Awesome vintage lens for only $20!! D.I.Y Project!

I did this DIY lens conversion. It all came out pretty well and the lens works very well. I needed to add a spring to the lever that opens the aperture wide open as that was probably the reason why the camera wasn't working. That and the shutter was basically glued shut with nasty old grease and crud. the camera I found and used was rather beat up. I think it had a soda pop spilled on it at some point as there was some sort of goo all over it in the cranks and crevasses. Even inside where the film would have gone. I also had to complete remove all the glass and lenses and completely clean the inner workings to get all the gunk out. In the end, the lens works wonderfully and looks great! It took a bit more work to adapt this one, but the end result was worth it. The lens looks so good, that I started to look into later Konica Hexanon AR lenses and I have totally fell in love wit those lenses as well. Thanks for a fun video and project!

Words cannot describe how awesome your videos are

love this

Just love this channel. Always interesting.

Hi. I enjoy your documentary style lenses presentation. I even follow your step by step instructions and finally modify an own version of konica hexanon 47mm f1.9. Great GURU.

Excellent review as usual. You're a really good photographer as well. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and art.

Love it!! Your diy lenses are fantastic!!

I actually find the busy out of focus blur more interesting than an obliterated background from some lenses. It may not be the best for most situations, but interesting in itself

This is absolutely brilliant.

Great video! thanks again for sharing!

I have watched many of your videos and have commented before that I find them very clear and concise in the delivery, they follow a pattern that is well perceived, however the pricing is an issue, when one puts the whole package together, certainly when pricing helicons, your looking at a $30 average in U.K. then if one factored in the work and any other add on to glue to rear of lens, in most cases it is cheaper to get a straight legacy lens. Regards DG U.K.

Just bought one. Will arrive tomorrow 😆

Many Thanks for the great step by step comprehensive instructions. Had to detach the lens/body lockring second through the film chamber opening (tight), taking out the rear element first carefully means less chance of scratching it while struggling with taking out the lens/body lockring. Odd thing is that the iris was moving initially but stopped moving once I started cocking and releasing the shutter - changing aperture ring setting does not work. A bit baffled....

Excellent review 👏👏👍

nice review!

I'd like to mount one of these on my Canon RP.

Love your videos, in the UK the cheapest I could find on eBay equates to 65 dollars for a spares) repair. 🤷‍♂️ That's the UK for you..

Excellent video. I have been wanting to get into adapting these old compact fixed rangefinder lenses. I am going first try adapting some of the fixed Yashinon lenses. I did have a few questions: Have you tried the adapting the Hexanon 48mm f/2? Supposedly it is a highly regarded Konica lenses. Do you prefer this lens or the Konica 45mm f/1.7? Finally, what is your favorite compact fixed rangefinder lens that you have adapted?

Great video and project idea! Did it seem possible to utilize the original focusing mechanism?

What a wonderful project! I have an Old Leica Q that is broken I Wish I could do this with the lens. I wonder....