The Truth About Opteka (And the MK1 Alternatives)

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TIMESTAMPS:
Intro/Context - 00:00
Opening Montage - 00:37
The Kapkur Lens - 02:22
VX1000Market & Other Alternatives - 02:46
IMPORTANT NOTE - 04:07
History Of Opteka - 04:30
History Of Kapkur - 05:13
Panjiva Subscription - 05:56
1st Evidence - 06:23
2nd Evidence - 06:43
3rd Evidence - 06:53
The Cost Of The Lenses - 07:14
Blue Vignette Issue - 07:32
2 Generations Of Opteka/Kapkur Lens - 08:05
Advice - 08:32
Sign Off - 08:45
Final Montage - 08:56
Credits - 10:30
What originally started as just me revealing this information I'd discovered, turned into an appreciation video of the Opteka/MK1 alternatives. You don't need a Century lens to get good footage. Like, subscribe and all that crap.
Thanks to these lovely people for sending their footage!
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@easkate 3 года назад

get sharper vig/less blue fringing by using a smaller aperture (5.6, 6.8, etc). and if the blue fringe still bothers you, you can make a circular matte and then take out the blue saturation.

@drangy1685 3 года назад

What would that be on a vx?

@Dyl_Cam 2 года назад

On the DVX its hardly a problem, it tends to just be black vig

@Scholar333 2 года назад

I actually kinda prefer the blue fringing, it dirty ups the lens quiet well

@OscarRoed 3 месяца назад

I’m new to camcorders what is vig and cirkular matte

@easkate 3 месяца назад

@@OscarRoed vig is the vignetting/corners of the lens in the shot. a matte is in editing, a way to select just parts of the image like the vignette to reduce the blue fringing

@kingshlerm8170 3 года назад

this is mad informative i actually just recently got into shooting with a vx a year and a half ago and i bought a 350 dollar opteka clone from deathlens fisheye sales when i didn’t know what i was doing

@petevphotography 3 года назад

These types of research videos are great. You’re truly doing the lords work

@441shit 3 года назад

Killin it with the filmer content! Cheers mane

@DrLipschits 2 года назад

Best dude on youtube. Thanks for all the info, its worth money!!!!

@gnarfolk 3 года назад

Love this! Cheers for making

@danrusin 3 года назад

loved my years filming with this lens! great vid

@kailamb09 3 месяца назад

abslutely fantastic edit at the end. love the song choice

@BenJonesVideographer 3 месяца назад

Cheers mate!

@PtRkCollection 2 года назад

So helpful, much appreciated manee 🙏🏽

@charliefoulkes7754 3 года назад

Hell yeah man! Still miss my mk1 but I swear by my opteka now. And I personally quite like the blue colour fringing. Cheers for using my footy! 👊

@BenJonesVideographer 3 года назад

Cheers for sending that good shit in lad!

@bvilledrummer14 2 года назад

Sick footage! Very crispy, were you using a 52mm Opteka on the Vx1000? Any spacers?

@louislefebvre1366 3 года назад

Sick vid man! I personally own the old version of the opteka and a mk2 and they r pretty similar to say the least

@ReezyResells 2 года назад

Hey Ben! What’s your take on mounting a MK1 onto a HVX? Should I go the JBWeld step up ring route? Is there really no adapter from back of MK1 optical threads (behind the bayo) ??

@BenJonesVideographer 2 года назад

It's definitely do-able but it's not guaranteed. If done exactly it can turn out great but if even a little bit is wrong it can really fuck up the look. I'd reccomend asking @sk8rats about it as he has more experience doing that than me!

@ReezyResells 2 года назад

@@BenJonesVideographer thanks so much bro.

@stephenk2006 3 года назад

great video!!

@MarkPuke13 3 года назад

Nice!!thanks and hello from Guam

@uratcelana5016 3 года назад

sick dude!

@pluto6759 2 года назад

This is super interesting. Damn

@JudeHarrison 3 года назад

great vid boss

@thedadtris Год назад

Super good video dude. My son and I just picked up a new opteka for 100$. Excited to try it out.

