We are the MODS GO!!!!

@anador8934

3 жыл бұрын

Make one about DIY 3D printing all needed parts

Hahah, dude, I am modding my Leicas and had to search for someone explaining it. The way you talk, love it. So chill to listen to!

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

haha, thanks man! Leica R's?? What do you have?

@SjoerdWess

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze Wow, thanks to youtube for not notifying me. A full kit, 24, 35, 50, 60, 90, 135. I am missing the 19... But hey, who doesn't!

Mark, thanks for mentioning Simmod's 25% black friday deal. That was the push I needed to order the EF conversion kits for my three Contax Zeiss MMJ lenses. Great video as usual!

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris! So happy with the mods, the EF conversion is awesome. Never pay full price for anything lol ;)

Hey Mark, love the content! I know this is unrelated but I'm new to video and photography and you've made me fall in love with the Takumar lenses even more than I already was - please do more content on them!🙏🏻😁 your narration is incredible, I subbed immediately after I stumbled upon the first video that showed up on my page🔥

These look so good! I ordered a few rubber Tilta gear rings a couple weeks ago, finally picking them up tmw. The rubber ones seem like a good temporary solution but I don’t think anything will beat these aluminum grade ones, will definitely look more into simmod’s, thanks mark!

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

You can't beat the price on those Tilta ones lol. $2 is crazy. It's a nice option for sure and helps you figure out what lenses you really want to go the full 9 yards with.

Couldn't have been better timing! Mine just arrived this evening for my helios 44-2. Thanks Mark!

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

ohhhh that's the white rabbit mate, prepare for a journey that will take you places lol! Enjoy it!

I didn’t know you were back! Thanks 🙏

Awesome as always Mark, the best ideas are often the simplest , cant wait for the review !🥳🥳🥳🥳

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!!! How you all keeping down under? Good?

@34Media

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze yeah mate wet season is here clouds building up waiting for some rain ! getting hot mid 40 deg delicious every day and only gets hotter out here in the desert , so def need that rain lol and helps with the photos ! cant wait to see all the snow coming again still event seen it one day lol

Hey Mark, just came across yr channel and it made me look into my old kit, that being a canon EOS650 with 3 brilliant condition EF lenses, the 70-210 having tracking focus that meant i could shoot a few closing shots but i didnt get into that as i was quite new to photography, You have sparked up an old hobby with the old lens scenario. I don't know if the tracking focus would work on a new D-SLR but even so its my understanding that these lenses would work on a new body, in that case what would be a good replacement for the old EOS650, any comment/suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

great video Mark! LOVE that intro!

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It came to me after I cut the original intro which was molasses vs this one. V2 was much tighter .... that's a sure shot ;)

Good to see you Mark, super interesting to watch your vid, I see you're using timestamps but I don't need them, I watch from the beginning to the end. Stay safe 🍁

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joe! Always a pleasure to have you here mate. You're an inspiration yourself!

This guy is super underrated, Mark someday do try some canon FL lens

You are awesome, love watching you 🙏🏻

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Editing makes me a little more tolerable for sure lol

What do u think of the new dji auto adjust?

Besides being jealous of your Contax 21mm, I am thrilled with the video. I want to mod my zeiss too.

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Just when you thought they couldn’t get any better than they are. ;) you won’t be disappointed that’s for sure

30k subs! Mark is taking over. I'm sorry to have to say this but most of these youtube "influencers" don't hold a candle to your content. Your professional background sets you apart from all the self-proclaimed. A+ love watching the evolution of your vids. THA BREEEUUUUT

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

It’s rounding up lol, I’m only at 29.4 but that’s fine. Lol I’m so tha Breut!! I need to get you in my Contax vid, you and the grizzly bear you call a dog.

Finally, My man is back

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

I'm BACK baby!!!!

Pretty neat. Since they are made by Simmod I have no doubt that they are of high quality construction so that's a massive plus in my book. I still don't know if I'd ever attempt this myself, but fortunately I can send away lenses to Simmod for this purpose. You do make it look easy though! I wonder how many times you took it off to get all those excellent angles of the install ;) Great video Mark! Finally catching up on your videos from the last few months - oh boy you've been busy!

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, glad to have you back! How was your time out in the Back?

Great vid. Question: I have a Zeiss/Contax Planar T*85 f1.4 , which does not have an aperture ring, is there a way to mod this lens?

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

No aperture ring? Is it broken? Sorry I'm confused why it doesn't have one lol.

Nice footage!

It's huge! Almost like my Nikkor 135mm. Is it really worth carrying around such a brick, if you could get a 20mm with a third of the weight and size?

