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Zang

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Projector lens housing
« on: August 08, 2024, 23:32:04 »
Hello all (after a while)...

Just wanted to share a video my recent project and a couple of sample photos taken using the lens.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgFcANlkvPM

I made two of this, one for myself, one for a friend.

Cheers,
Zang




Nasos Kosmas

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Re: Projector lens housing
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2024, 23:56:06 »
  Very nice captures Zang  :)
And the video it’s self explanatory
Is the lens 16mm?

Zang

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Re: Projector lens housing
« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2024, 23:59:06 »
LOL... I skipped the part when I salvaged a junk lens to make the housing. There was a lot of metal cutting, filing, sanding etc.

Yes, the lens was Bell & Howell 2 inch f1.4 for 16mm.

Cheers,
Zang

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Re: Projector lens housing
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2024, 00:40:15 »
Ditto. It looks so clean on the video. Thanks for sharing it

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Re: Projector lens housing
« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2024, 03:04:12 »
Ditto. It looks so clean on the video. Thanks for sharing it

Thanks!

BTW, if anyone did similar projects, I would love to see the methods and the results!

Cheers,
Zang

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Re: Projector lens housing
« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2024, 03:12:00 »
The lens is re-housed pretty neatly.  The results look pleasing.  Good job, Zang!
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Re: Projector lens housing
« Reply #6 on: August 09, 2024, 15:34:25 »
The lens is re-housed pretty neatly.  The results look pleasing.  Good job, Zang!

Thanks Akira!

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Re: Projector lens housing
« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2024, 20:28:40 »
Very nice job ! Well done Zang ! What's the focal lenght and caracteristics of this Bell & Howell projector lens ?

Thanks !

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Re: Projector lens housing
« Reply #8 on: October 18, 2024, 06:14:00 »
Very nice job ! Well done Zang ! What's the focal lenght and caracteristics of this Bell & Howell projector lens ?

Thanks !

Thanks a lot!

The focal length is specified as 2 inch. The lens has very low contrast, but focused properly, it is sharp enough. It has swirly out of focus background.