@BenJonesVideographer Год назад

Thanks dude! I hope you and him enjoy using it :)

@charvao 3 года назад

sick video very well made, i like my opteka i think its great bc it doesnt cost much so i can get close filming and not have to worry :D

@BenJonesVideographer 3 года назад

That's my main thing too!

@clippersf 3 года назад

Yo charvao good to see you here man! Cheers!

@eshrug 2 года назад

informative!

@cakeynyc 3 года назад

Bro you just saved me a lot of money 🍺

@gangmember2 3 года назад

hell yea! u used my friends clip that i was in to!

@BenJonesVideographer 3 года назад

Ayyy!

@burkyfilms 3 года назад

Loved this! If you ever wanted to do something on handles i have all the eazy handles + the opteka fake. Could be another interesting video to match this vibe

@embabbitt 3 года назад

Any interest in selling a V2??

@burkyfilms 3 года назад

@@embabbitt never

@nazare700 3 года назад

Please!

@infamismworldwild6248 10 месяцев назад

Thank you

@halfpipefreak 5 месяцев назад

I have a JVC GY HM100E with 46mm lens thread. If i buy a 52 mm kapur lens then i just need a step down ring from 52 to 46mm to make it work right ? Thanks for this video, saves a lottt of money.

@stashandskate 2 года назад

bought my mk1 for 600 in 2007 still got it!

@OscarRoed 2 месяца назад

Anybody looking to find a fisheye needs to see this

@josephvongphakdy2877 2 года назад

Love from this yankee boy from Chicago mane 💚🙏🏾

@DilbertHernandez 2 года назад

Omg those lenses at 4:37 one of those was my first ever lol

@edwincontla 3 года назад

God dam it , I just saw this video and I went to B&H and got the opteka lens today. Regardless I’m not disappointed and thanks for the video b!

@BenJonesVideographer 3 года назад

Ay ya know what you're not the first person to say that! It's all good though it'll still be a solid lens

@bluenovayt2 19 дней назад

I currently have a Sony HDR XR160 and I think I have to buy a 37mm fish eye and wanted to know how can I get the vignette effect?

@brendanw4098 2 года назад

Unfortunately I’ve been a victim to DL sales for my vx, man I should’ve jus done a little more research 🤦🏽‍♂️ There’s fresh optekas on eBay rn for very cheap. I’m bout to put stickers over these ridiculous brand marks. Thanks for the info man.

@VashStarwind 3 года назад

You should try contacting the lens manufacturer and just kindly letting them know about the vig issue, ill bet they arent even aware of it. They may try to fix it, or maybe they wont care. But it also may be a good idea just to let them know, so they know that people are still interested in their lenses.

@Madslacks Год назад

Hi mate, I’m considering getting a Sony Camcorder, most likely the ax-53. Would these lens cause a vignette effect? Or do you need spacer rings to provide that? Not a fan of the vignette effect at all.

@rebootedurbansports Год назад

Hi there been looking for a fish eye for my Sony zv1, just saw the quick clip of you unboxing it and it's huge, probably bigger than my zv1 lol, is it really heavy

@jedits9102 6 месяцев назад

personally I don't mind chromatic aberration. You can likely reduce the effect in post if you really wanted to. Through Resolve all things are possible.

@kidnickles101 2 года назад

I’m trying to find a possible adapter for my mamiya 645 1000s, I’m using the 45mm. Do you think this would be a possible fit ?

@dopexmc7901 Месяц назад

Is there any way to make the keyhole effect even more intense? Or even more distorted? I own an Ursa12k (which can only do EF, PL and M42) otherwise I would have bought the 7Artisans 4mm. But the adapters also look cool, like the HAL250

@cpl593h 2 года назад

What fisheye do you recommend for a Panasonic ag-ac30?

@_sam 2 года назад

boards of GOATED love boc so much

@fletzyproductions1190 2 года назад

I have a camcorder with a 30.5 mm filter mount and i bought a fisheye from bower, is the brand ok for fisheyes?

