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  • @cineffect
    @cineffect Рік тому +401

    Last time I got arrested for modifying lens I got out on a small bail, as I offered to film the judge's daughter's wedding with them 😂

    • @sammerritt730
      @sammerritt730 Рік тому +21

      I got death by electrocution but I managed to get a retrial and only got 5 years

    • @spamspamgringo261
      @spamspamgringo261 11 місяців тому +4

      I got sent straight to hell with no bathroom breaks on the trip down for making these bad boys.

    • @randyk1919
      @randyk1919 9 місяців тому +1

      Screw the justice system. I skipped out on bail and am now an elemental fugitive.

    • @Iced_Tea200
      @Iced_Tea200 8 місяців тому

      @@spamspamgringo261sir madame or other variant. That is a phrase I am sure to be adopting. Deplorably funny, I commend you.

    • @berberger4814
      @berberger4814 7 місяців тому

      But only with your moded hardware?

  • @Archontasil
    @Archontasil Рік тому +73

    Hello interpol, i'd like to report an optical crime

    • @seansaca
      @seansaca Рік тому +1

      This channel was great while it lasted. Maybe UA-cam will eventually be allowed from prison 🤷‍♂️ lol

  • @the_null_man
    @the_null_man Рік тому +74

    0:32 Globular mod
    1:46 Tilt mod
    2:23 Bokeh shapes mod
    2:55 Anamorfake mod
    4:42 Focus mod

  • @nikytamayo
    @nikytamayo Рік тому +50

    That Kodaflex mod is wild.
    The anamorphic mod looks like fun, too, though you don't need much more than a line strung across your lens to fake that.

    • @hxhdfjifzirstc894
      @hxhdfjifzirstc894 7 місяців тому +2

      I think it merely mimics lens flare, instead of changing the aspect ratio? I guess that should be obvious, but I know nothing about anamorphic lenses.

    • @nikytamayo
      @nikytamayo 7 місяців тому +2

      @@hxhdfjifzirstc894 yes. The squeeze is the primary purpose of the anamorphic lens, the flares are just a side effect.
      Accidentally achieved the same on a recent photoshoot, left a fingerprint on a lens, and didn't have a cleaning wipe.
      Cleaned it as much I could, but there was still a very thin film of oil on the lens. By wiping down very carefully, it created perfect horizontal streaks emanating from light sources!

    • @dj1NM3
      @dj1NM3 6 місяців тому +2

      The red oval is supposed to mimic the "squeezed" look of the bokeh from an anamorphic lens and the fishing line to get that flare.
      I honestly don't know why it was coloured red, other videos show removing the black from the edges of the internal lens elements and repainting them red instead, then re-assembling.
      My best guess is to get red-coloured circular lens flares, along with the blue horizontal flares.
      ...but I kind-of expect that a screw-in filter on the front of this particular lens* (Jupiter 9) with a black cardboard oval with blue fishing line would produce the same (or better?) result, plus if you don't like it, simply unscrew it.
      *Because the front element is right up close to the filter ring, not at the bottom of a conical hole, like a lot of other lenses.

  • @HoboBonobo
    @HoboBonobo 4 місяці тому +20

    My cousin Leon did 3 years in Chino for lens moding. Would’ve only been 9 months, but the FBI found a stash of like 20 more modified lenses when they searched his house, so…Popped with intent to distribute too.

  • @t2dev
    @t2dev Рік тому +28

    Illegal? Geesh

  • @andreisirant8792
    @andreisirant8792 Рік тому +15

    Also just reversing Helios-44 back lens has a nice dreamy effect, and more sharp bokeh circles. The cons: it becomes kind of macro-mid distance lens

  • @foreverdrift
    @foreverdrift Рік тому +4

    That trick of reversing the front element on the MIR 1B looks amazing!

  • @MichaelNguyenn
    @MichaelNguyenn Рік тому +12

    Instructions unclear now I’m in jail

  • @jaimeduncan6167
    @jaimeduncan6167 Рік тому

    Great modifications. Thanks for sharing!

  • @user-dd6on5cr3u
    @user-dd6on5cr3u Рік тому +8

    What made these mods illegal?