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

The 21 isn’t too big. The 35 is much bigger. Both are worth it. ;)

Mark when is this much anticipated 21mm video coming out?! I'm so close to pulling the trigger on one and want some final positive reinforcement (eek!)... Another legendary Mark Holtze classy video would definitely do that.

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

I know I was waiting for the weather to turn a bit here to the warmer side so I could get some decent samples. Also wanted some of this lock down stuff to be lifted to get some other opinions. Spoiler alert...it’s such a fantastic lens on all fronts. Even if you get it now you can sell it for more next year if you don’t like it as the $$$ keeps going up.

@Bencherryphotos

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze the trigger has been pulled! You pushed me over the edge Mark! Now let's see how it stacks up against all the hype. Eek! Happy Easter!

Good stuff. This is exactly what I did with the FD lenses I use. Metabones FD to MFT reducer and a set of follow focus gears, end rings/threads and caps. I suppose the next step would have been to de-click the lenses, but to be completely honest it doesn't really bother me if they are stepped rather than stepless. Did you de-click your lenses or just keep them as is?

@MarkHoltze

10 ай бұрын

I had my Contax de-clicked but outside of that I’ve left the other sets I’ve modded. I agree with your overall take; not really required and is more hassle and cost than it’s worth. ✊

Stop with the food 🤤 but I’m with you if you ain’t eating it I’m not putting it in the oven. I really love these simple mods, really need to get on the case for our vintage glass here. I’m still also obsessed with your caps. They are lovely!!

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

It’s the season for baked goods ;)

Is that Art Ensemble at the end? Great video by the way!

These look great, thanks for the video. Once the rubber forms and sets, how easy/hard are they to remove? I have a number of lenses that I switch between stills and video use so I need to be able to install/remove them as required.

@MarkHoltze

2 жыл бұрын

It’s not hard at all. If you are going to be swapping a lot just make sure you don’t go for a super fitted ring. You’ll know which works best based on how easy it goes on. It’s not like cement so it will set a bit but still easy enough to get off.

@matte-d349

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze Awesome, thanks for the reply. Seems like they have some flexibility for fit, which is great. I can't imagine the shim tape would hold up well when installing/removing them so hopefully I won't require that for my lenses. I'm going to order one or two and try them out. Thanks again!

@matte-d349

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze I received my jumbo ring the other day and I'm very impressed with the fit and finish, and with how well the variable rubber rings work to obtain a good fit. It is easy enough to slide on and off, but is very tight and secure in actual use, so no slippage or walking up and down the ring. I only wish my lens was closer to the maximum size than the minimum so it would be a bit lower profile, but all in all I am quite happy.

@MarkHoltze

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear it!

The other alternatives are gears by Lux Gear and TILTA, they work the same way except all rubber. Lux Gears cost like 30$ and Tilta gears are 2$ on adorama. The Tilta gears feel so good and have given me no problems that I can't comprehend the need to dish out 55$ for these gears. Especially if one of the reasons to get into vintage lenses is for quality cheap glass. Adding more weight to the lens does seem like a plus though as it can help mitigate focus giggle.

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

One has various reasons to get into vintage lenses, affordability is one of them, charm and character they bring to professional work could be another. I started in category one and have migrated to category 2. I get paid now to use these lenses so the delta I gain by the price difference between the rubber rings and these ones is negligible. I'm happy there are options for all uses, but I've used 3D printed, I've used Delrin, these are superior to both for the work I do IMHO. I put these on my Contax lenses because as I mentioned before, I use them for commercial work, they're also not "affordable" by contrast to say my Takumars, my 21 cost me more than all my takumar's combined as an example. Also I'll be honest when I say I like to support the "mom and pop shop" especially when they're making nicer stuff than the competition and while it does come at a bit of a price premium, it's not for nothing. All that said, many thanks for your input and offerings of alternatives, I do enjoy Tilta products, but I'm not seeing many people shooting with Leica R's or Contax Zeiss lenses using rubber rings on set. That might need to change :) Thanks mate!

Uhhh your videos are fascinating!

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! How to make Focus Gears fascinating, I think I lost sleep over this one.

Hi Mark. I also purchased the 21mm and now I want to fit it into my lens set. They all have 80mm front rings. Do you have an front ring on it? And which one?

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

They do, if you bought this one. 82mm front ring as I use an 82mm VND on it.

what is the fron ring size of your contax zeiss? I am undecided between 80 or 95mm. Thanks

@MarkHoltze

2 жыл бұрын

The 21 is 82mm naturally. My other ones vary but I’ve adapted all of them to 77 which the 21 is the exception because it’s already 82.

