I found $100,000 worth of cinema lenses at a thrift store. 

"I happened to be purchasing a large volume of old camera lenses that I was repurposing for lightsaber parts." That's one hell of a throwaway introduction. Disney has built entire franchise movies on a weaker elevator pitch than that.

I'm happy that you specifically got these lens, I hope you turn them into magic content that this world needs 🌎💚

A maker and a photographer... now this is exactly what I want to see on RU-vid!

man your cinematography and video editing is absolutely top tier. This kind of quality is usually only found in Netflix level / Hollywood budget films. Not to take away from the magic, but the community would benefit greatly from a behind the scenes shoot one day. Drop some luts, color and vfx tuts. Your work is an inspiration.

I love this. It seems that nowadays it’s so rare to find anything sleeping in a thrift shop, with shared knowledge online and all.

To say you got lucky is a clear understatement, especially in a time where everyone can just look up prices online. I'm very happy for you!

The quality of your content, the visuals, the sound, the script, it's astonishing. A true inspiration!

I found your channel just this morning and I really wanna ask who the hell is this dude who shoots and grades these amazing videos and builds lightsabers, lens housings and 3d prints his own prop helmet along with lights and does vfx? This is so damn cool

You're a machinist?! Boy, I'd love to see some videos of you at the lathe in a workshop, but filmed in a cinematic cyberpunk atmosphere!!

What an amazing find! Don't have much knowledge of cinema lenses at all and never knew the whole "re-housing" process. Very cool stuff. I thought I struck it big when I found an Olympus miju ii for 7 bucks ha.

I love that dropping 3K on the junk find is still an incredible deal. The bokeh is indeed delicious, and this whole video production made me smile.

Can't get over the fact how cinematic the first shot was...and every one after lol. Insane!🔥

First, before I even watch further past the 1 minute mark. I have to say, your honesty about not knowing what these were and how you stumbled on their value from an article by the great JCH is something from a beforetime. I appreciate that.

Love these videos so much

Every time I watch your videos i'm just completely transported and immersed into this world you've made.

The sheer amount of production quality for a youtube channel is astonishing. Hats off to you my friend.

I have to admit, I don't pay too much attention to what the title of your videos are because I know the cinematography, editing and storytelling will be sublime, so I know to just dive straight in. How you only have sub 70k subscribers is beyond me.

As jealous as one can be about someone else making a find like this, at least you absolutely and very much deserve it. Great work.

It's incredible how you are able to put out content of such high quality so frequently! Keep it up, these videos are awesome

The best thrift store finds for me are finding a fully working Sony Alpha Mirrorless camera with kit lens and battery for $12 and a Canon FD 85mm f/1.2 L for under $300 (came with a broken AE-1 which I sold).

Man what a score!!! Rehousing a set of lenses is on my bucket list.

Best thrift store find of my life was a government issue tape player that I paid a buck 25 for and sold it a week later for 150 dollars. I can't imagine finding something worth thousands.

I also stumbled upon the find of a lifetime today. Your channel! Man the production on these video's is mindblowing.

Goosebumps! The shot at 3:48 looks amazing.

Score! I think everyone is due a score like this once in a while. Looking forward to the results.

you presented and explained it's worth so well that it really helped me understand how awesome this was!

Your videos are true cinematic experiences every time. They're not just videos that get lost among the countless, samey other content out there. Love it.

Wow the color rendition of that lens is mind blowing. The bokeh is unlike anything I have ever seen in my life!

Forget the lenses, these videos you make a truly cinematic.

Your videos man… so damn wonderful, and this is coming from someone who works in film/TV and sees amazing looking stuff on the regular. Bravo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

The grading in this video just is hitting different, need to know!! Amazing work as always.

Thanks for checking the site!

Wow! What a find! So glad they found you!

Came for a quick x100v opinion because I'm desperately to get back into photography. Stayed for the incredibly cinematography and storytelling you've achieved with these videos. Absolutely hooked. Definitely will look into your Patreon soon. Great videos!