  • @-AC-
    @-AC- Рік тому

    I ❤ your plugins especially Trackspacer, looking forward to get my hands on this one too. Keep up the exceptional work 🎉

  • @BariumCobaltNitrog3n
    @BariumCobaltNitrog3n Рік тому +6

    The globular and rubber tube look very similar, approaching angular magnification from different methods. I'd like to see a tilt/shift on each element. I would love to see the bokeh masks out in nature, evening or night in the city, yeah? Maybe a double slit mask if you like new wave. Have you tried enlarger lenses? Good German glass-50mm to 75 would work (Schneider or Omega) with a short extension tube, no other lens needed, fuzzy almost dreamy edges and a crisp center

  • @Dennis-ur9yu
    @Dennis-ur9yu 2 місяці тому

    Thank you very much for this video! Great mod suggestions!
    I've tried the first one (globular) and it's very fun, and I hope I will try the other ones too!
    Cheers :)

  • @slr7075
    @slr7075 Рік тому +23

    I tried out the second illegal lens mod and now I'm typing this from prison.

    • @Tbonyandsteak
      @Tbonyandsteak Рік тому +1

      You know 3 times and you are in for lifetime

  • @TSGEnt
    @TSGEnt Рік тому +22

    Very fun video. At the risk of getting arrested by the authorities, I'd like to try the disposable camera lens concept. Where can one get access to a 3D print file for a Nikon lens mount?

    • @lusvit5093
      @lusvit5093 Рік тому

      Probably nowhere, disposable cameras have back focal distance much smaller than Nikon F (don't ask me why I know it)

    • @matthiasaronjonsson3066
      @matthiasaronjonsson3066 Рік тому +3

      @@lusvit5093 You do know that Nikon also makes mirrorless cameras nowadays with their so called Z-mount ?

    • @hxhdfjifzirstc894
      @hxhdfjifzirstc894 7 місяців тому

      @@lusvit5093

  • @peccotunity
    @peccotunity 4 місяці тому +1

    Thanks for this ultimate guide!
    Whats the name of the last song? ❤

  • @jonnypanteloni
    @jonnypanteloni Рік тому +1

    Thanks always sharing things. Many creative ideas!

  • @justinhooper8306
    @justinhooper8306 Рік тому +2

    Did you design the Kodaflex focus mod or download the design form somewhere?

  • @xyztnce
    @xyztnce 7 місяців тому

    Your videos are great. Best lenses video channel

  • @DSLRguide
    @DSLRguide Рік тому +1

    that first one was very cool

  • @NightPhoenixPress
    @NightPhoenixPress 2 місяці тому

    I never expected the hilarious comments making this already educational video that much more enjoyable. 😂😂😂

  • @photobobo
    @photobobo Рік тому +4

    The lens police are coming for you.

  • @franciscoarjona___
    @franciscoarjona___ 6 місяців тому

    Is it possible to modify a lens by hand to increase the aperture thee diaphragm?

  • @NickHey
    @NickHey Рік тому +3

    Illegal? Maybe. Absolute magic? Most definitely!

  • @R0swell5104
    @R0swell5104 Рік тому +3

    I once had a dawn raid by the anti terrorism unit when I inserted a spacer behind the rear element of my Helios 44.

  • @seantewillis
    @seantewillis Рік тому

    Awesome!

  • @hxhdfjifzirstc894
    @hxhdfjifzirstc894 7 місяців тому

    You had a lot of good ideas, and my favorite one is the tilt mod, because the results are spectacular 2:05. Great for portraits!

  • @dfkater
    @dfkater Рік тому

    At 0:22 , how'd he get that phone anamorphic apart. I've been trying mine for a while with no luck

  • @rusticagenerica
    @rusticagenerica 4 місяці тому

    The tricks are just amzing ! And the powerful French accent is totally tentalizing.

  • @seanmullin1393
    @seanmullin1393 Рік тому +1

    Amazing again Mathieu. Would like to see some Z mount adaptors :)

  • @zeitwille
    @zeitwille Рік тому +1

    great video! where to get or how to built the tilt mod? thank you

  • @georgykostava7459
    @georgykostava7459 Рік тому

    How do u mount them on sony?

  • @lShishkaBerryl
    @lShishkaBerryl Рік тому +2

    Ah you printed a cap for the funsaver lens, nice!