@BenJonesVideographer 2 года назад

Yeee it should be ok

@miseryloveseverything 3 года назад

managed to snag a 72mm opteka off ebay about 6 months ago for about £130 it took a while waiting for one but it finally happened it's a nice match for my XM2 for sure and also no blue vignetting. Managed to get a working VX for £150 on ebay the other day so we shall see how it looks on a 52-72mm 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

@finn90138 Год назад

hey what’s up, I’m about to buy a XM2 and already got a opteka 72mm. how did you make this work, and do you have any footy as an example of what the combination of those look like?

@haoyuwang5457 Год назад

Hey Ben, Changchun is actually a city in China, Richen is the name of the company, I do a little research on Chinese Amazon, and they didn’t sale their lens cheaper in China, it’s still almost 100 ponds😢

@BenJonesVideographer Год назад

Well now I feel ignorant! 😅 thank you! I has no idea dude

@oigaaaaaa Год назад

Hi Ben! do you happen to remember the names of those "knockoffs" of the opteka? I remember mine was neewer I think. But they were a ton! Im trying to get luck on craigslist or marketplace on a used one hehe

@choopedinhalf7885 2 года назад

Hi Ben. Can I connect a bayonet mount century optics lens to sony ax53(55mm thread) using step up adapters/converters? Thanks for the video.

@BenJonesVideographer 2 года назад

I believe you can! Dan Magee has managed to make a MK1 fit an original Sony VX1 (not the VX1000). Give him a message on Insta and he might be able to explain it

@Dileo99 3 года назад

👏👏👏

@Yeahsuremedia 3 года назад

Make a video about the xtreme fisheye!

@Tizzifyy 3 месяца назад

I see this veledge 58mm one online and It looks extremely similar to the one you’re holding at 3:21 I wanna try it out for my vx1000 since optekas aren’t available rn, and I’ve had a Veledge lens before for 37mm on a smaller camcorder but it was extremely blurry and mine could’ve been faulty or not proper for that camera but, if this is identical to an Opteka I might take my chance but I’d like to know what you think before I do anything.

@BenJonesVideographer 3 месяца назад

Sounds like the 37mm was your cameras issue. The veledge fisheye is the exact same to my knowledge as the opteka

@Tizzifyy 3 месяца назад

@@BenJonesVideographerinteresting okay, is there any additional rings I might need? Since I’m going VX1000 route?

@Bleats_Sinodai 2 месяца назад

Currently trying to find a fisheye lens to use for a weird streaming setup (camcorder > USB Capture > OBS) so it can see as much of my studio space as possible. Not having any luck here in Brazil (plus import taxes are a nightmare haha).

@marcosbarrera2507 3 года назад

ive been looking for a kapkur for the past couple weeks, just settled for an opteka off of b&h, even though its back order ill spend the extra 50$

@dirtystax284 5 месяцев назад

Hey ben i had a crazy idea, what would happened if one would buy just the front element of the mk1 and put it on a mk2 back element, the magnification is the same so focus should be the same, but would it give the extra 5 degrees of fisheye that the mk1 has over the mk2?

@dfbvgfdas Год назад

Hey man, i just got one of the Kapkur ones 37mm and it doesn't have black things around the outside like the corner in the footage (i know i sound like a noob) is there something i'm doing wrong?

@thugbooty47 Год назад

get 2 or 3 lens spacers then it will show

@davidmiranda2530 Год назад

What mm is your lens ?

@LESGAMERS-zj5hp 2 года назад

Hello can you recommend a fishe eye for a canon XM2, I just got it and I don't know which fishe eye to buy

@BenJonesVideographer 2 года назад

I believe you'll need a 58mm!

@tbvolcomskater 3 года назад

I’m super lucky to have one of the old opteka lenses, so no blue vig here. Watching comparison videos to the mk2 they look identical🤩

@BenJonesVideographer 3 года назад

Especially on the DVX. The MK2 and Opteka are so damn close. Apart from the lens flare they're practically identical!

