Didn't work for me. I tried this on Nikon Z and Sony A mount and the Lens/flange distance mounted on the cap is wrong for both systems. Only blurry images. I can set the whole assembly on the front of the Nikon Z cap and its nearly there with some slight tweaking of distance. I've only ever seen this done with Sony E mount systems, so perhaps that's the only one with the proper lens to sensor distance with the cap mount. Oh well, it was fun to try anyway
@@nirpatel6842 can you move the lens closer to the sensor or further away with washers? Similar to what I tried first (and show at the end of this video)
@@RCodyWanner I tried it today with a Canon SL3, the distance is not good for infinity focus. It works as a macro lens because the focus is really close, but I can't get the lens closer to the sensor without risking damaging the camera itself, so there's no way to focus on the distance
🔥🔥🔥 Seriously one of the more interesting videos in a while. Just such an interesting idea and now I really want to try it. Love the approach of just asking a local film place for the recycled camera. 2 days in a row Cody, thanks.
Fix it in post? As an editor i say FUDGE that. CAPTURE IT IN CAMERA! Shows intention and vision! Making your own lens compliments that philosophy and I LOVE THIS!
YES! i was battling those comments in my head the whole time i was making this (it took me 3 days because of the different iterations - i had thought it would only take 1/2 day - so the mental battle was there in full force) - just thinking of people saying, “why not capture it sharp & clinical, then degrade it after the fact?” - just something wonderful about getting it done in camera i guess!
Also, I joined PPA based on your recommendation but it was literally a few days ago 🤦🏽♂ if only I had waited so I could use your referral. Referral link or not, let 'em know that you're the reason I joined!
I love the look that this lens gives at the photos. Reminds me the mood of the photos that I took in my childhood! Talking about shoot to this to clients... I don't know if I wuld with this lens, but this year I shoot some pictures during couple photoshoot in weddings with a pinhole and everyone said the same: gives some nostalgic look that reminds to parents and grandparents photos. Just like an idea :)
so i live in japan and we have toooons of junk film cameras for sale for pennies at local secondhand stores so i will definitely be tearing some apart for their lenses for projects now after seeing this success lol cant wait to try this with all kinds of other lenses not just a disposable.
Watch out for the super glue fumes. It can wreck your camera. It can leave deposits over on your shutter blades. (I modded a cheapo camera from 5below, using super glue ended up hazing over all the parts.)
Awesome video dude , oh thanks for the advice I had talked to you on Twitter about writers block the vids you sent me helped out a lot keep on keeping on my friend
If you want to avoid getting shocked just charge the flash and taking a photo, the reason it shocks is because the capacitor is charged. Using the flash will discharge it and prevent this 👍
that's actually exactly what i did, which made me think i shouldn't get shocked, but i SURE did haha! not sure why? do you think the capacitor just starts to recharge automatically?
What sort of post processing are you doing on the images shown here? I’ve just made one for my camera and they’re not looking quite ‘disposable camera’ enough for my liking :(
I would be worried that the lens would break and then scratch my sensor, I would use some heavy, heavy duty adhesive for peace of mind and maybe a little caulk to not only keep light out but any particles that could slip through the cracks, besides those two things I totally want to make this, I have a tone of body caps from when I ordered rear E mount caps
great idea! I used gaff tape on the inside of mine to catch any dust or particles - with caulk, just make sure you don’t change the distance the lens is from the sensors (because of how thick the caulk is
Hello! recently i saw a version where the lens is glued on top of the lens cap and instead of a large hole, a smaller hole is drilled on the lens cap. I was wondering if you would know what would the benefit be of having a top mounted lens as compared to what you did in this video. My intuition is that the smaller hole would work akin to a pin hole camera? thus maybe better focus? not entirely sure.
i tried that first actually, it was less focused for me, but that could have been because the hole wasn't as smooth as it should have been -- i do think that the hole i drilled here could have been smaller -- but yeah not super sure what the different effects would be
apologies for the delay - no i don't think it will since the 90d has a mirror (DSLR) -- i don't think you will be able to get the lens close enough to the sensor due to the mirror
Yes unfortunately the lens and flange distance are different - there was one that I got pre-2015 that had 2 plastic lenses, it was crazy - but yeah couldn’t make them work
i think that is what it is using for the stabilization calculation -- i think you can change that (for when the lens does not communicate its focal length, like in this case)
@@SheldsenDave you might be able to make it work, but you’ll have to try getting it either closer to the sensor or further away, with black spacers (washers perhaps)
Does not work with Canon M system either. But instructions were easy and everything worked great only the focus did not work, for this the lens would have to be a few millimeters further away, unfortunately I had already glued everything and so there was nothing more to do.