  • @BlackhoulX00
    @BlackhoulX00 Рік тому +1

    J'aime tellement ces détournements, beaucoup trop inspirants !
    Merci beaucoup Mathieu pour toutes ces vidéos, tu m'as redonné envie de sortir mon 5D pour le pousser à ses limites !
    Je suis en train de designer un équivalant kodaflex pour Canon, où pourrais-je trouver le modèle utilisé pour le dernier mod ici ? Cela m'aiderai beaucoup !

    • @MathieuStern
      @MathieuStern  Рік тому +1

      attention, ça ne marchera pas sur un reflex a miroir

    • @BlackhoulX00
      @BlackhoulX00 Рік тому

      @@MathieuStern Je m'en suis rendu compte, il faudrait que je recule la lentille de 1.7cm... J'ai déjà un design qui est à quelques millimètres du miroir mais je n'ai pas encore pris le temps de l'imprimer !
      Avec un peu de chance je serais à la limite de la Flange mais sinon je pensais essayer de pousser le système avec deux lentilles bien positionnées... A suivre...

  • @mikamo
    @mikamo 4 місяці тому

    Every photo from the globular mod just looks like someone’s paused a movie right in the middle of a crash zoom lol

  • @cmalc8
    @cmalc8 6 місяців тому

    It's all about having fun 🙌

  • @Philosophics
    @Philosophics Рік тому

    What song was playing? I like it. Also, I'm now buying some vintage lenses

  • @zoltanberenyi5919
    @zoltanberenyi5919 Рік тому

    Nice video. Where can I see details from the video 0:23 sec project, please?

  • @flickeringgreenflame8493
    @flickeringgreenflame8493 Рік тому

    Useful hacks. :)
    Sorry -- what is the artist and song title for the ending music? It's lovely! :)

  • @artsyaidan
    @artsyaidan Місяць тому

    The frame at 1:37 is 👌

  • @milesreviews
    @milesreviews Рік тому +1

    that last one was definitely illegal but the image is a major vibe

  • @licanueto
    @licanueto Рік тому +5

    the bokeh shapes mod is pretty awesome! did you do that one yourself Mathieu?

    • @MathieuStern
      @MathieuStern  Рік тому +7

      Yes I did everything in this video, only the jupiter 9 was made by Tito, but it's super easy anyway

  • @IRudra
    @IRudra Рік тому

    U are the master chef of weird lenses

  • @reiiigns
    @reiiigns 2 місяці тому

    I love the results from all of these but #2 make me gag when I saw the droopy lens hahah

  • @SidneyPratt
    @SidneyPratt 5 місяців тому

    Thanks.

  • @jaredhammonds8255
    @jaredhammonds8255 29 днів тому

    Me: Takes lense apart "F the system!"

  • @Whalester
    @Whalester 5 місяців тому

    I've seen that last one sold on it's own as these silly looking "cookie lenses", you can get one like under $30

  • @QerjijNabil
    @QerjijNabil 2 місяці тому

    Man t'es trop fort ! Merci pour la question !
    J'ai un petit projet en tête et j'aimerai bien avoir ton avis plz
    J'ai des objectif mamiya 645 et j'aimerai les modifier en EF mount en DIY !
    Est-ce que c'est possible ?
    Merci

  • @adrongoddard7479
    @adrongoddard7479 Рік тому

    I do not know if you are completely bloody mad or an absolute genius🤣, but what great ideas👍

  • @tanrol1
    @tanrol1 Рік тому

    thank you , wonderfull , respecfully RT

  • @pretzelcoatluscastrocoatlu7351

    Forbidden camera techniques( ಠಿ0ಠಿ)

  • @aeyde
    @aeyde Рік тому

    that's insane

  • @michaelm1
    @michaelm1 Рік тому +7

    Take one of them radioactive lenses, start a chain reaction and power your camera as well as a nearby part of a city. Now that would be quite an illegal mod:-). However, these mods are the next best thing:-). Awesome.

    • @zhuanjifarms5050
      @zhuanjifarms5050 Рік тому +1

      Holy shit ma man, my hernia just doubled in size. Thank you sir!