@tbvolcomskater 3 года назад

@@BenJonesVideographer 🙏🏼

@matthewjankowski3508 3 года назад

anyone got any info about the backorder for 72mm on bh? need one before october so idk whats up with it

@tobiascleghorn7744 3 года назад

anyone know anywhere to purchase a kapkur, seems to be sold out for a bit now ?

@kidmacbook 3 года назад

Yes plz. Need now!!

@calebbyrne-smith1333 2 года назад

Any links to the opteka or an alternative. Just got an XM2

@shilohdreamfyre7499 2 года назад

Just recently purchased a panasonic HC-PV100 and I’m looking for a somewhat affordable lens. If I were to buy a kapkur 52mm fisheye lens or any lens with a bigger mm measurement, would it work on my 49mm camera with a step ring without any vig or complications?

@BenJonesVideographer 2 года назад

Sorry for the late reply! I have no prior experience with that camera so I'm not sure. If you went a head & bought the lens please respond to let me know how it went!

@VashStarwind 3 года назад

We should also show sony the about all the crazy camera resellers, and try to get them to put the vx back into production! lol. They have all the designs and plans for that camera already. I wonder if it would cost them more to manufacture these days, or less? ha.

@pepisitto 3 года назад

man that second generation blue vignette fringe is a bit of a bummer

@BenJonesVideographer 3 года назад

You can always have a very smaller mask around the vignette and desaturate!

@bjornsahlin 11 месяцев назад

Hey Ben! Thanks a bunch for the videos you have made on this topic! I saw the post on Slap about the lens hood not coming off the newer ones. Is this still the case? I should go with the "Veledge" branded one on their AliExpress store, right? I need a 0.3x for my VX2000E and DSR-PD150P :) Edit: Vlogmagic was the newer product name. Old cover photos for the "regular" 0.3x but the "real life photos" are showing a different lens hood. Have I got it right?

@BenJonesVideographer 11 месяцев назад

Hey dude, I think that lens hood issue was just a small issue with a few lenses. I haven't really heard of anyone else having that problem with KapKur lenses since!

@bjornsahlin 11 месяцев назад

@@BenJonesVideographer Okay thanks a lot for the reply! I'm on their Aliexpress page and when I look at the "regular" one (for 58mm thread) it has the old, wider hood on the cover photo but when you click the product you can see a couple of photos of it where the hood has less pronounced extensions. But the Vlogmagic one looks just the like one I'm looking for, just a newer product line? It's a tad bit cheaper too. It's hard to know and there is no e-mail addresses to ask them questions, haha. Sorry for throwing this your way, but you seem to be THE guy to ask. Cheers!

@bjornsahlin 11 месяцев назад

@@BenJonesVideographer do you still have the e-mail address to Kapkur?

@josephg1074 7 месяцев назад

I bought the veledge 72 mm, and you can take off the lens hood

@enriquediaz4678 3 года назад

hey whats up, i was searching for a fisheye for my canon vixia hf r800, for the low, any advice?

@BenJonesVideographer 3 года назад

Stick to an Opteka/Kapkur

@enriquediaz4678 3 года назад

@@BenJonesVideographer ik men but i cant find em nowhere, thanks doe

@felixdumoulin5029 3 года назад

@@enriquediaz4678 i have a canon vixia hf r800 too and I’m buying an opteka 43mm soon. There’s one on Amazon.

@anfridge7844 7 месяцев назад

whos is the footage at 7:56? was super surprised to see my local in this video hahah

@Dyl_Cam 2 года назад

Can you help me out with this decision, there's a company called realm that's selling a 58mm .3x fisheye that looks slightly different than the regular generic Opteka. Or is it? Its around the same price, but I've noticed in their video they have significantly more 'mk1' looking footage than an Opteka

@BenJonesVideographer 2 года назад

its the exact same as an opteka!

