Paul Jonathan Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Hello everyone, Great to see that there is a dedicated lens section on this lovely forum now! Ironglass, a Ukraine company, that has been offering cinemodded Russian lenses (such as the Helios 44-2) for a number of years is now offering a completely rehoused version of their lenses. I bought the original cinemods back in 2018 and am now thinking of upgrading. So I am familiar with their optical performance, however I would be interested if anyone here has seen these up close and can speak to their mechanical capacity, i.e. how well the rehouse is done. I've seen a number of announcements around the web from last fall, but no real hands-on reviews. I'd be really grateful for anyone experiences on these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heart0less Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Hello! For starters, I recommend taking a look at these videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVQpCepQoRk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEFLiwzVy0A And if you want a first-hand experience, maybe @Tito Ferradans will be able to help you a little bit more. ( : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tito Ferradans Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 6 hours ago, Paul Jonathan said: I've seen a number of announcements around the web from last fall, but no real hands-on reviews. I'd be really grateful for anyone experiences on these! I'm trying to shoot my tests with the rehoused Helios today so I can put the video up next weekend! Subscribe to the channel if you haven't yet! http://www.youtube.com/tferradans 5 hours ago, heart0less said: And if you want a first-hand experience, maybe @Tito Ferradans will be able to help you a little bit more. ( : Right on point, my friend. heart0less 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Jonathan Posted April 18, 2020 Author Share Posted April 18, 2020 5 hours ago, heart0less said: Hello! For starters, I recommend taking a look at these videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVQpCepQoRk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEFLiwzVy0A Thanks for the links - but those are the old cinemodded versions, not the full rehouse. I am looking for advice on the new ones, released last fall, however seemingly in very small quantities (I was quoted 2-3 months when I enquired..). 33 minutes ago, Tito Ferradans said: I'm trying to shoot my tests with the rehoused Helios today so I can put the video up next weekend! Subscribe to the channel if you haven't yet! http://www.youtube.com/tferradans Right on point, my friend. Oh great, how is your impression of the mechanics say compared to a Compact Prime? I heard that the front still extends a little outwards on focussing? How are the focus marks? I've heard they have improved those since the initial release.. Also, do you have any of the other rehouses? Particularly interested in the 20mm, since they do them (they confirmed via email), but can't find any pictures of them anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Jonathan Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share Posted April 26, 2020 Any input? Would really appreciate some feedback on this very promising looking rehouse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
au8ust Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 I almost get one myself but after seeing the review that it's not IF, I'm officially out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heart0less Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 What do you mean by "IF"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kye Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 I thought he meant "internal focusing", as the conversion still extends during focus adjustments. There aren't a lot of situations where that matters, but I guess there are some? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Jonathan Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 Any hands on experiences with these? I feel like there should be a few people at least since they've been selling them since late last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjohn Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 There's some discussion from two users toward the bottom of this page: https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=70922&start=200 Quality control doesn't appear to be great based on this: one user reported "a problem" with one lens in the set and another reported problems with two lenses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Jonathan Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 Ah thanks for the link. That doesn't seem to good indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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