Hey Mark, where did you get the custom lens caps? also what mm are they? The only ones I see that are really nice quality are from Cordvision but they seem to only have 82 and 90mm caps. I'm looking for a 72 myself which they don't seem to sell. Thanks for the help if you see this message!

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

www.simmodlens.com They modded my entire Contax line. A friend of mine designed the caps and you can send them the design and they engrave it on the caps

@EvanMakesFunny

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze oh nice thank you for the info!

Cool!

Hi! I have a set of Contax Zeiss starting from 28mm. I need something wider so I am looking at 18mm and 21mm. Both are prohibitively expensive in C/Y... Have you tried the Zeiss 21mm Distagon by any chance ? (the modern one) would it provide similar IQ than the vintage glass? I am looking for something that would "blend" in terms of video so that I don't need to do hours of post correction. Thank you

@MarkHoltze

2 жыл бұрын

I haven’t but a friend of mine has the modern one. He says it’s fairly indistinguishable. I would go 21 over 18. The 21 is golden. I use it a LOT

@jd5787

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze interesting thanks! I can find a modern Zeiss 21mm in canon mount for cheaper than a vintage flektogon MC these days... Thanks much!

Is this lens part of the doc project you were looking to use the Tak's for? Is that project still happening? 19-21mm is a really interesting focal length once you figure out how to use that extra width.

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

That’s all done. Shot that back in the summer. It was a closed network gig that I can’t talk about at length unfortunately. I will do a pickup on that however. :)

I just installed one of these like a month ago on my 20mm smc takumar, they are simply amazing! I just wish there would be more companies like simmod that are also located in europe... Because for every order I pay like 25 bucks shipping and also 22% tax....So that must be the most expensive focus gear ring I own haha

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Ya shipping is a huge pain outside the bubble. :/ glad you’re enjoying them as much as me though :)

Always coming up with a new authentic and original stuff Mark...It's so inspirational and motivating too ...you got a good ear for the music man.. ;)

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, focus gears aren't the new M1 mac or even tech many care about, but I clearly don't focus on what's popular or tending do I lol. Thanks for stopping by!

Yeet looking forward to this one

apply the tape between the focus ring and rubber insert? Or between rubber insert and lens?

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Rubber insert and lens. You want the rubber ring contacting the lens, the tape in between.

@ericcoen8894

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze the 63mm rubber insert works well for my 28 f2. Sounds like don’t need that tape

Are your Takumar lenses M42 Type 1 or M42 Type 2? I stumbled upon that info on a different channel and was curious.

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

No clue to be honest. Multi coated or non multi coated are really the only info I pay attention to outside of element design. 8 element vs 7 50 for example. I’m sure there is a deep ocean of particulars I could get into but finding reliable info on that has proven tricky.

@robbydevillez4635

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze thank you for your response bro!

As always man, really good, the amount of hours you spend are incredible

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gerard, every video is a personal goal to try to outdo the last, even if the subject matter isn't quite as interesting.

I've been looking at getting some of these, but I haven't been able to find any info on if they'll work with scalloped focus rings. I have a collection of Voigtlander lenses that I want to put gears on and thus far the only option I have found is sending them out to be scanned for custom 3D printed rings. These seem like the perfect solution!

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

They will fit with these, they have a similar focus barrel pattern as my Takumar's and the rubber inner ring works nicely with that pattern. Even putting on those 3D printed ones is going to be like walking on egg shells i think.

@nickharris5231

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze awesome! Thank you for resppndong so quickly!

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

@@nickharris5231 i've got nothing else to do.......;) JK, my pleasure mate!

This looks really easy, BUT ... I absolutely don't have any use for the knowledge you provide (unfortunately ) because: I'm an amateur and don't have any skillset to use something like this 😅 But still watched from start to finish - I just love your videos and production quality!! 🤤 😁 It's because of creators like you who inspired me why I finally started YT 3 weeks ago. And if I reach in a few years a fraction of your skill, I'd be happy 😇 Thanks a lot for the value and knowledge you provide every time you upload! 🔥👍

@xiaodu87

3 жыл бұрын

Same here: I'm not so much into filming - however I love watching the videos. Just because they are mde so nicely

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for being here mate! All the best with your channel, any questions hit me up!

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

@@xiaodu87 So happy to hear you're enjoying them! I find myself over analysing things when making videos with the thoughts of audience in mind. Definitely don't want to waste your time and if I have your attention I feel I need to work hard to keep it. Ones time is the most valuable thing you can ask of them.