@Dyl_Cam 2 года назад

@@BenJonesVideographer ahahaha yea I figured that out too, what a bunch of assholes 🤣. I think im going to try the Raymod

@bvilledrummer14 2 года назад

Do you have a link to the footage of the realm fisheye?

@BenJonesVideographer 2 года назад

@@bvilledrummer14 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6QZqv5Uceys.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gHYmQ84YGK8.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Rx3iAnBw9Ek.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OUItjt8bnbU.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eSyCsnaT-Zw.html

@bvilledrummer14 2 года назад

@@BenJonesVideographer Thanks brothaman!

@minimmedia4626 2 года назад

Hello ben, how many spacer to fix this lense on look great shape?

@BenJonesVideographer 2 года назад

I'd say 2?

@minimmedia4626 2 года назад

@@BenJonesVideographer ok thank you bro

@beckham2793 2 года назад

i have a sony dcr sr82 handycam, i wanna get a fisheye and film skate clips on it but i dont know which fisheye to get. im fine with gluing it on too do you have any recomendations

@BenJonesVideographer 2 года назад

That's a tricky one. I hate that some manufacturers removed filter threads. You could glue a 37mm or a 43mm fisheye to the front, but you'd be better off super glueing a filter thread to the front of the lens, making sure that was secure as fuck THEN attach the lens

@beckham2793 2 года назад

@@BenJonesVideographer thank you so much! I want a opteka fisheye for it do you have any recommendations on which threads and fisheye i should glue on?

@BenJonesVideographer 2 года назад

@@beckham2793 probably go for a 42mm or something around there that'd give you a decent look for sure.

@beckham2793 2 года назад

@@BenJonesVideographer Hi sorry for bothering again but im getting a Opteka OPT-SC43FE 43 mm what filter thread should i get?

@friturass 3 года назад

Yo guys, got a quick question. For a vx2000, should I get the 58mm Opteka or I can get others (62mm, 52mm..) and use step rings? Would it affect the field of view dramatically?

@BenJonesVideographer 3 года назад

For 4:3 cameras like the VX's it makes a difference using the smaller filter threads like 52mm, the difference however is more vignette, it might be a tad bit wider but it wouldn't compensate for the larger amounts of vignette. I'd recommend sticking to the 58mm and just using spacer rings. You could go up to 62mm if you really wanted to but there isn't much point

@friturass 3 года назад

@@BenJonesVideographer Thanks Man. It's actually a Sony PD150, but it's pretty identical to the vx2000 but with some extra features. The thing is it's super hard to find optekas /kapkur here in Spain, and I found this one guy selling a 62mm one, so I was wondering if it was worth it, you know. Super helpful channel btw!

@rileydavis6366 2 года назад

Do these opteka lenses (72 mm) work just directly to the hpx or do u need step down rings? I am buying my first hpx and trying to get a fisheye for it as well. Anyone have any recommendations for lenses/ if they need rings I’ll most likely be going with the opteka or alternatives I just don’t understand if it mounts directly or not. If anyone has any advice pls help

@BenJonesVideographer 2 года назад

You'll need a 72mm spacer ring but after that it should screw on just fine

@rileydavis6366 2 года назад

Thank u, you the online pro for this ❤️

@maverickpanda 2 года назад

The opteka lens works perfect with my hpx170. You will have to remove the lens hood to avoid seeing it in the side of the shot (since it never seems to go on quite the same, adjusting it won’t work). If you really want to keep the lens hood, zooming to somewhere between 6.6x and 7x seems to work best for me. Taking the lens hood off also means that the lens cap will then rest on the glass of the lens rather than the hood. What I currently do while transporting the lens in the case is put the hood inside of the lens cap and rest it on the lens as if it were attached. Basically just like normal but the screws attaching the hood have been removed. Also, I ordered from Amazon, and the lens came with a spacer ring that allows me to attach the lens to my camera without having to order anything else.

@thechrisdo 3 года назад

Ive been looking for days and i dont know what to do. Ive got my vx1000 and I'm looking for a fisheye. The mk's are out of the question because of my budget. The kapkur seems to be unavailable, i dont know where I should get my 52mm fisheye. Does anyone have any tips?