Just tried this. A few points. Very difficult to get the quality of images seen here. You'll probably get dust or dirt in the lens during disassembly. A lot of tweaking required to get the focus correct, distance from sensor has to be millimetre accurate to get usable pics. Sand and clean lens cover after drilling or You'll get dirt inside your body!
@@RCodyWanner nothing! Omg! hahaha just you kept giving warnings to be careful. It was really cool to watch! I think I would get zapped 😅😅 would probably be worth it though
I’m not sure if it will work quite the same - the lens will likely have to be even closer to the sensor - but I could be wrong! And also you could do that with spacers (or washers, like at the end of this vid) I only have known this to work on mirrorless full frame. Please make a vid and show us if you try it!
@@RCodyWanner i just finished my first prototype with the fuji disposable lense for my sony a6400 (kinda rushed) found out that: instead of gluing the lense from the inside i ended up putting it on the outside to get a better focus. the lense has the nice retro grainy look, haven't tried it outside in the sun light yet but indoors with the flash the pictures come out just like how a film picture would. i think the next prototype i can drill a smaller hole fitted for the back of the lense to make it look more aesthetically pleasing great video thanks for the cool diy and inspiration!
Didn't work for me. I tried this on Nikon Z and Sony A mount and the Lens/flange distance mounted on the cap is wrong for both systems. Only blurry images. I can set the whole assembly on the front of the Nikon Z cap and its nearly there with some slight tweaking of distance. I've only ever seen this done with Sony E mount systems, so perhaps that's the only one with the proper lens to sensor distance with the cap mount. Oh well, it was fun to try anyway
ah thanks so much for this info! pinning.
yup I just tried it for my canon sl3 and canon ae-1, both were blurry :(
@@nirpatel6842 can you move the lens closer to the sensor or further away with washers? Similar to what I tried first (and show at the end of this video)
@@RCodyWanner I tried it today with a Canon SL3, the distance is not good for infinity focus. It works as a macro lens because the focus is really close, but I can't get the lens closer to the sensor without risking damaging the camera itself, so there's no way to focus on the distance
@@TheAndersops this will of course not work with a DSLR, only on mirrorless.
Very cool! Love the idea of every lens cap being one of these lenses.
You put this together really well!
This is incredible. Great, fun mod
What a light and fun Saturday video!
Great idea Cody, thanks! I agree, every lens cap should have a lens built in.
So sick, I need to give this a try
Definitely looks fun! I've gotta give it a go, plus I have so many body caps!
Of all the content I've watched over the years, nothing has made me want to go and try it like this has. Thank you 👏👏👏🙏
love to hear it!!
Not only is this amazing, but you just sparked some pretty fun ideas! Thanks man!!
so glad to hear it!!
Wow, Cody! You are so darn creative!!!! This is terrific! Thank you!!!
thanks!
This video is amazing Codyyy .. love the production quality … you inspire me to make better videos 🔥
thank you!!!
Wow, great idea!
100% doing this for my cameras 🙌
Flippin’ cool! We need to do this. Danny just finished building a shop area in our new studio, so this is going on our list of things to try. 👊🏻
yes!!! and shop area is SO clutch - just love building stuff & tinkering!
🔥🔥🔥 Seriously one of the more interesting videos in a while. Just such an interesting idea and now I really want to try it. Love the approach of just asking a local film place for the recycled camera. 2 days in a row Cody, thanks.
do it!! thanks so much Tucker!! there may or may not be a video coming tomorrow and the next day as well... 😂
@@RCodyWanner 🤣🤣🤣 Nice.
such a creative idea holy moly can’t wait to try this someday!
🚀🚀 thanks!
How cool is this? Thanks for sharing
Super cool!!! Such a better use of a disposable camera!! Definitely looks super fun, might just have to do this one!
yes!! give it a shot!
Fix it in post? As an editor i say FUDGE that. CAPTURE IT IN CAMERA! Shows intention and vision! Making your own lens compliments that philosophy and I LOVE THIS!
YES! i was battling those comments in my head the whole time i was making this (it took me 3 days because of the different iterations - i had thought it would only take 1/2 day - so the mental battle was there in full force) - just thinking of people saying, “why not capture it sharp & clinical, then degrade it after the fact?” - just something wonderful about getting it done in camera i guess!
I love it man. This is too cool!!
thank you!!
This is really awesome dude, definetely need to try this out 🤘
thank you!!
SO easy! I've definitely got a funsaver lying around from when I grabbed a bunch last year. Going to do this soon
Also, I joined PPA based on your recommendation but it was literally a few days ago 🤦🏽♂ if only I had waited so I could use your referral. Referral link or not, let 'em know that you're the reason I joined!
haha that’s my fault not yours!! so glad to hear it!!!
Heck ya! Very cool.
This was so goooooodddddd cody!
thank you!!