I love the aesthetic of your videos

Those lenses found their way into the right hands.

So lovingly made, this video, it oozes attention to detail and a unique taste and craft. I love the visuals. I think that 35mm thrift lens found the right owner in the end.

Wow, that pan with the lens flare at 3:26 was stunning. Perfect way to guide the eyes to the subject.

Your're literally my favorite RU-vidr, the production Quality is above Hollywood, you're insane, keep up this work!!!

This has to be the coolest story and the coolest find!, jusut found youur channel and have already burned through almost all your vids haha. MORE!

Wow, this is a very interesting piece. It proves true that one man's garbage is another's treasure. You knew what to look for and how to capitalize on the find. Congratulations!

The Lighthouse is absolutely one of my favorite films of all time as well. Inspiring stuff! I love your content man

Unreal how you only have 65k subs. Your content and storytelling is unparalleled. Keep up the amazing work!

" it's GOLD JERRY ... GOLD ! " great video as usual ! 👌

Brah, the cinematography is out of this world 🙌

Saw one of your videos! And just fell in love with your own style of work. Now um binging. Hats off mate!

Most creative and cinematic Channel i've seen.

Always makes my day seeing your work, thank you for another killer video!

I've always wondered how much those Zero Optik rehoused lenses cost. It's not half bad when you consider how much an incredibly beat up S35 cine lenses is going for these days.

I would LOVE to see some of the process behind your videos, your creativity is really inspirational.

What is this channel all about? The editing and sound design are on an amazing level, content seems to be photography related, yet i've never ever heard of it... I even stayed through the insane Patreon plug, feeling like i am watching White Rose from Mr Robot Oo

I am truly mesmerized by the production value, truly magical. You deserves wayy more views and subscriber

Most expensive junk I "found" was in a room at my former work place 8 year ago. If you're not familiar with Sony Trinitron Broadcast monitors you might not understand how hard my heart was pounding when I opened that door and saw what essentially amounted to $50,000 in old CRTs (back then, now the amount is closer to $250,000). Some of them were used but others were in pristine condition and marked as "backup" which probably meant they had never even been turned on before which essentially raises their value by 2 times what they would normally go for. My job, and why I was in that room, was to palatize them to be disposed of by an e-waste company. I did my job but asked my boss if I could get cleared to take them home if they were just going to be disposed of anyways. He said he would talk to his boss about it. Unfortunately, he went on vacation 2 days later and I never heard back. They sat on a wooden pallet, in our shipment receiving area for two weeks. During that time I finally went and talked to the company manager and asked if I could have them. She told me that the e-waste company wasn't coming to pick them up since they didn't dispose of CRTs for free anymore and that I could have them if she could clear it with the company first (they do things by the book). I was so friggin elated! I had wanted one of these things since I learned about them in 2012 but they were always to expensive and out of reach. I had the next two days off, my boss came back from vacation while I was gone, learned that the e-waste company wasn't coming and that the pallet of PVM and BVMs was still there taking up "his" receiving space, and he threw all 14 of them in the industrial trash compactor. I started work again the day this happened and apparently missed the event by about an hour. When I saw that the pallet was missing I thought they had just moved it somewhere else out of the way but when I went to throw some trash out I recognized the shattered glass and metal housings of the extremely expensive CRTs... God I was so depressed. I asked him what happened and after he told me "he" threw them out and why, I was super pissed off for the rest of the day. I didn't say anything to him about it, I just did my job and then left 8 hours later. I'm still angry about it to this day. A piece of history was thrown away to make room for cheap nick knacks.

I just go to this channel and click "Play All" whenever I work and want to achieve 100% focus. Quite ironic how the audio of this photography-centered content doesn't lose much substance. Thank you.

I watch all yt videos in 1080p but when it comes to your videos i do 4k plus i change my gaming headset to some IEMS just to enjoy you art.