  • @PeterR0035
    @PeterR0035 Рік тому +4

    Refreshing and very nice results! A big thank you for your posts outside the "new 2.8 super lens pool" nonsense.

    • @MathieuStern
      @MathieuStern  Рік тому

      My pleasure!

    • @jeghedderhenrik
      @jeghedderhenrik Рік тому

      jupiter and helios are f 2 lenses, så f 2.8 pool talk is boring,,,faster apertures are god LOL😅

  • @arsitaindira2925
    @arsitaindira2925 7 місяців тому

    nice

  • @longmap1
    @longmap1 Рік тому

    The shape one is genius 😊

  • @skylark6167
    @skylark6167 6 днів тому

    I see you also unscrew lenses with nail scissors

  • @KB99KraYziE
    @KB99KraYziE Рік тому +5

    "Sei illegale" in uno slang della Generazione Z, vuol dire quando è una cosa, una persona, ... , talmente BELLA che, non può stare in giro!
    Penso che sono uno dei pochi "nuovi" termini che approvo, ed in questo caso ci sta incredibilmente perfetto, al nome di tutto quello che ci fai vedere in questo tuo video ❤

    • @claudio6636
      @claudio6636 Рік тому +1

      Sorpreso di vedere un commento in italiano

  • @aniruddhasarkar2433
    @aniruddhasarkar2433 Рік тому

    Ohhh these are OFFENSIVE 😍

  • @tonykeltsflorida
    @tonykeltsflorida 7 місяців тому

    I got to remember not to mod my lenses. The Cam police may be watching.

  • @RobbScholarTube
    @RobbScholarTube 4 місяці тому

    *LENSBABY* HAS LEFT THE CHAT...

  • @donadams8345
    @donadams8345 5 місяців тому +1

    Substitute the word creative for the word illegal.

  • @vytautasslenderis2702
    @vytautasslenderis2702 6 місяців тому +1

    So, what is illegal about it all?

  • @user-bj1zw1iw2b
    @user-bj1zw1iw2b 3 місяці тому

    The correct name of the lens is not Mir 1 “B”, but the Mir 1 “V” lens. (The lens is signed in Russian) this is the Russian letter V ->В, not the English letter B ->Б. they are similar, but differ in meaning and sound. (I don’t know why, but Google Translate doesn’t translate correctly either)

  • @MarcosElMalo2
    @MarcosElMalo2 Рік тому

    Spooky bookie

  • @RynaxAlien
    @RynaxAlien 6 місяців тому +3

    What is illegal about that???

    • @thp1202
      @thp1202 Місяць тому +1

      If you get caught using these, you’ll go straight to jail!

    • @RynaxAlien
      @RynaxAlien Місяць тому

      @@thp1202 Somewhere in alternate universe?

  • @llREADYll
    @llREADYll Рік тому +1

    I really want to try these mods but im a law abiding citizen and i don't want to risk going to the penitentiary over a hanus crime like this

  • @Lalambz
    @Lalambz 10 місяців тому

    so cat's eyes are anamorphic?

  • @SpartanONegative
    @SpartanONegative Рік тому

    Concaved, convexed double them up and mirror them so it's backwards like reality really is and hit it with the red color spectrum. Like the Vatican telescope

  • @sorkarkelly8066
    @sorkarkelly8066 7 місяців тому +1

    What is illegal about modifying MY lens?

  • @JanLauritzen
    @JanLauritzen 8 місяців тому

    I was shot....by the Camera Of The Law!

  • @Alptraumification
    @Alptraumification 3 місяці тому

    so, I must ask you, just to be sure. If I mod one of my lenses that way, will I be followed? FBI, Interpol, anything?

  • @afterdarc
    @afterdarc 6 днів тому

    Literally nobody:
    Lens modifier criminals:

  • @Tictacpanter
    @Tictacpanter 7 місяців тому

    My friend bokeh out jail to try these mods.

  • @tomsid2930
    @tomsid2930 7 місяців тому

    Anamorfake and kodaflex are 11/10.

  • @florider_hd
    @florider_hd Рік тому

    nothings illegal if you want that shot!

  • @alecleo3434
    @alecleo3434 10 місяців тому +1

    why illegal???