@BenJonesVideographer 3 года назад

The Kapkur might be available soon hopefully, you're best bet might be getting an Opteka from B&H or off eBay!

@thechrisdo 3 года назад

@@BenJonesVideographer ive got one off dhgate, thanks anyways

@productiehuisfris7160 2 года назад

Hi Ben, since you are the fisheye master on this: i am struggling with some blurry edges on my ali express fisheye like you showed on my panasonic hcx1000. Can you help please bro?

@BenJonesVideographer 2 года назад

It's possible that the lens is a bit too far away from the camera glass. Are you using any spacers? It's also an idea to stop down your f-stop to increase the sharpness in the corners of the frame, that might help.

@BenJonesVideographer 2 года назад

@mjzudba801 3 года назад

Hi ben!

@bankskatehouse9007 Год назад

Hey,I have Panasonic hvx,kapkur 72mm its fit ?

@BenJonesVideographer Год назад

82mm is the HVX fit. You'll need a 72mm to 82mm step down ring

@cam4001 2 года назад

I have a VX2100 and I just got a titanium series 0.3x HD super fisheye lens and I put it on my VX2100 and when I turn the camera on you know you’re supposed to see the lens a little bit and it creates a circle and you look through that, mines doesn’t do that it just makes the entire thing just wide I’ve tried zooming in and out and nothing what do you think? I tried to be as descriptive as possible

@BenJonesVideographer 2 года назад

You'll need a 58mm spacer ring, maybe one or two so you can see the vignetting (the inside of the lens barrel)!

@henrybatley980 3 года назад

Should this work with a Panasonic hmc150 camera I want to make sure before I buy one

@BenJonesVideographer 3 года назад

You'll want the 72mm for the HMC, unless you wanna do 4x3

@henrybatley980 3 года назад

@@BenJonesVideographer ok thank you

@firsttryollie 3 месяца назад

9:46 wtfffff bro just did a 540 boneless like that's a normal trick

@mauinix4563 3 года назад

Have you checked out the FS V1 fisheye?

@BenJonesVideographer 3 года назад

Yes I have, and that's exactly the same as these

@jeampierepico 2 года назад

hi ben 👋🏽! I am very happy with the purchase that I have made thanks to your recommendation, but I have had a problem, the adapter that came with the lens is very small, so I cannot use it, how could I get another one? a greeting

@BenJonesVideographer 2 года назад

What camera are you trying to mount the fisheye too? And what thread is the fisheye?

@jeampierepico 2 года назад

@@BenJonesVideographer I have the panasonic hvx200 and the fisheye titanium series 0.3x hd super fisheye lents, 72m

@BenJonesVideographer 2 года назад

@@jeampierepico you're gonna wanna get a 82mm to 72mm step down ring, then the fisheye will sit nicely on the HVX!

@BenJonesVideographer 2 года назад

@@jeampierepico that's how I have mine setup and it looks pretty nice. You additionally get a 72mm spacer ring if you'd like more vignette but it's up to you.

@jeampierepico 2 года назад

@@BenJonesVideographer thanks a lot 🙌🏼

@maxhummerstone3914 3 года назад

Any idea what size fisheye lens will fit an xm1? I'm new to all this!

@BenJonesVideographer 3 года назад

It's a 58mm!

@maxhummerstone3914 3 года назад

@@BenJonesVideographer diamond, cheers mate!

@scottmcmanus8158 3 года назад

i wish i saw this before buying the death lens. oh well....

@hitekku8160 2 года назад

I might buy a 43mm opteka fisheye lens for my Panasonic hmc40. Will it fit directly on?

@BenJonesVideographer 2 года назад

Yeah a 43mm .3 fisheye will fit on no problem!

@midnightskate 2 года назад

The vignette is not pleasant. Not a lot of good options for the HMC40. I just bought one and am returning it to go full in on an HPX170

@hitekku8160 Год назад

@@midnightskate what is the best fisheye option for hmc40?