I love the look that this lens gives at the photos. Reminds me the mood of the photos that I took in my childhood!
Talking about shoot to this to clients... I don't know if I wuld with this lens, but this year I shoot some pictures during couple photoshoot in weddings with a pinhole and everyone said the same: gives some nostalgic look that reminds to parents and grandparents photos. Just like an idea :)
My style vid. Very cool, very fun!
Cody, that is a really compelling story. Fantastic movie!
thank you! 🙏🏼😭
nice! I need a body cap now
so i live in japan and we have toooons of junk film cameras for sale for pennies at local secondhand stores so i will definitely be tearing some apart for their lenses for projects now after seeing this success lol cant wait to try this with all kinds of other lenses not just a disposable.
Holy shit, you've done it again, Wanner. This is brilliant.
haha thank you so much brother!!
Cody this idea is 🔥 ! I want to go do this right now but I can’t. Super cool look on those pictures.
thank you!!
Watch out for the super glue fumes. It can wreck your camera. It can leave deposits over on your shutter blades. (I modded a cheapo camera from 5below, using super glue ended up hazing over all the parts.)
Dude this is so cool
❤️ thank you!
This is so cool! I should make one for my RED!
haha please do
Awesome video dude , oh thanks for the advice I had talked to you on Twitter about writers block the vids you sent me helped out a lot keep on keeping on my friend
ahh love to hear it! thank you!
No thank you . I convinced myself if my films are bad oh well In time just like you and everybody else they will get better .
Notification gang checking in
I don’t own a camera that has a lens cap. But now I want one for my iPhone case.
Depending on your skill with hand tools, you may wish to consider using a step drill bit to widen the hole. Much neater.
sounds amazing! do you have one that you could show us how to do it?
Doing this project now!
Love it! How’d it go?
I've got a "pinhole" cap but this is next level - so well done man!
thanks so much JQ!
This was super fun! I wonder if I can find those disposable cameras in the uk to give this a go…
i bet so! i think the flange distance will be a little different on m4/3 - but with some spacers, should still work!
How to determine the flange distance???? I wanna try this with an old rangefinder lens
So dope
🙏🏼🙏🏼 my guys!!! 🚀🚀
If you want to avoid getting shocked just charge the flash and taking a photo, the reason it shocks is because the capacitor is charged. Using the flash will discharge it and prevent this 👍
that's actually exactly what i did, which made me think i shouldn't get shocked, but i SURE did haha! not sure why? do you think the capacitor just starts to recharge automatically?
Hello Cody, could you please share how you recorded your camera screen like that?
i used an atmos ninja V to do that! its an external recorder so i imagine other external recorders would work as well!
What sort of post processing are you doing on the images shown here? I’ve just made one for my camera and they’re not looking quite ‘disposable camera’ enough for my liking :(
hmm maybe you've made it TOO well! haha! there's no post processing on these images!
We used to build tasers with them when I was a kid 😂
Ummmm this is freaking genius!!
haha thank you man!!
Love this!
Dude, Cody I still want the grey unicorn hoody where can I buy it??
Love ya hope you're doin well!
i'll have to design a new one! updated merch 2022??
Awesome video!! What could be the difference for older funsaver models? I found one expired but is there a difference for the lens?
The lens is a different size! That’s actually what I tried first but it didn’t work - everything was out of focus
@@RCodyWanner ohh good to know! Thank you so much🙏🏽 you saved me some time and work
I can make this also for a Canon apsc dslr? Or you think the mirror will hit the back of the lens?
Only works for mirrorless unfortunately due to the flange distance
Great video, original idea and smooth videography. Bitten by the bug again?
👀 thank you! and i hope so!! i hope this bug never stops biting
I would be worried that the lens would break and then scratch my sensor, I would use some heavy, heavy duty adhesive for peace of mind and maybe a little caulk to not only keep light out but any particles that could slip through the cracks, besides those two things I totally want to make this, I have a tone of body caps from when I ordered rear E mount caps
great idea! I used gaff tape on the inside of mine to catch any dust or particles - with caulk, just make sure you don’t change the distance the lens is from the sensors (because of how thick the caulk is
If I don't make the hole exactly in the middle will there be any difference in focus?
i don't think so, but i haven't tested it.
Hello! recently i saw a version where the lens is glued on top of the lens cap and instead of a large hole, a smaller hole is drilled on the lens cap. I was wondering if you would know what would the benefit be of having a top mounted lens as compared to what you did in this video. My intuition is that the smaller hole would work akin to a pin hole camera? thus maybe better focus? not entirely sure.
i tried that first actually, it was less focused for me, but that could have been because the hole wasn't as smooth as it should have been -- i do think that the hole i drilled here could have been smaller -- but yeah not super sure what the different effects would be
@@RCodyWanner thank you so much for your reply! I can't wait to work on making this body cap lens myself!