  • @martinb.770
    @martinb.770 14 днів тому

    What shall I tell you guys?
    Lens police had a sharp eye on my for quite some aperture of time and even published a mug shot.
    When they at last triggered to freezing my doing, it struck me like a flash and they shut me away in a dark room.
    Judge said, the claims were a bit unsharp at the first curtain, but once they filtered the fog, they had a clear image of my guilt.
    They charged me for forgery of digital effects, focal length fraud, forcing bokeh and doing a lot of other things in the shadows!
    The process developed for quite some days until they stopped it and projected the full display.
    I threw in objective arguments, focussing on the fact, no ones image had been damaged, but things stayed gray for me.
    As this wasn't my first proof of crime, the jury considered me a serial modder, so no chance to soften the verdict.
    Guess i will swap lenses^h^h^h^hlentils for beans for at least 4000000s and see the world through F0.6 at 100 lumen.
    Gloomy prospects.

  • @noitesdevento
    @noitesdevento 9 місяців тому +1

    Illegal? It's mine, I do what ever I want with it.

    • @michalbicki6196
      @michalbicki6196 2 місяці тому

      Watch out! Photopolice is on their way to you!

  • @REMY.C.
    @REMY.C. Рік тому

    Illegal? I'm reporting this video 😂
    A judge will contact you soon to remind you the law.

  • @HelJ4n
    @HelJ4n 3 місяці тому

    god the youtube compression hurted this photos

  • @nickwinn7812
    @nickwinn7812 Рік тому +1

    You've done some interesrung work here. In which jurisdiction is it illegal to do this? I would l like to have you arrested as a con-artist.

  • @danielkliemczak3450
    @danielkliemczak3450 7 місяців тому

    gling buy a stock of jupiters and 44😅

  • @SilverSpoon_
    @SilverSpoon_ 5 місяців тому

    >moi qui bricole des trucs avec mes objos
    Qu'ils viennent me chercher!

  • @wh0tube
    @wh0tube 6 днів тому

    This video should be declared illegal for not respecting the word illegal!

  • @Iam-Misu
    @Iam-Misu 3 місяці тому

    Почему у этого иностранца с ужасным английским акцентом в видео представлены советские мануальные объективы? И что тут такого ужасного? Так называемый petzval mod это не ново. На своём мир-1в я делала тоже самое и результат потрясающий.

  • @tafana
    @tafana 8 місяців тому +1

    FBI OPEN UPP!!

  • @ignatirabo
    @ignatirabo 5 місяців тому +1

    My definition of illegal means against the law but ok

  • @_zarthix_
    @_zarthix_ 5 місяців тому +1

    So why is it illegal makes zero sense

    • @realpain84
      @realpain84 4 місяці тому

      You breaking the laws of physics,breaking light😢

    • @_zarthix_
      @_zarthix_ 4 місяці тому

      @@realpain84 ooo

  • @amancalledkev
    @amancalledkev 7 місяців тому +1

    No such thing as ‘illegal’…..

  • @loboptlu
    @loboptlu 2 місяці тому

    so will the manufacturer sue me for modifying a lens i bought? oh no wait i live in europe not america ,what i "buy" not rent is my property to with as i want unless its a real illegal dangerous mod (would be interesting in lenses) in a car or such that can hurt people.
    please stop using the word illegal for nonsense like illegal lego mods (whatever that means) or like here , its a non stndard modification or use of it thats perhaps crazy ,stupid or not recommended and thats it ,no lawyer will come after yyou .

  • @jeghedderhenrik
    @jeghedderhenrik Рік тому +1

    even an unmodified helios 44-2 can damage a crop sensor canon dslr, it hits the mirror when shooting.. does that makes canon crop dslr or helios 44-2 illegal LOL😅

  • @Photovintageguy
    @Photovintageguy Рік тому

    Illegal no. immoral?

  • @KentSoderstrom
    @KentSoderstrom 12 днів тому

    Oh, no! The law entforcement is knocking on the door. It's obviously illegal to watch this video too!

  • @stevest55
    @stevest55 Рік тому

    Why risk ruining your good lens? Just buy a lens baby.

    • @MathieuStern
      @MathieuStern  Рік тому +3

      Why experiment and learn ? Just consume more

  • @MattDollin
    @MattDollin Рік тому

    FIRST