35mm Lens adapter Version 2.0!

This is my second attempt at making a 35mm lens adapter box. This time I used beaver board to build the case. I ask one of the guys at my local hardware store to pre-cut the pieces for me. I used three 5''x 5'' pieces and four 5''x 3''. First I clamped the three 5''x5'' plates together and drilled my holes. Four holes for the main bolts and one large hole for the lens. Next I attached the motor and lens attachments. This is the motor I used for the spinning ground glass. I gutted a CD player and mounted the motor to the beaver board.

This is the CD I used for the ground glass.

These are the front and back plates. The front plate(right) has a Nikon lens mount ring attached and the back plate(left) has an extension tube.

Here's a video I shot to test out different lenses with the adapter. Unfortunately, when I took it out in the sun light for the first time there were a lot of light leaks. My next step will be to seal the box and paint it black.

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