Will it work for sony alpha with crop sensor? Or just full frame?
just full I believe, but only way to know for sure is to try - as long as it’s mirrorless
Will this work on a canon APSC mirroless like the m50?
Nope I don’t think it will
Would it work on canon 90d?
apologies for the delay - no i don't think it will since the 90d has a mirror (DSLR) -- i don't think you will be able to get the lens close enough to the sensor due to the mirror
This kind of thing can be used on a canon 6D?
no unfortunately it needs to be mirrorless
Can u make this again for different camera
which one?
Why is a post 2015 cam required? i have 2 wrapped in plastic kodaks with a 2002 expiration date, will they not work for this?
Yes unfortunately the lens and flange distance are different - there was one that I got pre-2015 that had 2 plastic lenses, it was crazy - but yeah couldn’t make them work
How come my Sony a7iii says 8mm where yours says 35mm on the display icons?
i think that is what it is using for the stabilization calculation -- i think you can change that (for when the lens does not communicate its focal length, like in this case)
Gonna try this myself, got a bunch of camera bodies from a Camera Shop. Just wondering, why do you specify that the camera must be post 2015 model?
the lens on the earlier ones are different, so the flange distance doesn’t work on them (they produce blurry images)
@@RCodyWanner shit! I'll try it tomorrow, just read on the bottom "develop before 2010“. Anyway, thanks for answering!
@@SheldsenDave you might be able to make it work, but you’ll have to try getting it either closer to the sensor or further away, with black spacers (washers perhaps)
Can you take photos in Raw?
yep -- the camera works exactly the same as a normal lens, the auto focus doesn't work of course
can we do it in DSLR?
no unfortunately only full frame mirrorless with this flange distance
what if the phone's camera uses that lens? does it work?
I don’t think so
Plastic pry tool might eliminate the chance of getting shocked
ah yeah that's a great idea
Coming soon to the Holga shop? Haha
Your upload schedule helps me understand my sons ADHD brain a lot better. 😂 Like I sincerely appreciate it.
haha yessss
can this be done on a canon t5?
nope! It needs to be a mirrorless camera
@@RCodyWanner thank you!
@@RCodyWanner oof sad to hear that :( would have loved to try that out. Maybe in the future
Does not work with Canon M system either. But instructions were easy and everything worked great only the focus did not work, for this the lens would have to be a few millimeters further away, unfortunately I had already glued everything and so there was nothing more to do.
Time for iteration #2!!
So, this is why you were asking that lens question on twitter. XD
indeed!!
Just tried this. A few points. Very difficult to get the quality of images seen here. You'll probably get dust or dirt in the lens during disassembly.
A lot of tweaking required to get the focus correct, distance from sensor has to be millimetre accurate to get usable pics.
Sand and clean lens cover after drilling or You'll get dirt inside your body!
great points! are you using a sony full frame e mount? the flange distance (and focus) was spot on "as is" on the 3 that i've made!
Yo Cody!!! 2017
Video on it?
yep for sure! there are some examples in this vid! p
This was much more dangerous than anticipated.
haha oh no!! what happened???
@@RCodyWanner nothing! Omg! hahaha just you kept giving warnings to be careful. It was really cool to watch! I think I would get zapped 😅😅 would probably be worth it though
@@ODriscolls haha oh good! worth it for sure! just wish have got the zap on camera!
Has anyone done it on Fujifilm ???
I’m not sure if it will work quite the same - the lens will likely have to be even closer to the sensor - but I could be wrong! And also you could do that with spacers (or washers, like at the end of this vid) I only have known this to work on mirrorless full frame.
Please make a vid and show us if you try it!
@@RCodyWanner i just finished my first prototype with the fuji disposable lense for my sony a6400 (kinda rushed)
found out that:
instead of gluing the lense from the inside i ended up putting it on the outside to get a better focus. the lense has the nice retro grainy look, haven't tried it outside in the sun light yet but indoors with the flash the pictures come out just like how a film picture would.
i think the next prototype i can drill a smaller hole fitted for the back of the lense to make it look more aesthetically pleasing
great video thanks for the cool diy and inspiration!
Maybe if I did this, I wouldn’t lose my lens caps.
you must BECOME the lens cap. err, the lens cap must become the lens… yeah that one
But what about the weather sealing 😂😂
😂😂
Why do you sound like sonic?
the hedgehog?
@@RCodyWanner yes
@mitschcrafter6766 from the new movie or from the original cartoon? or the game?? i can hear it a bit i think, if you mean Ben Schwartz
@@RCodyWanner more of a mix of young Roger Craig Smith from the games before he did batman and I guess the movie.
**Touchs metal**
😂😂
Buuuut baking imperfections into footage is quite dumb