@IntrovertAmateur

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze Thanks a lot for your support! I will keep that in mind for the future :)

can you take the gear off if you want to? or is it permeant once you install it?

@MarkHoltze

2 жыл бұрын

Take it off. Same way you put it on. I swap between a few of my other lenses outside my Contax ones.

@Nashvillejasonwain

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze that’s awesome brotha! Thanks for the quick response I just bought a couple

Oof this lens. Did you get it from ebay? It's soo rare in europe, I saw it twice for sale in the last two years, and both times it was over 2000€.

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

EBay yes, mint yes, expensive....yes.....worth it? For me? YeS!

I've got a Sigma Art 14-24mm 2.8 and a Sony-Zeiss 55mm 1.8, I tried a follow focus on them but they never hit the mark! Have you ever had that problem with your lenses?

@MarkHoltze

Жыл бұрын

I actually don't use them on modern lenses simply because those lenses don't have focus stops and are really designed more with auto focus in mind. People do it, but I just don't have any personal experience with it so I can't really add anything unfortunately.

@DaftRebel

Жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze thanks anyway!!!

Mark, if this is easy, what about checking SimCine gear on eBay, you measure, order and slip on, since they are made from a special rubber. I have modded the same lens and about 30 more this way. They work great even on my MOG Trioplan 50 f2.9 which is very small.

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like an interesting process mate! I've never used rubber gears personally. Delrin and now these Billet Aluminium ones. After experience the Aluminum ones I' not sure I'd go back, but might be a good option for some of my smaller lenses! Thanks for the info.

@elektrar9620

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze I was a bit skeptical TBH, so I tried only two some time ago and I was really surprised at the quality, they are not printed, but manufactured and for me they worked on all of my lenses;)

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Perfect! Some of these simgear ones are too big for my smaller options, so will take a look! Appreciate it

when mark uploads a video. my wallet will internally scream. 21mm vintage lens, that's awesome, i have been waiting this video.

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

it's more the model in this video. The 21 DOC is in pre-production :)

Why do you not offer 52 mm diameter adapters for Arriflex mk1 lenses? These are very popular lenses for filmmaking

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

These aren’t my offerings by the way. Maybe post that question to Simmodlens and I’m sure he will give you the answer. My guess would be the demand isn’t there.

Would fatter gears give you a longer throw?

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

The gear size is standardized for most systems in the industry. The focus through would be the same distance as it's the physical movements of the elements inside the lens.

@Briceo0o

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze Thank you so much! I love your channel!

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure mate! Thanks for being here!

I'm very curious as to why not focussing to infinity can damage those helicoids? Also, 6:17 - I bet Patrick would Airfry it

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Think of a screw, those little coils on it that help drive it in or out of the wood. If you don't have it focused to infinity the gear helicoid could snap IF you apply too much pressure completely ruining your lens. It's like stripping a screw in a way, focused to infinity it has the full support of the whole system so the pressure won't break it. I THINK that makes sense if i read it back lol, easier to draw it out.

So I'm new here, and I love the videos, and the sneaky nods to Ryan Reynolds. I do a bit of video work, but nothing that would require follow focus right now, and Zeiss 21mm it a gorgeous piece of glass, but out of my range so I'm looking at the Tokina Firin 20mm f2 fe MF, any thoughts on this lens for video ( the manual lens not the AF lens) ?

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Clarhett, unfortunately i've never tried or had much time with Tokina's. 20mm is nice and wide are you on a FF?? It's a bit of a tricky focal length to play with at first, but i think it's great once you dial it in. Check out the Super Takumar 20mm F4.5, it's not as fast, but at 20mm speed isn't really that critical i guess unless you're doing specific astro with it.

👏👏👏👏👏👏

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks KYLE! CONTAX!!!!

I need this in my life I'm gonna focus gear every lens in sight!

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

YOU need a Focus Gear and YOU need a FOCUS GEAR!!!! lol (Oprah)

@PhaseDriveVlogs

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkHoltze Feel like I should be dancing like they do on Ellen

Getting all 'Beasty' on these mods 😁 Gonna get the 'Sure Shot' 😁

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

god i love that sample...that might be my fav song of theirs. I wanna so i'm gonna lol

Very interesting and universal solution. I don't like 3D printed gears. They do not reach the quality of machined wheels made of aluminum or ertacetal.

Because you can't, you won't and you don't stop follow focusing.

@MarkHoltze

3 жыл бұрын

I’m follow focusing right now!!!