargers. I am trying to sell/trade the Body only (no lenses) I am in need of a Panasonic GH5 in equal (excellent) condition. They are worth about the same in price. I was hoping for an even (straight up) trade. Quick recap, I've Got: Canon 5d Mark iii (Body Only) (Original Box) in Excellent Condition Three (3) compact flash cards (124GB, 32GB, & 16gb) Four (4) Canon 5d Batteries and two (2) wall chargers I want to trade this straight up basically for a Panasonic GH5 (excellent condition) Any takers?

Gerald, I sent you a message, feel free to reply at the email listed in it. Thanks again, -Zachary

Hi, I am in need of a specific Anamorphic Adapter Lens commonly called the Soligor 1.33x Anamorphic Adapter Lens. Sometimes it is called Generic 1.33x Anamorphic Adapter Lens. Attached to this message is a photo of the Lens. (Rear Threads 52mm) It also is EXTREMELY similar to the Century Optics (Century Optex) 16:9 Ratio Converter otherwise known as Century Optics 1.33x Anamorphic Adapter. Except if you are selling one of these, I need the Rear threads to be 52mm. Please let me know if anyone happens to want to sell me one of these or if you have seen any for sale with the 52mm rear threads. Thank you.

Hi, I'm posting for the first time on here. I have been researching the Panasonic LA7200 concerns for quite some time now, and I am pretty informed on the former "tactics" to acheive a near single focus system for Near objects under 4 meters (13.1234 ft) to the camera. If you aren't informed on this dilema, On the Panasonic LA7200 1.33x Anamorphic Adapter, there is a blind focus area from the camera to 13.1234ft in front of the camera. Areas past 13ft are in focus to infinity, and that area is focusable, with the taking lens. I am aware of the method where the guy cut the LA7200 in half and the incremented the exact distance between the LA7200 Lens and the Adapter separately. This seems too much for me. I am also aware of the Front Diopter Fix. Most people have been suggesting +0.4 - +1 Diopters, and these are mounted DIY in front of the Glass Matte Box thingy on the front of the LA7200. I have been dabbling with the mathematics, and I'm not an expert, and I haven't bought an LA7200 yet, but I was hoping some experts could entertain the ideas I'm about to list, that are completely different from other things I've heard to fix this problem. Please be nice, because I am hoping for a miracle here. Here is the camera and Lenses I want to Shoot this on: Camera: Canon 5d Mark iii Firmware: Magic Lantern (For anamorphic preview monitoring) Lenses: Canon 50mm f 1.8 STM Lens : https://www.amazon.com/Canon-50mm-1-8-STM-Lens/dp/B00X8MRBCW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1493533574&sr=8-3&keywords=canon+ef+50mm Canon 35mm F/2 Old Model: https://www.amazon.com/Canon-35mm-Angle-Cameras-MODEL/dp/B00009XVCU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493599832&sr=8-1&keywords=Canon+ef+35mm+old Here is a list of Items that I am hoping might bring about a configuration that could possibly solve the LA7200 situation: 1. 95mm Close Up Diopters : preferably +0.4, but that is just a guess 2. 0.6x Wide Angle Adapter Lens : this link is to one for the panasonic HVX200 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/421915-REG/Century_Precision_Optics_0HD_06WA_HX2_0_6x_Wide_Angle_Adapter.html 3. 1.4x Teleconverter Lens For Canon EF Lenses : https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/390164-USA/Sigma_824101_1_4x_DG_EX_APO.html And now, onto a configuration: Here is a picture to display the configuration I am suggesting. I am aware that some items in this configuration might be irrelevant. I am wondering whether or not mounting the 0.6x wide angle adapter lens backwards from its normal and current position, would do something to the anamorphic squeeze and desqueeze it back from 1.33x. I am hoping we can discuss the theoretical effects that this configuration, or something like it by even eliminating some items here could have a major effect on correcting the blind focus area of up to 4meters from the camera, and correcting the loss of infinity focus from the diopter correction. Thanks :]