Ok, so either GX is now rich, or a very happy owner of a set of really rare lenses. :D

this is the most creative stylized review series.

Who better in this whole world to have found this treasure trove. Congratulations!

So jelly 😂! That's very awesome! It's so inspiring I love your work!

The production value on your content is second to none. You should be the DP for the next big Netflix cerebral sci-fi mindfuck!

This is possibly the greatest yt channel I have ever found on youtube. That lens looked incredible, great find!

SO FUN! Thanks for sharing your journey :)

Whew, this lens is insane. Congrats to hitting the camera lottery 😎

This is the first video I've seen of yours. The moment the voice effects and headset popped up, I immediately sent this to my filmmaking buddy. Unreal man. Been a while since I was inspired by a RU-vid video.

Oh man, can you make a tutorial on how you light those scenes? This is so spectacular!

The best thrift find I ever found were a pair of Yamaha NS10 in a 9/10 condition with matching serial numbers. Great video man!

This guy is fucking dope making coolest videos ever and casually machining lens housing in a shop, the video ascetic is amazing you deserve 10x the views

Forget the lens, what the hell are you. This video is top notch creativity.

Hands down the most artistic photography youtube channel.

I thought I was lucky finding some vintage super 8 effects filters in a thrift!

Great work as always! Can't wait for more of your content

love this score

That bokeh is incredible. Great find Casey. Definitely worth shelling out the money to house them.

SUPER HAPPY TO SEE GOOD STUFF IN A GOOD USER'S HAND!!!!! USE THEM FOR YOUR FUTURE PROJECT !!!!!!!!!

Dude the production quality and the sound design makes me feel like I'm in a theater.

i think it's safe to say you won that junkyard find game 😄😄

The totality of this video convinced me to subscribed.

recognized Tony Anderson's Retour in the background. such an amazing artist, one of my favorite composers of all time. also, amazing video by you as always!

Hi, something tells me, they are in the right hands now! They simply waited for YOU :-)

I can not sate enough how amazing your videos are. I don't know why, but sometimes I even feel emotional watching your videos, truly a master you are. I'm not even that interested in cameras and photography! I sometimes loose myself in your videos and really can suspend my present and get completely engrossed in the mindset that we're living in a cyberpunk future and I'm watching videos on crazy old and cool cameras. I love it. Keep up the great work!

what a gemof a channel wow, i like this style of videos so much, it looks and sounds here like from a movie

That Baltar clip is just gorgeous. 😮

Why is your video production so f*cking amazing! Blown away! +1 new sub

Hey man, just wanted to say that, as a director, before watching your videos I didn't really care that much about lenses... Now I've been looking at lenses non-stop every day for the past two months and found a deeper understanding of my likes, dislikes and style. Thank you.

Stumbled upon your channel, instant subscribe.... The production quality on your videos is absolutely mind blowing!

i think i just stumbled upon one of the coolest RU-vid channels ever

Amazing find, congrats.

Boah. Another epic vid. Your use of music is incredible.

What an amazing story!!!!

Ok I knew it was good but holy crap that bokeh 😍😍!! WOW

Again dude, your content productions are just off the charts! Looove your work!

These Cinema reviews are fantastic as always!

That lens really does have an incredible look. Thats the most cat's eye I've ever seen in a lens, putting helios' to shame. And in a 35mm and not 58mm to boot.

I need a GxAce video about the Helios 44 2 lens😍! Your video's are the best man🙌 respect❤️

gxace : the boquet is one of the best i've ever seen, the contrast is excellent as well me watching that video with night light on : mmmmmh yes

Might be time to have a look around myself and see what's out there

Those videos are crazy, the style, the quality, wow...

I'm blown away, as usual. You never fail to impress...

I'll be checking the thrift store tomorrow!

I found your content 2 months ago and I crave for the next video to come out every time. The ambiance that you create makes me think of denis villeneuve's in Bladerunner or Dune. It's very atmospheric and I love every single thing about it.