@Meowtits 3 года назад

Any idea if kapkur are making more 52mm fisheyes?

@bansku1137 3 года назад

€ 133,50 | Kapkur 0.3X 58mm mount fisheye camcorder lens a.aliexpress.com/_msRZgTn Idk I found this 58mm one

@anbu100 3 года назад

Could you go over some render settings for adobe premiere?

@BenJonesVideographer 3 года назад

Absolutely!

@anbu100 3 года назад

@@BenJonesVideographer sweet🙏🏼

@SkateJunk 3 года назад

I have both generations, but my older one is scratched up a bit and the new one distorts the vig. I hate it but whatever at this point

@BenJonesVideographer 3 года назад

Ya gotta do what ya gotta do, work with them tools

@MrFerranGB 2 года назад

Hi Ben! Nice video. Can you recommend me a fisheye for Panasonic NV-GS400 please

@BenJonesVideographer 2 года назад

www.amazon.co.uk/Opteka-Platinum-Fisheye-Digial-Camcorders/dp/B002CMYPNM Or the Nikon FC9!

@MrFerranGB 2 года назад

@@BenJonesVideographer Thank you!! Do I need an adapter to use the Opteka lens on my Panasonic NV-GS400 camera?

@BenJonesVideographer 2 года назад

@@MrFerranGB nope, it should just screw on nicely

@MrFerranGB 2 года назад

@@BenJonesVideographer okey!! Thank you!

@hisnibs830 2 года назад

Im about to buy a lens but now im concerned about the blue fringe. Any news on this lately? I had a Vlogmagic and it was shiiiiite.

@hisnibs830 2 года назад

@Artifact Ward no mate. Still havent got one. Also the one i tried previous was veledge not vlogmagic.

@McSendersonMedia 2 года назад

Do you have any examples of the Vlogmagic? I grabbed one because the Kapkur wasn't getting shipped. It doesn't bother me too much, but I'd like to know what I'm in for

@hisnibs830 2 года назад

@@McSendersonMedia i actually found a 2nd hand one the other week and its good quality. Could even be the same factory as the opteka.

@alexanderochser1398 Год назад

Yo Ben im really interested in this video. Do you have time for a quick chat in the coming weeks?

@BenJonesVideographer Год назад

Sure thing, my instagram is @a_man_with_a_movie_camera

@adamramirezjr7403 3 года назад

Does the lens hood come off on these lenses?

@BenJonesVideographer 3 года назад

Aye it does, comes with a screwdriver to do it.

@lecotebizarre 3 года назад

Hi ben ! I'm very involved by this kind of research, do you think we can talk together somewhere else than here on youtube ? Thank you for what you do ! ;)

@BenJonesVideographer 3 года назад

Send me a DM on Instagram: @a_man_with_a_movie_camera

@quzo4850 3 месяца назад

Anyone familiar with the veledge/vlogmagic 72mm 0.03X lens? I know it’s at least on Ali express

@BenJonesVideographer 3 месяца назад

It's the same as the Opteka/Kapkur to my knowledge

@quzo4850 3 месяца назад

@@BenJonesVideographer gotchu man, really tempted to cop one for 140€ for my hmc150 - but in total with shipping and all its going to go to over 200dollars - but I can’t find a fisheye cheaper ANYWHERE else ( I live in Norway)

@jackbarron8880 5 месяцев назад

Ben, the thing is. Fish eye lens are important for creative purposes. What I don't understand, Ben, is that there are no FLAT Fish eye lens filters. Like a filter in the same size as a diopter /ND Filter/Polariser but that gives off a Fish eye distortion. Given all the filters out there, that's insane to me, Ben. It really is.

@guilhermeroberto7762 Год назад

I have a panasonic hmc150, will the opteka 52mm work or do I need an adapter?

