This DIY lens creates INSANE BOKEH for less than $100!

For less than $100 I managed to make functioning 51mm f/1.2 and 16mm f/1.4 lenses buy backwards engineering some old projector lenses that I found on eBay. The results absolutely blew me away!

Not only are the lenses sharp, but the bokeh is insanely thick and swirly, giving my portraits an almost dream-like quality that I've never really seen before! The whole thing was super easy to do, too - here's how I did it!

Shout out to ‪@MathieuStern‬ and ‪@AnamorphicChannel‬their videos really helped me to piece this puzzle together, so definitely check out their channels!

💲 BUY THE PARTS 💲

M58 to M58 17mm-31mm Adjustable Helicoid
🇺🇸 https://ebay.us/DwrTwN
🇬🇧 https://ebay.us/P1Ivwj

Female M58 to Sony E-Mount Adaptor
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🇬🇧 https://ebay.us/pKlOHX

Bicycle Tyre Inner Tubes
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⏳ TIME STAMPS ⏳
Intro - @0:00
Step 1: Buy Some Glass - @0:15
The Lenses I Bought - @1:26
Step 2: What The Hell Is A Helicoid - @2:11
Step 3: Lens Adaptor - @3:12
Step 4: Put It Together - @3:36
Step 5: Calibrate The Focus - @4:29
Time To Shoot! - @5:13

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📷 CAMERAS & LENSES 📷

Sony A7III
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Sony A6600
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Sony 35mm f/1.4 GM
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Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art
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Sigma 85mm f/1.8 DG DN Art
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Sigma 105mm f/2.8 DG DN Macro Art
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Sigma 135mm f/1.8 Art
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Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8
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⚡ LIGHTING ⚡

Godox AD600Pro Studio Flash
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Godox V860II-S
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Godox XPro-S i-TTL Wireless Trigger
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Godox SL60W
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Godox SL150W
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🔊 AUDIO 🔊

RodeLink VideoMicro
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RodeLink Filmmaker Kit
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Tascam DR-10c
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Sennheiser ME 2-II Lavalier
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🦾 STABILISATION 🦾

Zhiyun Weebill-S
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⚠ PLEASE NOTE ⚠
All of the opinions expressed in this video are my own based off my personal experience whilst using the lens/equipment featured. I never have and never will accept any form of cash payment in exchange for making a review video, and the manufacturers never tell me to say anything specific about the products I test, so rest assured that this is a completely unbiased and honest review.

Amazon Affiliate: I am both a US and UK Amazon Affiliate, which means that any purchases made using the links above give me a small kickback - this comes at no additional cost to you but does help to support the channel, so thank you in advance for using them.

#ProjectorLenses #Bokeh #DIYLens