@BenJonesVideographer Год назад

You'll need a 72mm to 52mm step down ring, then it'll work

@guilhermeroberto7762 Год назад

@@BenJonesVideographer thaaanks! I live in Brazil, can you tell me where to buy this adapter? if you can open this link, tell me if this is the right one please

@BenJonesVideographer Год назад

@@guilhermeroberto7762 www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324287131214?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=9ucy4CxxQ3-&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=dw0CbL5VQmS&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY this one will do it

@guilhermeroberto7762 Год назад

@@BenJonesVideographer hell yeah! Will I be able to shoot 4:3 in this setup? maybe getting this right in the editor

@BenJonesVideographer Год назад

@@guilhermeroberto7762 you'll be very much able to! Get yourself a cracked version of Premiere or even the free version of Davinci Resolve and you'll be flying high

@eriki_momo8178 2 года назад

0:51 what camera?

@BenJonesVideographer 2 года назад

Panasonic DVX100A I believe

@bvilledrummer14 2 года назад

@@BenJonesVideographerThat's what I was thinking, good question! Do you know if he's using a 72mm Opteka fisheye?

@BenJonesVideographer 2 года назад

@@bvilledrummer14 Yeah for sure

@Ziggys91 3 года назад

why doesn't any of these companies make a 1:1 mk1 copy? can't be that hard

@BenJonesVideographer 3 года назад

They probably only did the MK2 as that was still somewhat relevant at the time, the MK1 is very specific to the VX1000 so the amount of R&D to make sure it'd work on other cameras would be substantial I think

@iaaannnnnnnn5964 2 года назад

i bought a deathlens fisheye sales fisheye and they say its supposed to have the same dimensons as a century mk2 .3x

@BenJonesVideographer 2 года назад

Yeah the Opteka is a ripoff of the MK2

@iaaannnnnnnn5964 2 года назад

@@BenJonesVideographer is the deathlens fisheye just an opteka?

@BenJonesVideographer 2 года назад

@@iaaannnnnnnn5964 yes

@iaaannnnnnnn5964 2 года назад

@@BenJonesVideographer fuck

@enzo__dmr 3 года назад

Hello ! I’m from France so I don’t know B&H so can I trust it to command my fisheye ? 130$ is a lot for me so I don’t want to loose my money 😅 Thx 🙏

@BenJonesVideographer 3 года назад

You should be in safe hands! Kapkurs customer service were really good in my experience so you should be all peachy

@enzo__dmr 3 года назад

@@BenJonesVideographer Yes I just received it without any problem 👍

@BenJonesVideographer 3 года назад

@@enzo__dmr ayyyy!

@thechrisdo 3 года назад

@@enzo__dmr how did you buy one?

@enzo__dmr 3 года назад

@@thechrisdo on B&H online store

@fletzyproductions1190 2 года назад

Is there a 30.5 mm kapkur?

@BenJonesVideographer 2 года назад

You might need a 42mm to 30.5mm step up ring to get a 42mm fisheye to fit

@dfbvgfdas Год назад

The footage at the end, thats with the kapkur?

@BenJonesVideographer Год назад

Kapkur/Opteka

@dfbvgfdas Год назад

@@BenJonesVideographer which is which? I bought the kapkur off aliexpress for like $70 and just tryna make sure its good whilst its on its way

@BenJonesVideographer Год назад

@@dfbvgfdas I can't remember but they're the same lens with different badging

@dfbvgfdas Год назад

@@BenJonesVideographer OH. I missed the point of the video then my bad. big price difference

@TheLibraryCo 3 года назад

Great vid...but why did kapkur clone the mk2 and not the mk1, the world needs answers!

@BenJonesVideographer 3 года назад

These are the real questions!!!!

@TheLibraryCo 3 года назад

@@BenJonesVideographer I've seen someone on IG take the front two elements out of the opteka .2x vortex fisheye and glue that together with a spacer ring to try and DIY an opteka mk1. So if those glass elements exist, and are presumably produced by kapkur, someone could potentially design the proper housing without glue and a kapkur/opteka/ Mk1 clone could be a viable product